Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Clock 2010

  ★★★★★ Added

  Seen at the Tate Modern 2018/19. Fantastically put together, continuously engaging. The soundtrack works brilliantly to blend everything together.

  Sections watched:
  • 00:00 - 01:35
  • 10:00 - 18:35
  • 23:05 - 00:00

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  The Most Dangerous Game 1932

  ★★★½ Watched 09 Sep 2018

  Enjoyable adventure! The chase scenes were nice and tense with a villain who shows he's more than a match for the heroes, and who enjoys switching up the action for his own amusement.

  I particularly enjoyed it as a companion piece to King Kong, I'm sure the jungle sets were reuses and Fay Wray did her trademark "screaming while being picked up and carried of screen".

  I also liked how hammy the opening boat crash is where every single sailor…

Popular reviews

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  The Crow 1994

  ★★★★ Watched 09 Sep 2015

  I enjoyed The Crow more than I expected. It had lots of odd, even cheesy elements but they add up to a surprisingly slick and undeniably cool whole.

  I loved that like all action films, the hero is literally invincible until facing the final villain; except here it is part of the plot. It really heightened to the 'avenging force of nature' feeling that you see so often in other films.

  I loved the model work, and while it might…

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  Hanna 2011

  ★★★ Watched 10 Feb 2018

  There's some good potential here with the strong main cast, interesting setup and fairy tale theme. Unfortunately it's almost all squandered with flat boring direction, sub-par supporting cast, and a predictable plot.