Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Mirror 1975

  Watched 11 Mar 2025

  What if a film is a conscious entity in itself, spawned from a single creator? And what if, just like sentient beings, it dreams? And what if we were able to watch its dreams, or rather, watch it generate a stream of consciousness and have it unfold right in front of us? That is precisely what it felt like watching this as it constantly shifted, evolved, and through it's form and structure create a literal reflection of a life which is filled with memories (some sweet, some not) for the individual who lived said life to be endlessly engulfed by.

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  Presence 2024

  Watched 10 Mar 2025

  “I have this theory that every time you make a new ghost story, you have to come up with a reason why the people can see ghosts. One of those ways is through trauma. The times in my life when I’ve experienced something traumatic, I am more open to the world and people around me than I am otherwise. If you’re suffering yourself, you notice the suffering of others more acutely.”

  Excerpt from: David Koepp being interviewed by Variety.

Popular reviews

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  The First Omen 2024

  ★★★★ Rewatched 07 Apr 2024

  Filled with grotesque, provocative imagery but never overtly indulges in it. Yet somehow gets you squirming and your heart pounding. Never did I ever fathom that a "simple" shot of a slimey, demonic hand sleazily grabbing hold of a person would so profoundly disgust me.

  Shot, edited and scored with such style and finesse one can't help but just fall in love with the filmmaking. Had a hard time falling asleep at night as all the images that appeared on screen just burned themselves into my mind.

  Also this was a debut film?!

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  Widows 2018

  ★★★★ Watched 22 Nov 2018

  If you plan on walking into the theatre anticipating a fast-paced heist movie, then you might be disappointed.  

  
  Widows is a slow - burning, thoughtful and  empowering story of 4 widows who are burdened by the Himalayan task of paying off their husbands’ debts, while also going through a rough time coping with the deaths of their husbands.  

  
  The film is backed up with a solid screenplay, and it’s the top notch execution of the screenplay which makes…