star_milk

star_milk

"ryan gosling screaming in The Nice Guys" is all the bio about me that you need.

Favorite films

  • Atonement
  • 28 Days Later
  • Drive
  • Sherlock Jr.

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  • The Visit

  • Parasite

  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

  • The Matrix

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  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Hellboy

    Hellboy

    I recently saw Ron Perlman's panel at a local comic-con and during his Q&A, a person asked him about his feelings on the remake (and re-casting) of Hellboy. Perlman had a strong animosity toward even the idea of rebooting the series and replacing him with David Harbour. Because Harbour is such a staunch (self-)advocate for mental health in a way that inspires and comforts me, I can't help but want to support his work regardless of the quality of each…

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  • Comet

    Comet

    ★★

    "Don't. Don't make it a joke."

    This is how I felt about most of this film's dialogue. I wish the cinematography, beautiful as it is, made room for quietness instead of simply framing speech. I wanted more moments, for Dell especially, where we could see the mask of witty dialogue slip and reveal a beating heart underneath. That one moment in the climactic rooftop scene allowed Long a startling moment of emotional lucidity before the trap of artificial language clapped…

  • Serenity

    Serenity

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.