Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Deadstream 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 09 Sep 2023

  what a fun way to start the spooky season! the lead actor was wonderful as an insufferable influencer, gross out stuff was spectacular, and i love the monsters. just a nasty little snack

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  Paper Moon 1973

  ★★★★ Rewatched 03 Sep 2023

  just as good as i remembered. a simple road trip story told with a lot of heart and comedy. one of thos easy to watch movies you can put on whenever you need a smile. seeing this on 16mm was a real treat!

Popular reviews

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  The Neon Demon 2016

  ★★★★ Added 3

  “Am I staring?”

  In a culture demanded to perform, we are all staring. Peering around every corner. Scavenging through every crevice. Yearning for that . . . thing. We are all Audience. We are all Performer. Every second of our waking lives is spent inside this simple dichotomy, dungeoned by an eidolon of the perfect self. The Neon Demon, frames this in one simple question: Are you food, or are you sex?

  With The Neon Demon, Nicolas Winding Refn ambles…

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  Collateral 2004

  ★★★★½ Added

  After Chappie ruined cinema for me, Collateral reclaimed the medium with two steady shots to the gut and one to the head. It's beautiful, slick, yet just clumsy enough to make everything feel grounded and earnest. This is one stellar screenplay, steadily paced, and performed to perfection, Cruise, in particular. Please watch this. It's nothing like the typical thriller you're expecting. If I have one complaint, the third act is a little too neat for a film this measured. 4.5/5 Dead Guys on Subways