Mike D'Angelo

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Favorite films

  • Only Angels Have Wings
  • Manhattan
  • Double Indemnity
  • Exotica

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  • Death of a Cyclist

    ★★★½

  • The Golden Child

    ★★

  • The Lion in Winter

    ★★★½

  • The Wolf Man

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  • Death of a Cyclist

    Death of a Cyclist

    ★★★½

    66/100

    A strikingly directed portrait of gnawing conscience and sociopathic self-interest, held back from greatness mostly by an unfortunate tendency to telegraph each emotional shift such that you're always about five minutes ahead of it, awaiting the obvious.

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  • The Lion in Winter

    The Lion in Winter

    ★★★½

    61/100

    Second viewing, last seen probably around March or April 1991, during the period that I worked at a video store. Apparently it wowed me back then, as I included it in a list of "highly recommended" films when writing to a friend—which makes sense, as there was perhaps no surer way to my barely post-adolescent heart than to have overtly cruel characters sling hyper-literate invective at one another.

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  • Moonlight

    Moonlight

    ★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    49/100

    Okay, here we go: Why I think the year's most universally acclaimed film is sorta kinda not really very good. Took a second look to be sure, both because I'm always open to the possibility that I'm wrong and because I served on a festival jury with Jenkins a couple of years ago and liked him enormously, so take no pleasure in being a contrarian here. Had exactly the same reaction, alas. In descending order of importance:

    • I'm generally…

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

    ★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    40/100

    Fuck, the Hunger Games are back. In a war.

    "Sir, the rebels are approaching. What should we do?"

    "Trap them in a courtyard and flood it with lethal oil."

    "What if they run to higher ground? Do we have enough murder oil to ensure that they're all killed no matter what?"

    "No no, let's give them a sporting chance. If they elude our oil for a minute or so, we'll let it recede and they can just continue toward…