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I make music under the name Evan Wesley. My album After the Cataclysm is available on the services below.
Film
I keep track of what I watch on Letterboxd.
Recent reviews
Worth the rewatch just to hear my kids lose it during the final 15 minutes.
Love me horror movies about the ghosts of America’s past. One of Carpenter’s silliest in terms of writing but legitimately horrifying execution.
As many hits as misses in this but when it hits it’s so unbelievably visually striking and poignant. The leads do a great job of generally looking uncomfortable in their skin but that’s the sole thing we know about them and the only thing that seems to matter which is pretty reductionist. I think the whole thing really drags and the dialogue is wildly bad at times. Normal people don’t say things like that. Then again kind of goes with the… Read on Letterboxd
Terrifying. One of Spielberg’s darkest movies. Channels the dread of 9/11 very effectively. Fanning and Cruise are fantastic in this.
This movie is kind of all over the place in tone. Simply did not understand the midnight margaritas scene. 90’s movies are interesting because the set designs and lighting is better than a lot of what we see today but if you don’t nail the melodramatic tone and the writing it can take a nose dive.
Very funny. Very fun. Enjoyed all the POV shots and effects. Like John Carpenter does Resident Evil.
