Jonathan Milott

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I co-directed Cooties, Bushwick, and Becky with Cary Murnion.

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Favorite films

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Minari 2020

★★★★½ Watched 02 Mar, 2021

This movie is like an Apple product, so human and minimal in its design that it appears simple, but that clean precision purposefully camouflages the complexity and allows for a purely emotional response.
I Care a Lot 2020

★★★★½ Watched 01 Mar, 2021 1

If this movie teaches us anything, it’s that when you are trying to murder someone, double check that they are dead.
Dark stylish fun. I bought into the skewed tone immediately, which is vital to enjoying the twisted humor and meanness.
I think a lot of people are misunderstanding the filmmakers intent. Structurally, it’s a very clever film with all but the old lady character being evil assholes. Up until the last few minutes I kept wondering if Pikes character…

Becky 2020

★★★★★ Watched 05 Jun, 2020 75

I made it, so I think it's awesome :)
Hope you enjoy it too.
Promising Young Woman 2020

★★★★ Watched 03 Feb, 2021

This film is just like Paddington - the main character has a flat arc and doesn’t change, which means the world around them changes. I feel like that type of film is much more difficult to pull off so kudos to Fennell.