Zac

Zac

Favorite films

  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Rear Window

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  • The Pianist

    ★★★★★

  • Polytechnique

    ★★★½

  • The Florida Project

    ★★★★½

  • Dark City

    ★★★½

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  • The Pianist

    The Pianist

    ★★★★★

    🎬 Reasons to watch Billy Joel’s “The Piano Man”

    🎹 Adrian Brody gives an Oscar winning performance (for which he would go on to give the shortest Oscar acceptance speech of his career)
    🎹 If you’re worried that this 2.5 hour history/drama will be slow… just know that I found it to be well-paced
    🎹 You’ve probably seen a WW2 movie and a Concentration Camp movie, but what makes THIS film unique is that it isn’t fully either of those…

  • Polytechnique

    Polytechnique

    ★★★½

    🎬 Reasons to watch “We Need to Talk About Kevin”

    📐 A fast-paced no-nonsense pacing that gets straight to the point
    📐 Shockingly abrupt gunshot sound effects that make everything feel more harrowing
    📐 Trace amounts of that Denis Villeneuve magic when it comes to cinematography (even in low budget black and white)
    📐 This is a straight forward recreation focusing more on a timeline of events and less on character arcs (which I think lessens the movie’s staying power…

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  • Late Night with the Devil

    Late Night with the Devil

    ★★★★½

    🎬 Reasons to watch “That ‘70s Late Night Show”

    📺 The wardrobes, set design, and visual style really make this feel like something filmed in the ‘70s
    📺 This movie POSSESSES a lot of intrigue that leaves you in a constant state of anticipation for what might happen next
    📺 David Dastmalchian KILLS it in his role as Jimmy Fallon (and playing a comedian of sorts adds a couple of laughs to this horror movie)
    📺 What really SOULED me…

  • Triangle

    Triangle

    ★★★½

    🎬 Reasons to watch “Cruising for a Bruising”

    🛳️ It doesn’t get anchored down in the opening - There’s an efficient build up to the section of the movie where the wind in the sails of the story begin to move quickly
    🛳️ A good performance from the lead actress who captains the movie all the way to the harbor of success
    🛳️ This film could be your ticket to wave after wave of surprises
    🛳️ Before setting sail for…

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