Adam Bastin

Adam Bastin

a man who gets excited about cameras 

Oh, and host of The Final Draft podcast

Favorite films

  • The Thing
  • Stalker
  • The Big Lebowski
  • The Place Beyond the Pines

Recent activity

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  • Big Trouble in Little China

  • Small Things Like These

    ★★★★

  • Cold War

    ★★★★½

  • The Substance

    ★★★½

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  • Big Trouble in Little China

    Big Trouble in Little China

    I think their names are Jack and Wang.

  • Small Things Like These

    Small Things Like These

    ★★★★

    As haunting as it is beautiful. Everyone did a superb job in this - was a real treat.

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  • Enys Men

    Enys Men

    ★★★½

    Mark is an unapologetic, fascinating and natural filmmaker. Adore the organic look, feel and sound of this piece, which his films have become almost synonymous for - I left wanting things from the film that it never looked to give in the first place. By his own admission, this piece isn’t for everyone and that’s very fair, but I believe its visual language will stay with viewers for a long time - as it certainly will do for me. 


    Always a…

  • Babylon

    Babylon

    ★★★½

    Straight away, despite this being one of my favourite pieces for both Margot and Brad, the remaining cast have not been given enough credit for how much they carried the more interesting narrative of this film. Everyone was amazing, and I had many ‘laugh out loud’ moments seeing this with a strong crowd and group of friends. This film, above all else, was really fun (I just wish that’s all it was). 

    Damian’s romanticism of Hollywood isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.…

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