kogan

kogan

writer of too many things, and watcher of too few things. with luck, the latter will change.

Favorite films

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • The Fabelmans
  • The Lego Movie
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • The Third Man

    ★★★★

  • Kiss Me Deadly

    ★★★★

  • Detour

    ★★★½

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  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

    ★★★★

    Going in, I didn’t know Orson Welles was in this, so the whole time I asked myself “where’s Orson Welles?” Then he finally shows up, and it’s the greatest scene in the movie.
    He has so little screen time, but goddamn if he doesn’t make the absolute most of it. Everyone in the movie is good, don’t get me wrong, but he’s on a whole other level. I suppose it makes sense, given that he’s Orson Welles, but still.

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    Nasha’s relationship with both Mickeys is a highlight, I love how ride or die they all are for each other. Likewise, love the two Mickeys, and how they explore the themes of self worth. I’m always a big fan of exploring one’s identity through multiple versions of the same person, and the two Mickeys explore that really well.
    Robert Pattinson is fantastic in both roles, as expected— I love how meek and awkward 17 is, and how 18’s reaction to…

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  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★★

    The audience laughed just about every time Von Franz or Herr Knock did anything remotely interesting, so make of that what you will.

    Anywho— Lily Rose-Depp and Nicholas Hoult were great in this. Willem Dafoe is probably the standout character, but Ralph Ineson was particularly memorable to me.
    Count Orlok is great, very imposing. Bill Skarsgård is probably the other standout here. I love his gross, pointy fingers, his constant rattly breathing, and the way the world seems to shake…

  • The Wild Robot

    The Wild Robot

    ★★★★½

    Rewatched this with my parents, and my mom liked it, which is possibly the highest praise a movie can get.