Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Long Farewell 1971

  Watched 21 Mar 2025

  Wonderful camerawork, always interesting shot composition, inventive editing, and astonishing use of sound and silence and much more. This is a major work by a major artist.

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  Election 2 2006

  Rewatched 08 Mar 2025

  Rewatch for Johnnie To coming to Doha for Qumra in April

Popular reviews

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  Elephant 1989

  Watched 16 Sep 2024 2

  I think I’ve just watched one of the greatest films I’ve ever seen -it’s certainly nothing like anything I’ve ever seen. Cold, clinical, detached, and emotionless in presentation, utterly horrifying in effect. 
  Alan Clarke was a genius.

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  Street Angel 1928

  Watched 29 Nov 2024

  Everything about this: the camerawork, staging, lighting, editing, pacing, etc., is great