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  The Dead Don't Die 2019

  ★ Watched 08 Mar 2025

  What the heck did I just watch?

  They were unsure if they were being arthouse, ironic, or mystical. The result was none of the above. Don't bother, honestly.

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  Lee 2023

  ★★★★★ Watched 01 Mar 2025

  How is this not nominated for every award going? Cinematography. Script. Storytelling. Music. Foleys. And Kate?...

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  Conclave 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 18 Feb 2025

  Soundtrack, soundscape, colours, lighting, script, storytelling. Has it all. Not sure I've ever not liked either a Robert Harris novel or adaptation. This is no exception.

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  The Apprentice 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 09 Feb 2025

  Ascerbic docudrama on the origin story of DJ Trump. Terrific and terrifying performances by all, and between the VHS colour and video palette, soundtrack, and pacy screenwriting, this is must-watch cinema (albeit difficult to watch with him doing what he's doing in power at the moment...).

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