Favorite films

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  I Wake Up Screaming 1941

  ★★★ Watched 06 Mar 2025

  The mystery didn't exactly keep me on the edge of my seat, but it has some interesting camerawork to make up for it. It's also introduced me to Laird Cregor, who's easily the real star. His menacing presence just completely dominates the whole movie, and it's made me an instant fan. Very much looking forward to seeing the rest of his work, RIP.

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  Megazone 23 1985

  ★★★ Watched 24 Feb 2025

  It's hard to get more "80's OVA" than this. Non-stop action, rough but beautiful animation, borderline-nonsense plot, and some kickin' tunes. You won't really know what's going on, but you will have fun. Can't wait for Megazone 24.

Popular reviews

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  Akira 1988

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 24 Feb 2025

  Watched for like the 20th time and it still blows me away just like it's the first.
  Neo Tokyo is a beautiful nightmare world that sort of plays a main character in itself. It immediately captures my imagination, but also feels grounded and natural - to a degree that's actually very unsettling. Beneath all the action and intrigue, it's a disarmingly human story about the constant struggle for power - and then misuse of it - at all levels of…

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  Porco Rosso 1992

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 31 Jan 2025

  Probably the funniest mainline Ghibli film, while still bringing more emotion out of me than most of them. Hits a beautiful sweet spot between the older and newer art styles, and has tons of great voice talent behind it (I watched the French dub starring Jean Reno this time around - lots of fun!)
  Still holds up as my personal favourite after many years.

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