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  The Wicker Man 1973

  ★★★★½ Watched 21 Jan 2025

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  Cure 1997

  ★★★★½ Watched 16 Jan 2025

  Confusingly, it’s probably the best detective film I’ve seen, bar Chinatown.

  Confusing because it’s built on the premise of hypnotism, with the hint of the occult—bound together by an untrustworthy narrative that drags its heels at every opportunity. Anything short of perfection would probably mean it was messy, or just overtly pretentious. It avoids this—and then some.

  On the surface, it’s about a detective investigating a string of brutal murders committed by ordinary people who don’t seem to know why…

Popular reviews

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  The Crow 2024

  ★½ Watched 17 Sep 2024 3

  *Warning: spoilers*

  I’m flagging this as containing spoilers, as these are the only discernible themes.

  Very boring - interspersed with lines of gut wrenching *poo-serving* lines. Think carbon monoxide poisoning with cigarettes burns at random intervals.

  Every time Skarsgård speaks, he somehow gets more naked and more bloody, sometimes without reason.

  Every time FKA Twigs delivers a line ripped from a fan fiction smut piece (in the chimney sweep voice), her hairline recedes.

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  Ran 1985

  ★★★★½ Watched 22 Aug 2024 1

  I've been told my reviews are too long, so I'm working to a word limit (I hate you Finnan Duddy). It feels like a bit of a disservice to my first Kurosawa, and one of the best films visually I've ever seen.

  Kurosawa’s 'Ran' is epic, bloody, and visually stunning. An aging warlord makes the genius decision to divide his kingdom among his three sons, which, surprise, goes horribly wrong. The old man’s plans crumble faster than his castles, as…