Sam

Sam

The only reason I'm a photographer is because it's a lot easier than being a filmmaker

Favorite films

  • Chronicle of a Summer
  • A Screaming Man
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Stalker

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  • Incendies

    ★★★★½

  • The Best Man Holiday

    ★★

  • The Best Man

    ★★½

  • The Girl with the Needle

    ★★★★

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  • Incendies

    Incendies

    ★★★★½

    How mysterious this life can be when the greatest miracles can also turn into the greatest atrocities

  • The Best Man Holiday

    The Best Man Holiday

    ★★

    There's no way this messy ass friend group stayed together for 15 years

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  • Petite Maman

    Petite Maman

    ★★★★

    "I'm already thinking of you."

    I often think to myself about how different my father and I are from each other and how little we share in common. I know very little about his past and the bits I do know still seem like a mystery to me. But then there are those rare moments when I catch myself uttering a phrase that I’ve heard him say before, or acting out the same mannerisms that he does, or even wearing…

  • Malcolm X

    Malcolm X

    ★★★★

    Back when I first watched Blackkklansman the ending montage seemed like an over the top and unnecessary method for Spike to redirect the audiences attention. It kind of felt out of place for me and minimized the whole point that the movie was trying to deliver. Since then, every time i saw a montage in a Spike Lee film I thought back to that moment in Blackkklansman and couldn’t help but get that cynical feeling again.

    But this time was…