Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Substance 2024

  ★★½ Watched 14 Mar 2025

  morbidly fascinating but not one i’ll ever watch again. completely understand the mixed reviews - i kinda despise it and kinda think it’s brilliant at the same time. it felt at times like the body horror was trying to make up what it lacked in other departments. i think the theme has the potential to be fascinating but the way it’s been explored is super detached. the ending was doing way too much too 💔

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  A Complete Unknown 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 07 Feb 2025

  main things i’m taking from this film is that we should all be smoking far more cigarettes and wearing sunglasses in situations that really don’t require sunglasses

Popular reviews

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  Before Sunrise 1995

  ★★★★½ Watched 07 Aug 2023

  beautiful. so so beautiful (and somewhat devastating).there's nothing to drive the plot, no destination or action or peril, but i wasn't bored for a second. it could easily have felt forced or sappy but it was believable, clever, and moving and the script, the characters and even the slightly surreal atmosphere felt totally realistic. i have absolutely nothing to criticise about this film - it's probably one of the sweetest and least flashy depictions of love i've seen, and was…

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  The Shining 1980

  ★★★★★ Watched 02 May 2023 1

  easily 5 stars. this is the type of film that worms its way under your skin and stays there. it doesn't need flashy effects or gore or tacky jumpscares to be absolutely chilling - it gets in your head. it is believable and subtly macabre, made possible of course by the incredible actors. the build of tension and slow descent into insanity and chaos is gorgeously orchestrated.

  the colour palette of the entire film is absolutely beautiful, and there wasn't…