James McNally

James McNally

Opinions always my own and never my employer's! And I'm very possibly wrong, anyway!

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  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    ★★★★

  • The Roses

    ★★★½

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures

    ★★★

  • Song Sung Blue

    ★★★½

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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
★★★★½ Rewatched

First rewatch since 1982. This holds up remarkably well, and makes Stranger Things look like the tired recycled trash that it is.

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Max Richter's Sleep
★★★★½ Liked Watched

Stunning. Poetically explores so many aspects of the creative process while also being an incredible love story.

Sole
★★★★½ Watched

A long slow burn, but the actors faces do everything here. Two orphans start thinking of themselves as parents, with possible redemption to follow, but the structures of power and wealth are too much for them. Left me a weeping mess. Spare filmmaking that builds in emotional power. Sure, the beginning is slow and the characters start out rather unsympathetic, but let the filmmaker take you on an emotional journey.