Favorite films

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  Cape Fear 1991

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  When Scorsese wrote "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster", it was like he had discovered the 'cool film' rosetta stone. Scorsese established a style with Goodfellas that was so slick and distinct that you'd have expected him to just stick with it from then on. And he did end up returning to it a few times (The Departed, The Wolf of Wall Street, etc.), but not immediately: his next release just a…

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  Babygirl 2024

  ★★★★ Added

  Watched it in a packed theatre. When the film classification rating popped up at the start with the description 'strong sex', everyone muttered excitedly to each other. Fun movie.

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  The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2014

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  Ironic that they'd adapt a three-film cash-grab from a short novel about the dangers of greed.

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  Challengers 2024

  ★★★★★ Added

  The relationship between the three leads is refreshingly complex. A weaker script would draw a parallel between the two men competing in sport and competing in love and leave it at that. "I'm gonna win the game and get the girl, douchebag!" 

  Instead, Art and Patrick's relationship is a mix of childhood friendship, love, rivalry in love, professional rivalry, and professional partnership. It feels real and tender even when it should be most fraught. Tashi, rather than just being a…

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