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  Singin' in the Rain 1952

  ★★★½ Watched 28 Mar 2024

  Alex DeLarge sang it better.

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  Adolescence 2025

  ★★★½ Watched 24 Mar 2025

  Very conflicted about this. I have always had a soft spot for kitchen sink cinema, and British film reflecting real-world working-class life. For too long British film has struggled to really explore the country’s realities. So I’m glad a show like this is getting mainstream appeal and is tackling important contemporary issues. The first episode had me hooked, very well-paced and kept the intrigue. I usually hate when the one-shot is used since it’s always a bit gimmicky and I…

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  I Saw the TV Glow 2024

  ½ Watched 28 Sep 2024

  The worst reaction a film could get is dead silence. That is exactly what happened when I saw this in the cinema.

  This is proper shite. The visuals are somewhat redeeming but that is it. Awful acting, terribly written characters. Lacks any atmosphere to be a traditional horror, and lacks any real character connection to qualify as some kind of alternate ‘trans-horror.’

  The credits rolled and everyone in the cinema looked at each other with a look of ‘was that…

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  Elephant 1989

  ★★½ Watched 23 Jan 2025

  I like what Elephant represents, but the delivery is just not my style. I get it’s not a film you are supposed to enjoy, or even find entertaining, but I have resonated so much better with other bleak films in the past that have more to sink your teeth into. Maybe if I was a bit more invested in the history of the Troubles, the film would get to me a bit more but it just doesn’t. I almost got Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer vibes from this, but I definitely found that to be a more engaging watch than Elephant.

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