Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Murder on the Orient Express 2017

  ★★★★ Watched 21 Mar 2025

  I somehow have avoided knowing how this story ends my entire life so that was neat getting to experience the actual mystery. I was able to clue some things before hand but also fell for some red herrings.

  Kenneth is going some great blocking throughout the film and I love how he uses the space of the train. Those overhead shots showing how narrow the train is are so brilliant.

  Poirot gets a bit corny right at the end but the other performances are cool despite them all not having too much time to shine.

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  The Thin Red Line 1998

  ★★★★½ Watched 20 Mar 2025

  Jaw droppingly beautiful visuals!!

  Didn't realise who directed this and as such was not expecting something as spiritual as this was.

  I haven't seen many movies about the Pacific theater but this really created an enveloping atmosphere. Cast was all phenomenal and it's great how many people you know that rock up.

  Maybe loses a bit of steam right at the end, return of the king vibes with several endings seguing into each other.

Popular reviews

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  The PriceMaster 2001

  ★★★½ Watched 29 Dec 2022

  I really wish someone had made an outrageously high offer to see if Pricemaster would have counter offered a reasonable price

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  Talk to Me 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 30 Jun 2023

  The best kind of horror film where Characters make wrong choices but you completely understand why.

  
  May be Australian bias but I thought this was an absolute banger. Great structure to the film with a slow build to the crisis point. The scare scenes all worked fantastically due to the direction, sound design and acting. Loved the camera work as well in the possession scenes.

  Hoping this becomes a modern classic, loved the dabble of the occult into the incredibly relatable 'house party where everyone is egging each other on while all being uncomfortable' vibes.