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  Shampoo 1975

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Feb 2025

  Edward Scissorhands if he fucked.

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  Within Our Gates 1920

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Feb 2025

  I watched this on Mubi with no audio, so played a Spotify playlist of neo- noir jazz alongside and some of it fitted really well for key moments.
  Some horrific imagery, and well paced. Could have been understood with a lot less intertitles though.

Popular reviews

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  Pink Flamingos 1972

  ½ Watched 21 Jan 2025

  Not for me.

  I understood the point of the assignment was to disgust, but the plot was thin, the acting lacklustre and the camerawork shoddy.
  It reminded me of segments on RuPaul's Drag Race where the queens are to fill three minutes with a short sketch.
  After ninety minutes, the humour and fun has long since worn out. It needed more substance.
  I honestly think John Waters would be proud of this film still managing to get half star reviews in 2025. So, here it is.

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  War and Peace 1967

  ★★★½ Watched 18 Aug 2024

  Not my genre of film really, but as epics go, it couldn't be faulted.

  The battle scene in part three was all consuming and overwhelming. It pulls you in and wherever you look, the chaos is grand and full of spectacle. The same can be said of the ransacking of Moscow scenes in part four. These were the sections that were most impressive.

  The first two parts were much more nuanced and felt like the characters could really breathe, which…