Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 30 Nov 2024

  A beautifully shot American epic about what America *really* means against the promise of what it *should* mean.

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  Queer 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Sep 2024

  In some ways Lynchian at times, I really enjoyed it. I felt like Frank at the end of The Always Sunny Episode as the credits rolled on this with the “I get it” meme. 

  I have so much to discuss but for me, this was great. Daniel Craig a true standout too. There’s a point in this film where he communicates so much through just his face. Superb.

Recent reviews

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  Adolescence 2025

  ★★★★½ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  Phenomenal. Episode 3 is a 5/5 masterpiece.

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  Marty 1955

  ★★★½ Watched 14 Mar 2025

  This is super sweet :)

Popular reviews

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  Tatami 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 03 Sep 2023 1

  This was truly excellent. One of the best things I’ve watched released this year. It keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout. A poignant social commentary focused on the current situation in Iran - nevertheless, the commentary ultimately extends worldwide about how powerful men try to control women’s bodies (abortion in US rings to mind). I’ve never felt so angry in a theatre - wanting to punch the Iranian diplomat in the face. It’s horrifying what women in…

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  The Holdovers 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 11 Oct 2023 2

  This is my new favourite Christmas movie* but it is so much more than that.

  It reminded me of The Royal Tenenbaums or Little Miss Sunshine. That’s in the respect that they are both comedies, like this, with significant thematic depth but an overall feeling of melancholy. They're also two of my favourite films and I am pleased to say I loved this too. And both of the above and this similarly, focus on similar themes of family (or found family),…