Zeke

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Seeing as Letterboxd hates TV shows, my favourites are:

1. The Wire
2. Better Call Saul
3. The Sopranos
4. Succession

Favorite films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • The Third Man
  • Malcolm X
  • The Handmaiden

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • Rebel Ridge

    ★★★½

  • BlacKkKlansman

    ★★★½

  • Speak No Evil

    ★★

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  • The Killer

    The Killer

    ★★★★½

    Fincher doesn't have a single screenwriting credit to his name, and yet, he basically co-writes all of his films with his visual language and storytelling being so strong. This might be the best example of that... With such minimal dialogue, it's down to Fincher and Fassbender to subtly convey exactly what's happening and what our protagonist is thinking and they succeed with flying colours.

    When the screenplay allows itself to shine, it does expose itself as weak in some places.…

  • Nope

    Nope

    ★★★★½

    Third watch:

    A phenomenal exploration of spectacle and one's perception of that spectacle. Peele is dealing with a lot of themes here; Spectacle, controlling the uncontrollable and strong bonds between creatures, whether human, equidae, primate or unknown.

    Beautiful cinematography from Hoytema, my favourite sound design of the decade so far, and impressive restraint shown from Peele when it comes to the VFX, a restraint that's honestly too absent from most blockbusters nowadays. Peele's visual language is only improving, some of…

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    Bong Joon-Ho making a sci-fi comedy was NOT what I was expecting but I’m so happy that he did. This is so funny and so camp and so silly, maybe a bit too camp and silly in places but I don’t care, this was so fun.

    Mark Ruffalo is on a generational run right now, Poor Things and Mickey 17 back to back being the best thing about each film. Nearly every acting choice from him made me giggle like a freak.

  • BlacKkKlansman

    BlacKkKlansman

    ★★★½

    This film really tests my man crush on Adam Driver

    Absolutely love Spike Lee’s visceral hatred for trump

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  • Captain America: Brave New World

    Captain America: Brave New World

    ★½

    yo did they just make a film about a black Captain America working against the president in 2025 and manage to keep it apolitical?

    Watched this legally btw

  • When Harry Met Sally...

    When Harry Met Sally...

    ★★★★½

    "anyway, it's about old friends"

    JESUS