Richard

Favorite films

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • The Woman in Black
  • The Godfather
  • Wonder Boys

All
  • Star Trek: Section 31

    ★★

  • Kraven the Hunter

    ★★½

  • Gladiator II

    ★★★

  • Trading Places

    ★★★★★

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Star Trek: Section 31

2025

★★ Watched

Who builds a universe killing device that switches on when you drop it on the floor?

Kraven the Hunter

2024

★★½ Watched

Well, it was better than Madame Web.

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Dedication

2007

★★★★★ Liked Watched

This is one of those movies that you discover, fall in love with and then wonder why no one else has ever heard of it.

As someone neurodivergent it's not always easy to find representation in movies that doesn't patronize or gloss over the worser parts. This one does not. Billy Crudup, in a career best performance, never once restrains in order to make you like him more. He is insufferable, honest to the point of cruelty, and completely bewildered…

The Woman in Black

1989

★★★★★ Liked Watched

The quintessential ghost story. Probably the most chilling and atmospheric entry into the genre ever made. And it was made for television. The newer version with Daniel Radcliffe is okay, but this is a masterclass.

Less is more and even though you only see the ghost a few times, she is a permanent presence. And when you do see her, particularly in 'that scene', she is scary as hell.

This is the template for all ghost stories. Directors, watch and learn.

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