Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Barry Lyndon 1975

  ★★★★½ Watched 22 Mar 2025

  Obsessed with the concept of duelling - who knew angry men could show such planning and organisation?!

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  Point Break 1991

  ★★★½ Watched 21 Mar 2025

  I love queer cinema.

Popular reviews

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  Blink 2024

  ★½ Watched 31 Aug 2024

  TFF 24: Honestly, this felt like watching this family’s life via Instagram. It was basically just watching them on holiday? I think the subject matter is really interesting and emotional, but the filmmakers didn’t delve into it at all. It was almost as if they took the route of spectators rather than filmmakers: watch what happens, show some cool travel shots - but no questioning or diving into the heart of the matter.
   For an 84 minute film I found myself checking my watch repeatedly. Also, justice for Colin.

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  Mission: Impossible II 2000

  ★½ Rewatched 20 Mar 2025

  The sexism in this is so jarring, not only is Thandiwe Newton used as a literal sex object for Cruise and Scott, but there’s also multiple weird sexist insults directed by multiple characters. Women are like monkeys?? She’s a woman, she’s got all the training she needs to go to bed and lie?? 

  It feels like this entry is really hell bent on imitating James Bond, and the way Woo’s decided to attempt this is just by hating women (bad…