A substantial improvement on the initial 2017 film, Zack Snyder's Justice League is bloated, masturbatory and at points, really terrific.
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Annihilation 2018
A fairly strong addition to Alex Garland's repertoire, Annihilation boasts an engaging central performance, moments of horrific violence and at times, dizzying visuals. Unfortunately the ambition of the production and creature design lets the film down at points, with some of the otherworldly elements appearing cartoon-like and quite jarring. In saying that however, several set pieces are truly unsettling and tense.
As with a lot of cosmic horror films, the narrative does become quite vague and existential, although Annihilation's plot…
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Marriage Story 2019
As much as you could attribute the success of Marriage Story to its strong performances and impeccable writing, it really does soar in every other way. The cinematography is stunning, with the 35mm format bringing the warmest touch to some of the bleakest and lowest emotional moments of the film, and the 1.66 aspect ratio paired with wide angle lenses manage lay bare the literal distance between the two leads. The production design aids with this too, Adam Driver's character's…
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Jojo Rabbit 2019
Truly unbridled Waititi levels of weirdness; Jojo Rabbit is warm, heartfelt, and totally unmarketable. It's the kind of passion project that no one is going to ever give you a chance to make until you make Thor: Ragnarok. Some people unfortunately will not be able to get past the 'imaginary friend Hitler and troupe of Nazi buffoons' logline, which is a shame considering the truly touching heart of the film. Even if the absurdist comedy and Nazi Germany setting doesn't…
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