Niko Ramses

I've logged almost every Curious George film, so I'm practically a certified cinephile right?

Favorite films

  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • The Straight Story
  • Some Like It Hot
  • Shrek 2

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  • My People: The Jews of Greece

  • Lilo & Stitch

    ★★★★½

  • Oppenheimer

    ★★★★½

  • Barbie

    ★★★½

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  • Lilo & Stitch

    Lilo & Stitch

    ★★★★½

    When revisiting films that I remember watching in my childhood, I always approach them with a feeling of hesitancy. Will they still be what I remember them to be and will they hold up to these insurmountable standards of my youth? Usually I find myself trying to justify why I ever liked it in the first place in order to save face when confronted by my younger self, only to realize that the films of my childhood have perhaps never…

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★½

    Unlike my unironic hype for Barbie, I really had next to no excitement for Oppenheimer. While I haven't seen the bulk of his filmography, Christopher Nolan's work often feels lackluster to me. Now pair the Christopher Nolan branding with the biopic label (a genre that I rarely enjoy given how much said films tend to sensationalize the lives of the individuals portrayed in said films) and I really thought I'd be in for a disappointing three hours. So it came…

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  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    My Big Fat Greek Wedding

    ★★★½

    As someone of Greek heritage, this is my Black Panther.

  • The Batman

    The Batman

    ★★★½

    The Riddler is a glorified Twitch streaming niche internet micro celebrity in The Batman and I'm all for it.

    Robert Pattinson (aka Robat Battinbat) is easily the best Batman put to screen and it’s not even close. He’s able to convey so much emotion through subtle glances, eye movements, and mouth twitches. Hell, even his footsteps can be attributed to this performance. He rarely ever says anything, but you always know what he’s thinking. This is a Batman with a…