Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  First things first: the title sequences were magnificent and I gasped. Of course this movie is monumental, and while I can sympathise with the critics, for me it provided an original cinematic experience that I very much enjoyed. The photography was everything of course, and I think is what carried the film from beginning to end. The pacing was a bit off-kilter, the cuts between scenes often abrupt, but the performances were captivating - and yes I did enjoy looking…

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  Hunting & Gathering 2007

  ★★★ Watched 26 Feb 2025

  what an unexpectedly comforting little film

Popular reviews

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  Bottoms 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 29 Oct 2023 2

  This was all Barbie never could be

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  Poor Things 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 14 Jan 2024

  fuck yes

  edit: after the initial excitement stemming from the masterful execution of this film, I must say that it was, essence-wise, quite shallow and not of this age. It teased at political ideologies and feminist thought, but never quite, truly, delivered. It did stir up discussion on these topics amongst us, outside the cinema, but I can definitely say that we are in need of much more beyond what was delivered.