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absolutely goated soundtrack

Watched on Monday June 2, 2025.

i know wes has always been obsessed with his vignettes and chapters, but i’d really like to see him make something without them sometime soon. there are parts of this i want to live in forever, especially when cranston and hanks get ridiculous and cook for ten minutes. then there are parts that left no impression on me like the scene with Scar Jo. some moments i adored, others i simply did not care for

regardless, it’s a wes anderson movie, and his “worst” is better than most people’s best

absolutely goated ending

this should make the sight and sound list

a legendary soundtrack, Eddie Murphy cooking up a legitimately iconic comedic performance, and a clear intent to create compelling visuals to enhance the storytelling 

sometimes the classics are classics for a reason

Watched on Tuesday May 27, 2025.

this film features:

- an understanding that the audience doesn’t need any over explanation or rehashing of how this universe works

- a legitimately talented performer (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) at the center

- one of the iconic deaths in the franchise with the tanning bed scene

- split diopter, tasty match cut, and chop rate fps footage

- a character named FRANKIE CHEEKS

to me, that is CINEMA

the log truck scene is in the HOF, but the rest of this is such a massive disappointment

Watched on Friday May 23, 2025.

just a normal day where i paid $26 to watch an outspoken 62 year old scientologist run in his underwear and perform some of the greatest stunts in action filmmaking history

AI Villain and Extended Exposition Dumps: boooooooo

Tom Cruise jumping onto a train and Rebecca Ferguson: yayyyyyyyy

if Yubaba has one million haters, i’m one of them. if Yubaba has one hater, it’s me. if Yubaba has zero haters, i’m dead.

Watched on Monday May 19, 2025.

Watched on Monday May 19, 2025.

HOW DOES THIS MOVIE LOOK SO GOD DAMN GOOD? I GENUINELY DO NOT UNDERSTAND

(i also think this movie is in serious conversation with THE FABELMANS, which i find really interesting!)

i don’t think i have anything to add regarding Von Trier’s tremendous handling and depiction of depression, especially elevated from Dunst’s stunning performance

multiple shots that will linger for a while, especially the one of Dunst sitting in that stack of chairs isolated in such a gorgeous room. breathtaking!

lastly, would just like to shout out Carl Rasmussen (credited as Calle in the credits) who might have had one of the most difficult focus pulling assignments of all time with this? truly, a fantastic job done by him

a terrific reminder on the importance of watching original comedies in theaters with big crowds!

(i am going to start introducing myself to strangers just like tony: hey my name’s jack, but when my hair is down they call me “J-Boy”)

Watched on Thursday May 8, 2025.

CHEKOV’S GUM

(brian de palma is fucking goated)

it's funny, even though i am neither a millenial nor a woman, there is something about Lena Dunham's work that i really respond to. i think it's because her success feels so obtainable, almost within reaching distance. of course i'm immediately reminded this couldn't be farther from the truth when names like Ti West and Benny Safdie appear in the credits, but her authenticity feels palpable and (to me) potentially replicable

the more sobering reminder, even than the acclaimed filmmaker connections, is that her success isn't replicable because Lena Dunham is Lena Dunham. an extraordinary writer capable of articulating thoughts in more clever ways than i could ever imagine, and a filmmaker whose dedicated their work to representing their perception of the world around them, and quite frankly, has lived a more interesting life than myself. and that's okay! and maybe what i mean to say is, has more life experiences than myself, which naturally makes for better storytelling

but even when i come to with this idea (whether it's actually true or not) i still found myself filled with an itch that lasted the entire runtime of 'Tiny Furniture'. an itch to return to filmmaking and make an another short film. i probably came up with four different ideas over the course of the movie

much like your early 20s, this movie felt unprofessional, aimless, and challenging. some of the performers are objectively inexperienced and out of their depth, and the filmmaking itself felt stale at times. but that amateur like quality while at times a defect, felt incredibly charming at others. Dunham knows all of her characters like the back of her hand, and i know if you asked her what Jed's favorite bar in Bushwick is, she'd have an answer

and that's what i find so intoxicating about her work: an ability to create such a deep level of intimacy and complicated emotional layering amongst people that feel so real to me and my lived experience. and even if i can't make a film one-eights as good as 'Tiny Furniture', I'll have really fun at the attempt of trying

i know i’m not breaking any news here, but florence pugh is such a force multiplier. her ability to elevate any kind of material and provide an interesting and captivating screen presence regardless of the situation is truly impressive

it was really nice to watch a Marvel movie with competent filmmaking, a coherent vision, shot on real locations instead of CGI green screen. here’s to hoping this isn’t an outlier!

writing is really hard

no matter how many times i’ve seen it, i’m equally astonished every time just at how fucking good this looks. it’s bananas!!!

Watched on Tuesday April 29, 2025.

Watched on Saturday April 26, 2025.

can’t believe this came out in 2019, this shit screamsssss 2015

quite astonishing how bong is capable of making you belly laugh at one moment, while forcing you to sit in absolute despair the next

one of the most harrowing films ever made, perfect with a capital P

i feel grateful to be alive in the same timeline where Ludwig Göransson composes movies

Watched on Tuesday April 15, 2025.

i can probably count on one hand the amount of times my jaw has literally dropped in a theater, and the musical scene in this movie is one of them. 

this is EXACTLY the kind of stuff i beg to see: an original story with a strong directorial vision and legit star power. jordan does a great job of authentically balancing his softer, sexier side with his hard nosed action stardom. all of the performances surrounding him are wonderful, especially Miles Caton who absolutely blew me away

living in Coogler’s gorgeous visual spectacle filled with lush production design and moving music was genuinely some of the most fun i’ve had at the movies in a while. i can’t wait to rewatch this special film

Watched on Friday April 11, 2025.

whenever i get burnt out from watching lots of bad movies, i remind myself that it makes me all the more grateful for the really special ones (cope)

it’s at its best when it fully leans into the ridiculousness of it all, with the hyper violent and comedic exchanges. and it grew on me in the end! but man, showing text on screen to reveal information over and over again has to be the least cinematic thing imaginable

not folding for faye dunaway is CRAZY work

this is in serious contention for one of the worst movies ever made.

on the bright side, it helped inspire me to make this list

feeling really validated in snagging this during the criterion flash sale

nicole kidman not winning an oscar for this performance is a genuinely unforgivable offense by the academy. GVS’s razor sharp editing, deep intentionality, and total tonal command of the dark comedy, make this thing really special. and this would be an awesome double feature with ‘The Master’ to watch Phoenix play sexually stunted, emotionally immature and powerless men almost 20 years apart

genuinely hard to watch

ray nicholson is a wonderful example of why sometimes nepotism is a good thing

everybody hitting their marks here: a great script with no fat to trim, soderberg’s awesome direction, and some really stellar performances (especially from fassbender and blanchett)

also, is cate blanchett the sexiest woman ever?

on top of this $320 million straight to streaming movie being a lifeless, unfunny, and ugly disaster, does anyone else find it genuinely concerning the amount of “the robots are actually good” movies we’ve been getting?

“the only church that feeds the soul is the church of baseball”

AMEN Susan Sarandon

Watched on Wednesday March 19, 2025.

i don’t think this is particularly successful as an entire project, but it’s so highly elevated by strong and stan’s performance. especially strong who, in my opinion really is one of the greatest actors of his generation. the reason i didn’t turn the thing off in 30 minutes is because he grabs a fucking jet pack and straps himself into some electrifying stuff at the beginning of this movie

from a big picture perspective, i left feeling pretty empty. what’s the lesson here? trump is evil? we got that. was trump going to be on okay person if it wasn’t for being molded by roy cohn? i have doubts. we should empathize for roy cohn because he was taken advantage of like everyone else in trump’s life? hard sell! 

i think it’s solid, but i’ll probably forget about this pretty soon and never revisit it

love that i’ve already watched this 3 times in less than a year. gotta add it to the physical media collection soon

pretty certain this is the greatest movie ever made

S-Tier plane movie, they don’t make ‘em like this anymore folks

some pretty exceptional invisible filmmaking which for the most part, is its biggest strength, and at times i’d argue, its biggest weakness. the authenticity and intimacy is surreal, it feels entirely like a documentary. i found myself most drawn to all of the characters surrounding s mcdormand. their anecdotes, stories, and journeys were (for me) by far the most intoxicating elements of the movie. mcdormand certainly doesn’t give a bad performance, but i just never found myself connected to her character on a deep, emotional level

my first theater experience in a foreign country! such a great way to end my vacation in europe. the theater i went to is called Huset Biograf in Copenhagen, Denmark. it is around a 60ish person theater filled with overwhelming amounts of charm and love. different types of comfortable chairs are positioned throughout the intimate space and there are tons of funky movie memorabilia all over. they’re also one of the last places in all of denmark that screens 16 and 35mm film!

during my time i learned that this is one of their (if not the) most popular reparatory screenings, and the person who introduced the movie noted it was their 140th time! the entire experience was incredibly interactive with all of your classic ‘The Room’ watching bits: spoons, pillow fights, FOCUS, etc.

after the movie i spoke with the people running the show and explained how cool i thought their whole operation was. they were very kind and told me the theater has existed for 50 years, but they’ve been running it for around 12/13. they also told me that everyone who works at the theater is a volunteer, and receives zero money for any work. they do it because they love cinema, and love being a space for the community

if you ever find yourself in Copenhagen, do yourself a favor and head over to Huset Biograf, i promise you won’t regret it

Watched on Saturday March 1, 2025.

ranked on overall enjoyment, 50% how good the movie actually was 50% the experience

1. Lady Bird
2. Searching
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
4. Dune: Part Two
5. Jaws
6. Before Sunrise
7. Inglourious Basterds
8. Past Lives
9. The Favourite
10. La Haine

...plus 319 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Sinners
2. Black Bag
3. Friendship
4. Mickey 17
5. Warfare
6. The Phoenician Scheme
7. Thunderbolts*
8. Final Destination Bloodlines
9. Companion
10. One of Them Days

...plus 9 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Final Destination 3
2. Final Destination Bloodlines
3. Final Destination
4. Final Destination 5
5. Final Destination 2
6. The Final Destination

1. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
2. Mission: Impossible
3. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
4. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
5. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
6. Mission: Impossible II

• Parasite
• Barry Lyndon
• The Silence of the Lambs
• The Royal Tenenbaums
• Anatomy of a Fall
• Paris, Texas
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire
• Memories of Murder
• Inside Llewyn Davis
• Rushmore

...plus 44 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Boogie Nights
• The Fabelmans
• Everything Everywhere All at Once
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
• Babylon
• The Zone of Interest
• The Iron Claw
• A Real Pain
• Bonnie and Clyde

• Jack and Jill
• Furry Vengeance
• Atlas
• God's Not Dead

1. Dune: Part Two
2. Anora
3. The Brutalist
4. Sing Sing
5. Challengers
6. Nosferatu
7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
8. No Other Land
9. Nickel Boys
10. The Substance

...plus 74 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• In the Mood for Love
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Cruel Intentions
• A New Leaf
• Dazed and Confused
• La Haine
• Freaky Friday
• Rushmore
• It Follows
• Halloween

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Oppenheimer
2. Anatomy of a Fall
3. Past Lives
4. Poor Things
5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
6. All of Us Strangers
7. Killers of the Flower Moon
8. Asteroid City
9. The Holdovers
10. May December

...plus 63 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Call Me by Your Name
2. Bones and All
3. Little Women
4. Dune: Part Two
5. A Complete Unknown
6. Lady Bird
7. Beautiful Boy
8. Dune
9. Wonka
10. The French Dispatch

...plus 2 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

1. Scream
2. Scream 2
3. Scream
4. Scream VI
5. Scream 4
6. Scream 3

1. The Worst Person in the World
2. C'mon C'mon
3. West Side Story
4. Spencer
5. The Power of the Dog
6. Pig
7. The French Dispatch
8. Zola
9. Licorice Pizza
10. A Quiet Place Part II

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• The Master
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Hit Man

1. Oppenheimer
2. Anatomy of a Fall
3. Past Lives
4. Poor Things
5. Killers of the Flower Moon
6. The Zone of Interest
7. The Holdovers
8. Barbie
9. American Fiction
10. Maestro

1. Babylon
2. Aftersun
3. Everything Everywhere All at Once
4. TÁR
5. Decision to Leave
6. The Banshees of Inisherin
7. Nope
8. Bones and All
9. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
10. The Fabelmans

...plus 40 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Inglourious Basterds
• May December