Ben Mistry

Ben Mistry

New (and very much in the works) website: reelandread.co.uk

Feel free to visit.

Favorite films

  • Interstellar
  • Inception
  • The Banshees of Inisherin
  • The Social Network

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  • The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

    ★★★★½

  • Sing Sing

    ★★★★½

  • The Notebook

    ★★★★½

  • The Trial of the Chicago 7

    ★★★★

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  • Gladiator II

    Gladiator II

    ★★★★

    24 years on, Ridley Scott reintroduces audiences to his masterfully crafted Roman Empire; 16 years on from his original epic in which nothing has changed. The dream of Rome that Marcus Aurelius had before his death, a city run by the people, has vanished – spoken too loudly – and corruption and brutality runs rife through the Empire under twin Emperors, Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger). Opening on the attack and taking of Lucius’ (Paul Mescal) home by…

  • Gladiator

    Gladiator

    ★★★★★

    Prepping for tomorrow

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  • Dune

    Dune

    ★★★★★

    It just gets better everytime I watch it

  • Spaceman

    Spaceman

    ★★★

    Amidst his journey across the solar system, astronaut Jakub (Adam Sandler) encounters an extraterrestrial being (voiced by Paul Dano), who aids Jakob through the turmoils of his life and particularly his marriage. Through the themes of loneliness, monogamy, and greed Renck pulls together a somber picture of a life wasted. In a semi ‘A Christmas Carol’ sequence of events, Jakub is taken through moments of his relationship with his wife and father to make him realise his mistakes. Despite some…