Stephanie Garofalo

Stephanie Garofalo

Favorite films

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Legally Blonde
  • Arrival
  • Inglourious Basterds

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  • Eyes Wide Shut

    ★★★½

  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    ★★★★

  • Saturday Night

    ★★★

  • Rome, Open City

    ★★★½

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  • Red Rooms

    Red Rooms

    ★★★★

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

  • Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    ★★★½

    I didn't read this one but I read Whitehead's other popular work, The Underground Railroad, so I knew what I was in for to some extent. The first person camera angle here is a nice approximation for the inner monologue that you miss when a book gets turned into a film. I found it to be unique and effective. The B-roll of southern motifs and real-world findings that were spliced in-between scenes was additive to a point, but personally I…

  • We Live in Time

    We Live in Time

    ★★★½

    The performances are fantastic, but the film ultimately lacks tension. I kept expecting a bigger gut punch that never came. You basically know where these two are going to end up the whole time. Music is great as well.