Shane Barlow

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Favorite films

  • Akira
  • Signs
  • Under the Skin
  • After Yang

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  • Crimson Tide

    ★★★★½

  • The Blood of Jesus

    ★★★

  • Ocean Waves

    ★★★

  • The Waterboy

    ★★★★

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Enemy
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched

love or lust
commitment or adultery
gentleness or anger
self-control or licentiousness
Spirit or flesh 

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Signs
★★★★★ Liked Rewatched

“but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.””

-‭‭John‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Just an absolutely incredible movie that I superficially dismissed in the past.

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Crimson Tide
★★★★½ Liked Watched

“… in the nuclear world, the true enemy is war itself.”

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The Moustache
★★★★ Liked Watched

For some reason I expected this to be more of a comedy but on Letterboxd it’s more accurately placed in the drama and mystery genres. This was a bizarre head-scratcher that I really enjoyed. 

Carrère’s direction is very assured and subtle, which is especially impressive since this is his directorial debut. I loved the use of slow zooms/push ins to reflect the building tension in the characters’ relationship. Vincent Lindon’s performance and Philip Glass’ score are also both excellent. 

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