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The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020
Goddam! Nobody does courtroom dramas like Sorkin. And how does he tone shift like a Marvel movie but without compromising on the emotional gut-punch? One to rewatch
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The Dark Knight 2008
Not the first time watching this film, but the first time really appreciating the subtly of Harry Dent’s coin. Like, this isn’t an original observation (and not the first time noticing this) but the whole ‘flipping the coin with two faces’ shtick really connected for me this time - and meant I could appreciate Aaron Eckhart’s acting.
But the moment that really made me smile was the last coin flip, and watching Two-Face get tackled before the coin lands. I…
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End of Watch 2012
Up there with Uncut Gems and the end of Alex Garland’s Civil War as one of the most stressful films I’ve seen. That fire scene? Ooft!
Great, gripping, but so damn stressful.
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Dune: Part Two 2024
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
At the heart of Dune 2 are Timothee Chalamet’s visions - how much do we trust them and, by extension, him? So the cast around him become audience surrogates. Do we believe him blindly? Do we think he has to keep growing? Do we harbour doubt?
But look how far tent-pole films have come! The problem of over-expositing blockbusters has been solved, and in its place the mystery of individualism. Much like Inception’s endlessly spinning top, the unclear meaning of…
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