Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Green Knight 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Sep 2021

  The world needs more proggy Willows, keep em coming.

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  Explorers 1985

  ★★★½ Rewatched 15 Feb 2021

  The look on Ethan Hawke's face as the last act unfolds, pure distilled what the fuckery.

Popular reviews

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  The Whalebone Box 2019

  ★★★ Watched 09 Apr 2020

  Full of engaging ideas about the ‘long dialogue’ humankind is in with our ancestors, both behind us and ahead. Rambling down some bizarre and nonsensical paths at times, the film takes the piss out of itself enough to acknowledge the absurdity of these digressions. Whilst it feels in some ways like it might be better suited to art gallery viewing, I thought the film as a whole built up some gnarly transcendent energy.

  I can now use this energy to echo the screams of a murdered mermaid.

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  The Wizard of Oz 1939

  ★★★★ Rewatched 03 Feb 2020

  The B&W first act is flawless - Judy singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow, the tornado, Toto. Toto! After that, it flip-flops between a grotesque, plastic nightmare and moments of beauty and wonder. But let's come back to Toto. Because by the grace of all that is sweet and holy, the subtlety and nuance of Toto's performance is simply breathtaking. Give the dog a bone. It's sad to think that shortly after the film's release Toto died of a barbiturate overdose at a munchkin house party. But that's Hollywood dogs for you.