James Sharp

James Sharp

Favorite films

  • Blade Runner 2049
  • Alien
  • Kung Fu Panda 2
  • Pan's Labyrinth

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  • Deadpool & Wolverine

    ★★★★

  • Kung Fu Panda 4

    ★★★

  • Immaculate

    ★★★½

  • Nimona

    ★★★★

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  • Kung Fu Panda 4

    Kung Fu Panda 4

    ★★★

    A shell of what it once was. Master Oogway died for this. RIP.

  • Immaculate

    Immaculate

    ★★★½

    At the moment, I am still torn on what rating this film deserves. Is it horror filled with just jumped scares to keep you awake, or one with a more compleing message to find below the surface?. In short both. I think.

    The first half is mostly what you expect to see in a a lot horror, a few jump scares and a religious setting of some kind. The second however becomes far more interesting as its narrative evolves. It's…

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  • Babylon

    Babylon

    ★★★★

    Babylon is A LOT. No one can deny that it is but it manages to capture the issues with early Hollywood cinema. There are moments often played for comedy that are seemingly needlessly grotesque but they are few and far between; while some of these early moments in the film are clearly purposeful to create an emphasis on how far things have progressed in terms of character and narrative later on. Admittedly not a perfect the film, with some characters…

  • The Gray Man

    The Gray Man

    ★★½

    The Gray Man is a film which loves its title cards during its country hoping narrative, accompanied by a average script, little emotional payoff but continuously entering fight scenes through out the film. All actors give a performance which is okay and enough to not break emersion.

    The film compacts a lot into the opening act with little for a spectator to cling too. Constantly switching location and moving the main narrative along quickly make it feel as if little…