Michael Skattebo

Michael Skattebo

Favorite films

  • PlayTime
  • Lost in Translation
  • Mistaken for Strangers
  • The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

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  • Longlegs

    ★★★½

  • Dream Scenario

    ★★½

  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    ★★★

  • Eyes Wide Shut

    ★★★½

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  • Longlegs

    Longlegs

    ★★★½

    Kind of obsessed with the tone and overall vibe of this movie. Steady eery atmosphere, fresh visuals, quirky (and poetic!) dialogue, and Nic Cage bringing some A-game! Story was so-so but worth the watch for all the above.

  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    ★★★

    Came for the jazz, stayed for the ogling and obfuscated observations of cross-continental conspiratorial collusion of Congolese carte-blanch and the masking of American militarized meddling as museums of modern art and mobilized musicianship so that puppeted politicians could peddle a pantomimed and plastic peace designed to bring about bombs and billions of bucks for bald-headed, Belgian bourgeoisie.

    In all seriousness, at times it’s an exhausting collage of archival footage and audio, but if you’re willing to sit through it’s 2…

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  • Before Sunset

    Before Sunset

    ★★★★½

    I saw this a year or so ago thinking it was the first in the trilogy so it was fun rewatching it following Sunrise. It stands on its own surprisingly well as a film about long-lost love and the conversations that might follow fated reunion, but as a sequel it takes on new meaning as a film about Time’s determination (and its’ inability) to shape who we are as people. I highly recommend watching Sunrise and Sunset back-to-back as it…

  • Anatomy of a Fall

    Anatomy of a Fall

    ★★★★½

    I think most couples (if they were honest) would say that there’s something about this that hits home. While it’s hard to admit, there’s a reason the spouse is always the prime suspect.

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