Make sure you watch O Som Ao Redor (Neighboring Sounds) which is his best IMO.
Also Retratos Fantasmas
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Welp, I know what we’re watching tonight. Thank you kindly!
Agreed - it is really special. We went for a showing Christmas day in a packed cinema. Aquarius was our other favourite by him (among other delights there is a great dance scene in the apartment set to this balearic classic )
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I totally forgot that he directed that.
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Went to see a 4k restoration of Aria. Very arthouse 80s. Very good in places. It was different directors making shorts around different Arias. Jean-Luc Goddard, Robert Altman, Ken Russell etc. Also has John Hurt as a pierott.
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Wasteman - great film, really tense, powerful stuff. Both of the leads are brilliant - it’s pretty much a 2 man show. I know the using mobile phones as cameras has been done before but it really works when its used here
Main takeaway - I would not want to be banged up in a UK jail (or any jail!)
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Dutch maybe?
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No Other Choice is a brilliant one from Park Chan-wook… really enjoyed this one, terrific black humour…
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Film of the year
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The Secret Agent
Not quite sure what to make of it yet. Without doubt the production is outstanding, the period detail and atmosphere of late 70’s Brazil is amazing. I found the plot to be confusing and slightly impenetrable. There’s a lot going on under the surface that I’m not sure translated enough to me. Needs to be watched a couple of times.
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A family outing to the imax in London for Interstellar.
3 of the 4 of us were first time fliers.
Felt like being in space for 3 hours. Stunning.
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Took me about three watches to understand wtf was going on! 
Took the boy to see Hoppers. Its a lot of fun, one of the better recent Pixar’s. Its basically Avatar for kids
Also watched the new Peaker Blinders. Its decent, though felt it was not entirely necessary. I think Steven Knight just wanted to see Tommy in the 1940’s.
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Saw Hoppers last week with my 7yo, fantastic, best ‘kids’ film i’ve seen since The Wild Robot.
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