Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Turbo Kid 2015

  ★★½ Watched 06 Jun 2015

  Some great moments of gore, a great 80's synthy soundtrack but ultimately kind of bland with a lot of moments falling flat

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  Slow West 2015

  ★★★★½ Watched 04 Jun 2015 2

  A superbly crafted little gem of a movie, and a great way to kick off Sydney Film Festival 2015. Absolutely gorgeous cinematography combined with strong characters and a great script that straddles drama/comedy line perfectly swinging from gut-wrenching dramatic moments to Coen brothers-esque black comedy with ease.

  Strong performances from all involved nothing too attention grabbing, just exactly what is needed in the moment. I think that reflects this film as a whole, at a runtime of only 85 minutes or so, it doesn't waste a moment in getting across a lot of content that leaves a lasting impact.

Popular reviews

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  Interstellar 2014

  ★★★★½ Watched 12 Nov 2014 2

  No Spoilers.

  Interstellar is a superb piece of cinema and seeing it in IMAX was one of, if not THE, greatest cinematic experiences of my life. I truly think this film is something special, made in a time where cinema as artistic spectacle is second to the CGI saturated blockbuster, Interstellar proves there is no compromise to the spectacle and quality of shooting on actual film and it is quite sad, but also fitting, that a film about a dying…

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  Only God Forgives 2013

  ★★ Watched 28 Sep 2014 1

  So I didn’t absolutely hate this film, but it does have major flaws. Overall I think Nicholas Winding Refn is an extremely talented director and his direction in this film is near Kubrickian meticulousness. (For the record I am also a big fan of Drive and Bronson, much more so than this film).

  Whilst the overall direction was great other areas are disappointing. The cinematography while bold seems to be trying so hard to be stylistically impressive that it loses…