I assumed this one was gonna be trash due to the lack of fanfare (despite the all-star cast) and weird placeholder vibe of the title but it turned out to be a really entertaining pulp-y Tinker Tailor type affair. I think maybe I hate how blazé these newer Soderbergh flicks are though. They're very good in the most casual way and feel cool and effortless but there's little emotional heft (even though this is obviously less about espionage and more about…
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The French Connection 1971
Way more straight ahead and janky than I had anticipated - I wasn’t really gripped until the second half but the cat-and-mouse of the subway sequence, the car chase and the climax sucked me in. It only veers slightly into the Friedkin weirdness that’s present in the last scene of Sorcerer (which is an all time fave). Would have loved more of that vibe before the abrupt conclusion. Funny to see this back to back with Tenenbaums as there’s a…
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig 2024
Politically - a very important film. Cinematically - a bit of a head scratcher to be honest. The film takes its time layering a fairly nuanced family drama against the tense political backdrop, slowly and effectively drawing you in, only to pull an exasperating third-act genre shift which largely undermines the whole film and betrays the character building of the first two hours in order to service the broader political/allegorical statement it's trying to make. It sadly did not feel…
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