Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Killers of the Flower Moon 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 24 Oct 2023

  An incredibly tragic story told very powerfully. 

  By now, you’ve probably heard people say that Lily Gladstone is the heart of this film, and that’s absolutely the case. Mollie had one of the toughest lives of anyone I’ve ever seen depicted on film, yet it’d be easy for her role here to simply be “victim”. Instead, she shows strength, love, and intelligence.

  Story-wise, there are some repetitious beats surrounding her character, but she always finds a way to keep the…

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  Oppenheimer 2023

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 16 Oct 2023

  Oppenheimer video review (along with Barbie, Elemental, TMNT and Mission: Impossible 7) HERE

  The Creator review should be up on Monday, and a video on the best directors of the 21st century is coming shortly after!

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Popular reviews

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  The Lighthouse 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 14 Jan 2020 70

  Just want to express my sadness at how overlooked this film has been in terms of Academy Awards recognition.

  I know some films like Uncut Gems, Midsommar and The Farewell didn’t get a single nomination - which I also think is ridiculous - but I really think The Lighthouse deserves to be competing in at least 6 major categories (score, cinematography, actor, supporting actor, director and picture). Possibly even production design, editing and a couple of the smaller sound awards too.…

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  Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021

  Watched 15 Dec 2021 21

  Not rating just yet as there’s a lot to take in, but I loved the second half of this.

  First time in the cinema in years hearing people clapping and cheering so much!

  A truly special cinematic experience.