Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Cinema Before 1300 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 04 Mar 2025

  Such passion is so endearing.

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  Naked 1993

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 27 Feb 2025

  Rewatched with a commentary track by Mike Leigh, David Thewlis and Katrin Cartlidge on the Criterion Channel. Could watch and listen for hours.

Popular reviews

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  Heartworn Highways 1976

  ★★★½ Watched 26 Dec 2017 3

  If the scene of Townes playing Waitin Around to Die whilst Uncle Seymour tears up in the background doesn't rip your heart to shreds, then I'm not sure what will.

  Honest to god, in my opinion, that scene might be one of the most important moments of music caught on film.

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  Yi Yi 2000

  ★★★★★ Watched 14 Dec 2017 2

  I'm sure we all know the feeling of discovering something or someone and only wishing you'd discovered them far earlier. This is how I feel about Edward Yang after watching my first film of his, which happens to be his final film.

  Everything, from the pure poetry of the use of reflections in glass - showing us what is behind and in front, to the subtle and incredibly real feeling characters. Edward Yang has captured life at almost every angle.…