Oliver Snook

Oliver Snook

Favorite films

  • Poor Things
  • TÁR
  • Oldboy
  • About Time

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  • Atropia

    ★★½

  • Lurker

    ★★★½

  • Serious People

    ★½

  • The Wedding Banquet

    ★★★★½

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  • Atropia

    Atropia

    ★★½

    Very silly, concept strong, acting good. Narrative structure and pacing unappealing.

  • Lurker

    Lurker

    ★★★½

    I’m biased but

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  • Sauna

    Sauna

    ★★★

    I really enjoyed the chemistry of the characters, and the unique representation. Extremely well shot, great sound design. Really hot too. Now I wanna go to a bathhouse… (spoilers below)

    Character decisions felt very unfulfilling and I did not enjoy the ending of the film. It felt poised as a redemptive action but it read to me as another grand act that William does not want. Now he’s got a bunch of stolen goods that may prevent other trans ppl…

  • Rains Over Babel

    Rains Over Babel

    ★★★★½

    An absolute roller coaster of mythic proportions. Grapples everything from death - the fear of it and the escorting of souls to the afterlife- to queer identity. I wish I had more knowledge on some of the media/legends/cultures it pulled from, I think it would have deepened my appreciation for this movie. I teared up multiple times and absolutely loved the ending.

    The beginning starts a little wonky just because you’re juggling a large cast of characters and we don’t…

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