Sam Henry

Sam Henry

Favorite films

  • The Wind Rises
  • Stop Making Sense
  • Synecdoche, New York
  • Streetwise

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  • Pizza Movie

    ★★★

  • The Brutalist

    ★★★

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  • Project Hail Mary

    ★★★★

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The Brutalist
★★★ Watched

the apparently liberal politics of The Brutalist and Megalopolis converge with Trump’s selfish ideology. These two films make their characters’ creative motivations the central engine of the story. But the results are dubious, and apparent struggles between conservative and progressive forces – or between adherents to neoclassicism and modernism – are revealed as false binaries. Ultimately, we are once again being asked to take the side of the lone male genius in his quest for total, unchecked autonomy. This character…

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Bring Her Back
★★★★ Watched

I hope the brothers continue making original Australian horror movies, because I was truly freaked out by this one, especially the teeth bits.
I'd love to see some non-horror work at some point

Wuthering Heights
★½ Watched

This is only the first half of the book, so I'm hoping we get part two in six months. The second movie will have all the themes and plot missing here

This was my first time watching a movie at a drive-in theatre, and I truly enjoyed it. The highway sounds and lack of contrast provided a cinematic atmosphere