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Favorite films

  • Inception
  • Heat
  • Taxi Driver
  • Blade Runner

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  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    ★★★

  • Blue Velvet

    ★★★★

  • Oppenheimer

    ★★★★★

  • Phantom Thread

    ★★★★★

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  • Blue Velvet

    Blue Velvet

    ★★★★

    “Heineken? Fuck Heineken. Pabst - BLUE RIBBON!”

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★★

    Saw this on the 4th biggest IMAX screen in the world. I’ve watched this film around 10-15 times, and on many other occasions I’ve rewatched scenes innumerable times. Safe to say that this was my favourite experience watching it. My ear drums are still ringing from the clashing of atoms and the Trinity test.

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  • The Royal Tenenbaums

    The Royal Tenenbaums

    ★★★★

    First time getting around to this early Wes Anderson classic, which I can say is one of my favourite films of his! 

    It was a real treat to get a glimpse into the early style of Anderson’s world that is resourcefully crafted in this film. Much like Mean Streets for Scorsese or Following for Nolan, we experience Anderson’s immersive world in its relatively primitive stages but his style and intention is still clear. Focus on symmetry, quirky behaviour, Andersonesque dialogue,…

  • The Zone of Interest

    The Zone of Interest

    ★★★★★

    Don’t know how to feel after that….

    I have to say, hats off to Jonathon Glazer. Among the most difficult of all subjects and stories to realise on film and yet he constructs it flawlessly. A brilliantly crafted film. Especially with the use of vibrant colour against the stark palette of the camp itself. 

    However, what makes this film so powerful is the sound design. Distant, faint, almost fading but when you realise its source it becomes seismic in its…