Henry Cartwright

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Favorite films

  • La Haine
  • The Deer Hunter
  • 12 Angry Men
  • Heat

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  • Whiplash

    ★★★★★

  • Bottoms

    ★★★★½

  • The Shining

    ★★★★★

  • Four Lions

    ★★★★½

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  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

    ★★★★★

    Simply cannot put into words how impressed I was and blown away. The fact the entire film was placed in one room yet kept the tension and excitement to a max level is incredible. This film felt like half an hour due to over and over again revaluations and points that have come through to light. Henry Fond’s character is unbelievably watchable and charismatic for his personality and the way he keeps his composure throughout all. 

    During the first half…

  • La Haine

    La Haine

    ★★★★★

    "How you fall doesn't matter, it's how you land",

    La Haine may not have been the most exciting piece of cinematography and may not contain much action but it doesn't need to because it delivers on another front. The message of this film was relevant and still is relevant to everyday society and the hatred between authority and people.

    Each character represents a vision about society, Vince being Vengeance, Hubert being peace but maintaining loyalty, and Sayid for outright rebelling…

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  • Bottoms

    Bottoms

    ★★★★½

    very funny, you think it’s incredibly corny and hard to watch but you realise that it’s meant to be.

  • Four Lions

    Four Lions

    ★★★★½

    “I think I might be confused, but I’m not sure.”


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  • Trainspotting

    Trainspotting

    ★★★★★

    This film speaks for itself, so no review needed. Well worth watching

  • Falling Down

    Falling Down

    ★★★★★

    *Major Spoilers*

    Falling down is generally not appreciated as an amazing film but for me I was blown away. I think you need to go into this film with the mindset that it’s not perfect. But it’s that fact which makes it one of my favourites. I have a theory that the film represents Douglases character, it’s not perfect and it’s falling apart. Everyone has wanted to be a Michael Douglas in this film before. Anger to the point of…