Jim Beckley

Jim Beckley

Favorite films

  • Daisies
  • Magick Lantern Cycle
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • The Falls

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  • The Substance

    ★★★★★

  • Film About a Woman Who…

    ★★

  • The Cars That Ate Paris

    ★★★★

  • Welcome Space Brothers

    ★★★★★

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★★

    Body Melt meets Death Becomes her and joins a polygamous relationship with Mulholland Drive, Enter The Void and The Twilight Zone.

    I don't have a single criticism of this movie. Hot, sweaty garbage- I loved every second of this over stimulating optical migraine of a movie. 1000x better than any A24 trash- possibly my favorite movie of the last decade. Extra points for minimal dialogue and practically zero exposition.

    🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿💉

  • Film About a Woman Who…

    Film About a Woman Who…

    ★★

    I feel like the girl I let pick this movie just picked something about feminism that was showing at Melbourne International Film Festival on the only day our schedules were compatible. I found it relatively tolerable which isn't bad for a completely pretentious arthouse wanker flick from the 70s. I don't really have much to say but after spending 30 seconds reading about it the night before nothing in this "movie" surprised me whatsoever. I don't know what my date…

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  • Welcome Space Brothers

    Welcome Space Brothers

    ★★★★★

    Fantastical
    Intergalactic
    Voyage into
    Extraterrestrial
    Sights and sounds.
    Transcendental
    Artistic masterpiece.
    Really
    Special :,)

    This film has everything- a cult that isn't particularly problematic. Fantastic costumes, sets and the most beautiful low fi practical effects.

    Public access UFO cult ran by an eccentric woman- need I say more?

  • I Saw the TV Glow

    I Saw the TV Glow

    ★★

    The films main soundtrack is Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl by Broken Social Scene which I must of listened to 1000 times in high-school as a very confused emo boy. The movie also heavily features VHS. That is about all I appreciated about this movie. It kind of irritated me for the most part. Really reinforced that I hate A24 films. There's also a scene that feels like a rip off of all the Roadhouse scenes from Twin…