Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  My Best Friend's Birthday 1987

  ★★★ Watched 08 Dec 2022

  Clearly the basis for True Romance

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  Every Which Way but Loose 1978

  ★★★ Rewatched 18 Jan 2016

  My problem with this film is there's not really a story. I'm never sure whether it's about the bare knuckle fighting, the drawn out love story or the comedic biker gang.

  Once you accept the lack of cohesion and length of time each of these story strands is spread out by, this is a moderately good film.

Popular reviews

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  Graceland 2012

  ★★★★ Watched 12 May 2013

  This was very enjoyable, thought provoking and quite disturbing at times. Although the themes covered are important, and may well be relevant to Philippine society, they're mostly dealt with a direct manner with the exception of some scenes in particular which may go a little too far.

  Films like this will find it difficult to be seen. Distributors will shy away from it and no doubt many censors will question portions. Personally, I found the film itself in tone to be entertaining. I was disturbed at one scene but it's integral to the movie and helps with the twists coming later.