Stuart

Stuart

Favorite films

  • The Night of the Hunter
  • Rear Window
  • The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
  • Punch-Drunk Love

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  • Four Lions

  • King Kong

  • The Brutalist

  • The Apartment

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  • Manhunter

    Manhunter

    William Petersen gives a dry performance, needle drops are super corny (worst in Mann's career), and Graham's internal/family conflict is a hollow drag. The rest? Some of Mann's most eerie, most beautifully lit compositions. Still, not close to being his best.

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

    *state-mandated spoiler warning*

    Who is Jon Watts?

    I can confidently assume that to the sizeable audience surrounding me, he was just another name their eyes glazed over, as they sat waiting for whatever post-credits teaser was in store for them.

    In 2014, Jon Watts was an Eli Roth wannabe, one decent enough to get a Roth producer cosign. His debut film Clown was a back-to-basics invocation of the sleek but sleazy 2000s era horror that guys like Roth and James…

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