Shyam Menon

Shyam Menon

Favorite films

  • The Godfather
  • Superbad
  • Ustad Hotel
  • The Big Short

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  • The Fly

    ★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★½

  • Snatch

    ★★★★

  • The Truman Show

    ★★★★½

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  • The Fly

    The Fly

    ★★★

    Why do I do this to myself ?

    I hate you Cronenberg. This was far more disgusting than Videodrome.

  • Snatch

    Snatch

    ★★★★

    Nothing but all love for my guy Brad Pitt, however, I can’t stop thinking about how Colin Farrell would’ve ate this role of Mickey up.

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  • Babylon

    Babylon

    ★★★½

    Babylon is both a tribute to and an intense criticism of yesteryear’s Hollywood. The chaos presented here as satire is meant to make you look the other way with contempt. Whereas, the points of excitement in the film like the joy of getting the shot right, or the joy of watching an actor perform, are intended to be received with same emotion as those in the scene. That is, a feeling of being a part of something big, something that…

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★½

    A lack of emotional depth in the story is made up for with meticulously crafted shots, unsettling imagery, and Willem Dafoe.

    While Lily-Rose Depp is the clear standout performance as pointed out by other Letterboxd reviewers, I found her performance to be all too dramatic for my liking even though I’m certain this is what the source material demanded. Aaron Taylor-Johnson would be my pick as a standout for delivering the most nuance out of such a conflicted character.

    This film was far more horny than I expected it to be lol.

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