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A little messy in the back half, but the craft is (always) good and Michael Cera is so so wonderful in this.

Finally a film that recognizes the inherent evilness of the Irish jig

Watched on Saturday June 7, 2025.

Watched on Thursday June 5, 2025.

Sally Hawkins career is so cool and varied. What can’t she do! Shout out to that social worker and her colour coordinated ford fiesta / cardigan.

Watched on Sunday June 1, 2025.

It’s objectively bad but I love it dearly.

Number one still resonated more with me, but I respect the glow up.

Watched on Friday May 23, 2025.

Watched on Sunday May 18, 2025.

I love ghosts I love museums I love excess

Evergreen perfection. A masterpiece.

Watched on Saturday April 19, 2025.

Hottest cast ever I don’t make the rules

Watched on Thursday April 17, 2025.

Watched on Wednesday April 16, 2025.

Ugly as shit but honestly tight as hell and full of great gags.

Watched on Thursday April 10, 2025.

Feels more like a tv special than a film - starts off really strong but kind of loses its way in the back half. Iconic theme though!

A little cheesy at times, but very heartfelt and the special effects look great (even when they don’t they’re charming)

The gay flower alien one

Watched on Friday March 28, 2025.

Watched on Saturday March 22, 2025.

Would you still love me if I was a sandworm?

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Watched on Sunday March 9, 2025.

Watched on Saturday March 8, 2025.

When it’s good it’s good but definitely not my fave late stage Shyamalan

Idk this was goofy as hell on second viewing and I was so locked in to the melodrama of it all. So entertaining and very funny. I love papal intrigue. Reiterating my earlier point about marble - good movie for marble heads.

Not as clever or fun as it thinks it is / wants to be. Feels bloated despite the short runtime. Expected more!

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Missing that Italian flavour

Kind of tonally inconsistent but very committed. Did not expect the way the second half plays out at all.

William Hurt Bob Balaban Charles Haid hot

“I never wanted to use macramé to kill!”

Watched on Wednesday February 12, 2025.

That fucking bird, man

Bonkers. Everyone is thesping so fucking hard. Ken Russell you freak!

Wish this leaned into the supernatural more than it did. Very cool set up but never really hits its stride.

Idk I don’t think she did anything wrong!

Imagining a universe where Annie is a top contributor on AO3

“That house is not fit to live in.
No one's been able to live in it.
It doesn't want people.”

As a person suspicious of historical preservation societies, this film was really affirming!!

Genuinely frightening!!

“It's madness when I say it, but not when you say it.”

This is my favourite film of all time, and each viewing reaffirms how considerate and plush this adaptation is. I found myself particularly affected this time by a small moment where Ruth Wilcox, in a moment of despair upon hearing of the demolition of the Schlegel house, bemoans the raising of older homes to build “horrid” apartment flats - this is followed by a shot of an Edwardian apartment block that to most contemporary viewers looks lovely. This really emphasizes the overall theme of the age of time and the changing of societal attitudes and tastes

It is also worth noting that I have tried to get every man I have ever dated to watch this with me and nobody is ever down so if you want to marry me you’d better get the 4K criterion Howard’s End disk asap.

Watched on Monday January 27, 2025.

Definitely subverted my expectations - a fun Sunday morning horror movie!

Oh my god I put off watching this for so long and it was so good and massive and sweeping and the whole time I kept thinking wouldn’t it be great if Robert De Niro and Al Pacino kissed, just a little one at the end of that amazing scene in the restaurant… idk. Very good movie!

Watched on Friday January 24, 2025.

That one star is for Margo Martindale

“Dead? Not dead. Look at me. Look at me! I am the one who is dead! All safe and dead, all safe and dead. Have you ever seen evil, nice Mrs Lofting? I have. I’m safe though. Evil is not like ordinary people. Evil never dies. She’s not dead. Not dead. You’re not safe ” 

A very slow burn with a melancholy haze that ultimately really worked for me. So much soft focus. So much falling down stairs.

Watched on Friday January 17, 2025.

• The Cell
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Heat
• The Shining
• The Last Emperor
• The Others
• Akira
• Chinatown
• Se7en