Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Hot Fuzz 2007

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 23 Mar 2025

  yarp.

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  y'know, I've actually never seen a buddy cop film besides this. the genre has never interested me, and seeing this as my first years back really ruined any others for me. the cultural homogeneity subtext really goes a long way too.

  it's obvious, but Edgar Wright knows how to make and stylise a film. all of his (that I've seen) are just so much fun and oddly comforting. something I don't see talked as much is that his scripts are some of the tightest out there. everything is purposeful and no stone goes unturned.

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  Train to Busan 2016

  ★★★½ Watched 23 Mar 2025

  I really liked this! there's a lot of heart to this that's seldom seen in zombie films, so much so that my interest dips when the action picks up. The action felt like filler at times, which isn't a bad thing, it's just that this is a character-driven story first and foremost.

  the first and second thirds are the most engaging by far. I'd even consider the first third to be a masterclass in building tension. I wished that the tempo was carried into the third however.

  still, really good!

Popular reviews

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  Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child 1963

  ★★★ Watched 22 Jun 2024

  it's antiquated in a fun way. lore consistency hasn't been established yet so there's a lot of throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks.

  it's strange to see the Hartnell Doctor's behaviour, but it's a welcome change of pace from what I know.

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  The Shawshank Redemption 1994

  ★★★★★ Watched 20 Mar 2024

  this film is like lightning in a bottle with how good it is. I'm very glad I got to experience it in theatres for my first viewing.

  the characters are probably my favourite part about it. Andy and Red are wonderful co-leads. I LOVE how they slowly peeled the curtain back from the Warden, showing how messed up he is. Having Hadley be that awful straight from the start gave the illusion that the Warden was "better" than Hadley, only…