AKA The Chimerican, time-traveling co-host of the Video Monsters podcast.
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974
This must be what it feels like to go mad.
I always think of TCM as one of those rough-around-the-edges productions that betrays its low budget and the inexperience of its director, but it’s truly one of the most impeccably crafted films I’ve ever seen. It’s a masterclass in how to use sound design and film editing to subliminally manipulate an audience and make the imagery seem even more unhinged and unsettling than it already is. The gorgeous cinematography is so much…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
There are now two multiverse movies where a bagel serves as a crucial plot point in a villain’s origin story, and BOTH of them became the highest-rated movie on Letterboxd.
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The Abyss 1989
So glad I was finally able to see the Special Edition in HD. I’ve seen a lot of people discuss how James Cameron wrote a movie about divorce while going through a divorce himself with producer Gale Anne Hurd, which is all really interesting. However, given his reputation as a bit of a tyrant on set, I found it really interesting that he wrote Ed Harris’s character to be a strong captain to his crew, who leads with empathy and…
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Dawn of the Dead 1978
This is, without a doubt, the best adaptation of SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON ever made.
Strikes the perfect balance between the wish fulfillment fantasy and brutal tragic reality of society in free fall, and does so with a relentless pace. The action is constant but never becomes monotonous thanks to some of the finest film editing I’ve ever seen. It also remarkably still feels novel and relevant today despite the fact that every zombie tale told since has stolen something from…