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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953
Again, I watched this on a cruise ship. It was explained by the BFI director of programming that introduced the film that it was an appropriate watch because much of it takes place at sea. I can't really argue with that logic.
It is very funny, but almost totally on account of Monroe. Scenes she is absent from drag, and one waits for the next moment she's on screen. One of her subsequent comedies, Some Like Hot, doesn't suffer from the same issue as Curtis and Lemmon are brilliant in their roles.
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Casino Royale 2006
Can't say much more than what I've already said. It's the best spy film I've ever seen.
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The Pope: Answers 2023
Whilst I am not a Catholic, I will still be saddened by the end of Francis' papacy. His willingness to engage with projects like this - a dialogue between himself, a survivor of a priest's sexual abuse, a Muslim, a pornographic content creator, a lapsed nun and a Catholic abortion advocate among others - show his willingness to discuss difficult topics and respond to the world as it really is. Such a project would have been unimaginable under his predecessor…
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Fatima's Letter 1991
Fatima's Letter is a strange, avant-garde and almost hypnotic visual poem, spoken in Urdu and occasionally subtitled in English. Seemingly random black and white footage of South Asians on the London Underground accompanies a weird but wonderful poem addressed to a mystery woman called Fatima.
Watching the 18 minute long film is like entering into a labyrinthian world of stolen glances, forgotten memories and mistaken identities. The disconnect between the spoken Urdu and the English subtitles ensure meaning is not…
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