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Favorite films

  • The Hitcher
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • The Last Detail
  • The Long Goodbye

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  • From Dusk Till Dawn

    ★★★★

  • Jeepers Creepers 2

    ★★½

  • Jeepers Creepers

    ★★★★

  • Lady, Stay Dead

    ★★★½

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The Exorcist: Believer

2023

★★ Watched

Cleansing my soul with Exorcist II: The Heretic after this.

Beau Is Afraid

2023

★★★★½ 1

Also known as Beau's Big Balls

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The El Duce Tapes

2019

★★★★ Watched

The fact that Ascher and Lawrence were able to salvage 25-year-old, unkept, VHS tapes and turn them into a nice looking documentary is incredible, and presumably an extremely tedious process. Both the audio and picture quality were clear and polished as best as can be; complimenting the fantastic editing job.

Piecing together footage you didn't shoot for a project you weren't apart of to begin with seems like a nightmare. But evidently, the directors had a clear understanding of Sexton's vision and were able to muster up a very well-made documentary revolving around the life of a very fucked up man in El Duce.

The Stylist

2020

★★★ Watched

Gevargizian's first feature film (adapted from her short of the same name) cuts into the psychology of a deranged serial killer hairstylist played by the lovely Najarra Townsend, who gives us a next level performance.

Her character reminded me heavily of Frank Zito from Maniac; from her scalp obsession to her mannerisms around soon-to-be victims. The plot is evidently inspired by Maniac; but also the likes of Single White Female, and even May.

Aside from the story, the film is…

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