Kyle

Kyle

Favorite films

  • The Place Beyond the Pines
  • Beasts of the Southern Wild
  • Drive
  • The Master

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  • Talk to Me

    ★★★★★

  • Beasts of the Southern Wild

    ★★★★★

  • Obsession

    ★★★★½

  • Michael

    ★★★

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Beasts of the Southern Wild
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched

The fact that this didn’t win any Oscars and seems to be forgotten by most people makes me so sad. 

I genuinely think this is one of the greatest movies ever made. Can’t make it to the end without crying multiple times.

Obsession
★★★★½ Liked Watched

FINALLY a horror movie that actually lived up to the hype. I haven’t been that uncomfortable in a theater since Hereditary or Talk to Me (compliment). 

It’s insane to me that this is Curry Barker’s first feature film, he absolutely knocked it out of the park. So excited to see what he does with TCM after seeing this. Cinematography and score were exactly my kind of vibe and elevate this so much. Despite the creepiness, gore, and uncomfortable humor, there’s…

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Trap
★★½ Watched

Definitely the best Shyamalan movie in years, but still has the same cringe dialogue that makes me want to crawl out of my skin. It also felt really long for a movie with a runtime of only an hour and forty minutes which is never a great sign. I wasn’t expecting a slasher or anything, but I was a little disappointed by the lack of kills. However, was totally worth it for Josh Hartnett alone, he was surprisingly hilarious and stole every scene. I would go so far as to call this a horror comedy.

The Fall of the House of Usher
★★½ Watched

I’m a huge fan of Mike Flanagan which is why it makes me very sad to say I didn’t enjoy this. On a technical level, this was well-shot and well-acted. Unfortunately, I found this to be incredibly self-indulgent with a frustratingly unsatisfying conclusion. You’re forced to sit through 7 episodes in which nothing is revealed to the viewer and only more mysteries are introduced; I haven’t felt this gaslit since watching Lost. By far my biggest problem with this was…

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