Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Whiplash 2014

  ★★★★½ Added

  Kind of like 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips.'

  If Mr. Chips was played by... you know...

  Jaws.

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  Godzilla 2014

  ★★½ Added

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Popular reviews

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  We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011

  ★ Added 4

  Overwrought, angsty and supremely pretentious. Yes, annoying movie - the red is symbolic of blood. We fucking get it. Basically your stock standard 'evil child for no reason' movie with a very lofty opinion of itself. I seriously rolled my eyes so many times during this one that they caught fire in their sockets and now I have two glass eyes, so thankyou very fucking much, annoying movie!

  Hated everything about this except Tilda Swinton. One star for her.

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  Martha Marcy May Marlene 2011

  ★★★★½ Watched 14 Oct 2012 2

  Hey, I don't know why I liked this so much. It's slow and builds to a climax that never arrives - but for some reason I can't stop thinking about this film. A girl leaves a cult and hides out at her sister's house - that's about it for the plot, but this film is far more interested in character and specifically identity.

  Olsen is really excellent here - as is the always terrific John Fawkes as the charismatic cult…