Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Gladiator II 2024

  ★★½ Watched 20 Feb 2025

  cardboard palm trees but they got real sharks?

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  The Killer 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 10 Dec 2024

  horribly inaccurate, the mcdonald's cashier would have snitched

Popular reviews

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  Toc Toc 2017

  ★½ Watched 09 Dec 2018 5

  haha mental illness is a laughing matter

  edit 02/25: somehow this is my most popular review, so I feel I should address the several comments telling me to shut up/questioning my experience of mental illness lmao. I do agree that comedy can be therapeutic, and mental health should not be a topic that is off limits; there are some great films that tackle mental health whilst being funny. I likely just didn't think toc toc did so tactfully, though truthfully…

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  The Outrun 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 21 Sep 2024 1

  Watched at the Orkney premiere, with an introduction from Saoirse Ronan, author Amy Liptrot, and producer Dominic Norris.

  This was always bound to be an interesting viewing experience for me. Training as a psychologist in Orkney, I've heard countless stories that bear resemblance to Rona's, the film's protagonist and conduit for Liptrot’s lived experiences with alcohol addiction. Many people move — or in Rona's case, return — to Orkney to escape from something in their lives. That thing inevitably tends…