brendanmcateer

Favorite films

  • Dune
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Brokeback Mountain
  • Heat

All
  • Godless

    ★★★★½

  • Mission: Impossible

    ★★★½

  • Thunderbolts*

    ★★★

  • Y Tu Mamá También

    ★★★

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Godless

2017

★★★★½ Watched

For fans of Red Dead Redemption and the works of Cormac McCarthy, watch Godless.

Really quite strikingly beautiful. The pacing was actually rather gentle, but allowed the characters to grow and the story to develop. The cinematography was always stunning, with several memorable shots (both for beauty and horror). The cast were amazing (shoutout to my boy Jack O’Connell), and Jeff Daniel’s Frank Griffin reminded me of Judge Holden from Blood Meridian. The score got stuck in my damn head too!! 

Occasionally
it was a little bit goofy, but overall the tone was spot on and I would recommend the show!

Thunderbolts*

2025

★★★ Watched

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

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Emilia Pérez

2024

½ Watched

Believe the hype!!! It’s maybe even worse than people are saying it is!!

Dune: Part Two

2024

★★★★★ Watched

1. I would love to go bouldering on Arrakis
2. I was drinking ginger beer throughout, pretending it was a spice-infused beverage hehe
3. They made this for me omg. It’s the best adaptation of the books I think we’ll ever get. The changes fit well and feel right within the context of the film. Every component is just perfect: score, cinematography, performances (especially impressed with Austin Butler, who is unrecognisable and terrifying, and Josh Brolin, who brings the grunting Gurney to life). 

The Lisan al-Gaib has arrived