Jake Bubb

Jake Bubb

Favorite films

  • Prisoners
  • The Gentlemen
  • The Green Knight
  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

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  • John Mulaney: New in Town

    ★★★★

  • Tropic Thunder

    ★★½

  • The Mighty Boosh Live

    ★★★★★

  • Fire of Love

    ★★★½

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  • Tropic Thunder

    Tropic Thunder

    ★★½

    Fantastic and dreadful.

    The absurdity of Zoolander on crack. Seems like the perfect film to have on during a chaotic 14 year old boy’s birthday party.

  • Fire of Love

    Fire of Love

    ★★★½

    I was lucky enough to see this lovely documentary at its UK premiere, as part of the London Sundance festival, which was followed by a Q&A with director Sarah Dosa and one of the producers. I was intent on seeing it due to the startling cinematography and colour effect of the volcano footage, only enhanced by the old cameras they used to document them.

    Their take on the practice of documentary film was also interesting, since a narrative of a…

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  • The Batman

    The Batman

    ★★★

    Getting another Batman movie felt like getting socks again for Christmas. No amount of stunning cinematography (of which there was plenty) can cover up the fact that we’ve been served reheated Bat a few times too many, and Gordon Ramsays getting tetchy. Especially when it goes on for 3 hours; some plot editing wouldn’t have gone amiss. And while the whole emo-fringe dramatism did give the character a certain definition, often due to Pattinson’s unshakeable vampirism, I wasn’t entirely convinced…

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    ★★★½

    This film brings a familiar humanity to a world that has become distant to its audience. The barriers of time, class and society are lifted and present a most personable relatability. My first impressions of Marie Antoinette weren’t overly positive, due to its moments of stiltedness and a confusing soundtrack, but it slowly won me over through the first act, and I learned to love its down-to-earth awkardness, created with a combination of dialogue, camera technique and character mannerisms.

    In…

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