James Christie
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My ★★★★★ review of Before Midnight on Letterboxd boxd.it/96L939
A ★★★★★ review of Before Midnight (2013)
I always dread watching the final film in the Before Trilogy because it seems like such a downer after the romantic discovery of the first two. But this film is really funny and more hopeful than it h...
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March 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My ★★★★★ review of Before Midnight on Letterboxd boxd.it/96L939
My ★★★★ review of Mississippi Burning on Letterboxd boxd.it/93oEOH
A ★★★★ review of Mississippi Burning (1988)
I've been wanting to watch this film for a long while and the death of Gene Hackman was as good an excuse as any to see it. I thought it was very good. There are certain aspects that age it as a film,...
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March 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
My ★★★★ review of Mississippi Burning on Letterboxd boxd.it/93oEOH
My ★½ review of Bruce Almighty on Letterboxd boxd.it/8Zvjk5
A ★½ review of Bruce Almighty (2003)
Stan and Scar wanted to watch this, I've only ever seen fragments when my siblings watched it years ago. Not great. The trouble is when the script of a Jim Carrey movie gives him room to freestyle if ...
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March 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My ★½ review of Bruce Almighty on Letterboxd boxd.it/8Zvjk5
My ★★★★★ review of Yellow Submarine on Letterboxd boxd.it/8ZfsrR
A ★★★★★ review of Yellow Submarine (1968)
Saturday morning movie with the lads. Such a lovely, colourful film. After we finished I dug out the VHS taped version I had from the 90s to show Stanley how dingy it used to look before being remaste...
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March 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
My ★★★★★ review of Yellow Submarine on Letterboxd boxd.it/8ZfsrR
My ★★★★★ review of The Conversation on Letterboxd boxd.it/8YQRhd
A ★★★★★ review of The Conversation (1974)
I haven't seen this for a few years and felt the need to watch again after hearing the news of Gene Hackman's sad death. Such a beautifully restrained performance. This is a man who could play any kin...
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February 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My ★★★★★ review of The Conversation on Letterboxd boxd.it/8YQRhd
My ★★★★★ review of Schindler's List on Letterboxd boxd.it/8XgkSf
A ★★★★★ review of Schindler's List (1993)
Everytime I see this the seeming inconvenience of humanity for the Nazis is astounding. Shockingly violent and so moving. Spielberg hinted at having a movie like this in him with The Color Purple and ...
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February 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
My ★★★★★ review of Schindler's List on Letterboxd boxd.it/8XgkSf
My ★★★★ review of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy on Letterboxd boxd.it/8WrQi7
A ★★★★ review of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
I was pleasantly surprised by this film. Particularly after having seen the last two mediocre sequels. Unlike those films this one actually had something new and interesting to say and the focus being...
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February 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My ★★★★ review of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy on Letterboxd boxd.it/8WrQi7
My ★★★★★ review of Conclave on Letterboxd boxd.it/8W0uO7
A ★★★★★ review of Conclave (2024)
Loved this. A very well cast film with plenty of intrigue and a really great score. It surprised me how engaging this was but it's just a really good drama that keeps you on your toes.
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February 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My ★★★★★ review of Conclave on Letterboxd boxd.it/8W0uO7
My ★★½ review of Backbeat on Letterboxd boxd.it/8UTP5f
A ★★½ review of Backbeat (1994)
I hadn't seen this since I was a teenager and it was one of a handful of VHS' at a holiday cottage we stayed at in Ireland. It's not great. There's probably a good film to be made out of this period b...
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February 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
My ★★½ review of Backbeat on Letterboxd boxd.it/8UTP5f
My ★★★★★ review of Monsters, Inc. on Letterboxd boxd.it/8UOkFL
A ★★★★★ review of Monsters, Inc. (2001)
This is one of Scar's favourites and she fancied watching it this morning. Such a brilliant concept and it works on so many levels. Above everything though it has heart and is very funny. "These are t...
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February 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
My ★★★★★ review of Monsters, Inc. on Letterboxd boxd.it/8UOkFL
My ★★★★½ review of Jurassic Park on Letterboxd boxd.it/8UNcc5
A ★★★★½ review of Jurassic Park (1993)
By this point Spielberg is clearly well versed in creating tension and excitement with his blockbuster movies. This is a great film that zips along very nicely. The plot isn't complex but the ideas of...
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February 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
My ★★★★½ review of Jurassic Park on Letterboxd boxd.it/8UNcc5
My ★★★★★ review of The Piano on Letterboxd boxd.it/8UcD81
A ★★★★★ review of The Piano (1993)
What a performance from Holly Hunter. The whole cast was great but she was so expressive without using any words. It looked amazing and the music was hypnotic. I'm not 100% sure what accents Harvey Ke...
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February 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
My ★★★★★ review of The Piano on Letterboxd boxd.it/8UcD81
My ★★★★★ review of My Cousin Vinny on Letterboxd boxd.it/8TXXzr
A ★★★★★ review of My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Such a pleasing film. Vinny seemingly has no clue about the legal system but he has no doubt he can win the case. A superb performance from Joe Pesci but the show completely stolen by Marisa Tomei. A ...
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February 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
My ★★★★★ review of My Cousin Vinny on Letterboxd boxd.it/8TXXzr
My ★★★½ review of Hook on Letterboxd boxd.it/8RLhrD
A ★★★½ review of Hook (1991)
I couldn't sleep this morning so I put this on the projector. It's one of the first films that I saw in the cinema so to see it blown up again was nice. I do have such nostalgia for this film but it's...
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February 17, 2025 at 7:56 AM
My ★★★½ review of Hook on Letterboxd boxd.it/8RLhrD
My ★★ review of Always on Letterboxd boxd.it/8QSOy3
A ★★ review of Always (1989)
I'll firstly say that Holly Hunter gives a performance that is far too good for the script she was given. What an incredible actor. This was alright in places but quite mawkish. It could have been an ...
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February 16, 2025 at 6:37 AM
My ★★ review of Always on Letterboxd boxd.it/8QSOy3
My ★★★★★ review of Up on Letterboxd boxd.it/8QbkPd
A ★★★★★ review of Up (2009)
Saturday morning film with the lads. Such a great story of resilience through grief and how difficult the balance between keeping someone's memory alive and being able to carry that memory forward int...
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February 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
My ★★★★★ review of Up on Letterboxd boxd.it/8QbkPd
★½ review of Into the Woods on Letterboxd boxd.it/8PKR5N
A ★½ review of Into the Woods (2014)
Good lord, feed me to the cow! This felt quite chaotic and I found it very difficult to connect with any of the characters. And there were so many threads that it felt like Game of Thrones the Musical...
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February 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
★½ review of Into the Woods on Letterboxd boxd.it/8PKR5N
