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Recent reviews

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  Jackass: The Movie 2002

  Watched 18 Aug 2020

  Think this may have been my first time watching this one. It doesn't quite reach the painful heights of the later films, but it is still Jackass. Personal highlight has to be the golf club fog horn prank.

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  The Royal Tenenbaums 2001

  Rewatched 17 Aug 2020

  Melancholia for forgotten futures and family values packaged in an assorted sweet box of a film. Just brilliant.

Popular reviews

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  mother! 2017

  ★★★★★ Watched 20 Sep 2017

  I have to say that 'Mother!' is one of the most incredible experiences that I've ever had in a cinema. Part biblical journey, part allegory for a world in decline, the message of the film is different to every viewer, and this is why I feel that it has been so polarising in terms of reviews. The intensity and sheer amount of the close-up shots which surround Jennifer Lawrence's character of "Mother" really allow you to note her skill as…

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  Pandora's Box 1929

  ★★★½ Watched 12 Jan 2019

  FILM SCHOOL DROPOUTS - WEEK 1 - ACTOR - LOUISE BROOKS
  (I'm a bit behind due to assignment deadlines, but I should definitely be back on track by the end of week 3)

  Ahead of its time thematically, and the actual scale and structure of its story is handled impressively though the silent medium. But the real takeaway from 'Pandora's Box' is Brooks' central performance as Lulu. Each of her movements is balletic, and it is her presence that brings all the dimensions of the film together. Whether the tone is comedic or tragic, it is all controlled by her magnetic performance.