Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Babylon 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 21 Jul 2024

  bisexual Margot Robbie my beloved

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  Alita: Battle Angel 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Apr 2024

  Terribly cliched script and uncanny cgi human faces pasted on robot bodies. Yet still somehow a blast.
  Here's hoping she unlocks her true potential as a massive lesbian in the sequel :P

Popular reviews

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  Ran 1985

  ★★★ Watched 29 Apr 2020

  Day 36 of lockdown: Okay this actually took me a few days to finish for various reasons. I've studied King Lear so I enjoyed being able to pick out and compare moments. That being said I found it difficult to generally connect to any of the characters and I feel one factor is the lack of close-up shots. We view everything from a distance which enhances the general theme of the distance between Hidetora and his sons, but my interest certainly waned a few times. Yet, there were some fantastic scenes and shots here that definitely bumped up my rating!

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  The Aeronauts 2019

  ★★★★★ Watched 10 Nov 2019

  The beginning: an empty day and some cinema vouchers. A confusing trailer gave little away and middling reviews left few expectations.
  The end: a contender for favourite film of the year, little regard for those who criticise the flashbacks (did you really want all that exposition as dialogue???? Really????) and returning for another watch (to make sure I hadn't been brainwashed by the beautiful cinematography).
  In conclusion - damn you Amazon for making me care about one of your films.