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Recent reviews

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  Five Nights at Freddy's 2023

  ★★ Watched 22 Nov 2023

  Five Nights at Freddy Krueger’s would've been better than this.

  2023 Ranked

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  The Holdovers 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 18 Nov 2023 3

  And the award for Warm Blanket of the Year goes to…

  Alexander Payne’s latest picture The Holdovers, a cozy little chestnut of a movie filled with all the sweet and sour goodness of table-side Cherries Jubilee. One of my most anticipated films this year, The Holdovers does not fail to deliver, thanks in large part to three moving central performances, some time-travelling art departments, and a wonderfully well-written screenplay.

  The plot of The Holdovers doesn’t need to be explained—it’s pretty…

Popular reviews

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  Don't Worry Darling 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Sep 2022 16

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  What in the Matrix hell!!!

  I was lucky enough to catch Don’t Worry Darling a few days early, and my first question is this: Why the fuck is this film getting spit on so much?

  Sure, Olivia Wilde’s Stepford Wives - Truman Show love child isn’t flawless, but it’s far from the punching bag critics have been beating up on ever since its memeification at Venice. Honestly, did I watch the same movie, or was it some new cut done…

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  Bullet Train 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 02 Aug 2022 2

  David Leitch’s latest, Bullet Train, rolls into theatres this week and while it’s not the smooth maglev’d ride its double entendre of a title would suggest, it’s certainly an entertaining one. Starring Brad Pitt, whose week promoting the film has been one long parade of Fruity Pebbles-inspired linen-blend suits and skirts, Bullet Train is packed with about as much colour and energy as a bowl of the Post cereal.

  Admittedly, I was pretty lethargic heading into this one—in a few…