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Recent reviews

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  Isle of Dogs 2018

  Watched 30 Mar 2018

  Somewhat predictably I fell head over heels for Isle Of Dogs. Didn’t catch any of the cynicism that some have alluded to, and instead found it an affectionate tribute to Asian cinema, the pooch and kinship.

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  Ship of Fools 1965

  Watched 04 Mar 2018

  I’m a sucker for films set on boats, and the cast is impressive (Oskar Werner!), but it’s a bit of a slog and heavy-handed even by Kramer’s standards.

Popular reviews

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  Barcelona 1994

  Watched 03 May 2016 3

  The highlight of Whit Stillman's 90's Trilogy. So utterly enjoyable.

  "My jazz rule is: If you can't dance to it, you don't want to know about it."

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  Inherent Vice 2014

  Watched 30 Jan 2015 1

  Defies pithy evaluation. It's of an other age, Paul Thomas Anderson's 3 WOMEN. Brilliant and deranged.

  More here. hopelies.com/2015/02/06/i-had-the-most-wonderful-dream-paul-thomas-andersons-inherent-vice/