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Ripley 2024
“What if,” the producers mused to themselves, “we filmed in some of the most beautiful places in Italy and tried to meet that beauty in our shot composition.” And so they did.
This was so exquisitely filmed by cinematographer Robert Elswitt - every frame was stunning and I was completely seduced by it.Andrew Scott’s Tom Ripley is a quiet and cool creature. He watches everything, especially money. He doesn’t sparkle with charisma, he pants on the stairs, in fact…
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Wicked Little Letters 2023
Beneath the lacy penmanship and delicately curled expletives, Wicked Little Letters touches some deep and dark themes, anchored by the always brilliant Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman. I also really enjoyed the ensemble of comedic female characters led by Anjana Vasan’s Constable Moss, especially Joanna Scanlan’s Ann. “No, sorry, fuck you, no. I won’t listen to another word till my egg.”
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Breathless 1960
Like a joyous chain-smoking genre-defying lamb, À bout de souffle sprang from the stuffy conditions of established cinema production in the late 50s, bouncing forth as one of the leaders in the triumphant 'New Wave' of French cinema.
What's so extraordinary is that over 50 years later this film still feels fresh, inspiring and so damn cool. The culmination of Godard's many departures from formal convention – use of handheld camera, jump-cut editing and long takes – is a film…
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Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
So the Avengers are back! After their explosive first film in 2012, this super squad re-teams to once again save the world. Cue funny one-liners, excessive action setpieces and cool comic book freeze frames.
Like its predecessor, Age of Ultron excels when the jokes are flowing fast and we get the 'human' perspective of this superhuman world. Thanks to the efforts of writer-director Joss Whedon, the heroes dance in varying degrees of self-awareness – even as they own their considerable…
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