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  The Thing 1982

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 28 Oct 2022

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  Stoker 2013

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 24 Jun 2022

  'Stoker' is an amazing and unofficial homage to Shirley Jackson's 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' with Mary Catherine Blackwood being an obvious template for India Stoker.

  There's more. The isolation of two women living in a big old house. The New England setting. The interloping male relative that appears out of nowhere with mysterious motives. The vintage set design. Despite the contemporary setting, the wardrobe, interior design of the house and mannerisms of the Stokers harken back to…

Recent reviews

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  The Wasp 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 15 Mar 2025

  Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer in a psychological thriller?
  No question this would be Saturday night viewing!

  I was pleasantly surprised at how much there was to unpack (perhaps because it's based on a play?). I liked how The Wasp tried to subvert some genre expectations and played with the unreliable narrator trope. The film begins with Heather (Naomie Harris) sitting alone in a park overlooking the city suffering some sort of emotional pain. Is she grieving? Did she find…

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  Paddington in Peru 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 08 Mar 2025

  Loved Paddington 2 but do regret not seeing it in the theatre when it came out. Despite some notable changes with Paddington in Peru (no more Paul King and Sally Hawkins), I wanted to remedy my previous oversight.

  It was also the last weekend of my kid's week of spring break so the release of Paddington in Peru was great timing for a family outing to the cinema.

  To be expected, P in P did not achieve the heights of…

Popular reviews

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  Godzilla Minus One 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 08 Jun 2024

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 01 Jun 2024

  Why is this not packing the cinemas like Dune?!