Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Companion 2025

  ★★★ Watched 19 Feb 2025

  Suffers from a bad case of "Oh, is that it?"
  (Still fun tho!) (Sophie Thatcher innocent)

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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…

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…