Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  The Illusionist 2010

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 18 Mar 2025

  Beautiful and sad. Gorgeous animation and music.

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  Adolescence 2025

  ★★★★★ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix is absolutely superb. A tour de force on every level. 4 episodes, each filmed in one single unbroken take, never allowing us to shy away from the discomfort of it all.

  It’s a horrifying story of toxic masculinity and male violence against women told through the lens of a 13 year old boy accused of murdering a classmate. The subtlety of this series in showing the nefarious culture that causes young men to be influenced by vile…

Popular reviews

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  Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 02 Dec 2023

  Tennant, Tate and RTD haven’t changed a jot and I mean that in its very best way. This was an episode that gave me the exact feeling of being a kid in 2008 and watching the show. But it also exists in its own right as Doctor Who of today.

  It felt updated, with new references and subtley different characters but with the heart and humour of the shows golden era. 

  It reminded me most of my favourite Doctor Who…

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  Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 25 Dec 2023

  Bright and busy, sometimes cheesy…it’s a Doctor Who Christmas special! Ncuti is so good and Millie Gibson is great! Can’t wait for more!