mitchellcorner

I mostly watch movies. Mostly.

Favorite films

  • The Red Shoes
  • The Night of the Hunter
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

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  • Marco: The Invented Truth

  • Friendship

    ★★★★

  • Naked Came the Stranger

    ★★★½

  • Broken Rage

    ★★★★

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Friendship

2024

★★★★ Liked Watched

Caught this near the end of its Toronto run in a tiny theater that was somehow packed. The laughter was nonstop — huge belly laughs, gasps, and the kind of collective “oh no”s you only get when a room full of people is cringing in sync. A reminder that comedies need theaters. We want to laugh (and suffer) together.

This isn’t quip factory comedy or awkward Gen Z pandering. It’s pure Tim Robinson: escalating humiliation, absurd punchlines, setups that feel…

Naked Came the Stranger

1975

★★★½ Watched

Radley Metzger (as Henry Paris) turns mid-70s "couples porn" into pure NYC sex comedy class. After catching her husband cheating, Darby Lloyd Rains takes revenge by “inspiring” a lineup of suitors—including porno Bill Hader, Ryan Reynolds on a double-decker bus, and silent film porno Marco Rubio. Metzger balances sharp wordplay, self-aware film nerd humor, and genuinely gorgeous staging, proving once again why he was the true auteur of adult cinema.

Now fully restored from the 35mm negative, Mélusine’s new 4K…

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George A. Romero's Resident Evil

2025

★★★ Watched

Because this turned into such a loving tribute to Romero, I bumped it up half a star. Almost no other filmmaker do I feel such a kinship than George, but as a doc this is...fine? It's very much here-say with no one involved in the process or making of this Resident Evil movie actually a talking head.

Flow

2024

★★★★½ Liked Watched

This is a 5 star movie but I was so stressed for these animals I can't quite bring myself to watch it again (at least not anytime soon). Just know it's a beautiful, engaging work of art. I just cannot deal with animals in peril for 80 straight minutes.

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