Joe Claxton

a film blurber and watcher

[leah ⋆˙⟡ @evenstqrs]

the worst person in the world exists, thankfully

[anthony @tony_bagz]

What a fucked up day man

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

Sorry Baby (2025)

A brave and funny film — but some dialogue makes the characters feel distant, unreadable, or even like caricatures.
What feels like or tries to be heartwarming actually landed cold, a strange mix of daring and detachment.

***

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

@PatrickODonne11 @cj_prin Interesting take Patrick.

What Villeneuve films don’t you like, if you don’t mind my asking?

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

Burn After Reading (2008)

A Coen comedy where no one is reading, everyone burns, and Brad Pitt invents the golden age of himbo cinema.

Rest in Peace, Chad.

****
#burnafterreading #coenbrothers

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

All That Breathes (2022)

I liked this film. Not your normal documentary: no talking heads or on-screen facts. Instead, quietly watch brothers Nadeem and Saud care for and rescue kites in Delhi.

****
#allthatbreathes

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

Licorice Pizza (2021)

As a title, Licorice Pizza suggests something revolting, a mix of the medicinal tang of anise and the greasy salt of a cheap slice. It’s a messy-yet-fantastic story which turns the 'yuck!' of its title into a reflection on youthfulness and dare.

***
#PTA

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

@claxtonnn ok hans niemann 🥸

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

After Hours (1985)

It's a shaggy dog story leading to a final punchline, of sorts, but one that feels woozy and illusory; it is not like a nightmare exactly, but a strange dream that's difficult to shake on waking.

****
#martinscorcese #afterhours

[Vanya @nostalgiaphile]

That's the most Wes Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson has ever been

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

#eddington #ariaster

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

Eddington (2025):

Set during the C19 Pandemic, a standoff between small-town sherrif and mayor in N.M.

A Guardian review labels Aster's film - "laborious," "unoriginal," and "weirdly self-important." Maybe it's too long, but I found it interesting, funny, and different. ***

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

Columbus (2017)

Koganada's blueprint for comedy / romance.

Pretty to watch, but there's an unavoidable gulf between the viewer and characters' emotions.

Thoughts and feelings come across much like the modern buildings of the film - cold and unreadable.

#kogonada #columbus

[Joe Claxton @joeclaxton23]

Being John Malkovich (1999):

This is the only movie where crawling through a portal into a man’s head feels like the least weird part of the plot.

I too would like access to John’s frontal lobe.

*****