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Favorite films

  • Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
  • Election
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  • Edward Scissorhands

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  • The Brutalist

    ★★★★½

  • Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★

  • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    ★★★★★

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  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★★½

    László Tóth: “Alright, everybody in the pool!”

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★½

    First time watching this at home, and this is a film that definitely holds up. Obviously would prefer watching it on an IMAX screen, but it can safely be said that Dune: Part Two remains a crowning achievement in sci-fi storytelling, ultimately blowing that subpar first instalment completely out of the water, and setting an impossibly high bar for the final chapter of this epic saga (Dune: Part One notwithstanding).

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  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    ★★★★

    I didn’t realise that I had already rated this film. Stupid that I had it on three stars since it’s a clear four. It’s a pretty great recipe for how to reboot a dormant franchise. The visuals still hold up very well and I thought the attention paid to non-dialogue sequences was very effective. The third act battle through the streets of San Francisco and onto the Golden Gate Bridge was thrilling. The apes using makeshift weapons out of street…

  • Avatar: The Way of Water

    Avatar: The Way of Water

    ★★★½

    The Way of Water effortlessly manages to combine the magic of the first two Home Alone films by making the Sully family both the Wet and the Sticky Bandits.

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