Stephen Payton

Stephen Payton

Favorite films

  • Before Sunrise
  • Back to the Future
  • GoodFellas
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire

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  • Anora

    ★★★★½

  • Anna Karenina

    ★★★½

  • Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra

    ★★★★

  • Aftersun

    ★★★★★

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  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

    ★★★★★

    Sophie’s scattered memories reflect the tenderness with which we try to recollect the most emotionally charged moments in our own lives; albeit difficult, like trying restore a surface to its original state — now that the edges are bumped and bruised.

  • Paris, Texas

    Paris, Texas

    ★★★★½

    4K restoration at Cinema Nova in Carlton.

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  • Deadpool & Wolverine

    Deadpool & Wolverine

    ½

    Probably the most irreverent, senseless, excessive heap of shit of 2024.

  • Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

    Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

    ★★★½

    I can still remember dressing up as Obi-wan for book week in primary school the year after this movie dropped. A family dressing gown appropriately worn-in and sun-bleached with a $20 toy sabre from Target, some ultra slick gelled back hair and a pinned-on plait from Spotlight or an equivalent. Does anybody remember those insane KFC kids pack toys ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

    After a recent rewatch of all the Star Wars films in succession, I can honestly affirm that this is the…

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