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  Ammonite 2020

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  While I could have gone further in-depth in regards to my overall experience with cinema throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, going back to writing was harder than I thought. Although, it was quite refreshing to do it again.

  All in all, I felt inspired to write a piece about a recent experience of going to the cinema, an experience that I shared with my girlfriend.

  Hopefully, it wouldn't be too long until I write another piece.

  feedingbrett.wordpress.com/2021/01/20/ammonite-and-our-covid-19-cinema-experience/

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  Marriage Story 2019

  Rewatched 04 Jan 2020

  2019 was a big year for me and my family. It pulled us apart and it brought us together. In the midst of all that was a penetrating experience of seeing Marriage Story at the cinemas.

  feedingbrett.wordpress.com/2020/01/04/marriage-story-shattered-me-and-it-picked-up-the-pieces/

  This reflective essay is an overview of that experience and how I was able to identify with Baumbach’s film so deeply. 

Recent reviews

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  The Zone of Interest 2023

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Nov 2023

  Review In A Nutshell:

  As Jonathan Glazer ushers me into the domesticated lifestyle of a Nazi Commandant’s family, I was reminded of the similarities that it has with the conditions of the wealthy that reside in my native country. The high walls, the aligned barbed wire and shattered glass, the disparity between the conditions behind and in front of the residence’s gate was quantifiable and distinct, with these measures advocated to alleviate the temptation of robbery, but deeply to also…

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  Song Of The South 2023

  ★★★ Watched 18 Nov 2023

  Review In A Nutshell:

  I can say that it has been a while since I have seen a film ambitiously attempt more than it can chew, but this year's Song of the South was exactly that. It is in the dichotomy of being an intimate tale of a boy's search for his father and the overview of the internal rebellion that was occurring during its setting that the film was unable to completely satisfy. However, when taken upon individually, each…

Popular reviews

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  Bee Movie 2007

  ★★½ Watched 01 Jan 2017 5

  I was kind of bummed that it didn't speed up every time the word bee was said.

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  We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011

  ★★½ Watched 18 Feb 2015 16

  Review In A Nutshell:

  We Need to Talk About Kevin throughout left me extremely frustrated; it has a strong premise and the performances brought by the cast are beyond excellent, but the film's emotional pile up of unsympathetic hate towards its titular subject was simply exhausting.

  The film doesn't seem to have any solid purpose towards the relationship between Kevin and his mother, Eva; leaving the audience with scenes that executes its emotions perfectly, but left with a blank canvas…