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HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (🇺🇸 US 2022) Incredible direction, editing, and writing crams so many gags into 105 minutes. Uplifting orchestral soundtrack. Peak visual storytelling and unbelievably creative. I genuinely can't believe it kept the pace, & my full attention for the entire runtime.

SCORE: 8.5/10
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (🇺🇸 US 2022) Incredible direction, editing, and writing to cram that many gags into 105 minutes. Continually mines your expectations, cinematic history, and pop culture for more strong material. Uplifting classical orchestral soundtrack. Peak visual storytelling and all just unbelievably creative. I genuinely can't believe it kept the pace, and my full attention for the entire runtime. SCORE: 8.5/10 Hundreds of Beavers is a 2022 American independent slapstick comedy film directed by Mike Cheslik in his feature directorial debut, and written by Cheslik and Ryland Tews. The black-and-white film stars Tews as applejack maker Jean Kayak who, in trying to win the hand of a merchant's daughter, finds himself embroiled in a conflict with beavers.
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS (🇺🇸 US 2022) Overboard but the boat's been swapped for ski slopes. A festive romcom that's neither romantic or comedic. Absolute shitshow in terms of direction, editing, continuity - and the humour is pitched at a Nickelodeon age audience. Festive slop.

SCORE: 3/10
FALLING FOR CHRISTMAS (🇺🇸 US 2022) Overboard but the boat's been swapped for ski slopes. A festive romcom that's neither romantic or comedic - huge Brother/Sister energy, and Lohan can barely move any facial muscles! Absolute shitshow in terms of direction, editing, continuity, and tone - and the humour is pitched at a Nickelodeon age audience. Festive slop that makes A Castle for Christmas feel like Citizen Kane SCORE: 3/10 Falling for Christmas is a 2022 American Christmas romantic comedy film starring Lindsay Lohan as a spoiled heiress who loses her memory in a skiing accident and lands in the care of a lodge owner widower at Christmastime. The film is directed by Janeen Damian, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Jeff Bonnett and Ron Oliver. Chord Overstreet, George Young, Jack Wagner and Olivia Perez also appear in supporting roles.
December 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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DEPARTMENT Q (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 S1 2025) entertaining and unrivalled gathering of nearly every Scottish character actor that's still working. The "quirky detective" schtick is beyond clichéd at this point but the Scottish setting and range of regional accents kept me watching.

SCORE: 7/10
DEPARTMENT Q (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 S1 2025) entertaining and unrivalled gathering of nearly every Scottish character actor going. The quirky detective schtick is beyond clichéd but the Scottish setting and range of regional accents kept me hooked. SCORE: 7/10 Dept. Q is a British crime thriller television series created by Scott Frank and Chandni Lakhani, based on the book series Department Q by Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen. It premiered on Netflix on 29 May 2025.[1] In August 2025, it was renewed for a second season Matthew Goode as DCI Carl Morck, an emotionally scarred detective who becomes the head of cold case unit Department Q Chloe Pirrie as Prosecutor Merritt Lingard, a ruthless and ambitious prosecutor Bobby Rainsbury as teenage Merritt Lingard[3] Jamie Sives as DI James Hardy, Morck's paraplegic former partner who provides remote support with Department Q's investigation Alexej Manvelov as Akram Salim, a Syrian ex-policeman forced to flee to Europe, who becomes part of the new department as a civilian employee Leah Byrne as DC Rose Dickson, a young woman shaken by a breakdown and looking for a chance to prove herself in Morck's team Kelly Macdonald as Dr Rachel Irving, a police therapist handling Morck's mandatory post-shooting sessions Kate Dickie as Chief Superintendent Moira Jacobson, Morck's commanding officer Patrick Kennedy as Prosecutor Liam Taylor, a prosecutor who worked with Merritt Mark Bonnar as Lord Advocate Stephen Burns, Merritt's former supervisor
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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DIRTY ANGELS (🇧🇬🇺🇸 2024) Some of the CGI looks like placeholder stuff, but Campbell has always been always solid at action and this is no exception. Unfortunately it's all so unbelievably generic that I'd forgotten most of it as soon as it finished. Extremely mid.

SCORE: 5/10
DIRTY ANGELS (🇧🇬🇺🇸 2024) Most of the non-English subtitling was missing; couldn't tell if that's intentional, but suspect it wasn't (Prime Video UK). Some of the CGI looks like placeholder stuff, but Campbell has always been always solid at action and this is no exception. Unfortunately it's all so unbelievably generic that I'd forgotten most of it as soon as it finished. Extremely mid. SCORE: 5/10 Dirty Angels is a 2024 American action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell, with a script co-written by Campbell, Alissa Sullivan Haggis, and Jonas McCord. It stars Eva Green, Maria Bakalova, Rona-Lee Shimon, Ruby Rose and Jojo T. Gibbs. It was released in theaters and video on demand on December 13, 2024.
December 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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NARVIK (🇳🇴 NO 2022) Despite some shortcomings - medium budget, small scale, and a little melodramatic - this effectively dramatises an important and largely unknown (outside of Norway at least) part of WWII. Some moral dilemnas to consider, and it's an interesting history lesson.

SCORE: 6/10
NARVIK (🇳🇴 NO 2022) Despite some shortcomings - medium budget, small scale, and a little melodramatic - this effectively dramatises an important and largely unknown (outside of Norway at least) part of WWII. Some moral dilemnas to consider, and it's an interesting history lesson. SCORE: 6/10 Narvik (Norwegian: Kampen om Narvik lit. 'The Battle for Narvik') is a Norwegian historical film depicting the Battles of Narvik from 9 April to 8 June 1940. Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg and made by Nordisk Film, it stars Kristine Hartgen, Carl Martin Eggesbø, Cristoph Gelfert Mathiesen and Henrik Mestad. The film premiered in Norway in December 2022 and was released worldwide (except in Norway) on Netflix in January 2023.
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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TINSEL TOWN (🇬🇧 GB 2025) Such an enormous turkey that I'm not sure this qualifies as a film. Feels AI generated: lacking any heart, plot, or character. A sub-Hallmark embarrassment with only one redeeming moment - Danny Dyer kicking Kieffer Southerland in the balls. Truly awful.

SCORE: 1/10
TINSEL TOWN (🇬🇧 GB 2025) Such an enormous turkey that I'm not sure this series of barely-connected moments even qualifies as a film. Feels AI generated: so sporadic, and lacking any heart, plot, or character. A sub-Hallmark embarrassment with only one redeeming moment - Danny Dyer kicking Kieffer Southerland in the balls on a petrol station forecourt. Truly awful. SCORE: 1/10 Tinsel Town is a 2025 British christmas comedy film directed by Chris Foggin and starring Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson. Finding himself typecast and blacklisted, Hollywood actor Bradley Mac (Kiefer Sutherland) resorts to doing theatre work in England only to discover it involves appearing in a small town panto of Cinderella. The new star-studded Christmas film Tinsel Town is out now, starring Kiefer Sutherland, Rebel Wilson and Danny Dyer
December 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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WE LIVE IN TIME (🇬🇧 GB 2024) I felt nothing watching this; found it cold & dull, and the main characters severely lacking. The non-linear structure added nothing and only made watching this more irritating. Big flop for me, and the other half - who really wanted to watch it.

SCORE: 2/10
WE LIVE IN TIME (🇬🇧 GB 2024) it's like they used "Our Friend" as a starting point and thought that adding swearing and British whimsy would make it even better... it doesn't. I felt nothing watching this; found it cold & dull, and the main characters severely lacking. Absolutely hated Garfield's fumbly bumbly British IT nerd stereotype. The non-linear structure added nothing and only made watching this more irritating, having to work out where you are - it also makes the film too 'jumpy' and 'bitty' to engage with. Big flop for me, and the other half - who really wanted to watch it. SCORE: 2/10 We Live in Time is a 2024 romantic drama film directed by John Crowley and written by Nick Payne. It follows the relationship of a couple, Tobias Durand (Andrew Garfield) and Almut Brühl (Florence Pugh), over the course of a decade. The film uses nonlinear narrati
December 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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DEAD SUSHI (🇯🇵 JP 2012) everything about this is silly, funny, and ridiculous: the action, the flashbacks, the exaggerated performances. This is the kind of "mad Japanese film" people always think of, but you rarely actually get. I enjoyed every minute of this; pure cult!

SCORE: 7/10
B-MOVIE: 8.5/10
DEAD SUSHI (🇯🇵 JP 2012) everything about this is silly, funny, and ridiculous: the action, the flashbacks, the exaggerated performances. This is the kind of "mad Japanese film" people always think of, but you rarely actually get. Enjoyed every minute of this. Straight into the "Cult films" pile. SCORE: 7/10 B-MOVIE: 8.5/10 Dead Sushi (デッド寿司, Deddo sushi) is a 2012 Japanese comedy horror film directed by Noboru Iguchi. The film involves Keiko (Rina Takeda) who is the daughter of a famous sushi chef. She leaves home for an inn where she is bullied by the president of Komatsu Pharmaceuticals. A Komatsu researcher arrives intent on revenge by creating a serum that turns fish on rice into killer sushi. Keiko teams up with the former sushi chef Sawada to fight off the creatures
December 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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THE BEAST IN ME (🇺🇸 2025) Standard Netflix "solid idea / sloppy execution" fare. Claire Danes mugs her way through every single frame. Rhys is fantastic as the antagonist. As with most Netflix shows it starts strong then gets ridiculous Moreish and cliffhangery, but junk telly.

SCORE: 5.5/10
THE BEAST IN ME (🇺🇸 2025) Standard Netflix 'solid idea with sloppy execution' fare. Claire Danes over-acts and mugs her way through every single frame. Rhys is fantastic as the antagonist. As with most Netflix shows it starts as a great idea then becomes ridiculous beyond belief by the third episode. Moreish and cliffhangery, but junk telly. SCORE: 5.5/10 The Beast in Me is an American psychological crime thriller television miniseries for Netflix, starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys. Created by Gabe Rotter, the series follows an author (Danes) who begins writing a book about her new next-door neighbor (Rhys), a real estate executive who allegedly killed his wife. Executive producers on the series include Jodie Foster and Conan O'Brien.
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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TASK (🇺🇸 2025) Really good, well made, well written, character driven drama. Only minor niggle is that it feels very busy and has a some major themes like adoption and family court stuff that don't progress the main story much. Othewise, this is engaging and impressive prestige TV.

SCORE: 8/10
TASK (🇺🇸 2025) Really good, well made, well written, character driven drama. Only minor niggle is that it feels very busy and has a couple of wild major themes like adoption and family court stuff, which don't progress the main story much. Othewise, this is super engaging and impressive prestige TV. SCORE: 8/10 Task is an American crime drama television series created and written by Brad Ingelsby for HBO. It stars Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Raúl Castillo, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Silvia Dionicio, and Martha Plimpton. The first season premiered on September 7, 2025, consisting of 7 episodes
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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FANTASTIC PLANET (🇨🇿🇫🇷 1973) The kind of weird & unique psychedelic prog album art imagery that can only have been made in the 1970s, and on all the drugs! Unique and captivating visuals, but the central "what if humans were treated like animals" theme wore a bit thin by the end.

SCORE: 7/10
FANTASTIC PLANET (🇨🇿🇫🇷 1973) The kind of weird & unique psychedelic prog album art imagery that can only have been made in the 1970s. Incredibly unique and captivating visuals, but the central "what if humans were treated like animals" theme wore a bit thin by the end. SCORE: 7/10 Fantastic Planet (French: La Planète Sauvage; Czech: Divoká planeta, lit. 'The Wild Planet') is a 1973 surrealist adult animated science fiction art film directed by René Laloux. Its allegorical story, about humans living on a strange planet dominated by giant humanoid aliens who consider them animals, is based on the 1957 novel Oms en série by the French writer Stefan Wul. The film was written by Laloux and Roland Topor; the latter also made the production design. It was a co-production between companies from France and Czechoslovakia and was animated at Jiří Trnka Studio in Prague.[2]
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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TANTURA (🇮🇱🇺🇸 2022) IDF soldiers committing war crimes? Against Palestinians?? Then Israel covers it up??? 😮 NO WAY!? 😮

Sheds light on a grim moment at the start of Israel's independence. A very basic doc format, but highlights a little-known massacre. Should have been 60 mins, tops.

SCORE: 6/10
TANTURA (🇮🇱🇺🇸 2022) Israeli IDF soldiers? Committing war crimes?? And ethnic cleansing??? Against Palestinians???? Then the State covers it up????!?!!? 😮 PRETENDS TO BE SHOCKED 😮 Sheds light on a grim - but important - moment at the start of Israel's independence. A very basic docu format, but it sheds light on a little-known massacre. Should have been 60 mins, tops. SCORE: 6/10 Filmmakers investigate controversial events at the Palestinian village of Tantura in 1948, where survivors claimed to witness a massacre of civilians by Israeli troops.
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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THIEF (🇺🇸 US 1981) a classic Michael Mann 'extremely professional criminal undertaking a nearly impossible job' yarn. As you'd expect, this looks fantastic with plenty sweeping night-time shots of Chicago. Not as economical as Mann's best stuff, but this is still the good shit.

SCORE: 7/10
THIEF (🇺🇸 US 1981) a classic Michael Mann 'extremely professional criminal undertaking a nearly impossible job' yarn. As you'd expect, this looks fantastic with plenty sweeping night-time shots of Chicago - and the Tangerine Dream score further cranks up 'the vibes'. Not as economical as Mann's best stuff, but it's still the good shit. SCORE: 7/10 Thief is a 1981 American independent neo-noir heist action thriller film written and directed by Michael Mann in his feature film debut. It stars James Caan as a professional safecracker trying to escape his life of crime, and Tuesday Weld as his wife. The supporting cast includes Jim Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina, and Willie Nelson. The screenplay is inspired by the memoir The Home Invaders: Confessions of a Cat Burglar, by former cat burglar Frank Hohimer. The original musical score was composed and performed by Tangerine Dream.
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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THE GINGERWEED MAN (🇺🇸 US 2021) For a stoner flick the effects look decent, it's short & sweet and it ticks all the schlock boxes: immature humour, weed jokes, nudity, gore, and plenty stoner references. It's really stupid and a bit shit, but it's definitely never boring!

SCORE: 5/10
B-MOVIE: 420/10
THE GINGERWEED MAN (🇺🇸 US 2021) I've seen long movies that had an interval baked in, but this one has a realtime "Toke Break" halfway through... at the 25 minute mark! For a stoner flick the effects looked surprisingly decent, it's short & sweet and it ticks all the schlock boxes - immature humour, weed jokes, nudity, gore, and plenty stoner references. It's really stupid and a bit shit, but it's definitely never boring! SCORE: 5/10 B-MOVIE: 420/10 When Gingy, who runs a dispensary delivery service, is charged with protecting Baby Buddy, a mysterious weed dude, mad misadventures follow.
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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SAVE THE GREEN PLANET! (🇰🇷 KR 2003) Starts off pretty fucking weird, then just goes up and up through the crazy gears from there. Absolutely bananas premise and unfolding plot, with huge and fun performances to match the vibe. Enjoyable, but completely unhinged.

SCORE: 6.5/10
SAVE THE GREEN PLANET! (🇰🇷 KR 2003) Starts off pretty weird, then just goes up and up through the crazy gears from there. Absolutely bananas premise and unfolding plot, with huge and fun performances to match the vibe. Enjoyable, but completely unhinged. SCORE: 6.5/10 Save the Green Planet! (Korean: 지구를 지켜라!; RR: Jigureul jikyeora!) is a 2003 South Korean science fiction black comedy film written and directed by Jang Joon-hwan. The basic story begins when the main character, Lee Byeong-gu, kidnaps another man, convinced that the latter is an alien.
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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BUTT BOY (🇺🇸 US 2019) After a prostate exam changes his life, an IT guy can't stop stuffing things - and people - up his arse! Bizarre premise is inherently funny but it's 20x sillier because of how straight it's played. Impeccable indie film-making with a memorable finale!

SCORE: 7/10
B-MOVIE: 8/10
BUTT BOY (🇺🇸 US 2019) After a prostate exam changes his life, an IT guy can't stop stuffing things - and people - up his arse! The bizarre premise is inherently silly and funny, but is made twenty times better by how straight this films plays it. Impeccable indie film-making, a loving detective/crime genre picture, with a memorable finale. 💾 SCORE: 7/10 B-MOVIE: 8/10 Butt Boy is a 2020 American dark comedy horror film written by Tyler Cornack and Ryan Koch and directed by Cornack in his directorial debut. The film is a spinoff from a Tiny Cinema comedy sketch
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Z (🇩🇿🇫🇷 1969) An anti-fascist political & procedural thriller. The docu-style camerawork and fast / snappy editing give this an electric urgency and white-knuckle energy. A statement movie in ever sense: Z hits hard from the start and doesn't let up for the duration.

SCORE: 7.5/10
Z (🇩🇿🇫🇷 1969) An anti-fascist political & procedural thriller that's become a classic, especially amongst film-makers. The docu-style camerawork and fast / snappy editing give this an electric urgency and white-knuckle energy. A statement movie in ever sense: Z hits hard from the start and doesn't let up for the duration. SCORE: 7.5/10 Z is a 1969 political thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jorge Semprún, adapted from the 1967 novel by Vassilis Vassilikos. The film presents a thinly fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of democratic Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963. With its dark view of Greek politics and its downbeat ending, the film captures the director's outrage about the junta that then ruled Greece. The title refers to a popular Greek protest slogan (Greek: Ζει, IPA: [ˈzi]) meaning "he lives," in reference to Lambrakis.
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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F1 (🇺🇸 US 2025)

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The most unoriginal & clichéd sports movie of all time... but it's pure box-office, with a huge budget and star power / proven actors. Gorgeous tosh.

SCORE: 7/10
F1 (🇺🇸 US 2025) OPEN: underdog_sports_movie.docx FIND & REPLACE ALL: "ball" with "Car" SAVE AS: F1_script.jpeg The most unoriginal & clichéd sports movie of all time... but it's pure box-office, with a huge budget and star power / proven actors. Gorgeous tosh. SCORE: 7/10 F1 (marketed as F1 the Movie) is a 2025 American sports drama film starring Brad Pitt as Formula One (F1) racing driver Sonny Hayes, who returns after a 30-year absence to save his former teammate's underdog team, APXGP, from collapse. The film was directed by Joseph Kosinski from a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Javier Bardem also star in supporting roles.
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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SEPTEMBER 5 (🇩🇪🇺🇸 2024) the blandest and most boring angle to tell such an explosive story. Despite being slick and well made this is the polar opposite of gripping or dramatic. Have to question the timing and politics of this particular story being pushed out at this particular time 🇮🇱🇵🇸

SCORE: 3/10
SEPTEMBER 5 (🇩🇪🇺🇸 2024) the blandest and most boring angle to possibly tell such an explosive story. Despite being slick and well made this is the polar opposite of gripping or dramatic. Have to question the timing and underlying politics of this particular story being pushed out at this particular time 🇮🇱🇵🇸 SCORE: 3/10 September 5 is a 2024 German historical drama thriller film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Tim Fehlbaum. Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, and Leonie Benesch, the film chronicles the Munich massacre of 1972 from the perspective of the ABC Sports crew and their coverage of the events Starring Peter Sarsgaard John Magaro Ben Chaplin Leonie Benesch
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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THE WAVES OF MADNESS (🇺🇸 US 2024) I get that this is one huge vibe but it just didn't work for me. Felt stretched and repetitive, even at 50-odd minutes (plus a post-credit scene.) Groovy effects, creative no budget film making, and it's definitely unique - but just didn't float my boat.

SCORE: 3/10
THE WAVES OF MADNESS (🇺🇸 US 2024) I get that this is one huge vibe (PS1 Resident Evil) but vibes alone didn't make this work for me. Felt stretched and repetitive, even at 50-odd minutes (plus a post-credit scene.) Groovy effects, creative no budget film making, and it's definitely unique - but just didn't float my boat. SCORE: 3/10 A special agent is dispatched to investigate a distress call from a round-the-world cruise, only to find the ship eerily abandoned and haunted by a malevolent force that twists sanity into terror.
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (🇺🇸 US 2025) Waaaaay too long. I can understand why it's resonating hard with Americans. The only thing I wanted more of was DiCaprio spiraling & calling everyone hommie. Overall just very flat, pointless, & too odd for me. A thousand ideas but no coherence.

SCORE: 4/10
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (🇺🇸 US 2025) if this wasn't a PTA film it would have been such non event. Waaaaay too long for what it is, so much bloat, and too much weirdness for the sake of weirdness. I can understand why it's resonating hard with Americans, but that in itself is pretty depressing. The Christmas Adventurers Club felt like it was out of a student film, as was Penn's ludicrous Army caricature. The only things I wanted more of were DiCaprio spiraling & calling everyone hommie, and Del Toro. Overall just very flat, and pointless, and too odd for me. A thousand ideas but no coherence. SCORE: 4/10 One Battle After Another is a 2025 American action thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson,[5] inspired by the 1990 novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon.[6] It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti, and follows an ex-revolutionary who is forced back into his former combative lifestyle when he and his daughter become pursued by a corrupt military officer.
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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GOOD FORTUNE (🇺🇸 US 2025) takes two separate film ideas - life swap and fallen angel - then half-asses both. Keanu is laughably bad and Ansari / Rogen are bolted into their lanes. There were enough smiles & chuckles that I ultimately enjoyed it, just. My wife's worst film of the year.

SCORE: 5.5/10
GOOD FORTUNE (🇺🇸 US 2025) over-written and disgustingly predictable plot that takes two separate film ideas - life swap and fallen angel - then half-asses both. Fails to skewer easy targets like tech bros, shit apps, & gig jobs. Keanu is laughably bad, looking & sounding like he's reading his lines for the first time, and Ansari / Rogen are bolted into their lanes. Despite all these complaints (and several cinema walk outs) there were enough smiles, nasal exhales, and chuckles - both at and with the film - that I ultimately enjoyed it, just. My wife's worst film of the year though. SCORE: 5.5/10 Good Fortune is a 2025 American supernatural comedy film written and directed by Aziz Ansari in his feature directorial debut. Seth Rogen, Ansari, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh and Keanu Reeves star in the film. It is produced by Garam Films, Oh Brudder Productions, Keep Your Head, and Yang Pictures. It follows an angel named Gabriel (Reeves), whose failed attempt to show Arj (Ansari), a struggling man, that money does not solve one's problems—by body swapping him with his wealthy employer Jeff (Rogen)—results in Gabriel losing his wings, while the work he did as an angel begins to unravel around them.
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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PARIYERUM PERUMAL (🇮🇳 IN 2018) only made it through 70 mins of this. Appreciate the issues are extremely regional (caste, education, religious violence) but it was told in such a hammy way. This isn't "terrible," but it shouldn't be up there with the highest-rated films on Letterboxd!

SCORE: 3/10
PARIYERUM PERUMAL (🇮🇳 IN 2018) I lasted 70 minutes and couldn't watch any more. The story is a mess and it's told in such a hammy & theatrical way. I appreciate a lot of the issues are extremely regional (caste, education, religious violence) but it was told in such a condescendingly stupid way. It uses a standard 'love story' to examine the caste system... but adds some gratuitous & horrifying violence and gore shots; it didn't need to linger on the aftermath of one tragedy for so long... then immediately pivot into a dance number! The lead also wobbles his head like a fucking Team America puppet, which is really annoying once you notice it. This isn't "terrible," but it definitely shouldn't be up there with the highest-rated films on Letterboxd! SCORE: 3/10 At the time of writing this had a 4.2 Rating on Letterboxd, higher than films like Coco, Die Hard, Jaws, Dune, The Substance... You get my drift! Pariyerum Perumal (transl. The Emperor who mounts a Horse) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mari Selvaraj, and produced by Pa. Ranjith.[1] The film stars Kathir and Anandhi, while Yogi Babu, Lijeesh, Hari Krishnan and G. Marimuthu appear in supporting roles. It follows Pariyan (Kathir), who befriends Jothi (Anandhi), who falls in love with him. Soon after, her family members begin harassing Pariyan due to his caste
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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THE DIPLOMAT (🇺🇸 S3) The entire show has transformed from Season 2's bombastic 24-style OTT political thriller into a completely different romance / relationship driven "will-they-won't-they" drama. More effort has been spent on the sets and costumes than trying to make this watchable.

SCORE: 3/10
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY (🇨🇳🇫🇷🇩🇰🇶🇦 2024) Impressively shot with an immersive sound design. Story wise it's a slow burn with lots of 'psychological' stuff going on, but not much in the way of actual excitement! Surprisingly critical of China's One Child Policy, and its complex legacy.

SCORE: 5/10
BRIEF HISTORY OF A FAMILY (🇨🇳🇫🇷🇩🇰🇶🇦 2024) Impressively shot with an immersive sound design to match. Story wise it's quite a slow burn with a lot of 'psychological' stuff going on, but not much in the way of actual excitement! Some surprisingly critical themes around China's One Child Policy and it's legacy. SCORE: 5/10 Brief History of a Family (Chinese: 家庭简史), is a 2024 psychological thriller film written and directed by Lin Jianjie in his feature directorial debut. The film, starring Zu Feng, Guo Keyu, Sun Xilun, and Lin Muran depicts a middle-class Chinese family in the post-one-child-policy era, who takes in their only son's mysterious new friend, triggering buried family tensions as secrets and feelings surface
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM