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Favorite films

  • Blue Velvet
  • The Straight Story
  • Mulholland Drive
  • Twin Peaks: The Return

All
  • Side Roads

    ★★★

  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar

    ★★★★½

  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

    ★★★

  • Devil Story

    ★★★

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Side Roads

1988

★★★ Liked Watched

This is a (presumably) low budget neo-noir that never really got an American release. Jeff Speakman, who would go on to do a bunch of White Guy Karate™️ movies, stars in his first lead role. Well I guess it’s a co-lead role since he shares it with his mustache.

SIDE ROADS is a little too slow, but the build-up feels organic and interesting as things get more and more out of hand. The third act unfortunately is a bit of…

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977

★★★★½ Liked Watched

Got this as part of a subscription to Vinegar Syndrome last year, so I didn’t expect it but am glad it showed up!

A sex-and-drugs-fueled character study of a woman whose actions seem borne from a mix of rebellion, curiosity, and self-destruction. Diane Keaton is great here, as is the ing cast! The ending will punch your face’s heart in the dick!

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Barbarian

2022

★★★★★ Liked 33

Of course this will be a biased review. I’m  practically brothers with the guy who wrote and directed it. That being said…

I read the script for this movie about a year and a half ago.  I read it in one sitting, halfway-undressed for bed, and I loved it. I found it weird and gross and a very well-told story.

I was absolutely thrilled tonight to see that the script made it to the screen with barely a word changed.…

Barbarian

2022

★★★★★ Liked 12

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

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