He was really good in that jewel thief movie.

God, I’m so hyped for ‘I’m thinking of ending things’

I just knew you couldn't get through this review without using the word 'psychedelic' ( 10:21 ). If only I could've put money on it. Thanks again for your unique view of this unique film.

I like the shots when they're going through Malkovich's subconcious. The idea of glorifying the artists "tortured mind" when in reality it is traumatic.

SENSE OF SELF The world was fretting over Y2K But Kaufman was busy, he had to play He pondered how the heart would fray If swallowed by ce-le-bri-tay So in an office space you may Trip out to get in, but not to stay And once it feels real, it's the price you pay You lose your dignity, your mind and your bae Kaufman invented a verb this way Your heart will Malkovich today

This film is such a screenwriting tour-de-force.

Hahahaha im was just binge watching reviews of "im thinking of ending things". Great timing. I love your reviews. Greetings from Mexico.

Amazing analysis/review. I think you encompassed the complexity of this movie impressively well in that short time. I appreciate the movie even more now thanks to you!

This is one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen, everytime I see John Malkovich in another movie I have to think of this film, it's such a wacky crazy story... best to watch this one without knowing anything about it

I freaking love your reviews!!

I appreciate your reviews...thank you so much ❤️

Incredible film, kept putting it off for ages but it’s a must see IMO. Good commentary on people living vicariously through celebrities to make up for their own miserable existence . The old dude was deliciously creepy, Cameron Diaz was great and Catherine Keener was fantastic.

Excellent review. I saw this film in the theater when it first came out and fell in love with it.

Very original movie. Authentic from start to finish. I really liked it.

I just realized I’ve been subscribed for like 3 years wow time goes by fast

super excited for the next kaufman joint. so creative.

Loved this movie. I was pretty young when I saw it and even then I knew there was something unique and special about it. I think I would appreciate it even more on a rewatch... That said, I also have to get around to seeing Synecdoche New York....

I seen the notification pop up and I just had to stop what I was doing to say that this film made me and my older brother laugh our fucking heads off! John malkovich was so funny!!!...😂😭☺

Good timing just saw this like a week ago! Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich

Charlie Kaufman definitely watched The Man Who Fell To Earth.

This movie turns an overused idea into a totally fresh experience. The idea of getting inside someone else's body or head has been done to death in films like Freaky Friday, Big, etc., and countless others. But this film finds a totally different melieu and attitude that are exciting. Chris Nolan's Inception also depicts head trips in unique and engaging manners, but that film feels less alive and fetching than this one. Another film that mixes identity-switching and fantasy logic is Mulholland Drive, with Diane trying to be "someone else," and the film imaginatively depicting her doing so.

If your review was extemporaneous, you have a real gift for cinema. Like watching you assemble mental/emotional heiroglyphics into a whole. Since you mentioned Kafka, may I recommend the 90s movie of the same name with Jeremy Irons.

Spike Jonze is one of my favorite director...He rarely make movies

Did you just call me Lotte?

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Your insight makes me rewatch this for the umpteenth time

Great film. Great review. Oh wow. First time seeing it. That’s awesome.

Good review. Just saw the movie for the first time myself on Netflix. Felt it fell apart by the end. And like you said, it introduced a plot element out of left field. Though at first I thought John Cusak's character did not deserve his fate, the more I thought about his behavior the more I'm thinking maybe he did. Now I'm thinking how you have said you prefer to see a movie more than once before reviewing it. I know I'll watch "Being John Malkovich" again, even though I did not like Spike Jones dingy brown pallet in this one. "Adaptation" is still my favorite.

Excellent as usual

I really enjoy your bookshelf My gf and I just watched and struggled with "I'm thinking of ending things"

Wow, I can't believe you hadn't seen this before. That's got to be weird to experience a time-capsule like this one. I remember I laughed my head off when I first saw it during the Bush-Gore campaign, and it was a welcome relief. I wish there were more truly weird and unique films like this around. Is Kauffman still making movies?

Have you seen Strange Days directed by Kathryn Bigelow? I always think of it as the roots for Enter the Void.

Also nice review , in depth

wow just watched this first time like 3 days ago, i'm in. also wow didn't know Keener was in this movie

You know, I just now realized that you probably watched this because it got added to Netflix before I’m Thinking of Ending Things comes out. You even said that it was your first time watching it, so now might have been a motivating time. If you haven’t seen it yet, I also highly recommend checking out Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It’s my personal favorite work by Charlie Kaufman, and it just got added to Netflix as well.

Well done review

Sweetie,your vocabulary is amazing!!!

You have such a good perspective of film. Can you please do a review of Punch-Drunk-Love (2002) Paul Thomas Anderson?

We're only three days away from ITOET

Isn't Cameron Diaz in this film?

I was glad to watch it shortly after it came out, but never loved it. But that's true of all this writer's work. I recognize the artistic merit, but also recognize that his movies are really not for me.

Ive never been a crazy fan about the film but after watching this review i think im due a rewatch. Tbh i was kind of young when i watched it.

Please review 'Badlands' (1973)

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*"Who the fuck is John Malkovich?!"* :D Yes! At long last! Finally! PS: I met John Malkovich at an art gallery, where he insisted on taking pictures with me! Although I can't find any social media of his where he might've posted them! HA!

So BJM is about finding eternal life through ghost writing? That's my take away from your review.... CONGRATS!!! You figured out this messy puzzle known as "Being John Malkovich"!! My Take is summed up by what Maxine says to Craig: "You chose love, THE UNREQUITED KIND!" IMHO

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John Cusack is so great in this film, he really gets lost in the role.

I like 'Being John Malkovich', but I like 'Adaptation' better.

Imo this is easily Kaufmans least interesting and least rewarding written/directed films. It starts off great with everything going on in the office building but it goes off in meandering directions until it basically devolves into a sci-fi B movie about human vessels with none of it feeling properly fleshed out or resolved.

puppeteer movies are untapped

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Great review, as ever, but...that American pronunciation of 'Craig' is so distracting. It sounds like Greg, but with a 'C' replacing the 'G'. Mind you, I'm Scottish, so I regularly mispronounce words too.

I watched the movie after reading how a trip that movie was... I expected something like "fear and laughing in las vegas", I got disappointed. Pretty easy to follow the plot. Story was not complicated at all. Also I didn't really found the movie sharply funny. I barely laughed. I made a movie marathon. Before watching this movie, I watched "office space". In that movie I actually laughed (maybe I could relate a little too much being a software dev myself). Btw: all of that "Transgender", "we hate to die" concepts were not handled in this movie. They are no topic of it. That's why I believe people interpretate things into this movie, which really didn't take place. Also this movie has an irrational element to it: how did Maxine allow Craig to missuse Malkovich for building a puppeter empire? How did she like the puppet dance by Malkovich in the first place? Another irrational thing is: why did Maxine have lovly feelings for Lotte all of the sudden? Maxine used to be calculated, ice cold and a feme fatale. All of the sudden she became a house wife. Maybe due to the fact, she got pregnant. But why did she keep the baby? Lotte didn't mean much to her. Why did she claim she kept it for it being Lottes?! The movie is ok. I would give it a 7.2/10. Calling it a trip is overrating it.

The main characters are grapests

I liked adaptation a lot better I just didn’t really care about anyone in this one because they were all evil

Drinking game... 1 shot every time she touches her hair

whatever . . .

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If someone ever asks me again why I HATE movie reviewers/critics, Im going to send them this video.

God you are pretty

This was a terrible, pretentiously stupid movie that tried to cover for the fact they had no point with ART, man! Awful, and one of the most overrated things in existence.

u r right, and how lovely u r

I find kaufman and his movies vaguely distasteful. Eternal Sunshine is an uncredited adaptation of a sci fi novel from 2 years previous.

Worst movie ever

I was mixing up some coffee and typing a message about existentialism.... 1:40