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  • Empire Records
  • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
  • August 32nd on Earth
  • White Void

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  • Saltburn

    ★★★½

  • Pinocchio

    ★★★★

  • The Hunger Games

    ★★★

  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

    ★★½

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  • PLUTO

    PLUTO

    ★★★★½

    CW: heavy war themes

    Only one episode in and I’m already crying like a baby at North No.2. 

    Nobody does haunted existentialism quite like Naoki Urasawa, and Studio M2 have adapted his co-written Tezuka-inspired crime drama commendably, with only minor issues seen in mixed-quality background CGI featured in the episode’s opening scenes.

    Urasawa is a master of expression as exemplified in his best-sellers Monster and 20th Century Boys. The same can be said of Pluto, and the anime successfully captures these nuances…

  • The House That Hungers

    The House That Hungers

    ★★★★★

    The directorial debut of AWGIE Award-winning screenwriter Maria Lewis, The House That Hungers is officially my short film rec of the year and an ideal way to spend 13 minutes on a Sunday afternoon.

    Kimie Tsukakoshi stars as a young woman trapped inside the titular house, forced to think outside the literal box in order to survive. The Great White actor’s return to the horror genre is triumphant, delivering a cathartic performance that will leave you wanting far, far more…

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  • Saltburn

    Saltburn

    ★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    🎶 It’s murder on the dance floor 🎶

    I’m sorry everyone, I liked it a lot. 😭

    Admittedly, it could have ended twenty minutes earlier; that’s arguably two-for-two Awards season Fennell flicks. That said, I would defend PYW with my life, so extending the same good faith to Saltburn, this is a performance-driven feature with performances that do in fact slap.

    The unexpected standout was Alison Oliver, who delivers some surprising realness in her brief but scene-stealing role as Felix’s…

  • Little Blue

    Little Blue

    ★★★★★

    Don’t pay the one stars any mind. Full write up coming soon (hopefully).

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  • A Quiet Place Part II

    A Quiet Place Part II

    ★★★

    I relate to the creatures in A Quiet Place because I too want everyone to shut the fuck up.

  • Senior Year

    Senior Year

    Apologies from Australia!