Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Alto Knights 2025

  ★★★ Watched 22 Mar 2025

  I mean, it brings absolutely nothing new to the genre, but it's passable in its own right and buoyed further by the double De Niro of it all.

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  Unrelated 2007

  ★★★½ Watched 20 Mar 2025

  My apologies to Unrelated for zoning out and not paying closer attention throughout. There were some moments here by the end that felt special and I feel like I've done Ms Hogg's work a major disservice.

Popular reviews

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  Seconds Out 2019

  ★★½ Rewatched 25 Feb 2024

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  King Richard 2021

  ★ Watched 19 Mar 2022

  This felt like a blatantly overly sanitised and airbrushed portrayal of the childhood experienced by athletes pushed to world-class status from a young age - or before they were even born, as this movie is not hesitant to remind us. There are some hardships portrayed, I guess, but mostly from external factors. The call never seems to be coming from inside the house.

  The only glimpses we see of pushy, competitive and unduly critical parenting comes in the form of…