1) Bound (1996) This movie only works because we (the audience) believe that Corky and Violet want to fuck and that Caesar might actually kill someone. I think it’s a masterpiece and it’s kind of crazy to me that it’s a debut feature. If you’re a lesbian who hasn’t seen this, you should drop whatever you’re doing right now and watch it. 10/10 perfect movie.
2) Spider (2002) Ok nothing nice happens to anyone for the entire duration of this movie. I have mixed feelings about Cronenberg’s post 9/11 catalogue (least what I have seen of it) but I quite liked the fairly literary style of this movie and his handling of unreliable narration however this might be the bleakest movie I have seen in years.
3) Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) I fear this didn’t make much of an impression on me aside from being a fun comedy of errors. I think Snatch might be a slightly better movie.
4) Grand Theft Hamlet (2024) Dead last I fear and it’s not even close. Having sat with it, I fear that the documentary itself is quite stiff and is probably 30 minutes longer than it needed to be. I think I would have gotten much more out of a simple recording of the performance (the idea for which is brilliant).
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Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010) - unfortunately this movie has gotten a bad reputation so people make assumptions when you admit to liking it but I love this movie. I think its an insanely fun movie to watch, I love how it’s done with the fun comic book/retro video game style, and at its core is a beautiful story about love, change, and growth.
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