Jon O’Brien
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Freelance entertainment writer. Bylines in Indiewire, The Daily Beast, The i, Vulture, Billboard, Grammy Awards, Classic Pop, New Scientist, Radio Times. jonobrien81@gmail.com
Thought Companion was a lot of fun and one of the better Black Mirror-esque movies of late. Glad I went in blind though as have just seen the trailer and can’t remember seeing another which spoils (most of) its twists so explicitly.
February 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Thought Companion was a lot of fun and one of the better Black Mirror-esque movies of late. Glad I went in blind though as have just seen the trailer and can’t remember seeing another which spoils (most of) its twists so explicitly.
Liked but didn't love Better Man. Some great set pieces and admire how it took a big creative swing. But was all a bit too self-flagellating and the pop pedantic in me was irked by the timeline-fudging. Think there's a more interesting film to be made about how such a niche biopic was bankrolled.
January 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Liked but didn't love Better Man. Some great set pieces and admire how it took a big creative swing. But was all a bit too self-flagellating and the pop pedantic in me was irked by the timeline-fudging. Think there's a more interesting film to be made about how such a niche biopic was bankrolled.
Absolutely loved A Real Pain. Brutally relatable at times and Culkin and Eisenberg bounce off each other brilliantly. One of the extremely rare occasions I actually wanted a film to last longer than 90 mins.
January 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Absolutely loved A Real Pain. Brutally relatable at times and Culkin and Eisenberg bounce off each other brilliantly. One of the extremely rare occasions I actually wanted a film to last longer than 90 mins.