Otis Morley

Otis Morley

Favorite films

  • Whiplash
  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Pulp Fiction

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  • Adolescence

    ★★★★½

  • Mamma Mia!

    ★★★

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    ★★★

  • Safe

    ★★★★

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  • Mulholland Drive

    Mulholland Drive

    ★★★★★

    Mulholland Drive is a film akin to the haziness of desperately clinging to remember a fleeting, unformulated thought. 

    It has a spellbinding effect, one which rewards multiple viewings and never fails to entrance me on such a visceral level. A hypnotic edit which leaves you disoriented in ways you didn’t even realise were possible. Narrative non-sequiturs that are precisely weaved into the film’s enigmatic tapestry. It’s an elaborate jigsaw that always seems to have one piece that doesn’t quite fit,…

  • Eraserhead

    Eraserhead

    ★★★★

    Sorely missing those exquisite drum fills provided by the other David L

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  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

    ★★★★★

    Whiplash is a special film, one that I was instantly enamoured by when viewing it for the first time a few years ago. Chazelle has created a work of art so tightly constructed and enthralling, that not a single scene is superfluous in any regard. Everything is of importance.

    The film fully engrosses you within Andrew's psyche - you live and breathe his vehement yet seemingly unachievable ambitions. His unbreakable endeavour to achieve success is a notion that resonates strongly…

  • An Inspector Calls

    An Inspector Calls

    Had to watch the first half hour of this for English Lit. The acting was absolutely terrible, especially Mr Birling (who genuinely thinks he’s Jason Statham) and the Inspector.

    They spent too much money on the camera, lighting and costume design, rather than getting decent actors in the first place.

    (The original play is great btw, check it out)