Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words 2020

  ½ Watched 26 Jun 2022

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  The Ambassador 1984

  ★★★★★ Watched 24 Apr 2021

  An ambassador’s wife has an affair with a PLO member which sets off a chain of events involving blackmail and terrorist threats.

  I’m putting a few things aside here to speak about the film itself: There’s a large political element about Israel vs Palestine and then the matter of Rock Hudson and this being his last film. Clearly they matter, but I’m not addressing them.

  The film itself is a great political thriller. It does get sappy at the end,…

Popular reviews

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  If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium 1969

  ★★★★ Rewatched 10 Feb 2021

  Eclectic little film capturing the last vestiges of the 60s, and a perfect parody of every dreaded American tourist. Lovely coach tour guide, Ian McShane woos Suzanne Pleshette throughout a whirlwind trip of mainland Europe. It does use quite a bit of exaggerated humour to stick it all together, but admittedly, it’s a lot of fun. One of those films I always watch when I need a good pick-me-up!

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  Doctor Blood's Coffin 1961

  ★★★ Watched 27 Jan 2021

  Does every Cornish town have a doctor's house that has the exact same layout? It looks all Doc Martin. But that's beside the point, just like this the cute seaside town that gets infiltrated by one of its own in his quest for medical glory. Dr. Peter Blood returns after a stay in Vienna to his father's criticism of his choice to take a bit of time off and consider the life of a rural town doctor. Again, like Doc…

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