Favorite films

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  Close 2019

  ★★ Watched 19 Apr 2024

  It's like Extraction if you replaced Chris Hemsworth with a terminally mopey Noomi Rapace and made it incredibly boring.

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  Auntie Lee's Meat Pies 1992

  ★★★ Watched 07 Mar 2024

  Hmm... this had its moments but overall I honestly found it a bit boring with some serious need of editing. It has a decent enough premise but it's far too meandering to the point of tedium at times. It does get very weird in the last act which I appreciated, but even then there are a number of moments where I just kindof rolled my eyes and wanted it to get on with it. I don't know, it just wasn't…

Popular reviews

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  Chronopolis 1982

  ★★★ Watched 21 Mar 2015

  An extremely bizarre but highly creative and experimental work, Chronopolis is often fascinating but it overstays its welcome on more than a few occasions. It's about twice as long as it should be, with scenes frequently looping to the point of monotony. The "music" perfectly enhances the surreal nature of the film, though that doesn't necessarily mean it's enjoyable to hear. I have little to no idea what, if anything, they were trying to say here - providing plenty of…

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  Istanbul 1985

  ★★★★ Watched 10 Apr 2013

  I can't claim to understand everything this film is trying to say (if one assumes that it's actually trying to say anything) but there's a certain off-kilter beauty to it that I appreciate.

  I've always loved Brad Dourif - the guy is a phenomenal actor and criminally unrecognized. He's at his best when playing the roles of individuals with deep emotional and psychological troubles that foster some incredibly manic performances. He's so convincing in these roles that I've often wondered…