Robert Simpson

Robert Simpson

Favorite films

  • Man with a Movie Camera
  • Rope
  • The Plague of the Zombies
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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  • The Monkey

    ★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★½

  • Nickel Boys

    ★★★★★

  • Emilia Pérez

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  • The Monkey

    The Monkey

    ★★★

    Surprisingly fun comedy horror that at times feels very Final Destination.

    Sure not all the dots join, but the vibe keeps it going.

    Evidently absent fathers have to take a lot of flak in this one.

  • Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    ★★★★★

    Superb feature - utterly cinematic, almost pure art.

    A powerful film exploring trauma and memory.

    While a first person perspective is nothing new for UK viewers of Peep Show, the format is a bold and refreshing way to immerse viewers into happenings here.

    Best Oscar-nominated film I've seen this year.

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  • Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

    Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love

    ★★★½

    Rik Mayall's depiction of the cut-throat world of television with a hint of Jimmy Saville. It's dark, brutal... With added Peter Capaldi !

  • Young and Innocent

    Young and Innocent

    ★★★★

    Based on a novel by Josephine Tey, Young and Innocent has lots of Hitchcock flourishes. It's tempting to see it as a foreshadowing of Frenzy with its strangulation murder. There's some inspired photography - and a wonderful sequence on the beach early on. And a brilliant crane shot that takes us right into the face of the murderer . Hitch at his best was ingenious. This is certainly that.