Biografia

His favourite films for the years 2004 onwards are Brilho Eterno de uma Mente sem Lembranças (2004), Marcas da Violência (2005), O Labirinto do Fauno (2006), O Assassinato de Jesse James pelo Covarde Robert Ford (2007), Sobre o Tempo e a Cidade (2008), Deixa Ela Entrar (2008), A Origem (2010), Precisamos Falar Sobre o Kevin (2011), jointly, Berberian Sound Studio (2012) & O Amante da Rainha (2012), Good Vibrations (2012), Orgulho e Esperança (2014), Divertida Mente (2015), Sob a Sombra (2016), Grave (2016), Sem Rastros (2018), Bait (2019), Saint Maud (2019), Pequena Mamãe (2021), Aftersun (2022), Vidas Passadas (2023) and A Substância (2024).

He believes that O Exorcista (1973) is "the greatest film ever made" and considers O Exorcista II: O Herege (1977) to be the worst film ever made. He believes that A Felicidade Não se Compra (1946) is the second greatest film ever made.

His ten favourite films of all time are: Neste Mundo e no Outro (1946), A Felicidade Não se Compra (1946), O Sétimo Selo (1957), Os Olhos Sem Rosto (1960), Mary Poppins (1964), Os Demônios (1971), Inverno de Sangue em Veneza (1973), O Exorcista (1973), Brazil: O Filme (1985) and O Labirinto do Fauno (2006).

He known widely for expressing his dislike of 3D films that he has gone as far as listing the 3D converted re-release of O Rei Leão (1994) as one of the ten worst films of 2011, which would be original 2D version, describing the conversion as pointless. The first film that he recommended to watch in 3D was Gravidade (2013).

His reviews can be heard every Friday afternoon on Radio 5 live with Simon Mayo. Among other things, also writes for the Guardian.

The problem with Sex Lives of the Potato Men (2004) is it is absolutely, indescribably horrible, vulgar, stupid, tawdry, depressing, embarassing, filthy, vile, stinky, repugnant, slimy, unclean, nasty, degenerative, mind-numbing ...

[on Pânico na Ilha (2004)] Surely there is a law against allowing people to make movies in which a rastafarian with a posh English accent is considered to be the height of hilarity?

O Franco Atirador (1978) is one of the worst films ever made and a testament to the fact that, if allowed to do whatever they want, filmmakers will take their cameras and crawl up their own backsides.

[on Tudo Acontece em Elizabethtown (2005)] Things got so bad I half expected oxygen masks to drop down from the ceiling while red and white lights guided us all to the nearest exits.

[on Maldita Sorte (2007)] A really, really horrible film.