Ned Gordon

Ned Gordon

and don’t call me Shirley

Favorite films

  • City of God
  • The Lives of Others
  • Psycho
  • The Prestige

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  • Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

  • Saltburn

    ★★★★

  • Blade Runner

    ★★★½

  • Watchmen

    ★★★

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  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★★

    Honestly after reading the book I thought there was no way this could be done well as a film. Proved so wrong. Such a stunning film. Cut out bits of the book that were dated and added fresh ideas with subtlety, while also being stunning in every way.

  • Saltburn

    Saltburn

    ★★★★

    Damn…that’s some good soil

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  • Seven Years in Tibet

    Seven Years in Tibet

    ★★½

    Brad Pitt is very bad at an Austrian accent, to the point that I literally couldn't concentrate on anything

  • Minority Report

    Minority Report

    ★★★★

    I watched this film without realising it was directed by Spielberg, and thought that it was by a relatively unknown director. I found myself gradually more and more impressed as the film went on at how masterfully the difficult futuristic dystopia was portrayed both visually and using a perfectly weighted amount of exposition.
    The reason the whole concept works is because it is so tightly written, but also because Spielberg so willingly embraces the future, with jet packs, mind prisons,…

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