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Favorite films

  • The Brutalist
  • Mickey 17
  • Anora
  • One of Them Days

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  • Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

    ★★★★

  • The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

    ★★★★

  • The Ballad of Wallis Island

    ★★★★

  • Warfare

    ★★★★

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

2025

★★★★ Watched

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is a fittingly grand, if occasionally overstuffed, conclusion to one of modern cinema’s most enduring action franchises. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise in his eighth turn as Ethan Hunt, this instalment delivers the high-octane thrills and practical stunt work fans have come to expect, while also attempting to tie together nearly three decades of narrative threads. At 170 minutes, the film is undeniably ambitious, both in scope and scale. The plot…

The Rubber-Keyed Wonder

2024

★★★★ Watched

The Rubber-Keyed Wonder is a heartfelt tribute to the ZX Spectrum, the iconic British home computer that ignited a generation’s ion for programming and gaming. Directed by Anthony and Nicola Caulfield, the documentary delves into the creation, impact, and legacy of this groundbreaking machine, offering a nostalgic journey for those who experienced the 1980s tech revolution firsthand. The film meticulously chronicles the evolution of the ZX Spectrum, from its inception to its widespread influence on the gaming industry. Through interviews with…

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Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

18

So it's finally here, the reshot and retooled alternate version of the 2017 box office bomb Justice League. Now ittedly, Zack Snyder's films, along with those of Michael Bay, have never been able to fill me with joyous anticipation. Still, I've had protracted intentions of watching this after all the ridiculous and childish absurdities of the years of online campaigning of #ReleasetheSnyderCut. This campaign saw a loud and primarily obnoxious community insisting they were being denied access to a secret…

Being John Malkovich

1999

★★★★★ 4

Being John Malkovich lays hold to Andy Warhol's famous quote "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes", and elevates it to enterprising and ambitious levels. Directed by Spike Jonze and scripted by Charlie Kaufman, it turns that abstract idea into a catalyst for exploration about issues of identity, voyeurism and personal responsibility. It’s an intensely creative comedy in which a puppeteer (John Cusack) discovers a portal that leads into the mind of John Malkovich and is crammed…

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