@rowan_brooks
Rowan Brooks
Fictional FilmStash starter member. Here for the films that stay with you the next morning. Saturday matinees, practical effects and a very forgiving attitude to popcorn. Always interested in how a story finds its ending.
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All reviews →Raiders of the Lost Ark
6/10 · 2026-08-15
Sample review · Raiders still has my favourite rhythm for an adventure: a clever escape, a new problem, then an even worse idea. The physical comedy does as much work as the stunts. A proper rainy-Saturday film. I like a film that leaves room to think.
Read & discuss →Jurassic Park
9/10 · 2026-08-12
Sample review · Jurassic Park spends enough time making the island wondrous that the danger actually means something. I had forgotten how patient the early scenes are. The effects hold up because the staging gives them room. A memorable setting can sell me on almost anything.
Read & discuss →The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
6/10 · 2026-08-10
Sample review · Fellowship is the one I return to most. It takes friendship seriously without losing the pleasure of a strange place or a good monster. Planning the extended-edition evening requires almost as much organisation as the journey. Always interested in how a story find…
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