Husband and wife secret agents is not an uncommon theme, but here in the hands of Steven Soderbergh you get a masterclass in a tightly woven espionage thriller. Obviously jamming your cast with talent makes a huge difference, and has previously been used to carry a much weaker film, but here it is used for maximum effect, by keeping things focused on a core group of individuals - one of whom is a traitor. Complicating things more is having Cate…
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Flow 2024
There is such a simple charm in following the take of if a small black cat that finds itself beset by rising water levels, then finding sanctuary on a boat with some other animal companions. But this is no Disney take with top notch vocal talents, no dialogue and only moments of anthropomorphisation. Instead we follow this journey through ancient landscapes and rising water levels, surrounded by all manner of challenges and occasional hints of a higher purpose. The animation…
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The Alto Knights 2025
Yet another real life mobster tale from the 1950s and 60s with Robert De Niro in dual role of two mobsters. Once childhood friends - Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, are now in a struggle for control of the entire organised crime syndicate. With a strong lead, compelling story and slick production it feels this should be better, but it's clearly lacking that Scorcse magic. While it looks and almost feels like a Scorcse film it's disjointed narrative, smokey backroom…
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Night at the Eagle Inn 2021
Fraternal twins locate the motel they were born in, their mother died in and their father vanished from. Looking to uncover the events of the fateful night they opt to become the only paying visitors for one evening. So starts an evening of macarbe mayhem, peppered with spiky quick witted dialogue. Their are nice little nods to numerous other classics horrors, but not to such an extent that becomes a cliche, more reinforcing it's smart bantered filled ambiance. The small cast have a wonderful chemistry, and it is the dynamic between the twins - Amelia Dudley and Taylor Turner, that really makes the film work.
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