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  Sick of Myself 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 01 Jun 2023

  So this is how they made Erling Haaland.

  All joking aside, this is a film that will stay with me a long time. A very, very dark character study of a woman who's actions don't stray that far out of the realms of possibilities when it comes to attention seeking in modern society.

  There are extremities on all sides - awkwardness, horror, humour and pity - and it's all held together by an incredible central performance from Kristine Kujath Thorp.

  Well worth diving head first into and... well, prepare for anything.

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  Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story 2018

  ★★★★★ Watched 23 May 2023

  To create Frank Sidebottom is talent.
  To create Little Frank is inspired.
  To create Travel Snooker is absolute genius.

  A true love letter to a one of a kind marvel.

  Thoroughly entertaining from the first minute to the last, but poignant too. Paula's anecdotes that straddle the line between utter exasperation and complete undying love make this really special.

  I adored this documentary. It perfectly captures what made Chris Sievey so special. There's a melancholy to much of this story…

Popular reviews

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  C'mon C'mon 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 23 Dec 2021 2

  A film about nothing except everything that happens in between.

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  The Beatles: Get Back 2021

  ★★★★★ Watched 25 Nov 2021 3

  Part I: Day 1-7

  I'll be honest, you're not going to get an objective review out of me here.

  As an absolute Beatles obsessive who spent much of his late teens and early-20's trawling through hours and hours of A/B Road bootlegs of Get Back sessions, this is pure crack to me.

  I'm sure everyone is familiar with the narrative around Let It Be. There was to be the album, and a one-off gig that would bring the Fab Four…