Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Star Trek: Nemesis 2002

  ★★ Rewatched 21 Mar 2025

  Jim from Neighbours is a talking point in a movie, is not a great start.

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  Opus 2025

  ★★ Watched 20 Mar 2025

  A24 once again proving that not all that glitters is gold. A bit of a Meh production that sparkles, then doesn't and ends up being Ho Hum.

Popular reviews

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  Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982

  ★★★½ Rewatched 04 Jun 2020 1

  My initial viewing of this movie way back in the mists of the halcyon days of video shop rental was not filled with much enthusiasm... finding it rather overrated. Thirty Eight Years into the future and older me found so much enjoyment from it.
  With a whole American Graffiti, The Wanderers, Porky's vibe running through the whole proceedings. It turned into a well made and fun look into school life and had a plethora of interesting performances. Sean Penn turned…

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  Beyond the Black Rainbow 2010

  ½ Watched 10 Apr 2020

  Imagine having an epileptic seizure for two hours, whilst someone throws different coloured paint into your eyes while systematically bombarding you with ambient noise and Rorschach ink blot test cards. That gives you a rough idea of the first hour. The second hour makes everything that came before it almost linear.
  Pretentious nonsensical art installation put onto celluloid.