Faiaz Alam

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Favorite films

  • 3 Idiots
  • 12 Angry Men
  • The Green Mile
  • The Exorcist

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  • The Midnight Meat Train

    ★★★½

  • Buried

    ★★★★

  • The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

    ★★★

  • Queer

    ★★★★

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  • The Midnight Meat Train

    The Midnight Meat Train

    ★★★½

    Great performance from Vinnie Jones with an excellent atmosphere throughout the entire but Bradley Cooper felt extremely stale in this movie, much the same type of character he played in Limitless.

    The story itself is very interesting and a unique one but ultimately the suspense and tension gives way to a series of revalations that feel far too sudden and forced upon us, leaving you feeling a little turned around instead of there being a natural build up to the…

  • Buried

    Buried

    ★★★★

    An extremey tight thriller that doesn't overstay its welcome and keeps the pace fresh entirely within a coffin. A true exercise in making the audience feel claustrophobic this is certainly Ryan Reynolds's best movie.

    Here, he plays an Iraq based American truck driver who's kidnapped and buried in a coffin for ransom. There's no goofy wise-cracking or larger than life action pieces, this is tense, emotional drama which is typically not something I'd associate Ryan Reynolds with and he makes…

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  • Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

    Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour

    ★★★

    OK so, the colourisation left a lot to be desired. I think cutting down the story was a good idea, it got rid of dull elements from The Daleks that were totally unnecessary (do you remember The Ordeal, part 6 of the story, where the entire episode is dedicated to them crossing a ravine in a cave. Very aptly named because the entire episode was a fucking ordeal). However, it was definitely cut down a little too much, the pacing…

  • Shoah

    Shoah

    ★★★★★

    "Shed thy clothes, cover thy head with ashes, run in the streets and dance in thy madness"

    A testament to historical capture. The power of a few simple questions, put to film, holds this passage of time forever. Unbelievable, outstanding