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Adolescence 2025
I was thinking about the connection of stephen being in another one-er after boiling point only to realize its the same actor-director duo. Brilliant, poignant, nuanced, bold, subtle and on top of all they did not wing it in terms of making. Incredible one takes, a whole new feat. Gripping storytelling without ever taking side and making strong cases on very important subjects, essentially rendering it as a must watch. While also keeping the focus on characters right till the…
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Offside 2006
A movie whose premise is very iran centric yet the themes it tackles are quite universal. That has been the highlight of the brilliant iranian movies I've got my hands on so far. This one is no different. Technically it isn't much to brag about, feeling like a tv show (before the golden age) camera work sometimes and the acting was amateurish mostly. But all that is compensated by a brilliant script and writing. Hits home especially for football fans in particular.
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Ronin 1998
A mission impossible movie that isn't mission impossible. Slick, gritty and a typical tough guys vs tough guys no nonsense action movie. The story is nothing much to take home, a simple macguffin plot. The 1st half is very solid and fun but second one kinda bored me that had little to no surprises. But ya we're here for one thing really: action. And its kickass. Some of the best car chase sequences ever shot, reminding me of french connection…
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Amaran 2024
Most overrated Indian movie of the year. Did the director have some bet or something with someone that he'll finish the movie as soon as possible? Horrible direction and screenplay, its so rushed that the whole movie feels like a montage of checkpoints in the protagonist's life (ironically the runtime is close to 3hrs). And add to it is the highly commercial tone and provocative melodrama. So ya ofcourse ppl are loving this and making a ton of money. There's…
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