Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004

  Rewatched 21 Mar 2025

  Lucky me to catch this on the (very) big screen at QGOMA in 35mm, a very fun very colourful experience in a really beautiful cinema I didn't know existed. Super funny movie, feels so much like a live action Simpsons film in many ways. A great emotional core and of course many fantastic performances, particularly struck by Gambon and Dafoe's supporting roles. Both very funny but also with true dramatic centres, there is a passing moment towards the end of…

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  Companion 2025

  Watched 20 Mar 2025

  Shame I'll never see Jack Quaid in a David Lynch production

Popular reviews

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  Trap 2024

  Watched 02 Aug 2024

  Shyamalan utilises the strongest weapon in his filmmaking arsenal to his absolute best once again, being a girl dad. Clearly so much of the DNA in the script and story is about how much it rocks to have a daughter, and his compassion for his own daughter (Lady Raven of course) bleeds through the screen. Some great meta jokes from this too (Including “my father left me when I was little”, didn’t want to be the only laugh at that…

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  Presence 2024

  Watched 12 Mar 2025

  Convincing throughout of the strength of its concept. So powerfully immersive of an exercise that when it counts, it counts. A sickening, cosmic tragedy that fills me with love for life and for death. Quietly a masterpiece.

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