Second time round, Black Bag is still a ton of fun! It just clicks so satisfactorily and Tom Burke carries.
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Snow White 2025
Always remember a name. It’s the number one rule in the marketing and princess industries.
This film will get torn down by most for simply existing - that’s before you even look at the details like hazy CGI and poor acting from Gal Gadot. I’m as pitiful of the remakes as the next person but for whatever reason, Snow White charmed me.
Put down your rifles, let me explain. Yes, it can largely feel like an uncanny, cheap, campy pantomime…
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The Brutalist 2024
A 3h 35m film could so easily lurch narratively or feel self-indulgent yet Brady Corbet achieves what Nolan and Scorsese did with their most recent work. The Brutalist is grandiose, thoughtful, challenging, even uncomfortable at times but always thoroughly engaging.
Adrien Brody’s complex László is the perfect spearhead for equally poignant performances from Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce and Joe Alwyn to follow. The Brutalist’s numerous themes are boldly stated and well addressed while Daniel Blumberg’s score is rousing and rattles…
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Black Bag 2025
This did NOT disappoint! I’m a huge Ocean’s fan so a Soderbergh/Koepp spy thriller was absolutely something I anticipated seeing. David Holmes’ jazzy score is a delight and the cast is tremendous. You have a Bond (Brosnan), Strike (Tom Burke), Moneypenny (Naomie Harris), the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), a fantastic Marisa Abela and the legends that are Fassbender and Blanchett.
Black Bag is suave, sexy, funny, slick and smart. It’s James Bond, The Killer and Ocean’s 11 rolled into…
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