Favorite films

  • The Godfather: Part II
  • Mad Max: Fury Road
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Unforgiven

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  • Sunshine

    ★★★★

  • Stories We Tell

    ★★★½

  • Fireworks

    ★★★★

  • The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

    ★★★½

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  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

    ★★★★

    "At the end of time, a moment will come when just one man remains. Then the moment will pass. Man will be gone. There will be nothing to show that we were ever here, but stardust."

    Pretty fucking rad! Almost immediately the crew (a really strong and sweaty cast) seems overwhelmed by the destructive power of the sun and the enormity of their mission, already fraying at the seams psychologically.

    So I'm not bothered at all by the batshit left…

  • Stories We Tell

    Stories We Tell

    ★★★½

    "Why is it that we talk and talk - or, at least I certainly do - without somehow conveying what we're really like?"

    Fragmented recollections of peoples and events from the past, often but not always aligning due to differing perspectives and values, combining to form a kaleidoscopic view of a family history. Reminded me alot of Errol Morris - a personal fave so I mean that as a high compliment - in using the documentary form to examine the…

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  • Only Lovers Left Alive

    Only Lovers Left Alive

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    if you could live forever - no, if you had lived forever, or close to it - what would keep you going?

    "Concerts, and a movie house, can you imagine? Mirrors used to reflect the chandeliers. And now: a car park."

    would it be art?

    if you knew Shakespeare (hmm, or was it someone else...), Bach, Chaplin - like knew knew them, personally - could you still enjoy modern art? would it bore you? would you be a snob (surely,…

  • Memories of Murder

    Memories of Murder

    ★★★★½

    "If I keep staring at them, one moment it'll hit me. Instinctively."

    a serial killer movie set in a country that's not inundated with these sorts of crimes and these sorts of stories. profiling is relegated to just instinct. crime scenes are trampled on. DNA evidence has to be sent to America for testing.

    i was curious as to how Bong's famous tonal juggling act would work with such grim subject matter and, predictably, he plays it off masterfully. Song…