Ben Hecking

Ben Hecking

Film loving cinematographer based in London. Often bearded.

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  • Runaway Jury

    ★★★★

  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

    ★★★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★

  • It Happened One Night

    ★★★★½

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  • The Awful Truth

    The Awful Truth

    ★★★★

    First watch for KK.

  • Lone Wolf McQuade

    Lone Wolf McQuade

    ★★★

    The relationship between McQuade and his ex-wife and daughter (who acts like she’s 12 but appears to be only 2 years younger than Chuck Norris) is one of the more interesting things about this. Some good fights though.

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  • On the Beach at Night Alone

    On the Beach at Night Alone

    ★★½

    I really don’t think I get these films. There are moments where I love them but at other times I’m just so intensely bored by it all that I almost lose the will to live. I don’t think there’s a single filmmaker out there that’s caused me to feel this duality and he gets SO MUCH LOVE on Letterboxd that I just feel like I’m missing something. Are they really THAT profound? Can someone explain what I’m missing?

  • La Chinoise

    La Chinoise

    ★★★★

    I found the first half of this film almost impenetrable. Godard's philosophising about Marxist-Leninist ideology and revolutionary tactics is incredibly dense and you really have to pay attention to keep up with what's going on. If you're anything like me then I'm sure a lot of it will sail over your head.

    But then I realised that is EXACTLY the point that he's trying to make. Essentially the film depicts a summer in the life of 5 student friends who…

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