One of the best performances of De Niro's career. I think it's almost certain we'll watch and talk about this film in 30 years. There are a few moments where you can almost feel the movie straining under the weight of its own ambition, but it's mostly successful and damned impressive.
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Sicario 2015
Many moments, and the whole final third so, are so gripping and interestingly shot as to be masterful. The actual story is a little weak at points. (And we shouldn't need that much exposition from Josh Brolin right at the end.) Overall excellent, great acting, but Hell or High Water remains my favorite of the "trilogy."
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The Batman 2022
I liked this more the second time around. The cast is perfect, it looks great, and the length felt less self-indulgent this viewing.
Gotham remains the most interesting character in Batman for me, and it's striking to compare Reeves' city to Nolan's. Nolan's Gotham was the New York of the 1980s and the financial crisis — a tale of two cities, the gleam of Wall Street next to the downtrodden, the neoliberal elite that swans through Bruce Wayne's apartment and…
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