dunbar
Cinema Addict
Member Since: 30 Aug 2010
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Bio: "When the movie is over and the movie goers have left en masse, the only sound you hear is the bang of chairs returning to their upright position"
...Then somewhere perhaps in a dark room, or in a flood of light returning to the living room, or with a flickering match in the belly of a whale, a laptop opens or a screensaver is dissolved. There I sit and expel my delight, my frustration, my indifference or any other subtle concoction of ambivalent and debilitating emotions into the glowing screen. A movie critic I am not, however like some sort of show-and-tell pride I hope that you are appeased by the little petrified morsels I have dug up from expeditions under the house. I enjoy sharing within this feedback community of other trout-people. Yell me any recommendations from your rooftop. Also, Luftwaffe.
...Then somewhere perhaps in a dark room, or in a flood of light returning to the living room, or with a flickering match in the belly of a whale, a laptop opens or a screensaver is dissolved. There I sit and expel my delight, my frustration, my indifference or any other subtle concoction of ambivalent and debilitating emotions into the glowing screen. A movie critic I am not, however like some sort of show-and-tell pride I hope that you are appeased by the little petrified morsels I have dug up from expeditions under the house. I enjoy sharing within this feedback community of other trout-people. Yell me any recommendations from your rooftop. Also, Luftwaffe.
Recent Ratings
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View from the Top (2003) - Rated 30 May 2025
"All points are for this providing the catalyst for Richard Ayoade’s excellent book Ayoade on Top."
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) - Rated 28 Feb 2025
"Dreyfuss dazzles with acting drip, supporting cast is strong and sentimental vibes are soothing without being overly silly."
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) - Rated 04 Feb 2025
"More than watchable as fun entertainment."
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) - Rated 27 Jan 2025
"Long looooong Wi-iiiii-ick. Goddamn this film is long! Especially when its entire plot boils down to John Wick wanting to kill everyone. That’s a lot of everyone my old friend. It’s always great to have old friends around my mate John Wick so they enhance the scenes a bit since Keanu is less expressive than a toaster. But seriously, call me crazy, I like this oddly self-aware, overcooked and extremely videogame-ish battle extraordinaire of a film."
High Crimes (2002) - Rated 12 Jan 2025
"How high do you have to be to make sense of this movie?"
Runaway Jury (2003) - Rated 10 Jan 2025
"It’s held together by the cast delivering some of the more ridiculous lines with conviction. Hoffman vs Hackman vs Cusack manages to keep enough of a buzz going till the end. But goddamn the amount of shakey slow mo Dutch angles I sat through left me bruised."
Moana 2 (2024) - Rated 25 Dec 2024
"Make way, make way for a film with big shoes to fill. Lots of ideas create too many brief moments - the voyage of mismatched characters, the bat lady, Maui’s entire presence etc. - and there’s not quite enough time left to breathe or develop. Even Moana’s arc feels rushed. I’m sympathetic towards the songs because they have a crack at updating the themed and iconic ballads but was left wondering whether Lin-Manuel Miranda was everything this film needed to feel more accomplished."
Sleepaway Camp (1983) - Rated 02 Dec 2024
"Campiness is just a dong away."
Asteroid City (2023) - Rated 13 Oct 2024
"The visuals and cinematography is 80, the rest is 40 if I’m being generous. A Wes Anderson wet dream."
Cars (2006) - Rated 13 Oct 2024
"Didn’t get my motor running but did fire off the occasional spark plug. Ran down a well worn road with the story."
