Archive
2024
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Very nearly got my first micro.blog theme ready to go. Few more things on the list and I can see β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: The Terminator, 1984 - β β β β Β½ This is cinema everyone! The stop motion robot clumsily chasing Sarah is as good as it gets
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Rip CDs Automatically When Inserted with Ubuntu 24 & ABCDE I’ve recently started to buy CDs again. Buying and having physical music is just great. The β¦
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The sunset last night was bonkers
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Drinking beer with my feet up. This is one of the good days
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Set up Plex to store my CD collection and got Plexamp up and running. Awesome to have FLACs on the β¦
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I just finished reading Solaris by StanisΕaw Lem the other day. Quite a weird one, but really β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: Twisters, 2024 - β β β β Full of drama, super intense and a lot of fun. I spent literally every tornado scene searching for a β¦
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I had a lovely little automation for posting instagram photos to my blog. Turns out the images donβt β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: Longlegs, 2024 - β β β No better than three. A shame because I was very excited for this one. Felt like it shouldβve been β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: Triangle of Sadness, 2022 - β β β β Three very distinct acts make this really fun. Loved the whole movie. Was expecting cannibalism, β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: Kinds of Kindness, 2024 - β β β Β½ Spent a lot of this movie baffled but really enjoyed the absurdity. The anthology style is β¦
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Went to Scotland for the first time. Not sure how it took me so long π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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π Checked in at Inverary Come to Scotland for a few days in the rain and sun π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
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What I really love about Glastonbury is that every inch of the place has something to look at. β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: The Devil Wears Prada, 2006 - β β β A fairly easy watch for a tired Tuesday night
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Movie Log πΏ: A Quiet Place:Β Day One, 2024 - β β β Unlocked a whole new set of fears for my cat
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Spent the week on a farm. Two horrible bus journeys, horrendously heavy bags and red hot sun. Worth β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: The Matrix, 1999 - β β β β β Everything about this film is spot on. All the way down to the closing credits. Special effects β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: Source Code, 2011 - β β β Itβs a bit all over the place but I enjoyed it. Groundhog Day in the multiverse
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Howβd I get to 30 and not hear Mezcal Head by Swervedriver? Man this album is excellent
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Spent some time yesterday modding a Game Boy Advance I bought on eBay. Turns out when I played the β¦
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Just submitted a micro.blog search !bang to DuckDuckGo. If approved, should speed up my searching!
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Movie Log πΏ: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, 2024 - β β β β Good action and good storytelling. I enjoyed it a lot. Definitely rewatching this at some point
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Movie Log πΏ: I, Robot, 2004 - β β β β Love how completely unnecessary Shia LaBeoufβs character is in this movie
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Movie Log πΏ: The Fall Guy, 2024 - β β β I thought this was a pretty fun popcorn movie. References galore and some snazzy expensive looking β¦
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Having a dance-punk moment. Radio 4 and Le Tigre and nothing more today π΅
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We were all this cat in the sweltering heat this past weekend
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Finished reading Leviathan Falls yesterday. Honestly feel a little sad to get to the end of the β¦
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I think the benefits of the Fediverse and in particular the concept of POSSE have clicked in the β¦
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Spent a few days in Dublin drinking copious amounts of the good stuff. The city feels quite similar β¦
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Just been for a very cold dip in the Irish Sea t.co/3GRs8frNk…
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Movie Log πΏ: Jaws, 1975 - β β β β β That zoom onto Scheider when he realises itβs a shark is perfection. Everything about this is β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: Red Eye, 2005 - β β β Under 90 mins β Scarf around a wound so you donβt have to pay for special effects β Presumably β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: Chalet Girl, 2011 - β β Sega will redesign half of Crazy Taxi to take out a Pizza Hut and these guys wonβt even dub a new β¦
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Drank a really enjoyable few pints of this after work yesterday. I’m going to pretend that I β¦
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The camera on the iPhone 15 Pro is outstanding. Snapped this outside the pub last night
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Movie Log πΏ: Erin Brockovich, 2000 - β β β β You throw a shot driving through the desert in a movie and Iβm going to stay invested. This film β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: The Day After Tomorrow, 2004 - β β β I remember the CGI looking an awful lot better than this
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Another weekend well spent in the French Alps. Have my legs ever been this tired?
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I’ve only gone and cracked it. an IFTTT-free solution for getting new reviews from my β¦
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Movie Log πΏ: Dune: Part Two, 2024 - β β β β Well all that build up in the first film wasnβt for nothing. Watched in IMAX and was blown away by β¦
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Nearing the end of a very draining week. Iβve got some good progress on my IFTTT replacement to try β¦
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Hello World! If everything goes well, then I’ve posted my first micro.blog post through a new app I’m β¦
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Seems IFTTT have made webhook applets a pro feature. Might be the kick I needed to create a β¦
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It’s a beautiful evening. I left work in daylight today! Summer might actually happen again
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Weβre building up to the time of year that Glastonbury announcements are made. Delving through my β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: Shiva Baby, 2020 - β β β β β The balance of comedy and suspense here is just perfect. Marvellously made
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πΏ Movie Log: Poor Things, 2023 - β β β β Gritty Barbie
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Nearly a week since turning 30. Quite the party thrown, complete with harrowing bunting. Those faces β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: Reprise, 2006 - β β β I can totally see this as related to The Worst Person In The World. It felt similarly made. An β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: All of Us Strangers, 2023 - β β β β Β½ Is this one of the truly saddest films of all time? Quite possibly. A swirling tale of loneliness. β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: Society of the Snow, 2023 - β β β β ΒΏQue necesito empacar para mi viaje a Chile? Lo sΓ©, Β‘solo cigarrillos! People sure did smoke in the β¦
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Another week spent in the beautiful French Alps. Fantastic weather, great skiing. Even better food β¦
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Lovely snowy morning in Manchester today. Currently packing to go skiing, took a lot of willpower β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: Leave the World Behind, 2023 - β β Β½ The book was a really great read but this movie has made a couple of pretty weird changes that β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: Priscilla, 2023 - β β β Β½ I cringed a lot watching this film. The sheer creepiness of it was hard to take. I felt incredibly β¦
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Listened to Zane Loweβs interview with Brandon Flowers today and really enjoyed it. The music nerd β¦
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I am one calendar month from my thirtieth birthday. No existential dread yet, but I reckon itβll β¦
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Currently reading: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson π
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Mabel pretending to be cute for food π
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πΏ Movie Log: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, 2006 - β β β β β First movie of the year. Ultimate βbroβ comedy. I donβt know what to do with my hands
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Binged some more For All Mankind today. Watching on a new TV and having my mind blown by the β¦
2023
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πΏ Movie Log: Saltburn, 2023 - β β β β This movie drips 2006. The styles, the music, the aspect ratio. Immaculate
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πΏ Movie Log: Alien, 1979 - β β β β β This film is incredible! It looks unbelievable in its remastered version. I am a huge fan of user β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: Horrible Bosses, 2011 - β β β Β½ Really quite the cast on this film. Colin Farrellβs character had me cracking up. Big Alβs Toy Barn β¦
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Been coming up with a list of improvements for my blog and things I’d like to add next year. β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: Moana, 2016 - β β β Proper post-Christmas fodder. All I hear when Iβm alone is the rock singing now
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πΏ Movie Log: Wonka, 2023 - β β β β β Miles better than I expected going in. Someone in casting was trying to win a bet by getting that β¦
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View from the bus stop
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πΏ Movie Log: Elemental, 2023 - β β This film was a dud. It was bound to happen to Pixar eventually. Extra star for that water animation
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Today is the first fabled Glastonbury ticket sale. The dread is already kicking in, hopefully I can β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: Dream Scenario, 2023 - β β β Β½ Unexpectedly funny, dark and weird. Nick Cage runs away with this role. Definitely recommend β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: Anatomy of a Fall, 2023 - β β β β And the award for best acting from an animal goes to: View on Letterboxd.com
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I have bought WAY too much chocolate for Halloween with the assumption people might trick-or-treat. β¦
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Found a jukebox with Rated R by QOTSA last night. Had to subject the entire pub to a bit of that! π΅
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Went for Korean BBQ in Stockport last weekend. Just the ultimate kind of dinner! π₯
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I just bagged tickets to see Queens of the Stone Age in Manchester in November. Incredibly excited β¦
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πΏ Movie Log: Killers of the Flower Moon, 2023 - β β β β Β½ Lily Gladstone is unbelievable in this film. Leo is incredible in this film. Everyone is! You see β¦
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Wild beer tried the other day. The Grapefruit and Pineapple ones are delicious, but this was a weird β¦
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Going to have a crack at altering my theme here to be a grid. Tried that before with a few things β¦
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Memento, 2000 - β β β β Cool concept. Well made, didnβt need to keep notes like some Nolan movies
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Mean Streets, 1973 - β β β β The soundtrack of this film SLAPS
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The Creator, 2023 - β β β Original sci-fi is great, Iβm here for that. This is, however, just 9/11 with robots
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BlackBerry, 2023 - β β β Β½ Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton are great in this. Iβll be pitching movie night to my work next β¦
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Dead Poets Society, 1989 - β β β β Weβre all just food for worms
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Took a trip to an outdoor cinema in Greece a couple of weeks ago. Gutted itβs not something thatβs β¦
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bird.makeup is an invaluable resource for migrating away from the birdsite. Can get the accounts I β¦
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I’m back again! Missed having a blog. Determined to make this work this time. Does anyone have β¦
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Past Lives, 2023 - β β β β β This film is just beautiful. One of those movies that makes you see everything differently when you β¦
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Oppenheimer, 2023 - β β β β Hard to describe this film. It is visually incredible and the cast is insane. Not sure where it β¦
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Hot Fuzz, 2007 - β β β β β Everyone and his mumβs packing round here
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Beau Is Afraid, 2023 - β β β Β½ What the fuck
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Little Miss Sunshine, 2006 - β β β β I really thought the acting in this was phenomenal. Reminded me of the Always Sunny pageant episode, β¦
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Missing, 2023 - β β β Β½ This film had me gesturing violently at the screen a few times. Gripping and the unique way of β¦
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Layer Cake, 2004 - β β β Dumbledore said a swear word
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Renfield, 2023 - β β β β A self-aware movie thatβs hilarious from the start to end. The CGI blood budget mustβve been huge
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TΓR, 2022 - β β β Artistically this film is spot on. It looks great, sounds great, and the acting from Cate Blanchett β¦
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Another Round, 2020 - β β β β I had a quick check at how much a breathalyser would cost at the end of this film. Not sure I took β¦
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Ones to watch All the films I wanna watch Triangle of Sadness Midsommar
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The Menu, 2022 - β β β β Get someone who looks at you like chef looks at those burgers cooking
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Had the cinema to myself last week. This Odeon in Manchester has the AMC colours still, which I β¦
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Plane, 2023 - β β β You donβt need to watch this film to know whatβs going to happen. Thatβs not necessarily a bad β¦
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Knock at the Cabin, 2023 - β β β Β½ Shyamalan has the most hilarious cameo in this film. Itβs a good thriller but I think the βtwistβ β¦
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White out conditions in Val dβIsere last week.. Iβm slowly adjusting to being home but itβs not β¦
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Had a pretty monumental week away skiing in Val d’Isere. The snow really came in for us on the β¦
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The Fabelmans, 2022 - β β β Β½ All round a not-so-bad film. Chuckled at the quick horizon shift at the end. A nice telling of the β¦
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Spent the night slogging away designing a theme for my micro.blog and think I’m getting β¦
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Here’s Mabel the cat having a yawn π±
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A Man Called Otto, 2022 - β β β β First film of 2023! This film is a preciseΒ mashup of Gran Torino and Up. Even had the trip to the β¦
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Made my grand return to micro.blog today. Pleased to be back and I’m going to sink some effort β¦
2022
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Avatar: The Way of Water, 2022 - β β Bad
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, 2022 - β β β β Not as good as the first but enjoyable!
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Aftersun, 2022 - β β β β Spent 100 minutes waiting for something explosive when in fact the entire film just slowly burned. β¦
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The Silence of the Lambs, 1991 - β β β β Β½ What a performance from Anthony Hopkins, genuinely terrifying. Probably a bit criminal that it took β¦
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Taxi Driver, 1976 - β β β β What a rollercoaster. Some great soundtracking and the shots are superb. A wild, wandering journey β¦
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The Banshees of Inisherin, 2022 - β β β β Β½ So good. Bleak and funny. Great acting. The βtakes two to tangoβ back and forth had me laughing my β¦
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Amsterdam, 2022 - β β Β½ Not great, not bad. Cast is insaneΒ but the story is maybe a bit too convoluted for me. I do like β¦
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Don't Worry Darling, 2022 - β β Β½ I think this is a great concept thatβs been badly delivered
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Napoleon Dynamite, 2004 - β β β β βπ» yesssss
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In Bruges, 2008 - β β β β Β½ Colin Farrell really hates Bruges
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Jackie Brown, 1997 - β β β Β½ Quentin goes easy on the violence but keeps the feet in this one. Great double cross thing going on
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See How They Run, 2022 - β β β β Itβs a whodunnit. You see one, youβve seen βem all. This oneβs particularly good though
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Jaws, 1975 - β β β β β Saw this in IMAX for a special. Itβs just iconic. Animatronics are better than CGI. That classic β¦
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Flightplan, 2005 - β β β I donβt think Sean Bean says βbastardβ in this film, which wouldβve definitely bought it another β¦
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Heat, 1995 - β β β β Β½ Spent the whole film thinking it looked familiar. Then βGREAT ASSβ and it came flooding back. What a β¦
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Flee, 2021 I watched this movie in its native languages, with French subtitles. Difficult to understand that, β¦
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The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1999 - β β β β Β½ This movie had great pace. Perhaps just highlighted because Iβd watched Moulin Rouge the night β¦
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Moulin Rouge!, 2001 - β β β Β½ Take your eyes off this for 30 seconds and youβll miss about 25 important plot points. It really β¦
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Face/Off, 1997 - β β β I want to take his face π€ β¦ π«΄ off
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Bodies Bodies Bodies, 2022 - β β β β Unexpectedly one of the funniest films of the year. Havenβt heard a whole cinema laugh like that in β¦
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1, 2003 - β β β β If you lose a limb suddenly blood sprays out like a fire hydrant for at least 10 seconds
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Nope, 2022 - β β β β Β½ Think we could have another contender for film of the year on this one. I guess when we see β¦
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Bullet Train, 2022 - β β β A fun film thatβs very different to most of what Iβve seen released this year. A really quite β¦
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Brian and Charles, 2022 - β β β β Itβs so nice to watch a film thatβs just a nice story. Brian invents an artificially intelligent β¦
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Elvis, 2022 - β β β I swear Tom Hanks is doing the same accent here as he did in The Terminal.Β I think the film spent a β¦
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The Bob's Burgers Movie, 2022 - β β β β Β½ This film was an absolute treat. Packed full of all the little intricacies that make the TV show β¦
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, 2022 - β β β Β½ Well now Iβve got to watch Paddington 2
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One Hour Photo, 2002 - β β β Starting at the end of this movie was a bad idea in my opinion. We couldβve been left with more β¦
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004 - β β β β Severance for relationships. Cool. Not entirely what I expected it to be, arguably better. A big bag β¦
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Turning Red, 2022 - β β β β Could relax once I found the Pizza Planet truck.Β Animation has come on such a ridiculous length in a β¦
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The Worst Person in the World, 2021 - β β β Iβm not sure what I was meant to leave this film thinking or feeling. Julieβs a long way from the β¦
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The Batman, 2022 - β β β Β½ A beautiful film. Batman doesnβt really develop at all throughout the film though. Itβs also a β¦
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Films in which Jim Broadbent says βthe greater goodβ Hot Fuzz The Duke
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The Duke, 2020 - β β β β Β½ A simple story of a remarkable bloke. Bonus points for getting Jim Broadbent to say βthe greater β¦
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The Godfather: Part II, 1974 - β β β β Lacked a bit of something that the first film had for me - just a bit of the magic. Still remarkably β¦
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The Godfather, 1972 - β β β β β Iβd not watched this film until this week. A complete bucket list film I was waiting for the right β¦
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Moonfall, 2022 - β Β½ A lot of ridiculous stuff happens in this movie but it peaks for me at the space shuttle having β¦
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Dune, 2021 - β β β β A lot of setting up shop for movie two. And space bagpipes
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Us, 2019 - β β β β I went to watch this film on my own in the cinema when it was released. If it weren't for the comic β¦
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Requiem for a Dream, 2000 - β β β This film is bleak. It's so unbelievably bleak.
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Once Upon a Timeβ¦ in Hollywood, 2019 - β β β β Β½ This film is just great. I have nothing more to say
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The Big Lebowski, 1998 - β β β β Β½ Am I wrong?
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Back to the Future, 1985 - β β β β β Unequivocally the best movie of all time. This is everything that a movie needs to be and should aim β¦
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Se7en, 1995 - β β β β Great film, annoying to have forced β7β into the name and make this film so much of a pain to find
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Nightmare Alley, 2021 - β β β I think maybe what was going to happen was a bit too signposted for me? Nonetheless, a good film β¦
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Jackass Forever, 2022 - β β β β Itβs juvenile comedy, it really is. Thereβs something just so funny about seeing someone take a β¦
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Belfast, 2021 - β β β β Β½ Watched on Sunday February 6, 2022.
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Licorice Pizza, 2021 - β β β β Watched on Sunday January 9, 2022.
