Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Birdeater 2023

  ★★ Watched 15 Feb 2025

  If you’re gonna make an homage to Wake In Fright, you better not miss. This had a lot of cool visual ideas but otherwise it was just kind of all over the place and didn’t know what it wanted to say.

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  Snack Shack 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 10 Jan 2025

  It’s actually a tragedy that no one knows this movie exists. Thank god for Cinema Joe!

Popular reviews

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  Host 2020

  ★★★★★ Watched 13 Aug 2020 2

  A fun and timely premise, genuine spooks (jump scares and some truly haunting images), and a masterclass in tension building. Host exceeded all expectations I had for a quarantine film. All aboard the Rob Savage train.

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  X 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 28 Mar 2022 1

  A razor-thin premise on paper unfolds into a multi-layered, dreadful (immediately and existentially) and genuinely subversive ride. Full of great performances, especially from Mia Goth and Kid Cudi. Don’t know if I should dock or add half a star for the most horrifying butt I’ve ever seen.

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