spencerschwartz

spencerschwartz

Favorite films

  • Inglourious Basterds
  • Howl's Moving Castle
  • Burning
  • Sound of Metal

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  • The Incredibles

    ★★★★½

  • The Things You Kill

    ★★★½

  • If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

    ★½

  • Together

    ★★★★

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  • The Things You Kill

    The Things You Kill

    ★★★½

    Dude has got to be in the top 5% of mustache-havers. That fella can rock a stache.

    80% of sundance movies need to have either a sex scene that gets interrupted by a phone call or a couple picking back up smoking together and this one had both!

    My interpretation (and maybe this is obvious but it took me a second to get) is that the other him/alternate persona represents what would happen if he DIDNT break the cycle of…

  • If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

    If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

    ★½

    Let's play a game called "is this buildup of sound going to end in a jumpscare or a fast cut to a loud ambient daytime scene?" And then do that on repeat for 2 hours.

    Annoying and convoluted and I hated nearly every minute of it. Also probably the worst audience experience I had at sundance with the people sitting around me. If you see this review, you're all the worst.

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  • Bubble & Squeak

    Bubble & Squeak

    ★★★½

    1:1 aspect ratio?? In this economy??

    Inital thought: Teetering on the edge of style for the sake of style that doesnt go beyond surface level, but maybe I just haven't had enough cabbages yet.

    Thoughts after Q&A and having some time to think on it: I did not have enough cabbages.
    Holy schmokes I like it. I LOVED hearing both the director and the producers' take on the interpretation of some of the movie. Kind of spoilers:
    Director took the…

  • Jimpa

    Jimpa

    ★★

    This movie reaffirmed to me that conflict is important

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