Marcus

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Writer, streamer, poet, dungeon master, soon-to-be-filmmaker.

Favorite films

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Boomerang 1992

★★★½ Watched 23 Jul 2024

The Movie Where I Got My Namesake
Yes, my mother named me after Eddie Murphy’s character in this film. Not sure why, maybe she thought I’d break as many hearts but I only ever break my own.
The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993

★★★★ Rewatched 05 Sep 2023

30 years ago, a bold new animated film would be released under Touchstone Pictures. Originally slated to be released under Walt Disney Pictures, the film was deemed “too dark for kids” and would make a modest run at the box office. It was a very different film, being released in the midst of the Disney Renaissance — an era of hand-drawn musicals that started with the success of films like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. Soon…

Her 2013

★★★★★ Rewatched 05 Sep 2023

This is one of those films where I’d have to pause every so often to gush about a single shot. A beautifully woven narrative and a visual marvel wrapped up in a world not too dissimilar to ours. It’s a movie that makes the modern world of screens and digital beings as fantastic as the world of Tron without ever stepping foot onto The Grid. The characters represent the parts of us that are the easiest yet the hardest to love, and the enduring spirit of passionate remains.