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Tom

Favorite films

  • Arrival
  • Léon: The Professional
  • 12 Angry Men
  • The Intouchables

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  • The Brutalist

    ★★★★½

  • Better Man

    ★★★½

  • Bicycle Thieves

    ★★★★½

  • Kick-Ass

    ★★★★

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  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★★½

    Equal parts brutal and beautiful (I guess that’s the point). 

    The first half was magnetic, the incredible score and the use of those under-bus/car shots do a great job of infusing the film with this euphoric, exciting, American dream-style story. I think the intermission really helps to break the film up but I can see why people don’t like the second half. It is very much a meeting of the dream with the harsh realities of life. 

    Every single performance…

  • Better Man

    Better Man

    ★★★½

    Pretty damn good. Robbie Williams, Robbie Williams songs, and Robbie Williams monkey - enough said. 

    The monkey thing was actually a revelation, makes it a biopic that is actually doing something new/interesting. 

    Felt it dragged on slightly, but overall good pacing and not sure what they could have cut really.

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  • Kick-Ass

    Kick-Ass

    ★★★★

    Great fun. Nicholas Cage really steals the film.

  • Babyteeth

    Babyteeth

    ★★★★

    A retrospective rating: 

    Full of heart and packs an emotional punch. Some excellent musical moments.

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