Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Babylon 2022

  Watched 20 Jan 2023

  I do not remember the last time I was so disturbingly glued to a screen.

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  Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 2022

  Rewatched 05 Jan 2023

  I spent the last five minutes crying. Beautiful message, beautiful animation, what else could you want?

Popular reviews

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  Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 29 May 2019

  That initial Mothra sequence reminded me why I have such a problem with anything more than a slight wiggle but apart from that I don't have many qualms with King of the Monsters.

  I can't tell if this film is divisive or just critics aren't liking it but either way I seem to be in some kind of minority by really liking it. It was all I expected it to be, a bit more Skull Island than Godzilla but thoroughly…

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  1917 2019

  ★★★★½ Watched 11 Jan 2020

  Living proof that filmmaking will always have new directions to go down. There is one time (1) where the film visibly cuts, the rest are hidden and well disguised. Mendes and Deakins have created a form of unparalleled intimacy and used a most unique cinematic view. It always looks fantastic and the frame is always greatly constructed, the camera moves with purpose and puts you exactly where they want you to be. This keeps the entire 2 hours intense and…