Tyler Heberle

Favorite films

  • Velvet Goldmine
  • The Handmaiden
  • The Shape of Water
  • Cruising

All
  • The X from Outer Space

  • Mothra vs. Godzilla

    ★★★★

  • Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning

    ★★★½

  • Speed Racer

    ★★★★★

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The X from Outer Space

1967

Liked Watched

A movie for which star ratings lose all meaning. Where else does a 60s sci-fi adventure turn into a chicken monster rampage? The fact that a UFO possibly responsible for the big guy’s creation is referred to as a half-cooked omelette and the obvious joke never is elaborated on might be the only instance of restraint here.

En memoria

2024

Liked Watched

I saw several creative and often incredibly endearing short films as part of my local film fest last night, but this one really stands out as a high-concept sci-fi short story that ultimately boils down to a simple, lovely character piece about continuing to find solace in things you love — and sharing them with others — even when your grief tries to take that away from you. I urge everyone to check this out in any format you can when it becomes more widely available.

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Molly's Game

2017

★★ 4

Something of a cheat review, since I only made it halfway through, but... Aaron? Writer of one of the best films of the decade, and a very talented and seemingly well-meaning dude when you’re not tripping over your white liberal dick? Let’s have a talk.

I’ve stood up for you (however wrongheaded that was of me) when you received flack for your female characters. As rough as THE NEWSROOM was to get through, you also gave us Rooney Mara in…

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008

★★★★★ Rewatched

I’ll see your quippy cynicism and raise you unapologetic romance and sentimentalism.