Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Oppenheimer 2023

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 07 Aug 2023

  Even better second go. Really got to relax into it and follow what was going. All of Nolan’s films deserve at least a second viewing for this reason.

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  Arrival 2016

  ★★★½ Watched 08 Aug 2023

  Unique take on Alien contact- really enjoy the language focus, completely tearing up the cliche of aliens walking on two legs and being able comunícate on any sort of recognisable level. Nice take on time travel too. Very cerebral. Weird how they ‘revealed’ that person being that thing at the end. Thought they’d spelt it out way before.

Popular reviews

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  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 04 May 2023

  Just when I thought I was done with the MCU, this comes along. James, you had me at ‘Creep’. I smiled through pretty much all 2.5 hours which, don’t get me wrong, is too long, but Gunn gets away with it by so skilfully treading that line between fun and sincere.
  This is Rocket’s story, with flashbacks cleverly shown as our favourite sassy Racoon’s life flashes before his eyes. The plot is a little all over the place but the…

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  The Big Short 2015

  ★★★★ Watched 09 May 2022

  Well, I hated bankers before, but now I really do fucking hate bankers.