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Despite this fim being incredibly bleak, it's surprisingly peaceful. The contrast between the harsh story and soft, steady pacing delivered a great sense of sorrow that built up over the course of the runtime and delivered on a very satisfying release at the end.

First Reformed is a beautifully executed film, with striking image composition, excellent performances and very confronting themes to sink one's teeth into. Definitely not one for a day where you need a pick me up because this film will have you questioning your humanity, the faith you believe yourself to hold, and your capacity for harm. It is stunning, unrelenting, and will surely haunt me for a very long time.

Bad bad bad and what's worse is that it's based on a true story and it felt like such a letdown to the real thing. The lighting and colour grade was so flat, the script felt so cheap and all the major plot points went to completely unearned extremes. The performances were none of anyone in the cast's best despite there being some fantastic names in the line up. Just felt like a mess that really could have been up there with the likes of Julie and Julia if they'd baked the script a bit longer and the cinematographer more than one light to shoot with. Disappointing to say the least! Genuinely could have been a heart warmer for the ages and they slopped it!

I'm always so blown away by the fabrics, I know it's such a small thing to be so endeared to in such a beautiful and special film, but there is something so important about the textiles to me. The physical backdrop they provide to the fabric of domestic life is something that is very rarely portrayed. Both this and In the Mood for Love come to mind as incredibly important examples of this in filmmaking. In Good Morning there's this perfectly balanced combination of worn textiles in the Kimono, the traditional dyes and weaves throughout the house, and the fabrics that are directly maneuvered by the characters. Fabric is as much a character in this film as the people are, providing this sense of movement, colour, and expression within a very rigid society and cultural context. Never ceases to amaze me that something as simple as fabric can play such an integral part of a story.

I've reviewed this a number of times now but Fantastic Mr. Fox is one of Wes Andersons best. While the character of Mr. Fox still pisses me off to no avail I still enjoy this particular adaptation because of the absolutely phenomenal performances from literally the entire cast, the utterly brilliant art direction and animation style, and quite possibly one of the greatest soundtracks ever put together for a film. Overall guys just listen to your wife please for the love of god.

We lost Phillip Seymour Hoffman too soon, there really wasn't a role he couldn't handle. I didn't really know anything about Truman Capote before watching this and his story is so fascinating. This film felt a lot like a spiritual predecessor to Mindhunter and really genuinely tugged at the possibility of empathizing with a killer - really challenging the notion of humanity and very forcefully challenging the viewer's own judgement on capital punishment. I can't wait to read In Cold Blood and re-read To Kill a Mockingbird again.

Ok Jared Leto aside this is a performance dream! Jodie Foster and baby Kristen Stewart are fucking fantastic! Electric pace, super stressful and so creative. I personally didn't love all the CGI but can absolutely see why it was so groundbreaking at the time. Great rollercoaster movie!

Really embarrassing how long it took me to get around to watching this. I love David Fincher, I love crime movies, I love every actor in this damn thing, I love watching men pay for their crimes. Just a great film on all s and glad it got put on. Incredibly easy win for me like it literally could not have been lower hanging fruit.

I love to rewatch my favorite romcom at least once a year!

Thought I was going to laugh and have a silly time and ended up just crying the whole bloody movie because found family and assumed fatherhood make me fucking cry!!!!!!! What the hell!!!!!!

Menacing as hell and has given me a new appreciation for how terrifying the perspective of a child can be. The sense of powerlessness and lack of understanding the children go through in this story made me feel an incredibly innate sense of dread that reminded me of times in my own childhood where I wasn't heard and the danger I faced ignored. I honestly think this film is such a timeless example of children being one of the most misunderstood, underrepresented and discriminated against groups of people worldwide and everyone should be forced to watch it to understand how easily a child can slip through the cracks by the hand of a charming and supposedly good natured adult. Genuinely frightening and before it's time! Also hymns are fucking terrifying in the right context.

Can't explain to you how much I adore this movie, such a warm place in my heart and really beautifully made. Kinda crazy to think it's a Disney film it's just that well done. Disney has really lost its secret sauce with its new movies. I also love that Princess Diana was in it!

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Pretty interesting but kinda lost me at the end, I wish they'd just stuck around the house instead of doing the ridiculous mobster final boss fight at the end. I always enjoy a Viggo Mortensen performance so I still liked it overall but unfortunately didn't blow me out of the water.

I'd been waiting for a rainy day to watch this, I was sick and needed a cheering up. I've always really loved Will Ferrel but seeing this side of him was so special. Exploring a transition is one thing but the notion of someone who you've loved for so long becoming this brand new friend right in front of you was really something else. Laughed and cried of course! Makes me want to get on the road with my friends and learn about ourselves all over again!

Ok Westworld rules. So abundantly ahead of its time, fabulous production design, all the flavours you need for a great sci-fi & Western rolled up into one delicious movie. I was so impressed with the fact that it pre-dates basically every iconic genre adventure film by half a decade at least. It's such an easy win for anyone who loves Steven Speilberg, Ridley Scott, even Christopher Nolan. So much fun and with some genuinely good jumpscares at times! Yul Brynner is awesome. Absolutely loved it.

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I'm really enjoying this light crime Clint Eastwood era, just solid movies about interesting crime stories and conundrums. They're all well made and quite modest. Bro was guilty as hell.

Holds up so well, a couple little outdated things but overall such a great watch. John Travolta in drag and Christopher Walken as the doting jokester husband is such an electric combo. Plus the added bonus of Jerry Stiller making an appearance as Mr. Pinky from Mr. Pinky's Hefty Hideaway. I also don't trust anyone who can't handle a Hairspray sing along bc why do you hate having fun??????

Extremely entertaining and fun and I don't trust anyone who can't handle a Mamma Mia sing along bc why do you hate having a silly fun time?

Interesting and not the way I thought it was going to go - it got spoiled for me years ago but not even in the right way so I can't really say it lived up to the expectations because they were incorrect to begin with. 

Sam Rockwell is an outstanding performer and for basically a one man show he was effortlessly easy to watch and did a great job giving each version of the character a slightly different vibe.

For its time, a solid sci fi with cool production design!

Pretty solid rewatch, definitely a bit dated with its heavy focus on twitter and social media marketing but still fun and feel good. I was mainly there for the food and cooking parts and it scratched that itch.

Honestly if you've already seen Chef and you're looking to have your heart warmed by a story about LA and a dude who loves food just put City of Gold on.

Really fantastic performance by Paul Walter Ha, especially up next to Sam Rockwell. Richard Jewell is a great story with an excellent thematic exploration of bias and reputation. As much as a I hate watching law enforcement take advantage of innocent people it's always satisfying to watch the little guy prevail, and most of all when it's based on a true story. Rest in peace Richard.

Really brilliant performance from Casey Affleck in a pretty decent western primarily let down by its editing and fundamental lack of women. I know I'm biased against fade-to-blacks but there were far too many in this and the runtime felt a bit stretched. You could get half an hour of storytelling back if you cut the fade-to-blacks out, but even then this film needed a half hour at least cut down. I do enjoy a film where the climax is revealed in the title, it keeps you on edge for the entire time which I did enjoy. The women collectively had about maybe 7 minutes of dialogue and most of it was "wash yer hands for supper" which is boring and average. We can do better than this.

Pretty fun! I wasn't sure I was going to like this, as I'm not usually the biggest fan of Shaggy Dog stories but the characters really shone through and kept me interested! John Goodman is a legend and John Turturro's fifteen minutes on screen were so funny and engrossing. I had a good time!

A pretty effortless masterclass in keeping your story clean and simple. I had the pleasure to see this for the first time at the Sydney Opera House accompanied by the live Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Gladiator stands the test of time because of its commitment to a classic narrative structure. Who among us can resist the story of a hero overcoming his greatest foes and battles in order to restore his name. Throw in a beautiful score and a few great actors and you've got yourself an all timer. I was really delighted to see so much of Denis Villeneuve's Dune in the depths of Gladiator. Hans Zimmers sonic motifs and Villeneuve's boyhood love for Ridley Scott really shine through and it was a great sight to see as a lover of Dune. Not to mention the bravery in killing off the protagonist the minute he solves his problems, phenomenal ending to a fantastic movie.

This is always a big watch for me, one of Wes Anderson's best tragicomedies. Gene Hackman is phenomenal, as is Angelica Hudson and everyone else. Tenenbaums makes your sides hurt at the start and puts your stomach in your throat towards the end. I'm always especially drawn to Luke Wilsons performance and I really wish he was in more films. Every time I watch this I get to the end credits feeling like jelly and I'm glad for it.

Really good shit. Great classic cops and robbers movie with a very fresh take on how the robbery was pulled off. Very clever, great pace, great performances. Just a top notch capital M Movie. Schedule it for your next Friday night.

I really really loved this. A phenomenal portrait of both man and city. I'm a big fan of stories and documentaries centered around food and I left feeling hungry and inspired to cook and make. I've since spotted the impact of Jonathan Gold's influence on LA food culture in podcasts and media from 2025 and its really lovely to see his legacy standing strong. RIP to a legend.

I really enjoyed Drama on Pope Island and it's kind of biblical how impeccable the timing was in wake of the dear Pope Francis' return to the Holy Father. Now we're all losing it over who's who and what's going to happen. RIP to Pope Francis the best Pope to ever do it and thank you Ralph Fiennes for slaying the conclave.

It's in the top four for a fuckin reason and that reason is Denis Villeneuve and Hans Zimmer going absolutely buck wild for the worms.

We embarked on watching the complete set of adaptations of Douglas Sirk's 1955 "All That Heaven Allows" and I was pretty disappointed in this interpretation. I found it too attached to the story of a queer white man instead of the actual characters who are meant to take center stage. Centering a white story over that of an interracial relationship meant to be the central plot felt incredibly misplaced and ignorant. And while the theatrical cinematography and scoring was objectively very beautiful, it ultimately felt like a distraction from actually exploring the themes of societal exclusion and racial prejudice that the film was presenting as it's take on the original forbidden love story. It felt fake and dishonest and I really didn't like it unfortunately.

Very special and a source of much reflection and inspiration for me. I love each story for very different reasons and it's always so hard to leave each part for the next. I really adore the performances across the board and the pacing of the film is one more filmmakers should strive for. A wonderful example of negative space and stillness.

What an astounding take on a Hollywood classic. I loved Ali: Fear Eats the Soul. We embarked on watching the complete set of adaptations of Douglas Sirk's 1955 "All That Heaven Allows" and I was utterly blown away at the stark contrast between the two interpretations. Ali brings a unique European bleakness into the fold that felt right for a story with such high stakes. Racism and societal exclusion are heavy themes and they were handled with grace. I really respect that the film didn't shy away from the harsh reality of those themes in that time period. It felt real, and the moments of tenderness felt earned. This is a very beautiful and important film and I'm glad to have seen it.

I don't need to keep preaching to the choir about how good this film is, I'll do anything for Denis Villeneuve to make the full 6 book saga. Anything. Anything.

I avoided this for years just to put enough space between the quintessential early film bro introduction to cinema and my own personal experience watching it. I feel like enough time has ed that I could actually view it with an unbiased lens and enjoy it for what it is and not for what it's said to be - and I really enjoyed it! The music is pretty damn iconic and the performances are phenomenal. So much is packed into that story I truly had no clue where it would end up. Tarantino is a hell of a filmmaker and I'm looking forward to a day where I can revisit this and take more in. But for now, it felt like getting in a fast car and hitting the gas: a fucking good time.

A very very easy film to rewatch, Perfect Days is a beautiful reflection and opportunity to look at life through the lens we should be looking at it all the time. For me there's something new to discover with each revisit and I know this film will be one I have a long standing relationship with for many years to come. And to thank your local custodians for their hard work keeping public facilities clean for you.

A lot of fun and a perfect theme park movie. Entertaining, a bit silly, heartfelt in moments and just all round fun. Robert Pattinson is so funny and I love that he did a little freak ass voice for Mickey. Bong Joon-Ho is a guy who knows how to enjoy himself while he makes a movie unlike some directors who aren't capable of being a bit silly and I really respect him for it. Sometimes you need to make Parasite, sometimes you get to make your two oscars kiss, and sometimes you just have to have a good time.

A rare and completely original piece of art. I have never seen anything like it. Pretty fucking blown away.

You can really see why this film in particular has influenced so many iterations. It's a spectacular and pristine specimen. Beautifully shot, delicious colour, consummate professionals in every role. What really struck me was how the women spoke to each other, true conversations and moments between them to think and consider. The women felt like a representation of genuine friendship in the time and I really connected with that aspect of the film in a way that I haven't with a lot of others from its time. I wish the ending weren't so abrupt but alas sometimes the studio forces its cuts. Lovely!

Spike Jonze needs to get off his ass and make another movie. Still slaps to this day, nice to come back to after a long while seeing it, felt fresh and surprisingly still relevant. Maybe even more so now. I really love the soundtrack and costuming especially, and the way it's lit. It's a future I wish I could live in.

I watched ten seconds of the trailer and knew I'd love this. Any kind of big business movie that changes the game of the industry is going to do it for me. Funny, stressful, gritty and full of heart! I'm not always the biggest fan of sports movies but this balanced it well and I really felt endeared to all the players. Top notch.

I waited many years to watch this, thinking that when I was older I'd be able to make more sense of it. I wish I'd seen it sooner. I wish I had seen this so many years sooner. I loved it. There is so much to think about and reflect on and I will do so happily for a long time coming. Naomi Watts is a fucking incredible actor, Rebecca Del Rio's voice is from heaven. I can see SO much media that I have loved in my life stemming from themes and images in this film. I was transfixed and transported. I can't wait to watch it again.

Easily one of the most beautiful portrayals of Mexico I've ever seen. I loved everything about the filmmaking in Queer, Luca Guardagnino is one of the most important directors of the modern age, and I will pay attention to everything he makes - unfortunately, some adaptations are just not for me. I inherently don't like the source material and just can't see what Luca sees in it but I understand those who are connected to the source material will feel a completely different way. Sometimes you just have to go along for the ride and ire the quality of the filmmaking and recognize that the story itself is just not a flavor you expected to taste. It is what it is!

I usually don't love stories set in contemporary landscapes; I find many of them insincere and unable to fully grasp the nuances of modern life without making caricatures out of their characters. Matt and Mara is a fine exception to this. It had a true gentleness to it that I really appreciated. Matt Johnson couldn't have been a better choice in casting, and Deragh Campbell was a formidable balance to Matt's energy. The exploration of a sudden and unexpected end to a best friendship is something that doesn't usually get treated with such subtlety, and I'm glad there was no unnecessary soapy drama. Only the things in between feelings were actually revealed, and I found myself reflecting on lost friendships and unlived pathways I could have had. Very soft and very special. I really enjoyed it.

Emo Batman Mr. Vengeance Robert Pattinson fucking rules so hard. This is the only version of Batman that I actually understand why every dude is so obsessed with this franchise. I get it ok? Batman is awesome. Paul Dano's Riddler being incel school shooter coded is so fucking scary and impactful. Colin Farrel as the penguin is unrecognizable. Gotham city entering it's David Fincher noir phase is fantastic. Matt Reeves took the best of everything from the various iterations of this franchise and made it into something that felt new, relevant to the times, and something I could finally understand. I'm on board. Batman forever.

Not one bit of plot but lots of laughs and we watched it while we were losing our minds trying to move house and everything but the TV was packed. I needed something ridiculous, and this served its purpose dutifully.

Adam Sandler sort of just goes on holiday with his actual real-life friends, gets a huge tax write-off out of it, and casts the most unbelievably beautiful woman as his wife. Gotta respect the play.

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Sometimes, people make things that include incredibly gratuitous and unnecessary depictions of horse deaths, and they're wrong for that. The Nest was a very pretty movie with nothing much to say. I was utterly uninterested in Jude Law's performance or character, which is odd for me, considering I usually love him in anything he's in. It just goes to show that even a beloved actor can falter under the stewardship of average writing. Carrie Coon was great, and I would have preferred more focus on her character instead. The Nest felt like a poorly executed knockoff of Death of a Salesman that wasn't saying anything new about money and work or adding anything interesting to the format of the domestic dichotomy between men and women. Overall a bit of a yawn.

Big fan of this film and really nice to revisit it. Fred Rogers played by Tom Hanks is a very special performance and I wish this film had a little more recognition!

I left this film ready to call it an historic achievement for all of cinema, and in many ways it still is. I was floored by the filmmaking. I knew very quickly when this film poster made it to my eyes that I would love it, and I did. I love architecture, I love Adrien Brody, I love midcentury design and the beautiful colour palettes that emerge from it in the medium of film. It is a brilliant story. The inclusion of an intermission was an incredible strategy. Everything about this film was set to be perfect, and then I found out that elements of generative AI were used to enhance the performances and speed up the production design and post-production process.

It is a slippery slope, and the filmmakers deny that they are on it. You have to draw a line somewhere, and I am drawing it here. It cannot be judged fairly against films that used exclusively human power to make it in awards like the Oscars. Hungarian is a difficult accent to learn, but so is Australian. It's not any more or less special than any other accent. I would have rathered a dubbed actual Hungarian speaker reading the letters in VO. I would rather see Adrien Brody's best attempts and minor imperfections than a glossed-over version made perfect by software.

Art is imperfect. AI in art is wrong. Filmmaking doesn't need it; it doesn't want it. For these reasons, I cannot give it the five stars I wish I could have given it. What a monumental film and an even more so monumental disappointment.

I will endlessly adore David Lynch's deep respect and love in his portrayal of women, his telling of their struggles and his depiction of sexual violence. I seeing this film for the first time with my father when I was 18 and being able to have a genuine discussion about rape and assault, something I had never ever been able to broach with him before. Blue Velvet is beguiling and confronting. I am grateful to be able to watch it again and again and find new meaning in it each time. Rest in Peace David Lynch, I hope you have returned to the beautiful dreams that you gave to us.

I truly can't fault the filmmaking and Martin Scorsese is a genuis but goddamn I hated this movie so fucking much and I literally had a panic attack watching it. It is not fun or funny it is a stressful nightmare and Beau is Afraid fucking WISHES it could be this. Dare I say this film sired the Charlie Kaufman style of filmmaking? I do dare. Because I respect the masters of this genre and I know a good anxiety film when I see one, because I feel sick to my fucking stomach. I want to vomit just thinking about it. Brilliant film.

Stan twitter would have gone crazy with this if it came out now, the sexual tension in this bloody movie was off the charts, Angelina is so distractingly stunning. Honestly I had quite a fun time watching Mr. & Mrs Smith - it felt like two movies for the price of one. The story had an almost sequel like second half which I appreciate they didn't turn into a franchise. Just one good action movie packaged up into a sturdy runtime.

Movies I've seen before and rewatched in 2025

• Blue Velvet
• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
• Grown Ups
• The Batman
• Her
• Perfect Days
• Dune
• Certain Women
• Chef
• Mamma Mia!

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

New releases and first time watches of 2025

• Godzilla Minus One
• Nosferatu
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• The Wrong Tros
• Rebel Ridge
• Unforgiven
• A Different Man
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith
• After Hours
• The Brutalist

...plus 29 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

You get your ticket, you get in line, you get on, you go up and down, maybe you get a twist and turn, maybe a loop-de-loop if you're lucky, and then you get off. The track is laid out in front of you and all you have to do is enjoy the ride.

• The Departed
• Catch Me If You Can
• Panic Room

Movies that feel like going to a theme park; they're stylistically detailed and pretty fun but if you went around the back the facade would end abruptly and some poorly paid worker would be on a smoking break and you it's all made out of plastic and the magic is kinda gone.

• Elvis
• Mickey 17
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
• Wonka

Good contemporary films of our time (The era of the macbook)

• s Ha
• Matt and Mara
• The Adults
• C'mon C'mon

"Worst vacation ever!"

• Westworld
• Midsommar

Movies that I couldn't get through but maybe one day I will be willing to revisit but also most of them probably not even with a gun to my head

• Entertainment
• Punch-Drunk Love
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
• The Nice Guys
• Claire's Camera
• Goodbye, Dragon Inn
• Tokyo Drifter
• Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
• Kate Plays Christine
• The Hudsucker Proxy

All the male filmmakers want to be Charlie Kaufman so fucking bad but it was actually Martin Scorsese who did it first

• After Hours
• A Serious Man
• Uncut Gems
• mother!
• A Different Man
• Dream Scenario
• White Noise
• Beau Is Afraid

Short films I've watched in 2025 (non exhaustive list as some are not listed on Letterboxd)

• Mars Futures
• Red River Cowboy
• Dragon's Breath

New Releases and First Time Watches of 2024

• Catch Me If You Can
• The Watermelon Woman
• The Others
• The Curse
• Dream Scenario
• Showing Up
• Ferrari
• Where Is the Friend's House?
• Life, and Nothing More…
• Through the Olive Trees

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The year of the rewatch! Let's see how things hold up.

• Shrek
• Shrek 2
• School of Rock
• Blade Runner 2049
• Crazy, Stupid, Love.
• Get Smart
• Tenet
• Spencer
• Date Night
• Dune

...plus 20 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Autobiographical Scene Number 6882
• Lemon Tree
• It Will Find You
• Distance
• Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection

All the horrors I watched for Spooky Season in 2024!

• Ring
• The Vanishing
• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
• Antichrist
• The Blair Witch Project
• The Babadook
• The Substance

Movies with the triple syllable word + one syllable word title format

• Slaughterhouse-Five
• Watership Down
• Reservoir Dogs
• Wuthering Heights
• Citizen Kane
• Government Girl
• Gentleman Jim
• Limousine Love
• Magazine Dreams
• Maximum Risk

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Movies with the title structure of The Verbing of an Adjective Noun

• The Killing of a Sacred Deer
• The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

• National Treasure
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets
• Dune
• Dune: Part Two
• Tenet
• Spirited Away
• The Darjeeling Limited
• Challengers
• Call Me by Your Name
• The Devil Wears Prada

Dropout Cast in Feature Films

• Round and Round
• Fly Me to the Moon
• Terri
• The Disruptors
• Unfriended
• Rats!

Show me a movie that ends in -ia that isn't bad

• Suspiria
• Memoria

All da tings I have rewatched in 2023

• The Hunger Games
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
• The Maze Runner
• Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
• Maze Runner: The Death Cure
• Bridesmaids
• Gone Girl
• The Incredibles

...plus 40 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Ruby's reviews of new releases and first time watches for 2023

• Aftersun
• Alien
• An Autumn Afternoon
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Burning
• Chungking Express
• Deck Dogz
• The Departed
• Early Summer
• Eat Drink Man Woman

...plus 102 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I just bought a Honda CR-V and now I keep spotting it everywhere.

• Certain Women
• Talk to Me

Shorts I watched in 2023

• The Fall
• A Boy and His Atom
• Goodbye Jerome!
• Leopard
• 101 Days of Lockdown
• Glen
• Set Times
• Inspire Me
• Donks
• The Backrooms (Found Footage)

...plus 13 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

It's the visual equivalent of breathing in traffic pollution.

• Flubber
• MouseHunt
• Home Alone
• Back to the Future
• Annie
• The Money Pit
• Super Mario Bros.

This is a playlist dedicated to all of the 1980's Italian American films set in New York so I suggest to my boyfriend that we watch. He always enjoys them.

• Moonstruck
• Big Night
• GoodFellas
• The Godfather
• The Godfather Part II
• The Godfather Part III

• Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
• Ieoh Island

movies that are pasty as hell

• A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
• The Mountain
• Goodnight Mommy

This is a master list of every film set in LA that has characters meet up at a very stylised Chinese restaurant for some sort of secret meeting where they'll never get caught.

• Nancy Drew
• Inherent Vice
• Hail, Caesar!
• Licorice Pizza