Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  La Chimera 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Mar 2025

  A steady but enchanting tale of a washed-up Architect and his tomb raiding escapades alongside a gaggle of rogues and rapscallions.

  This is a film that gives little away yet reels you in with it's meticulous attention to detail that immerses you in the 80s rural Tuscan setting. The subtle mysticism coupled with the ramshackle aesthetic shrouds the film in a romantic enigma.

  While I really liked the sentiment of the ending, I feel it could have been set up…

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  Promise of August 1995

  ★★★½ Rewatched 18 Mar 2025

  This is a fun little Japanese stoner comedy where you can really start to see the sparks of the screwball surrealism that has gone on to define Ishii's style.

  The plot becomes increasingly hare brained, but it doesn’t try to be anything but that. Once you accept that you can truly revel in the silliness.

  Also the the honey glazed imagery of the Japenese wilderness in the summer heat has me feelin all kinds of giddy. Would love to schmoke a lil zug out there.

Popular reviews

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  We Are the Best! 2013

  ★★★★★ Watched 10 Jan 2025

  If you’re wanting proof that punks are the realest subculture, then look no further than this nostalgic piece of pudding whipped up from the Swedish renegade, Lukas Moodysson. These three chicks are ROCKSTARS man.

  This film inevitably makes you delve back into facets of your childhood you hadn’t reflected upon in yonks.. if ever. Isn’t it funny how we might have envied our pals household dynamics without realising it wasn’t all peaches and cream behind the curtains. Not for anyone.…

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  This Filthy Earth 2001

  ★★★★ Watched 27 Jul 2023

  Might have to postpone that country getaway I had planned