Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Thieves Like Us 1974

  ★★★★ Rewatched 23 Mar 2025

  Re-watched immediately after reading the book. Very close adaptation. Simplified in a few places. Altman’s main additions are the layering of media, radio, over the narrative, and commercialism in the pervasive coca-cola presence.  Casting is great, and everyone brings the characters from the book to the screen perfectly. Ending is slightly different from the book, but still heartbreaking. Not the pinnacle of Altman’s 70s output, but still excellent.

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  Night Killer 1990

  ★★ Watched 20 Mar 2025

  Some more Claudio Fragasso & Rosella Drudi madness. Not quite a giallo, not quite a slasher, but entertaining nonetheless. If you have lived through Troll 2 you know what to expect.

Popular reviews

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  See No Evil 1971

  ★★★★ Watched 22 Sep 2024

  Mia Farrow just wanted to take a bath.

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  The Fifth Element 1997

  ★★★★ Rewatched 27 Nov 2021

  Few things are burned into my memory as deeply as Leeloo saying "Multi-pass".