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The French Connection 1971
This was an epoch briming (understandably) with such negativity, that what could cinema do if not portrait such flawed characters on screen? And it is this understanding that is essential to appreciate The French Connection, as an uneasy portrait of a specific time and mentality, and of a protagonist we're not meant to root for (as Get Carter would also show, that same year).
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Tenet 2020
Tenet seems to be Nolan's justification for his own cinematic contribution. However, we recognise the loss of a necessary emotional focus at the expense of a presumed originality in the narrative structure. Which is also not thought out in the totality of the proposed experience, as if instead of constructing the narrative around the mechanical proposal, he had to build a film around an initial visual idea. In the end, it neither recalls the nostalgia of its influences nor offers…
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The Peculiar Crime of Oddball Mister Jay 2019
"In this city few remember what came first, the egg or the chicken. (...) But those who do remember know that what came first was (...) the insatiable thirst of Men"
These are bold words to describe the setting for this story and our own contribution in this planet, although it might feel a bit shallow, given the broad strokes of the story.
Nevertheless, as a short film aimed at a younger audience, it is the little details that give…
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