Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Aftersun 2022

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 29 Oct 2024

  Way more out of this on the second watch with what I already thought was a brilliant film.

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  Don't Look Now 1973

  ★★★★½ Watched 22 Oct 2024

  Getting myself a red waterproof for Halloween.

Popular reviews

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  Arrival 2016

  ★★★★½ Watched 13 Aug 2021

  Arrival (2016) - Denis Villeneuve

  "Arrival" is about as unsettling as a PG-13 alien movie dares to be. Whilst by no means the first film to push the message the "humans were the bad guys all along narrative", I have never felt so sympathetic to a forty foot tall squid creature before. Exciting visuals from Villeneuve and Bradford Young were mind-bending without being forceful or pretentious. At no point did I feel like I was being slapped around the face…

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  Do the Right Thing 1989

  ★★★★★ Watched 11 Aug 2021

  Do The Right Thing (1989) - Spike Lee

  Spike Lee examines an explosive collision of racial tensions on a sweltering day in Brooklyn. Truly excellent, this film engages intricately with numerous people and stories, each emerging from their corners of the block. Much of the film, including the climax, is contained within the microcosm of a pizzeria run by Sal Fragione (Danny Aiello) and his two sons, Pino (Richard Edson) and Vito (John Turturro). The three harbour varying attitudes towards…

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