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  Opus 2025

  ★★★ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  I’ve seen Opus compared to films like The Menu and Midsommar, but the film plays more like a thriller version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The film is intriguing, entertaining and disturbing. However where Opus falls flat is in its deeper ideas, the examination of being an artist and the power it holds are undeveloped and confusing. Unfortunately, most of these deeper ideas are also delivered by John Malkovich who not only is horribly miscast here but also is…

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  Companion 2025

  ★★★ Watched 07 Feb 2025

  Companion, while a fun ride always feels like it's holding back, in many aspects. First, the performances are the best part of the film. Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid carry this film with ease. Thatcher’s journey of self-actualization is phenomenally portrayed and Quaid shines as the self-proclaimed “nice guy”. The screenplay is very solid, though the biggest shock of the film is unfortunately spoiled in the trailer. However, there are still many more twists (though not as shocking) later in the…

Popular reviews

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  Babylon 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 26 Dec 2022

  Babylon is unlike any movie you have or will see this year. Clocking in at three hours, this epic about early Hollywood is an over-the-top thrill ride from start to finish. The film will not be for everyone, the over the top debauchery on full display will definitely turn people away. However, I found it immensely entertaining and hysterical. I was caught off guard by how comedic the film was, it definitely featured some of the funniest scenes from a…

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  Heretic 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 26 Jan 2025

  Heretic contains almost no jump scares, no ghosts or masked serial killers but manages to get my pulse racing more than most horror films in recent memory. The strong screenplay brilliantly constructs and then deconstructs the concept of religion, with monologues that held me on the edge of my seat. The film also does a great job of building dread as you slowly realize the trap our two missionaries have found themselves in. As the story progresses it explodes with various…