Jordan.ilan

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Favorite films

  • La La Land
  • Toy Story 3
  • WALL·E
  • Almost Famous

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  • Here

    ★★½

  • Picture This

    ★★★★

  • You're Cordially Invited

    ★★★½

  • Back in Action

    ★★★★

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  • The Fabelmans

    The Fabelmans

    ★★★★★

    ‘You do what your heart says you have to’

    And my heart says to watch this film again and again! Third time round and it remains just as perfect. Love the subtle little Easter eggs and new things I notice everytime I watch this!

    From the first frame I get completely lost in this movie. The first scene perfectly captures the magic of your first cinema trip. I still remember the moment I fell in love with films and the…

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  • Here

    Here

    ★★½

    I loved the concept; I think it’s pretty ambitious and a cool approach to have a static camera focusing on one room through time and exploring the people and moments that have inhabited that space over the years. So it’s a shame something went very wrong in the execution. I despised the neverending white box transitions, I don’t think the nonlinear structure worked great here (and made a lot of the stories feel like afterthoughts that I’d be like oh…

  • You're Cordially Invited

    You're Cordially Invited

    ★★★½

    This was pretty silly (with some admittedly low moments) but overall I had a fun time with this & it’s a strong ensemble.

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  • The Book of Clarence

    The Book of Clarence

    ★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  • Elemental

    Elemental

    ★★★★★

    Cannes film festival - film 22 (closing film - world premiere)

    And I finish with the best of the festival! Pixar has been such a huge part of my whole life and I can’t believe I’ve now been to a world premiere of one of their films, what a childhood dream!!! And what a return to form as Pixar goes rom-com, and they’re quite literally back on fire again after a couple of, albeit good, below standard efforts in 2022.…