Iain Roush

Iain Roush

Favorite films

  • A Hidden Life
  • Children of Men
  • The Big Lebowski
  • Lucky Life

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  • Maria

    ★★★

  • Cool Runnings

    ★★★

  • The Brothers Solomon

    ★★

  • Rookie of the Year

    ★★

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  • Maria

    Maria

    ★★★

    Pretty, I suppose.

  • Incredibles 2

    Incredibles 2

    ★★★★½

    Such amazing action sequences.

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  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★

    Nolan's best IMO. I really like his work when he's focused on a character in an extraordinary circumstance instead of complex sci-fi. The spectacle is certainly on display but it is not the feature. Maybe it's ditching his brother (I at least didn't see him listed in the credits)? It was nice to hear Nolan work with a composer who can write a melody. It served the film well.
    Also, really glad to see an affirmation of free speech against…

  • The Lego Ninjago Movie

    The Lego Ninjago Movie

    ★★

    I looked at the title of this film and knew I was in the hands of competent filmmakers. If you remove the "i" and "a" from the title, which are, of course, the symbols of identity and particularity, respectively, you get "nnj-go". Nonsense, followed by a command to "Go." What better encapsulation of the central theme of the film? Lloyd, who is at the outset of the film who is both the Green Ninja AND the Son of Garmaddon, but…