Ryan W

Ryan W

Favorite films

  • There Will Be Blood
  • High and Low
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★

  • Mulholland Drive

    ★★★★

  • Emilia Pérez

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★

    Pretty rough unfortunately. I’m kind of shocked that Bong said he got Final Cut on this because it really feels like two movies awkwardly stitched together into one at times, with plot threads that go (or come out of) nowhere, characters that feel half baked, and super underdeveloped themes. Pattinson’s performance is enjoyable but it’s just not enough to save this, especially considering how weirdly underutilised the whole central premise feels.  

    Also needs to be said that Ruffalo’s whole…

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★

    Ivy Wolk jumpscare

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  • There Will Be Blood

    There Will Be Blood

    ★★★★★

    Seen in 35mm with Q&A with Paul Dano afterwards. 

    Genuinely perfect, love it more every time I rewatch it. Seeing it in a theater with a great audience really emphasised how downright funny this film is in a way that I think I had not fully appreciated before.  Incredible performances, fantastic score, beautiful directing and cinematography.  Just perfect.  

    And the screenplay is obviously just wonderful in every way but something I really appreciate about it is how it perfectly…

  • The Killer

    The Killer

    ★★★

    What if Agent 47 was a Redditor?