JSchlansky
Celluloid Junkie - 4293 Film Ratings
Member Since: 15 Apr 2014
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Bio: I perform various production-related tasks
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| 93 94% | Poor Things (2023) - Rated 15 Apr 2024
"Miraculous from a production and presentation perspective. It feels like everything Yorgos has made led directly to this in one way or another. In the current cinematic landscape, it almost seems anomalous that something so unabashedly off-kilter could still land the budget necessary to properly execute its grand, unfiltered vision (though the film cost substantially less than it looks, which speaks to the trappings of overinflated Hollywood budgets)"
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| 74 64% | Sunshine (2007) - Rated 14 Apr 2024
"Better than that other movie about Cillian Murphy delivering a giant bomb on a tight deadline"
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| 73 63% | Lovers Rock (2020) - Rated 10 Apr 2024 |
| 78 72% | Red, White and Blue (2020) - Rated 10 Apr 2024 |
| 86 87% | Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) - Rated 09 Apr 2024
"Put this on at the club, make it Twerkmeister Harmonies... sorry"
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| 77 70% | Monkey Man (2024) - Rated 07 Apr 2024
"Love that Dev wrote into the screenplay: "And then I'll take my shirt off, and the women nearby will all clap and cheer," art imitates life, life imitates art, and so on"
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| 77 70% | Savage Messiah (1972) - Rated 24 Mar 2024
"A story that could be a stuffy period piece is instead told in madcap fashion with, frankly, too much energy. It's full of constant screaming and smashing stuff, when they eat 75% of the food falls back out of their mouth, they deliver their lines so loudly that there's constantly spittle flying everywhere... it's a lot. Underneath all the excess is an interesting and complex core relationship along with compelling ruminations on the nature of art. Derek Jarman's production design is a highlight"
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| 75 66% | Altered States (1980) - Rated 20 Mar 2024
"Packs a ton of fun, trippy visuals with exceptional editing. Lots of interesting and compelling ideas and a good sense of intrigue throughout the first 2/3, but the third act started to lose me a little once the big "reveal" was out of the way. It seemed to take the least interesting of all the potential ways the story could have gone and ended up feeling like an elevated version of a cheesy B-movie for a little while, but then the climax and denouement were strong and won me back over"
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| 77 70% | Love Lies Bleeding (2024) - Rated 17 Mar 2024
"Rose Glass is 2 for 2. Loved how much her horror chops from Saint Maud still show through even though this one isn't a horror film (I mean, it has its moments!) I need Katy O'Brian to headline her own John Wick-esque franchise stat"
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| 78 72% | BlackBerry (2023) - Rated 15 Mar 2024
"I detest that the "product biopic" has become a trend, but this is a clear exception. I knew Matt Johnson would bring a distinctive take on this subject. Jay Baruchel feels like he's actually playing a character for once instead of just the same archetype that has largely defined his career, and he does a good job. Glenn Howerton is excellent, and I love that he played the role 100% straight instead of giving it a little comedic wink-wink-nudge-nudge. And Johnson himself is really good too"
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