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A film a day keeps the troubles at bay. No I don’t mean Michael.

Favorite films

  • Three Colours: Red
  • Nanook of the North
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Hot Fuzz

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  • Le Samouraï

    ★★★★

  • Throne of Blood

    ★★★★½

  • Talk to Me

    ★★★½

  • Tangerine

    ★★★★

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  • Talk to Me

    Talk to Me

    ★★★½

    What a terrible friend

  • Tangerine

    Tangerine

    ★★★★

    Watched on my phone

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  • The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

    The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire

    ★★★★

    1 trillion dollars every year are being siphoned out of developing countries, into tax havens controlled by Britain. Countries like my beloved Zambia having its copper stripped from its land and not reaping any of the profits. The same for Gabon with its oil. The money from these tax havens inevitably finds its way into the UK under the nose(or rather, with the guidance) of the bank of England and the government. Insightful documentary, which explains how the system functions and will continue to function in a succinct fashion.

  • Jean-Pierre's Mouth

    Jean-Pierre's Mouth

    ½

    For me, you can PORTRAY anything in film, but that doesn't mean you can DO anything. I think I'd rate this sickening film highly if it weren't for the direct child abuse. Had to arrow skip through that scene. Regardless of how the kid or their parents "consented" to this; a child is actually being groped. A child actor should never be asked to do this. This portrayal could easily be implied with closeups on older body doubles or something, but they've opted for a continuous "hey look, we're doing it for real" shot. It just hypocritically defeats the whole moral point of the film.