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  • The Exorcist
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  • Spontaneous Combustion

    ★★★

  • Cabaret

    ★★★★

  • Gosford Park

    ★★★½

  • The Son's Room

    ★★★★

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  • Willy's Wonderland

    Willy's Wonderland 2021

    ★★★★ Watched 18 Aug 2021 2

    Pinball's ring

    are you watching

    Cage is cleaning

    and fighting robots

    a beautiful sight

    Cage is losing it tonight

    working at Willy's Wonderland.

  • American Pie 2

    American Pie 2 2001

    ★★★★ Rewatched 28 Apr 2021 20

    Jeez, talk about a straight nostalgia hit to the vein. Blink 182, Sum 41, Alien Ant Farm, Wheatus. For a period of about five/six years we had bands that could barely play their own instruments, but despite their lack of technical skills, they sure made up for it with unadulterated fun. They never took themselves seriously and they always had a good time. Nowadays it's either insert >generic singer< that sings to a beat or uninspired rap. The late nineties/early…

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  • Over the Top

    Over the Top 1987

    ★★★★ Watched 27 Nov 2024 5

    Vegas bound and down,
    arm wrestling and truckin'
    father and son going do what
    they say can't be done.

    They got a long way to go
    and baggage in their way,
    They're Vegas bound just
    watch old Hawk get down.

    Keep the elbow on the pad
    Never mind them taunts
    Leave it all out on the floor
    for your sons love.

    Them boys offering 100k,
    in ol' Hilton hotel, and
    we'll win it for the glory
    no matter what it…

  • The Exorcist

    The Exorcist 1973

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 31 Oct 2024 10

    As we progress further into the era of postmodernism deconstructing every idea of language and thought, I find myself thinking back to Isaac Newton and his third law of motion. It’s a thought that I haven’t been able to shake for quite a while, that is until I re-watched the greatest horror film ever made tonight. We all know about the third law of motion, right? For every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. There’s a universality to this…

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  • Charade

    Charade 1963

    ★★★★ Watched 30 Apr 2020 15

    "Charade" is the most Hitchcockian Hitchcock that Hitchcock never Hitchcocked.

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004

    ★★ Watched 25 Sep 2017 84

    I think it goes without saying amongst fellow film aficionados that we all love films, especially the great ones. However, through years of watching films I've noticed that there seems to be that one film which is hugely popular, yet when you sit down to watch it you can't understand why it's held in such high esteem. For me it's only happened a couple of times, but I unfortunately have to add "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" to the…

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