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  We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011

  ★★★★ Added

  There is an inevitability in the interchanging scenes of Lynne Ramsay's visual interpretation of Lionel Shriver's novel. We are taken from the dreamy red of the carefree opening to the wicked reality of Eva Khatchadourian's (Tilda Swinton) life. Guilt, isolation and the complexity of human relationships are the overwhelming themes, and we are introduced to them in blatant bucket-fulls, though not always clearly.

  With such a simple story, Ramsay's decision to jump from future to past with no specific present…

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  There Will Be Blood 2007

  ★★★★½ Added

  Had I written this review a year ago, the rating would be a conclusive 5 stars. In the headiness of watching this film, it is hard not to get sucked into it's epic flow, from humble drama to its disturbing climax. But standing back, I cannot help but feel that there is more to come from Paul Thomas Anderson. I am aware that outside influences should not cloud your judgement of a picture, but to classify this as a perfect…