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Favorite films

  • Some Like It Hot
  • Mermaids
  • Paddington 2
  • CODA

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  • The Driller Killer

    ★½

  • West Side Story

    ★★★★★

  • Two Rode Together

    ★★★½

  • Thelma

    ★★★½

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  • The Driller Killer

    The Driller Killer

    ★½

    Abel Ferrara’s brutal horror was dubbed one of Britain’s video nasties in the early days of video rental shops and was banned for many years.
    To be honest I didn’t enjoy it, I found the story painfully dull and the acting amateurish. There was just nothing for me to latch onto and enjoy.

  • The Spare Tyres

    The Spare Tyres

    ★★★

    A couple move into their new home only to find someone has dumped a pair of old tyres in the garden.  
    Fairly straightforward comedy short with Terrence Alexander playing it straight as he tries to dispose of the offending tyres by fair means or foul.

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  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★

    Robert Eggers reimagining of Bootleg Dracula has some impressive visuals and strong performances but for the most part it left me cold. 
    Set in 19th Germany its a gothic love story between a centuries old vampire (Bill Skarsgard) and a young woman (Lily-Rose Depp).
    The dialogue for me was a little too stilted and theatrical and a couple of decent jump scares aside it never really felt remotely scary. 
    Skarsgard’s Count Orlock never felt dangerous or menacing, even when he…

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★½

    An exotic dancer and hooker is hired by the carefree son of a Russian oligarch and their professional relationship soon blossoms into a whirlwind romance but outside Forces threaten their relationship.
    I wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie and if I’m honest about a half hour in -when Ani and Vanya impulsively get married in vegas- I was beginning to think it might not be for me. At that point it seemed to be just about a horny,…