Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Predator 1987

  ★★½ Watched 24 Mar 2025

  Some respect and definitely a star added just for the quotes and memes from this film. Arnie is the king of one-liner 80s muscle action, so there are props for that too, otherwise a very dull, jungle shoot-em-up.
  Very vague and low-drama around the political and emotional stakes of the characters, which are basically cartoonishly 2D (probably more enjoyable if I was a young boy that liked to play soldier stereotypes).
  Overstays its welcome, but it has iconic moments and elements of well-done imaginative shock (strung and skinned corpses, scenes of violence, the Predator's sfx outfit, etc.).

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  House 1977

  ★ Watched 17 Feb 2025

  I wanted to enjoy this film, the eccentric editing and retro, happy Japanese-school girl vibes were really fun and quirky at the beginning, the cute cat antagonist, haunted-house premise, etc. were all really enjoyable.
  I wanted to enjoy the anime-esque tropes, simplified characters and whacky cinematography, but it just made me disconnect from the story. I wasn't invested in the characters as they continued to act gleefuly ignorant to any threat of obvious danger, also the choppy editing made it…

Popular reviews

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  Poor Things 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 06 Jan 2024 1

  Favourite film of 2023. I wouldn't say this is a comedy any more than life is a comedy, funny things happen as we go, there is every emotion over time and situation. This is a beautifully crafted character-driven adventure, fictional biopic, dark coming of age tale, all in a psychedelic gothic setting. A bit like if Bram Stoker's "Dracula" was done by Wes Anderson. Ultimately Yorgos Lanthimos's version of Frankenstein is a stunning, memorable hit, my favourite of his films so far.

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  Wicked 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 31 Jan 2025

  This movie was pretty good, the production design in the sets, sfx, costume etc. were all very intentional, stylish and well done... I want to steal and wear many of the outfits.
  I'm not usually a fan of musicals, but this had some decent songs in it that will be caught in my head for a bit. Disappointing that this is pt.1 and I know this is being stretched to twice the length of the original musical. The cast are…