ryannek

ryannek

Favorite films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Spirited Away
  • Past Lives
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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  • Problemista

    ★★★★½

  • Presence

    ★★★★

  • Creep

    ★★★★

  • The Wedding Year

    ★★★

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  • Problemista

    Problemista

    ★★★★½

    maybe one of the most charming movies I’ve ever seen

  • Presence

    Presence

    ★★★★

    While I think there are some major flaws in the story, I can’t remember the last time a movie unsettled me like this. I think it’s due to the fact that watching this is both an embodied and disembodied experience. Also, I’m so curious about the broader implications of this new trend in horror where we watch from the ghost’s /killer’s/antagonist’s POV (need to watch In a Violent Nature next). Is it just a conceit or is there something we’re…

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  • The Banshees of Inisherin

    The Banshees of Inisherin

    ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★½

    loved the Gothic visuals, but can't say I was truly captivated beyond a few key scenes. still appreciate Eggers as a director, but it feels like it needed to intensify its exploration of desire/disgust/lust/shame.

    also...

    i need to know if the cat was watching during...you know...

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