Chris

Chris

Favorite films

  • The Princess Bride
  • The Big Sleep
  • Brassed Off
  • In a Lonely Place

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  • Saltburn

    ★★★★

  • Spy

    ★★★½

  • Robin Hood

    ★★★★

  • Castle in the Sky

    ★★★★

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  • Jess Plus None

    Jess Plus None

    ★★

    Starts well and possessing a very talented cast, but completely unravels in the third act.

    There are warning signs early on, including the 'comedy' brother of the bride, who's written as a sex pest--but a funny one. And the film thinks that's fine, because said brother is overweight, which naturally renders him (a) utterly unfuckable in the eyes of the film, and therefore (b) inherently sexually unthreatening. Indeed "nobody fucks [name of character]" is invoked as a repeated joke catchphrase.…

  • Jason Bourne

    Jason Bourne

    ★½

    An uninspired retread, seemingly written by a moron who once skimread a couple of articles about Edward Snowden. The series clearly failed to develop any new ideas in its time away, except for the important narrative that principled tech billionaires are ourlast champions of privacy and freedom, who will stand up to CIA overreach. Yes. Really.

    Continually aims for dramatic reveals, but instead manages to be predictable, stupid and tedious.

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  • Annette

    Annette

    ½

    20 million shiny directorial ideas entirely fail to make up for a lack of compelling characters or plot.

  • Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

    Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

    ★★½

    Nice, but fluffy. About as informative as reading his Wikipedia page.

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