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  • Parasite
  • Psycho
  • Good Time
  • The Lobster
  • Mandy

...then it took this sharp turn

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Movies with a sharp turn that derails the expected direction, shifts the tone or genre, or escalates disproportionately to the…

  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things
  • Mirror
  • A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
  • A Serious Man
  • Paterson

mundane surrealism

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Films that focus on the surreal aspects of mundane life, or stylistically enhance the mundane aspects of life to make them…

  • Pi
  • November
  • Eraserhead
  • The Lighthouse
  • Uncut Gems

* turns dial to 11 *

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Some of my favorite films that are a bit much...but still awesome in their own regard...

  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things
  • Possessor
  • Bacurau
  • Get Duked!
  • Blow the Man Down

// 2020 (Ranked) //

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Yeah, haven't watched enough from this year. Guess I won't by the end of the year.

Thought I'd do a…

  • Parasite
  • Mother
  • Barking Dogs Never Bite
  • Memories of Murder
  • The Host

ranked || bong joon-ho

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Totally subjective ranking of all his feature films (not including his segment in Tokyo). Seeing any of these below the…

  • A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
  • L'Argent
  • Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
  • Columbus
  • The Farewell

still life

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Films that keep camera movement to a minimum and let moments breath. 

Stillness on a more formalistic level. A tendency towards…

  • Manchester by the Sea
  • Blade Runner 2049
  • Inherent Vice
  • Dead Man
  • The Conversation

// NEW FILMS WATCHED (2020) //

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"new" to me

  • The Lobster
  • Poor Things
  • Kinds of Kindness
  • The Killing of a Sacred Deer
  • The Favourite
  • Wendy and Lucy
  • Lady Bird
  • Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
  • Aftersun
  • Meek's Cutoff

long live the queens

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Some of my favorite films directed by women.

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  • The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • Asteroid City
  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
  • The French Dispatch

ranked || wes anderson

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***PLEASE NOTE***

Guys, I think we've hit critical mass on the sheer completely overwhelming amount and variety of masterpieces this…

  • Eraserhead
  • Mandy
  • The Babadook
  • Midsommar
  • Get Out

surreal horror

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I’m more interested in horror’s ability to distort reality than blood and gore. Watching and reading more horror in the…

  • Sorry to Bother You
  • Possessor
  • The Lighthouse
  • Lady Bird
  • Get Out

Top Up-and-Coming Directors (Loosely) Ranked

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Ranking is VERY LOOSE (more like “zones”) and based on the AVERAGE RATING of all the films I’ve seen by…