WaxMaldman

WaxMaldman

Favorite films

  • Mulholland Drive
  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • After Hours
  • Sorry to Bother You

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  • The Persian Version

    ★★★★

  • Mr. Bean's Holiday

    ★★★★★

  • Opus

    ★★★½

  • The Florida Project

    ★★★★★

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  • Mr. Bean's Holiday

    Mr. Bean's Holiday

    ★★★★★

    This happened to me once

  • Opus

    Opus

    ★★★½

    First Ayo killed it. She went up against John Malkovich and held her own. I can’t believe people are saying this is a bad movie! It reminded me of the good parts of that Kevin Bacon show The Following. It’s simple, I don’t think it necessarily thought it was smarter than it needed to be and had tight commentary on celebrity/creative culture. Shot well except weird ass aspect ratio. Ayo wears a Radiohead shirt. Idk I liked it maybe I’m bias but it was fun! Sue me!

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  • Challengers

    Challengers

    ★★★★★

    Although Zendaya has been famously great for years, she puts on such a strong performance I actually walked out surprised. She’s such a force my god. I mean Faist and O’ Connor are amazing in their own right, but Zendaya truly controls the screen. A true movie star…

    There are some wildly edited scenes that just work. Some wildly shot scenes that just work. There are a collection of shots in the last ten minutes that genuinely blew me away.…

  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    In a year where Civil War had very little to say, by god this shit had way too much to say. It really did feel like grandpa was rambling here and as bizarre as it is I’m coming around to it…

    It’s very Shakespearean and theatrical. I liked the fable aspect. I love the melding of aesthetics from different eras; the costuming, the world, it all sorta worked for me. For all the ideas it spews and these big philosophical…

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