Clay Andrews

Clay Andrews

Cataloging some stray thoughts. Maybe I'll write a real review some day.

5 stars + Like = favorites list

Favorite films

  • The Iron Giant
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • The Lobster
  • Challengers

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  • Hackers

    ★★★

  • Adolescence

  • Wet Hot American Summer

    ★★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★½

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  • Hackers

    Hackers

    ★★★

    The epicenter of every hackermans joke. Exactly what youd expect but fun in a goofy nostalgic way.

  • Adolescence

    Adolescence

    One of the most well informed and tasteful portrayals of children being overexposed to modern internet bullshit. Very well acted and very impressively shot.

    But, unfortunately, impressive does not always mean compelling. The all in one shot style really works in both episodes 1 and 3. Switching perspective freely, keeping the tensions high, using the passage of time effectively, and taking breaks from the "action" but still remaining engaging. Unfortunately this commitment to style hinders episodes 2 and 4 which…

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★½

    A very odd movie with some very odd choices. Luckily most of them landed for me. I laughed a lot, performances felt so silly and good (mostly) but I feel like this didn't go very deep. The third act was veeeerry long and drawn out, the pacing overall was just really messy. R Pats elevates this so much and I actually really liked Ruffalos Trump/Musk thing he had going on. This movie just felt really messy but luckily had a lot of good. Excited to see Mickey 17 Out of Context Twitter clips.

  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    ★★★★

    Better after a second watch. Still long as hell and very masturbatory but yeah this is a good movie. Tarentino really cares about this shit and said Fuck the Manson Family