Favorite films

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  A Special Day 1977

  ★★★★ Watched 18 Jan 2024

  Primarily a Sophia Loren & Marcello Mastroianni vehicle.

  Set in Rome in 1938, with the whole city out to watch Hitler meet with Mussolini.

  I struggled a little at first to see Sophia Loren as a beaten, downtrodden mother & unappreciated wife. However, the chemistry & dialogue between the two leads and a constant feeling, that your not sure where the story is really going, keeps you guessing & invested.

  Ultimately, everything is happening. The movie manages to portray Italian fascist fanaticism, within a…

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  Oppenheimer 2023

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 23 Feb 2024

  I'm not sure this needs a review.

  A real powerhouse of a movie. The look, structure & execution of the story, keeps you invested for the full 3hrs.

  I want to see a more intense Robert Downey Jnr in these kind of roles with real weight, in the future.
  Cillian Murphy, also perfectly cast & Emily Blunt almost steals the show in just one scene.

  Christopher Nolan has always delivered movies that are immersive & fantastic to look at. Yet, for me this…

Popular reviews

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  Past Lives 2023

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 09 Mar 2024

  Well crafted, immersive & worthy of the hype.

  Strong characters form the backdrop to a fantastically worked narrative,
  which stays real & avoids over sentiment. As a result the ending & outcome play out exactly as it should, based on the intelligence of the characters portrayed.

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  Letter from an Unknown Woman 1948

  ★★★½ Watched 27 Jan 2024

  Louis Jordan & Joan Fontaine.
  This is a lovely & tragic movie.

  Joan Fontaine's performance is subtle & strangely mesmerizing.

  A story of complete unrequited love & obsession which is held back
  & hypnotising to watch. Think.. In the mood for love.