John Megow

John Megow

I like movies but only the good ones.

Favorite films

  • The Florida Project
  • Tampopo
  • Uncut Gems
  • Rashomon

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  • The Substance

    ★½

  • Audition

    ★★★

  • The Last Dance

    ★★★★★

  • The King of Comedy

    ★★★★½

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★½

    Would The Odyssey be better if he called Poseidon every book to clarify how little hubris he has and also how little the rules ought to apply to him?

    That woman was insufferable. I still cant enjoy spiteful movies.

  • Audition

    Audition

    ★★★

    This is like if you took out everything sci-fi from Evangelion and made it a romantic comedy and then also decided that you wanted the audience to puke a lot during the climax.

    One of the most unforgettable films I've ever seen, reshaped my thinking about my own misogyny

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  • Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

    ½

    Brau is Afraid is a movie that would like you to believe we are nothing more than products of our enivironment, and as a result loses all of its humanity

    Beau, as a character, is snivelling and incompetent. He is frustrating, grating, and uncomfortable to watch. As the cycles of abuse in the lives of him and the other characters turn, the film asks the viewer to see with sympathy that these facets of his character are inevitable. Are we…

  • The Graduate

    The Graduate

    ★★★★★

    Firstly, this is perhaps the funniest movie I've ever seen. The deadpan honesty and utter hopelessness of Benjamin's character are so brilliant. There is a keen, cynical knowing to this film's particular wit. It truly dances with its own absurdity.

    "Oh no, Mrs. Robinson. I think, I think you're the most attractive of all my parents' friends. I mean that."
    "Look, maybe we could do something else together. Mrs. Robinson, would you like to go to a movie?"
    "Elaine, would…

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