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Dune: Part Two 2024
As a huge Lord of the Rings fan, I'd always doubted the idea that Dune is going to be the next cinematic epic. The first one didn't wow me that much, stunning visuals aside.
Dune Part Two, however, was where I think it finally hit the landing—at least, for me.
And while Denis Villeneuve's first attempt on the SciFi juggernaut felt flat for my liking, Part Two had that perfect payoff that then brings in the anticipation for whatever is…
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Oppenheimer 2023
*inhales* Phew. Okay. Where do we start. Alright
Oppenheimer. One of the most anticipated movies this year, and for a very good and obvious reason.
The movie welcomes us through fire, like a baptism of some sort, after which we are greeted with the tale of Prometheus condemned to eternal punishment for stealing fire from the gods and for gifting mankind with such mythological power.
Cut to Cillian Murphy's gaze fixated on a puddle of water, a vision of a…
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Aftersun 2022
I still haven't recovered from this one.
Here's an attempt at trying to make sense of what our memories really mean to us, how they can hold so much weight and where we could bring ourselves to make peace with the limits of our time with the people we care about.
Following the story of a father and a daughter (separated from each other) on a trip to Turkey, nothing much really happens. It's quiet and minimalist but to me…
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