Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Cinema Paradiso 1988

  ★★★★★ Watched 20 Sep 2019

  All I’ll say is: I’m not sure I’ve seen a film demonstrate true love in so many forms as beautifully as this one. I have no other words.

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  Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 2019

  ★½ Watched 03 Sep 2019

  I couldn’t help but think Tarantino was channeling Woody Allen with some of the throwaway, seemingly-unimportant but well-defined characters in the film. While these characters are brought to life in a decent manner thanks to the top-tier cast, they rarely have anything interesting to say and what they say isn’t half as charming or engaging as you’d hope from a Tarantino screenplay. 

  A whole lot of nothing being said with about 20% of the tension of Tarantino’s past films and all your left with is two a bit hours of checking your watch, wondering when the explosive, blood-riddled violence is due to kick off.

Popular reviews

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  Avengers: Infinity War 2018

  ★★★★★ Watched 25 Apr 2018

  Honestly, this is a four-and-a-half-star film, but it gets five stars because, much like what Joss Whedon accomplished in 2012, what the Russo Brothers achieved here with the third Avengers film should not have been possible.

  Think about every possible criticism you have of any film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Boring villains, action without any stakes, over-used humour that ruins scenes of poignancy, senseless motivations. With a click of their fingers, the directors dispel any and all of those…

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  Vice 2018

  ★★★★½ Watched 27 Dec 2018

  Director Adam McKay continues to fight the good fight: bringing untold true stories to life  in an entertaining and uniquely informative way. After seeing Vice today, he’s easily one of my top 5 favourite directors working today, simply because he tackles subjects that many filmmakers wouldn’t dream of going near. Keep it up, Adam. 
  PS. Christian Bale and Steve Carell are fucking awesome.