William Wang

William Wang

Favorite films

  • Whiplash
  • Flavors of Youth
  • Adventureland
  • Chungking Express

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  • Aftersun

    ★★

  • Past Lives

    ★★★★★

  • Black Swan

    ★★★★½

  • Killers of the Flower Moon

    ★★

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  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

    ★★

    Given the relevant premise and the compellingly unique form, I was as attentive as I could be to the notes this film may try to hit during its short runtime. I didn’t pick up on anything except occasional confusion and pity.

  • Past Lives

    Past Lives

    ★★★★★

    La la land backward

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  • The Dark Knight

    The Dark Knight

    ★★★★½

    The Dark Knight is the blueprint for a good action movie, and it single-handedly gives me hope for the genre. Heroes and villains with sensible motivations and flaws, exhibited through twists and turns that continue to subvert your expectations while staying consistent with the characters’ characteristics.

  • The Social Network

    The Social Network

    ★★★★★

    I didn’t come away from The Social Network feeling like tech entrepreneurs are fundamentally evil, two-faced snakes. But I also didn’t come away with the conclusion that they’re just misunderstood math and computer science wizzes that finally got an opportunity to be ‘cool’. This film is ultimately a portrait of the way money, attention, and prestige come together to generate an intoxicating allure, especially for those who have been denied it. Being exposed to this world I can see just how correct, and ahead of our time, the filmmakers were with this.

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