Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Lighthouse 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 17 Feb 2025

  The Gaslighthouse

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  Dracula 1958

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Sep 2024

  "Good luck catching those vampires!"

  "It's just the one vampire actually"

Popular reviews

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  Gattaca 1997

  ★★★★★ Added

  Science fiction works best when it is closely linked to science fact. In the '60s and '70s the space race was a huge source of inspiration; in the '80s there was robotics. In the '90s, a new influence arrived - genetic modification. One of the most stylish films to tackle this particular topic is Gattaca. In a dystopian near-future, your life success is defined at birth, and those with money can afford the best genetic blueprint for their offspring. This has led to the formation of the…

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  Leave No Trace 2018

  ★★★½ Watched 04 Apr 2019

  Filmed among the gorgeous greenery of Eagle Fern Park in Oregon, Leave No Trace is the beautifully soft and quiet story of a father silently struggling with his demons, and his daughter who loyally follows him. Peaceful, thoughtful and non-threatening, this performance led film takes a non-invasive look at the wide-reaching impact of trauma, and the journey that someone will take to escape it.

  Granik's film is a slow burn if there ever was one, bordering dangerously close to monotony,…