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  The Beast 2023

  ★★★ Watched 09 Feb 2025

  Bold run time for a film based on a theme from a novella. So drawn out in fact that the meaning of the film and “the beast” is subdued. 
  Potential squandered.

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  So Long, My Son 2019

  ★★★★½ Watched 29 Dec 2024

  Long but very good. Delves into the realities of Chinese experience for many: Struggle against government desires and hardships facing the realities of an emerging economy. 
  Often leaves more to the imagination through poignant shots and facial expressions than dialogue.

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  The Black Phone 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Jun 2022

  Michael Jackson’s seminal role here as ‘the grabber’ and frankly the performance feels if anything too realistic

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  Robots 2005

  ★★★ Rewatched 06 May 2024

  Jennifer Coolidge inspired as Aunt Fanny

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