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  The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999

  ★★★½ Watched 04 Feb 2024

  This is a complete rip off of Saltburn.

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  Maestro 2023

  ★★½ Watched 29 Jan 2024

  Blatant Oscar bait. Better directed than written. Had some quite beautiful moments but overall a bit dull and tries to be more impressive than it is.

Popular reviews

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  The French Dispatch 2021

  ★★★★½ Watched 24 Jan 2024 2

  Often called the most ‘Wes Anderson’ Wes Anderson film. I might also say his best work. Nobody is disputing the beauty, elegance and extreme attention to detail that makes this film consistently cinematically engaging. It is however the “emotion content” of the film which often undergoes criticism. I however think it is largely misunderstood. It is an impulsive, witty, fascinating tale of aesthetic and of power and as such, it creates a story which could only be told by Wes…

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  Whiplash 2014

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 20 Dec 2023

  amazing film. Plays your heartbeat like a drum. bittersweet. well written, well directed, well edited, well acted. no complaints. possibly the best film of the decade

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