Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Anora 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 04 Nov 2024

  Was not expecting this to open with a remix of Take That’s Greatest Day, and for it return later in the film. Gary Barlow may just be featured in a best picture academy award winning film.

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  Leave the World Behind 2023

  ½ Watched 21 Oct 2024

  Genuinely one of the worst studio-produced films I’ve ever seen. Paced so unbelievably slow as characters mumble stilted dialogue and sit around with the occasional big set piece peppered throughout (to hook you in with the trailers!) Criminal runtime of 140 minutes. I should have backed out after the tone deaf opening.

Popular reviews

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  Expedition Happiness 2017

  ½ Watched 10 Feb 2018

  Some travel vloggers managed to get their vlogs on Netflix? Even then, you can find higher quality travel-oriented content on YouTube, where this belongs. Two obxnoxiously self-obsessed 'travellers by trade' attempt to road trip from Alaska to Argentina; in a self proclaimed search for happiness. Their 'expedition happiness' almost kills their dog, and they're so full of themselves that they push him to his near end. How was this funded? Why not just stick to YouTube; the content doesn't fit the narrative or stylistic conventions of the documentary format.

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  Saving Private Ryan 1998

  ★★★★★ Watched 08 Nov 2016

  Film #8 of Scavenger Hunt #20.
  Task 28/30: A film that you would be willing to spend £50 to see it on the big screen for the first time.

  Woah. So what is there that can be said about Saving Private Ryan that hasn't already been said? This is extremely high quality film making and I love absolutely every aspect of it. The spectacle and horrors of war. To me this may be one of the most perfectly crafted films ever made, it just works and it's so gripping.