Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Down with Love 2003

  ★★★★½ Watched 22 Mar 2025

  Such a great throwback (and update) to the quippy screwball comedy. Beyond the artifice of stunning costumes and set design, it's hard not to be completely swept away by Zellweger's and McGregor's performances. Snappy and smart dialogue with an underlying post-feminist critique that is almost always playful makes for a fun time.

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  Cars 2006

  ★★★ Watched 22 Mar 2025

  Pretty good iteration of the 'hotshot getting stranded in and changed by the charm in a folksy small town' narrative. Was pleasantly surprised to see Paul Newman's name as the credits rolled - easily the best part of the film.

Popular reviews

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  Stay the Night 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 05 Mar 2023

  A cute indie romantic film shot in Toronto (including all the obligatory 'love letter to the city' imagery). Tonally, I love how Stay the Night looks warm and cozy. The film is structurally simple but executed with a tender and contemplative quality, using awkwardness and silence more effectively than exposition to establish character. Organic conversations are woven tentatively throughout the narrative to make the wordless interactions between Grace and Carter more meaningful. Looking forward to seeing more from Renuka Jeyapalan.

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  Sicario 2015

  ★★★★ Watched 12 Sep 2015

  Suspenseful and thrilling - this is a film that uses surprising twists to elevate the plot. Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, and Emily Blunt deliver inspired performances here. The action is sublime - not overstated or exaggerated but unflinching in its brutality. Shots of landscape are exceptional and close-ups are framed impeccably as is expected from the hands (and eyes) of Roger Deakins. This is an unforgiving film, in the best sense, that pits vipers against vipers as the audience and heroine are left to figure out what just happened.