π₯ Films
π₯ To Catch a Killer, 2023 - β β β

It started well β¦ it went on fine .. until the last 15 minutes. Queued up for a sequel .. but I donβt think so.
π₯ A Complete Unknown, 2024 - β β β β

I appreciate Bob - not a fan - but I do go see these biopics as they come out, because music. Definitely one of the best of that particular genre. Of course Timothy did a great job - but so did Edward Norton - and then some. I only hope people didn't watch it as a documentary. I mean they will - and history will be rewritten accordingly. A shame really - but do try to watch it.
π₯ Queer, 2024 - β β β β

Outside of Layer Cake - one of the best Daniel Craig movies outside of his Bond work that I have seen. I hadn't registered that it was a William Burroughs story when I first saw it and so my initial - leaving the theatre thought was .. not clear. Mainly because it wasn't what I expected. Once I joined the dots. YUP - pieces fell into place. BUT - holy mackerel - Jason Schwartzman - another one of those side roles that might just slip you by. Excellent all round - and even the end all made sense - in the end.
π₯ The Miracle Club, 2023 - β β β Β½

One of those lovely little movies that you come across and get into and when it all ends you are sad.
π₯ Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, 2024 - β β β β

How could you ever NOT love Wallace and Grommit - so good.
π₯ Ferry 2, 2024 - β β β

I watched the series and then I watched [ποΈ the first movie](https://john.philpin.com/2025/02/11/ferry.html) and then I watched this second movie .. and I dunno - I keep watching them - but they don't get better. But somehow I am drawn in. No explanation.
π₯ Ferry, 2021 - β β β

Watched it a while back - so logging it here. Not bad - but maybe watch the series first to garner some context.
π₯ Carry-On, 2024 - β β β

I like both actors - so despite the warnings of βthe new diehardβ I ploughed ahead. it was a fine movie - but both actors have substantially better performances and films/shows on their cv.
π₯ The Two Popes, 2019 - β β β β Β½ ποΈ
π₯ Conclave, 2024 - β β β β β ποΈ
Iβve clearly got something about PopesβΌοΈ
π₯ Conclave, 2024 - β β β β β

My first βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ in a looong time.
Stunning
Marvelous
Bravo
Encore
π₯ Juror #2, 2024 - β β β β

Itβs up there as one of his better ones - and like a lot of his better ones .. quiet, tight, personal.
π₯ Wicked, 2024 - β β

Against my better judgement .. decided to go see it. Iβm sure itβs a fine movie - just not my cup of tea - but so many people I know kept telling me how great it was. Yeah no. At least for this bear.
Donβt hate me. Donβt tell me that missed something. I didnβt.
π₯ Father Figures, 2017 - β β β β

An older movie that I hadnβt heard of with an awesome castβ¦ I was nervous .. but decided if it was going to be bad, we could always switch it off. We got to the end .. Owen plays Owen, Ed plays Steve Carrell and the rest did a good job β¦ stellar .. no .. but waaaay better than I expected which prolly explains the 4 stars.
π₯ Gunpowder Milkshake, 2021 - β β

I dunno - I thought it might be fun - it was for a short while - another failure to communicate. Sorry - and no idea how it ended.
π₯ The Marksman, 2021 - β β

Liam doing what Liam does. I couldnβt be bothered to get to the end, so two stars is generous.
π₯ Chief of Station, 2024 - β β β

Not bad to begin with.. but kind of fell off into cliches .. and isnβt Aaron a bit old to be brawling and fighting in the field?
π₯ The Union, 2024 - β β β

I dunno .. Marky, Halle AND J.K. .. great cast .. so you expect a bit more than average? Donβt you? That said the choreography of chasing the case down the side of a building was well done. But if thatβs the peak .. you wonder why I gave it 3 stars. Donβt you?


