Ben West

Ben West

Favorite films

  • Hot Fuzz
  • 28 Days Later
  • Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
  • La Haine

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  • Starship Troopers

    ★★★★

  • Brüno

    ★★★

  • Snowpiercer

    ★★★

  • The World's End

    ★★★★

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  • Akira

    Akira

    ★★★★★

    Movies just don't get better than this

  • Gate of Hell

    Gate of Hell

    ★★★★

    When a samurai discovers the woman he has fallen for is already married, he resorts to increasingly drastic measures to seperate her from her husband with tragic consequences.

    Gate of Hell is a deceptively simple tale. At first glance, it appears to be a story of unrequited loved clashing with chivalry, honour and class. But Gate really tells a story of a woman's agency rendered null in the face of male chauvinism and violence; enabled by the incessant customs of…

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  • The Batman

    The Batman

    ★★★★

    The Batman’s refreshing new angle on beloved characters delivers the caped crusader's best on screen adaptation in over a decade.

    In the second year of his war on crime, The Batman (Robert Pattinson) pursues a cryptic serial killer known as The Riddler (Paul Dano). As he teams up with old friends and new allies, they find secrets that will unravel Gotham City – and Bruce Wayne’s identity.

    Firstly, I need to declare that I am not an impartial juror. I…

  • Fear Street: 1994

    Fear Street: 1994

    ½

    Asinine and obnoxious

    Five teenagers must protect one of their own from an onslaught of their town's most feared killers, after they disturb the burial ground of a vengeful witch.

    Mystery is such a key component of any competent horror movie, and its something that fear street doesn't even attempt to do. Halfway through the film, all of the exposition is just dumped on the audience. All the information is given to us in one scene. This means there is…

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