Cerebral… Movie #49 2023: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) 26 Jul 202324 Jul 2023 I have to say, I feel like I'm on quite a roll right now with brilliant movie choices. That's not to say that I expected a former Best Picture winner…
Art House… Movie #19 2023: Causeway (2022) 12 Mar 20238 Mar 2023 Today's the day: it's the evening of the 95th Academy Awards. Whilst ultimately awards ceremonies mean very little in the grand scheme of things, there's no doubt that the majority…
Art House… Movie #14 2023: Aftersun (2022) 2 Mar 202328 Feb 2023 Aftersun is a special movie. I won't beat around the bush here. It was one of those rarities in that at first, I had no idea what I was watching.…
Art House… Movie #13 2023: TÁR (2022) 28 Feb 202327 Feb 2023 Some loved it, some hated it. I'm actually going to side with the former on this occasion in that Tár is probably one of my favourite 'First Watches' of the…
Cerebral… Movie #3 2023: After Yang (2021) 20 Jan 202319 Jan 2023 After Yang is a film I've had on my watchlist since it was released. There's something about the quiet, ultra-realistic aesthetic of it all that made it so appealing to…
Cerebral… Movie #97 2022: The Menu (2022) 3 Jan 20233 Jan 2023 Happy New Year! I know, I know. We're still on my 2022 First Watches. I'm aware it's 2023, but I got super behind at the end of the year. Sometimes…
Art House… Movie #72 2022: Oldboy (2003) 8 Sep 20225 Sep 2022 Can you believe this movie has been sitting in my DVD collection for 18 months and I only watched it last week? Even though I knew that it is critically…
Cerebral… Movie #66 2022: Nope (2022) 24 Aug 202224 Aug 2022 Isn't it so satisfying when a horror movie is well made? Although Jordan Peele's third feature film isn't quite a horror, his debut trio of movies are such a success…
adventure… Movie #58 2022: Swiss Army Man (2016) 6 Jul 202230 Jun 2022 Bet you can't guess why I watched this one... Yes, like I'm assuming so many others did, my wife and I felt the need to see Swiss Army Man after…
Cerebral… Movie #57 2022: Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022) 4 Jul 202230 Jun 2022 When I first heard about Cha Cha Real Smooth, I knew I wanted to see it. And not just because of Dakota Johnson. After Sundance this year, every single review…
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