Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Close-Up 1990

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Mar 2025

  Pretty fascinating watch, albeit a bit more talky than I was expecting. The difference the subtitles makes is much more noticeable. Totally bizarre concept really but made me think seriously about the themes it was trying to highlight. Sometimes it takes a case like this to provide some genuine insight

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  Kneecap 2024

  ★★★½ Rewatched 15 Mar 2025

  Enjoyed this a lot more the second time given my political opinion on it was already formed I could take it as entertainment this time. Also the less than generous display of modern republican groups stood out a bit more for me this time, making me more sympathetic in general. It was too long and a bit boring in the second half though

Popular reviews

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  Barbie 2023

  ★★½ Watched 29 Jul 2023

  Unfortunately this review is coming two days after I saw it, giving me too much time to think about it. Had I written it immediatley after the movie, I may have given it 4 stars because the movie itself was actually quite funny. However, given time to actually think about what the movie was trying to say, the emotional reaction is only comparable to that from Don't Look Up.

  A brand trying to be self-aware and "admit" that it is…

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  The Quiet Girl 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 18 May 2022

  Really really lovely watch that captured the idyllic nostalgia of a summer in the Irish countryside. Drew us in to the horrible upbringing of the girl and the contrast with the loving environment she was in for the summer. Extremely precise attention to detail made the whole situation very believable.

  I don't think they had enough for a full feature length film as there were a lot of repetitive shots, overuse of some techniques, and a few scenes at the…