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Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky


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    The Talented Mr. Ripley, 1999 - ★★★★½

    This movie had great pace. Perhaps just highlighted because I’d watched Moulin Rouge the night before. 

    Hell of a cast, all at their best. Loved the escalation throughout.

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    Moulin Rouge!, 2001 - ★★★½

    Take your eyes off this for 30 seconds and you’ll miss about 25 important plot points. It really shifts!

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    Face/Off, 1997 - ★★★

    I want to take his face 🤏 … 🫴 off

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    Bodies Bodies Bodies, 2022 - ★★★★

    Unexpectedly one of the funniest films of the year. Haven’t heard a whole cinema laugh like that in a long time. Side note: everything A24 touches right now turns to gold

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    Kill Bill: Vol. 1, 2003 - ★★★★

    If you lose a limb suddenly blood sprays out like a fire hydrant for at least 10 seconds

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    Nope, 2022 - ★★★★½

    Think we could have another contender for film of the year on this one. I guess when we see something spectacular we all react differently, and pretty much every character did that in this film. 

    Am also waiting for my first monkey related nightmare

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    Bullet Train, 2022 - ★★★

    A fun film that’s very different to most of what I’ve seen released this year. A really quite impressive bag of cameos in here.

    You could argue that this was Snakes on a Train

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    Brian and Charles, 2022 - ★★★★

    It’s so nice to watch a film that’s just a nice story. Brian invents an artificially intelligent robot called Charles. Charles is a child-like robot that loves cabbage, Honolulu and really wants to sit in the front. He’s also adorable. 

    Feels like …

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    Elvis, 2022 - ★★★

    I swear Tom Hanks is doing the same accent here as he did in The Terminal. 

    I think the film spent a bit longer trying to get the audience to realise the “caught in a trap” thing than really showing us more about Elvis’ childhood and early career. …

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    The Bob's Burgers Movie, 2022 - ★★★★½

    This film was an absolute treat. Packed full of all the little intricacies that make the TV show great. Puns everywhere, Gene on fine form. Lost half a star for the animation occasionally being a bit jarring

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    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, 2022 - ★★★½

    Well now I’ve got to watch Paddington 2

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    One Hour Photo, 2002 - ★★★

    Starting at the end of this movie was a bad idea in my opinion. We could’ve been left with more suspense throughout the whole thing if we didn’t know where it was leading. 

    That said, RW is outstanding in this film and it displays the range he had …

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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004 - ★★★★

    Severance for relationships. Cool. Not entirely what I expected it to be, arguably better. A big bag of emotion.

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    Turning Red, 2022 - ★★★★

    Could relax once I found the Pizza Planet truck. 

    Animation has come on such a ridiculous length in a short time. This is the most beautiful Pixar film yet. Funny, weirdly relatable and takes you on a bit of a journey like any Pixar film would. Not …

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    The Worst Person in the World, 2021 - ★★★

    I’m not sure what I was meant to leave this film thinking or feeling. Julie’s a long way from the worst person in the world, although I’m assuming she thinks she is. 

    Nicely shot, the chapter divisions work nicely. Story had me at the beginning but …

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    The Batman, 2022 - ★★★½

    A beautiful film. Batman doesn’t really develop at all throughout the film though. It’s also a little long. The Riddler appears to have been styled on Rose West, which is weird.

    Films in which Jim Broadbent says “the greater good”

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    The Duke, 2020 - ★★★★½

    A simple story of a remarkable bloke. Bonus points for getting Jim Broadbent to say “the greater good” a few times

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    The Godfather: Part II, 1974 - ★★★★

    Lacked a bit of something that the first film had for me - just a bit of the magic. Still remarkably good, mind.

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    The Godfather, 1972 - ★★★★★

    I’d not watched this film until this week. A complete bucket list film I was waiting for the right time to see. The 50th anniversary screening was playing in a local cinema and I went for it. 

    This film is unbelievably good. Despite being very long, …

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    Moonfall, 2022 - ★½

    A lot of ridiculous stuff happens in this movie but it peaks for me at the space shuttle having Kaspersky anti-virus

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    Dune, 2021 - ★★★★

    A lot of setting up shop for movie two. And space bagpipes

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    Us, 2019 - ★★★★

    I went to watch this film on my own in the cinema when it was released. If it weren't for the comic relief of the Alexa halfway through I probably would've been genuinely scared. A great movie, exactly what a modern horror film should be.

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    Requiem for a Dream, 2000 - ★★★

    This film is bleak. It's so unbelievably bleak.

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    Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, 2019 - ★★★★½

    This film is just great. I have nothing more to say