Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025

  ★★★★½ Watched 19 Feb 2025

  I laughed, I cried, I swooned. Takes about 20 minutes in for the title card to appear, and it's way more devastating than it should be. Which is kind of the feeling I get from the whole film. Going in after watching the trailer I wasn't exactly expecting much, in fact I thought I might just flat out hate this. But alas, here we are. The film offers us a more mature Bridget with more mature themes handled well more…

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  Paddington in Peru 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Feb 2025

  "This is where I'm from, but you're where I belong"

  No Paul King, no Sally Hawkins, and most importantly, no Simon Farnaby being attarcted to men in drag. Suffice to say I was worried going into this. And yes, this wasn't as good as first two, but it's a Paddington movie, so it's still better than most family friendly romps out there. We start off relatively strong, catching up with the ever lovely Brown family, with the young cub having…

Popular reviews

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  Licorice Pizza 2021

  Watched 06 Feb 2021 5

  Imagine if this film is super successful and the academy has to say "and the oscar goes to soggy bottom"...

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  The Holdovers 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 02 Dec 2023

  I love this film. I love it's characters. I love that it's set in the 70s and uses a 70s filmmaking aesthetic in a way that doesn't feel cheap or gimmicky - but comfortable. After peering through the reviews this is cliche, but yes, this does feel like a warm hug from someone fond you haven't seen in a while. The performances of the main trio are all perfect, subtle powerhouses effortlessly imbuing warmth, pain and empathy that's kept just…