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Dune: Part Two 2024
I admire the Dune films more than I like them, but there's no denying: Part 2 in particular is a vision of scale and grandeur that is rarely seen at the movies nowadays unless they are made by a filmmaker named Christopher Nolan.
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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace of George Lucas’ saga is a towering feat of astonishing visual effects and dazzling imagination, and I mean that in complete sincerity. Purists might scoff and sneer, but when held up against most modern fare, The Phantom Menace is miles ahead in its scope.
It is, first and foremost, a tragedy in the making. Where most films- including the original Star Wars trilogy- revolved around the rise of a hero, The Phantom…
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Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
Doesn't hold up as well on a second viewing. Liz is thinly written, Peter is so eager to please Iron Man that it contradicts what makes his character appealing in the first place: his independence.
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Incendies 2010
A slow-burn thriller built atop the foundations of a Greek tragedy, as twins Jeanne and Simon set out on a journey to the Middle East as per their mother’s last wishes. The search for their tangled roots uncover long-buried secrets, tragedy, and trauma. Anchored by a searing performance from Lubna Azabal, who plays the twins’ moth-er in flashbacks, directed by Denis Villeneuve who adapts Incendies from the acclaimed play by Wajdi Mouawad. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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