Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★★ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  In recent years there's been a swathe of 'eat the rich' satires on film and TV, all with set-ups so similar that they might be being printed out of some huge MRI looking machine, one after another. These rich people being bad on an island films, though mostly well intentioned, suffer from how derivative they are of each other. The rise in popularity of these films and shows is the result of many factors but one obvious influence is the…

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  Deconstructing Harry 1997

  ★★★★ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  I watched a lot of Allen's 90s films when I was younger and whilst I liked some, by in large they felt like more minor works in his vast filmography. Over the years I've come to appreciate some of the loose and experimental tendencies of these films and Deconstructing Harry really feels like the culmination of that.

  Its a film about the artist's relationship with his art and with his life in his art, made by the filmmaker most famous…

Popular reviews

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  When Nirvana Came to Britain 2021

  ★★★½ Watched 07 Oct 2021

  Nirvana doc drinking game:

  "They made being weird okay"= sip
  "When I first saw Teen Spirit on MTV my life changed"= gulp
  "They killed hair metal/macho rock"=shot
  "Kurt was the voice of a generation"=down the whole bottle

  Beyond the obligatory cliches, some nice insights into Nirvana's gigs in Britain.

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  Saltburn 2023

  ★½ Watched 30 Nov 2023

  This is a heinous film.

  First things first though it looks incredible. Some of symbolism and compositions are gratingly obvious and the lush, ornate visual style doesn't align at all with the pulpy story being told, but taken on its own merits this film is undeniable aesthetically.

  Yet while the aesthetics might be beautiful, the attempts at satire are ugly. This is one of the most empty and vapid films I've ever seen. Its an eat the rich satire that's…