Favorite films

Pinned reviews

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  The Tale 2018

  Added

  'The story you are about to see is true... as far as I know.'

  
  This film is a true rarity. Brave, risky, heartbreaking, gripping, tragic. It blends documentary, fiction, reality, memory, and human emotion so expertly that the final result is a masterpiece of cinematic memoir. The way it allows itself to play with its own reality, to effect and change its own truth is bold and outstanding. It is a film like no other.

  Dern is, as always, perfect.

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  Mistress America 2015

  Rewatched 07 Sep 2018

  I DON'T GIVE A SHIT, BECAUSE I AM NOT A FRIEND OF TENNESSEE WILLIAMS.

Recent reviews

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  Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025

  Watched 28 Feb 2025

  Leo Woodall is pretty.

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  Jurassic Park 1993

  Watched 14 Feb 2025

  This really is just one of the greatest movies ever made.

Popular reviews

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  Boy Meets Boy 2021

  Watched 17 Mar 2021 1

  Over the past 20 years or so, people seem to think that the magic of Linklater’s Before trilogy comes from its simple premise: two people just talking over a few hours. It’s this misunderstanding, that these kinds of movies are easy, that leads to the many, many, many ‘homages’ that are never able to capture the magic of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy - who were deeply involved creatively. There have been some decent additions to the ‘slow and talky’ genre (Columbus by Kogonada, for example) but for the most part, they almost always fall a little flat.

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  The Rose 1979

  Rewatched 02 Apr 2019

  Stylistically, this has so much in common with Bradley Cooper's A Star is Born however, instead of ignoring the female character it makes her centre of attention and shows you how badly men treat women in the music industry and just in general.

  Also, Midler's performance here is maybe one of my all time favourites.