Oliver Pover

Oliver Pover

Favorite films

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Punch-Drunk Love
  • Trainspotting
  • Shaun of the Dead

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  • Don't Think Twice

    ★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★½

  • Better Man

    ★★★

  • Aftersun

    ★★★★★

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  • Evil Dead Rise

    Evil Dead Rise

    ★★★★

    Amongst all the extreme decapitation and relentless gore, a cheese grater to the leg still manages to be the most shocking moment of the film

  • High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

    ★★★½

    Book is better, scratch away at the British charm of the novel and you just have the king of male manipulators. Still fun tho, and a great soundtrack, obviously.

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  • Next Goal Wins

    Next Goal Wins

    ★★★★★

    I can’t believe any of this is actually real. The most incredible display of determination against all odds.

  • The Squid and the Whale

    The Squid and the Whale

    ★★★★

    It’s always great when a film has a simple storyline on the surface but as you analyse the film more it turns into so much more. Under the surface is a very dense character study mainly on Jesse Eisenberg and Jeff Daniels characters. Themes dealt with and tackled uniquely include loneliness and a somewhat unhealthy parent- child relationship. Great dialogue is really at the centre of this film and the Noah’s direction complements the script a great deal, not everyone’s…

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