samcalls

samcalls

Music/Sound maker and general guy, probably wrong about movies

Favorite films

  • The Piano Teacher
  • Y Tu Mamá También
  • Phantom Thread
  • Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

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  • A Real Pain

  • Pulse

    ★★★½

  • Point Break

    ★★★★

  • Cléo from 5 to 7

    ★★★★½

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  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    As much as a love Chopins music (I really do) and see how it fits in thematically and environmentally, I could’ve done with a little less of him. But I’m a partisan in the sound/music balance debate, my bias is showing. It’s getting more ingrained as I get older.

    I think that, along with other things, that feeling of being stuck in your ways and thought patterns is quite central to what’s going on in this movie.

    Sorry I didn’t…

  • Pulse

    Pulse

    ★★★½

    Finally watched the movie I used for film studies essays YEARS ago. Long review apologies this is thought spew. 

    Fraudulent classwork aside, first time I’ve felt genuine pure fear in forever. Thank you for that movie. You pulled me in then pulled me out then pulled me in then pulled me all the way tf out. 

    In the first third I was thinking this may hit my top four, which then became “it’s flawed in some ways but it’s still…

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  • Point Break

    Point Break

    ★★★★

    Movie has everything for a perfect dudes rock type of evening. Massively gay, x games activities, Keanus insane acting and dubbing, Anthony Kiedis suffering, Gary Busey. What could be better than this?

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★½

    That’s the problem with today’s generation, they have no respect for Armenians searching for their twinks!

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