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Yesterday 2019
A Twilight Zone twist on Music & Lyrics, I found this more amusing and entertaining than I expected from the trailer, somehow - I guess I’d been concerned that the trailer used all the best bits and left nothing to discover in the film. Not the case at all! Really enjoyed it.
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Network 1976
Had been meaning to watch this for some time, but accidentally got Broadcast News instead! VERY different films.
Somehow I expected this to have dated more, in the pacing, the editing perhaps, but no - this was a great, relentless trip from start to finish. Strongly recommended for anyone with an interest in media/journalism, and anyone who wonders where Fox News came from. Great performances all ‘round.
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The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019
Fantastic cast, a director I quite like, great text - this is one of those all-too-rare films I wanted to watch again as soon as it was over. I’d try to list my highlights - Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swindon, Gwendolyn Christie - but eventually I’d have just listed everyone involved.
It has a structure & style that I’d describe as slightly theatrical at times (in terms of the transition between scenes, or the overlaying of memories on top of…
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Knives Out 2019
So, we saw the film everyone’s been talking about this week. Is it the greatest film ever? Does it reinvent the whodunnit genre for a new generation? Well, no - but it is a solid, entertaining entry into the canon of murder-mystery/detective tales, and I’m glad we went before the hype got any greater.
I feel like the people who are most excited about it perhaps didn’t spend as much time reading Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Ngaio Marsh…
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