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The Guilty 2021
Apart from a fairly predictable twist in the story, a very good showing centred around Jake Gylenhaal and his characters moral compass.
Very Locke-like in being so focused around a character on the phone and it works well again here.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
Somehow got even more annoyed at it this time.
A good bit to enjoy
3P0, Kylo/Ben, Poe and Finn's interactions, by far and away John Williams' score.But so many weirdly written scenes and decision, so many cop outs that just take away from character development and prevent any real stakes from being built.
Won't refuse to watch it, but its a struggle.
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The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017
This was an entertaining film, but by no means a Christmas classic.
Dan Stevens plays Charles Dickens, who is trying to find inspiration for his next book.
Its very on the nose when you see them and nothing is subtle in this as each character that inspires feels more like a caricature.I really enjoyed the structure of having the characters come to life around Dickens as he is writing, and Christopher Plummer was fantastic as Scrooge, embodying the character…
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Doctor Strange 2016
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
This was incredible and a real contender for best origin film in the MCU for me, competing with Iron Man.
A real development piece for Strange who learns to give up his ego and selfish views to work for the greater good.
I was so impressed with the majority of the characters in this. Cumberbatch is cast perfectly in this, and I liked Swinton as the Ancient One as well. For once I also enjoyed a villain in Kaecilius, I…Translated from by
