Recs

Sound of Metal! some kind of heaven the human factor?

bonnie!

play it again, sam: about a film critic obsessed with casablanca annie hall manhattan weathering with you

Seen

Akira

Worth all of the hype. A seminal cyberpunk fantasy with animation that still feels like it's from the future. There's no need for exposition because the story tells itself.

Goodfellas

Great narrative – clearly inspired movies like the wolf of wall street ans catch me if you can, among others.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Taxi Driver

Pineapple Express

Stupid 'comedy' movie, no depth involved

Office Space

Great movie, struck a bit close to home… definitely empathized with the main characters (aside from the hacking part).

American Psycho

A bit scary that Bateman has taste so similar to mine… except for the psychopathic killer thing. Love his interior decor! Can definitely see some examples of the type of person he will become (perhaps the misogyny and power tripping, but not the murder) in some people I know today, which is a bit frightening given that he's intended to portray a caricature..

nightcrawler - confirmed news is bad. very good character development

into the wild

inspirational and novel. he lives a noble life - and though his decisions are stubborn, he learns so much along the way. highly recommend; personal journeys are the best kind of journey.

silver linings playbook

• frustrating. how true is this? is it typical for people to spend most of their time talking about other people? maybe this is an oversight of mine.

shutter Island

• predictable and forgettable

Nomadland

simply stellar. dialogue is simplistic but sometimes this is fine + expected given the demographic. The emotions of the characters are complex enough.

Mank

Basically nonsensical- though maybe I'm not aware enough of the history.

feel good

excellent show. comedic realism. genuine same sex relationship. wish there were more but netflix business model bad. really liked the second season - more of the same, lots of drama and an excellent depiction of a very cogent and open person struggling with mental illness all the same.

chef

fun movie. feels like it was sponsored by twitter from all of the cameos but sources claim it was not. chef work was exactly as described by bourdain - either it was in part inspired or this is how all kitchens are. interesting to see the dynamic regardless; son part fairly canned but sweet at the same time.

words bubble up like soda pop

cute romantic movie about teenage insecurity, respect and confidence. nothing too 'deep' but loved it nonetheless. animation - esp with regards to camera movement - is so well ddone; feels both hand-drawn and fluid, something i imagine is incredibly hard to get right. had classic evangelion and 'your lie in april' messages used to underscore the most serious moments. foregiveness is wonderful

Record of a living being

Source

Watch the film. One of the first to directly address the fear of nuclear holocaust and the implications of the atom bomb. an introspective, cerebral work regarding japan after the bomb and moving forward, away from fallout. inspired by conversations with otuers regarding what may – or may not be – in store for us tomorrow, if tomorrow is in store at all.