Sam Lawrence

Sam Lawrence

cinema is a temple of spiritual revelation

Favorite films

  • Dunkirk
  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
  • Phantom Thread
  • Days of Heaven

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  • Black Bag

    ★★★★★

  • Mickey 17

  • The Naked Island

    ★★★★★

  • Parasite

    ★★★★½

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  • Thelma & Louise

    Thelma & Louise

    ★★★★★

    a true masterpiece.

  • Lost in Translation

    Lost in Translation

    ★★★★★

    lightning in a bottle

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  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    ★★★★

    Tarantino has made two masterpieces: Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds. Unfortunately, this is not one. 

    This film is a beautiful self indulgent mess. About 1 hour of it is sheer balls to the wall fucking brilliance and the rest of it is just very good. 

    The first act of the film and the final 30 minutes are just great. The finale is just YES BABY YES!

    But it loses its way in the middle, when Tarantino explodes his great big…

  • Crawl

    Crawl

    ★★★½

    I was sat under an air vent and the cinema had the air con on full blast, helping to create an incredibly immersive 4D experience of being in a hurricane.