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Fight or Flight 2024
Like Bullet Train but doesn't have David Leitch to ruin it for everyone.
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Conclave 2024
A great thriller that proves once again that assembling a cast of great actors is often enough to get the job done. Ralph Fiennes is fantastic in the lead, delivering a compelling, sympathetic, and likeable performance, and it’s refreshing to see him in a role where he isn’t the villain for once. The supporting cast is strong as well, though Isabella Rossellini and John Lithgow feel slightly underdeveloped—I would have loved to see each of them get a few more…
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The Brutalist 2024
This marks the third time I’ve watched The Brutalist this year, and I can confidently say it’s a masterpiece. But before diving into the film itself, let me first recount my initial two attempts at seeing it. My first screening had me as giddy as a schoolboy. I had been dying to see this film, and the last time I was this excited for a movie might have been There Will Be Blood way back in 2008 (we got it…
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Dune: Part Two 2024
When promoting Dune Part 2, Villeneuve expressed his feelings that dialogue is for theatre and TV, a notion that I wholeheartedly disagree with and find quite frankly ignorant. However I kind of wished that he doubled down on his beliefs when it comes to Dune because if he truly did believe in visual storytelling, then this film would have been shorter.
Edit: after sleeping on it I've come to the conclusion that I feel this is a 3 star movie.
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