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  • Eraserhead

    Eraserhead 1977

    Watched 22 Jan 2025

    I knew this wasn't going to be my thing from minute one and that's rare for me to detect and get right. I don't necessarily hate Eraserhead (although I do believe David puts on more than he can explain himself, in a really pathetic, sadist fashion I'll be honest) but I just don't align with any of his artistic language on this one. When my daughter was born I felt invincible, I felt true undeniable purpose that wasn't there before.…

  • Fear and Desire

    Fear and Desire 1952

    Watched 19 Jan 2025

    "What are you livin' for anyway, why is your life so important?"

    Kubrick's first feature film is good! Fully transitioning from the days of photography with Look magazine, this being his 'official' forray into producing, directing, shooting and editing. For a mere 10k budget paired with a rag tag crew, half of which he 'downplayed' their efforts when being interviewed about the movie and one person in particular, Gerald Fried who composed the music which Stanley didn't even pay him…

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  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown 2024

    ★★★½ Watched 19 Jan 2025

    Johnny Cash just shot me with his guitar. I think I'm gay, guys.

    Timothy Chalawalawigwam continues his streak of stepping into the shoes of messianic figures. Totally transformative as always but I do have to wonder if that dialect was totally necessary in parts because honestly? I couldn't tell a fucking word the guy was saying half the time. Mangold also has a strange relationship with Hollywood it seems, kind of like a 'one for you one for me' situation,…

  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things

    I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2020

    ★★★★½ Watched 06 Sep 2020 3

    There is definitely something to be said about Charlie Kaufman and his unhinged thoughts about existentialism. The thought process that is very much present in nearly every crevice of his newest film. I'm Thinking of Ending Things doesn't necessarily mean what you think it means, only once you finish watching you realise that it's more of a lure into a bigger picture, or a question.

    One can interpretate the films meaning in a number of ways. I think a lot…

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