Xav Venditti

Xav Venditti

I am partial to recency bias

Favorite films

  • Phantom Thread
  • Burning
  • Tokyo Story
  • In the Mood for Love

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  • The Brutalist

    ★★★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • The Searchers

    ★★★½

  • A Complete Unknown

    ★★★

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  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★★½

    A lot caught me off guard, but honestly the first half was so well written I trust in my gut that the second half's narrative choices were justified. I guess they just felt right to me in a strange way.

    Also the only movie I've seen that uses architecture thematically in a way I enjoy.

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    YES! Funny and heartfelt. Feels like Bong's American movies take on a very specific political and visual language which mesh well.

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  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    ★★★★★

    Walked out of the cinema and someone said "I think they were all pretty bad."

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★½

    A damn good time.

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