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  Sister Midnight 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 18 Mar 2025

  Karan Khandari's vivacious, gutsy debut manages to somehow be both a breath of fresh air and an anticlimactic experience. Radhika Apte is phenomenal, all the things that strengths of the film are channeled through and amplified by her performance. Plotwise the film stands quite thin, but the direction and cinematography are the standouts. The use of colour and symmetrical framing really help in setting the mood of the film and creating that sense of unease. When you infuse this bold…

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  Trading Places 1983

  ★★★ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  Trading Places is a Christmas comedy that is wildly inconsistent yet somewhat charming. A lot of the strengths lie in the charismatic cast, their chemistry and the moments of comedy that do succeed. On the other hand the film's presentation is exceedingly average from a technical standpoint. Much of the comedy also does not land and has aged poorly, with racist elements and distasteful jokes. The story itself isn't quite as coherent or as impactful as it could be as…

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  Host 2020

  ★★★ Watched 07 Aug 2020 2

  Firstly can I just say fair play to everyone behind this for producing it during the quarantine restrictions and doing everything remotely. Much like Unfriended: Dark Web a few years ago, Host is a solid screen-capture horror even with it's flurry of jumpscares and found footage gimmicks. Whilst being far from the most original or unpredictable of features, the film weaves in the relatability of the video calls that many of us have done in lockdown to deliver a experience…

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  Mulan 2020

  ★ Watched 05 Oct 2020

  The original 1998 animation is one of my favourite films of all time, showcasing Disney at their absolute best. A beautifully empowering story told with such captivating precision and heartfelt emotion. In addition to this the film also contained spectacular action sequences, plenty of clever comedy and fantastic songs. Easily my pick for the studio's best.

  It's fair to say Disney have not had a good track record with the quality of these remakes. So this being on the cards…