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Darkest Hour 2017
The film is good. Gary Oldman is great. If you ask most people who Gary Oldman is, they probably wouldn’t have a clue. Maybe they’ll know him from this, and that’s only because he won an Oscar for it. But he’s easily the most unsung hero in the cinema world. He creates character after character, each so nuanced and raw that you just see them as part of the film without ever clocking it’s an actor paying the role -…
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Spiderhead 2022
Feels like a film that should be more than it is. The premise - an isolated prison where inmates voluntarily test mind-altering drugs - gets a very high score and sets up a very gripping exploration of free will, morality, and corporate control. Yet, despite strong performances from Hemsworth and Teller, the film never capitalises on its potential...
Ultimately feels like a Black Mirror episode stretched too thin.
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The 400 Blows 1959
Brilliant film - very raw and honest. There's no romanticising childhood, it just shows it how it is. Antoine Doinel isn’t a 'bad' kid - he’s just a kid, constantly misunderstood by the adults around him (reminds me of a young Deano) and doing his best in a world that keeps pushing him down. The cinematography felt so natural and yeah the performances from the boys were fantastic.
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Forgotten 2017
I love psychological thrillers, and this is the epitome of a Psychological Thriller, but I still feel a bit indifferent.
Don't get me wrong; it's good - but I would leave it at that. The actual twist is unreal and well thought out, but the problem is they just couldn’t stop there. The sheer number of twists makes it easy to lose sight of what the film is actually about. Instead of building on the emotional weight of the story,…
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