Matthew

Matthew Patron

Queer horror + comedy + teen movie fan that's just trying to find his way, and watching a buttload of movies on the way.

Favorite films

  • Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
  • Bros
  • Requiem for a Dream
  • Videodrome

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  • Black Mirror: Demon 79

    ★★★★

  • Under the Silver Lake

    ★★★

  • It's a Wonderful Knife

    ★★★

  • Five Feet Apart

    ½

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  • Black Mirror: Demon 79

    Black Mirror: Demon 79

    ★★★★

    Man, oh man, what an unexpected banger of an episode to end series 6 on.

    I dock Demon 79 some points because it felt like a retread of the Crocodile episode at times (Right down to the frequent murder weapon of choice being a hammer), but Anjana Vasan is a star and Paapa Essiedu is fabulous as our disco demon. I can not wait for what the next series of Black Mirror has in store.

  • Under the Silver Lake

    Under the Silver Lake

    ★★★

    For some reason, I had it in my head that this film had gotten a really negative reception, especially on the heels of David Robert Mitchell's previous film It Follows. Low and behold, I come to find a lot of my moots on here really like it. In fact, this seems to be a polarizing film as many on here seem to love or hate it. Don't know where I got the perception this was a more hated movie from,…

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  • May December

    May December

    ★★★★★

    I live for character study films, and I love the speech Natalie Portman gives at the school about enjoying playing morally dubious characters. I feel like it, along with the final Portman/Moore scene at the graduation cermony and Moore/Melton bed scene, are the cruxes of the film.

    Anyways, give Portman, Moore and Melton all the awards already.

  • Lazy Susan

    Lazy Susan

    ★★½

    Imagine if the pandemic doesn't stop and Sean Hayes gets the Best Actor Oscar for Lazy Susan (2020) dir. Nick Peet.