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  The Wages of Fear 1953

  ★★★★½ Watched 01 Mar 2025

  An expertly crafted screenplay, which in its last 30 minutes had me absolutely floored. It’s gritty and harrowing and has some of the best performances I’ve seen in a bit. I’ve never been the biggest fan of these blood and oil movies that touch on exploitation and masculinity (probably because I’m not the target audience there) but believe it or not, I chose this tonight! Just waiting for my fiancé to pick a Greta Gerwig movie…
  Actually, there’s quite a few lady bird-esque scenes in this movie. Also, the fact that his name is Jo is definitely referencing LITTLE WOMEN (2019)!

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  Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025

  ★★★★★ Watched 27 Feb 2025

  I’m not sure what I expected from the fourth Bridget Jones film, but it was definitely not this. Sure, I can absolutely see the flaws in its pacing and composition, but man was I so utterly moved by its earnest and genuine portrayal of grief and the learning of how to live life after death.

  I haven’t seen such an accurate and poignant depiction of grief since About Time. It’s something that’s actually really difficult to capture especially in its…

Popular reviews

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  We Live in Time 2024

  ★★ Watched 24 Oct 2024

  I am so so so sad to report that I really did not like this one. I wanted to SO bad!

  Brooklyn is a newfound favourite of mine so I was absolutely thrilled when I heard the director was coming out with a new film about illness and family and the fears of running out of time—right up my alley. But as the film went on I found myself increasingly disappointed by a story that was getting increasingly shallow as…

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  A Complete Unknown 2024

  ★★½ Watched 26 Dec 2024

  For this years’ Boxing Day family musical movie tradition we watched A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the newest musical biopic for iconic folk singer Bob Dylan of whom I had no prior knowledge about beyond his legendary lyricism and stream-of-consciousness style.

  I think that this movie might be for a different audience who is maybe more familiar with Bob Dylan’s work and career because I couldn’t help but find myself lost in this experience. The evolving relationship dynamics and the tension between…