Rogue One is… go see it yourself and make up your own mind!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) December 15, 2016
🎶City of stars🎶
La La Land is a pulchritudinous rainbow exploding like Van Gogh x James Dean across a dreamscape. Jazz at its most bearable.— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) December 13, 2016
Office Christmas Party is hilarious! I laughed long and loud! Now that's a Festivus Miracle if ever there were one!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) December 11, 2016
Hacksaw Ridge is half above average TV movie, half visceral horror of war rendered with quaking precision. Religiosity utterly ridiculous.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) December 10, 2016
McThe McFounder Mcis Mcbrilliant. McAbsolutely Mcbrillint. McKeaton Mcinfuses McKroc Mcwith Mca Mccraven Mcguile Mcthat's McOscar Mcworthy.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) November 26, 2016
While mostly entertaining, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is completely incomprehensible.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) November 20, 2016
As an Oasis superfan I'm obvs the target market but there's a lot to like in Supersonic for the general film or music enthusiast. 🏖🇬🇧🎸🎤🎬
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) November 13, 2016
Arrival is sooooooooooooo boring.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) November 13, 2016
Gorgeously shot to showcase AA's red hair and JG's black heart, Nocturnal 🌚🐺Animals is a rich, devastating, majestic filmic objet d'art.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) November 12, 2016
The Accountant has a cracking first hour and a silly coda that is completely forgiven if you like watching Ben beat the shit outta people.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) November 5, 2016
Furiously ridiculous and deeply incomprehensible, Doctor Strange is nonetheless rollicking, enhanced by spectacular scene warps. Unlong too!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) November 1, 2016
As much as I love stylised violence and repartee, Death Proof was a bit of a prolix let down.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) October 30, 2016
Planet Terror is peerless self-aware genre filmmaking. The machine gun prosthetic is an indelible visual and Josh Brolin is hilarious. ☠️👍🏻
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) October 30, 2016
Come hell or high water, Hell Or High Water will be on lotsa best-ofs and awards lists. It's a rolled gold modern heist/western classic.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) October 29, 2016
Light and fluffy, fun and frivolous, Café Society is a charming missive to unrequited love, set to elegant music, in gorgeous sartoria.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) October 23, 2016
Julieta es un duro viaje a través de los reinos de la pérdida y la condición de mujer. Absorbiendo, sí, pero depende de la narración.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) October 16, 2016
Smart, funny, visually/viscerally spectacular, Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children is fantastic. Just don't try to overthink it!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) October 15, 2016
Gloriously silly, Dr Strangelove is a majestic work of caustic antiwar absurdity. Sellers' nonpareil performances worthy of a mine space.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) October 14, 2016
A picaresque portrait of perfection, Barry Lyndon's vacillating fortunes triggered a smile as wide as its length from curtain to epilogue.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) October 9, 2016
A magnificent, epic achievement; coruscant with visionary production and direction: I loved Spartacus and my wife did too!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) October 7, 2016
Snowden is a thrilling and superbly acted reconstruction that I fell asleep in due to extreme jetlag. Best Stone film in agggggggeeeeeessss.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) October 5, 2016
Sully is riveting! Perfectly paced and enlivened by beautifully understated humane performances. One flaw: the investigators' motivators?
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) September 16, 2016
Captain Fantastic: fantastic
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) September 15, 2016
Woof woof bang bang!! War Dogs is brilliant! Funny, lotsa thrills, superb soundtrack and genuine heart; glorious filmmaking! 💣🐩
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) September 10, 2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is still cowabunga!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) September 9, 2016
Taut, sylvan, heartbreaking, Indignation is richly textured beauty rendered for the screen and soul. Thank you @LoganLerman for your craft.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) September 4, 2016
Room + 10 Cloverfield Lane = Don't Breathe. Beautifully shot, meticulously edited, perfect length. At times excruciating, fulla surprises.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) September 2, 2016
Swiss Army Man sure is original!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 31, 2016
I loved pretty much everything about Jason Bourne, especially the wanton destruction of the Riviera and the lack of respect for human life.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 31, 2016
visceral hilarious incendiary spectacular colourful wry insightful 🏢🏢HIGH-RISE🏢🏢 unflinching violent bloody sexy frenetic relevant fun
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 26, 2016
Love & Friendship is an acerbic, costumed, hilarious joy, even when sitting in front of the two most irritating people in the world.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 25, 2016
Nuanced, gentle and deeply quiet, Louder Than Bombs is a triumph of paced exposition and multivalent characters worthy of an artisan.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 21, 2016
I saw some things in Sausage Party I'd never thought possible and I laughed harder than I have in a long, long time. It's out there.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 13, 2016
Commando absolutely glorious – Arnie mows down like 600 million baddies before flying off with Rae Dawn Chong! pic.twitter.com/dJVP4XL00e
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 12, 2016
Surreally earnest, Predator is the apogee of Otherness fear so pervasive in the 80s. Couldn't stop thinking about Arrested Development!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 12, 2016
It could be a hilarious mockumentary that stretches the suspension of disbelief but Weiner is 💯 real, 💯 amazing. Supreme realist journalism.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 10, 2016
Incandescent visuals and fab sounds can't save the deeply misogynist and unforgivably boring Suicide Squad. A truly terrible film.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 4, 2016
Spellbinding! pic.twitter.com/os9WuCu8l8
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) August 3, 2016
Funny, suspenseful, tremendously entertaining, Hitchcock/Truffaut is must-see cinema for film buffs. A joy worthy of those two great names.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) July 31, 2016
While never straying from a well-traveled path, Sing Street is a mellifluous joy, glorified by wonderful performances and fabulous music.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) July 29, 2016
Some time ago, I saw Microbe Et Gasoil (Microbe & Gasoline) at the French Film Festival and this is my tweet about it. Idiot mais agréable.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) July 18, 2016
Ghostbusters is terrific fun! Almost certainly better than the original, which I have not seen. Fast, funny, frenetic. See it in 3D! 👻🔫👍🏻
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) July 17, 2016
Our Kind Of Traitor is my kinda film! Gentle, considered; elegantly shot in beautiful locales, inc The Emirates; an Oscar-worthy D Lewis.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) July 16, 2016
Hip-chic Maggie's Plan is a splendid slice of post-grad life /love, realised wintryly via punchy portrayals of likable but flawed academics.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) July 14, 2016
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is an instantly forgettable romp with sporadic highs. Adam and the Gals are good, Zac ain't funny.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) July 9, 2016
Star Trek: Beyond is a very silly film interspersed with some admittedly awesome action sequences. Plot is incomprehensible.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) July 7, 2016
Kate Plays Christine has a unique sense of purpose and is good in parts but fails to maintain verisimilitude on a contentious topic.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) June 19, 2016
Everybody Wants Some!! (Linklater's exuberance) is a charming love letter to 1980s fraternal camaraderie. See it with your best friend.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) June 18, 2016
Demolition is extraordinary. I actually cared about Jake Gyllenhaal.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) June 15, 2016
Went to see Teenage Kicks and beforehand a dude says it's the world premiere! Graphic and realist, with good dialogue.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) June 11, 2016
Urgent, intense, surprisingly funny, Money Monster is a hoot! Only occasional lapses into melodrama mar this taught and relevant thriller.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) June 7, 2016
The Hunt For The Wilderpeople is sheer, unbridled joy! Humour strides with pathos and genuine warmth through the majestical NZ bushland.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) June 4, 2016
Now You See Me 2 is a glorious triumph! So many laughs, so many surprises, so much fun! Peak Jesse Eisenberg!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) June 3, 2016
The Nice Guys is a whole bunch of frivolous fun. Enjoy the style, dialogue and violence; don't fret too much on the plot!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) May 26, 2016
Nicest thing I can say about the dreadful Eva No Duerma (Eva Doesn't Sleep) is that it's mercifully short.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) April 15, 2016
The Jungle Book is glorious entertainment, though I'm worried the nuanced commentary on colonialism was lost on the rapt kids cowatching.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) April 10, 2016
BvS:DofJ is a terrifically silly film that could have been excellent with more Lex and less 30 minutes. Affirmed my faith in DC 4 eva!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) April 2, 2016
10 Cloverfield Lane is a visceral and claustrophobic allegory for feminism's fight against white male privilege. And John Goodman.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) March 13, 2016
45 Years is stunning. Filmmaking at its best. Rampling and Courtney give the performances of their vast careers.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) February 18, 2016
The Lady In The Van is very pleasant. Would have been improved by editing out Maggie Smith's character and focusing on Alan Bennett.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) March 27, 2016
What a great film! Realism at its most real time riveting! pic.twitter.com/GnKE1JRMzw
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) March 28, 2016
The Hateful Eight is magnificent. Twenty minutes too long but magnificent nonetheless.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) January 17, 2016
Joy is joyous! Definitely the best film I've ever seen about a mop!
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) January 12, 2016
The Danish Girl is extraordinary filmmaking. Twenty minutes shorter and it would be a masterpiece.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) January 21, 2016
Steve Jobs – wow – what a great film! Truly brilliant piece of filmmaking from Danny Boyle. Fassbender, Winslet and Rogen are superb.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) February 11, 2016
Trumbo is very good, in a melodramatic overacting made-for-TV kinda way.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) February 24, 2016
I read Room and enjoyed it. You should read it too.
I saw Room and enjoyed it. You should see it too.— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) February 14, 2016
I laughed, I cried – Brooklyn is a remarkable film. Saoirse Ronan's performance is as magnificent as the film's marketing is terrible.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) February 20, 2016
This week I read and saw Carol and I loved both! Brilliant and revelatory book and wonderfully nuanced adaptation. Rooney Mara is amazing.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) February 3, 2016
Deadpool. Loved it.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) February 21, 2016
The scenery is itself a character in The Revenant. I'm surprised the snow wasn't nominated for an Oscar – it is white, after all.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) January 27, 2016
Spotlight is very good. But also a little bit overwrought.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) February 1, 2016
Just saw The Big Short – loved it! Absolutely loved it.
— Patrick Avenelllllllllll (@Patrickavenell) January 20, 2016
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