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  Black Bag 2025

  Watched 24 Mar 2025

  A fun little bottle drama about lies and loyalty, and are they the same thing? If you could cheat on your spouse, does that mean you'd betray your country? Which one would you be more upset about?

  It's wonderfully compact and stylish, and wears its influences entirely on its sleeve. Great fun.

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  Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 2019

  Rewatched 10 Mar 2025

  A rewatch. Still incredibly watchable, and in many ways unlike his other work. I think there's maybe one too many ideas crammed in here, but I think it all still works really well.

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  Conclave 2024

  Watched 02 Nov 2024

  What I love most about this movie is how the writing and Fiennes’ performance both manage to maintain a central mystery that is entirely character-driven. What does Lawrence really want? Does he even know what he wants? What is he up to? He says things, but every single line appears to have two meanings. Is he some sort of puppet master, out-playing everyone? Is he having a crisis of faith? Is he giving into temptation? Fiennes gives a great impassive…

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  Rebel Ridge 2024

  Watched 14 Oct 2024

  Terrific, intense little thriller that's very well directed, but the story is a little weirdly structured. A little too much "and then..." things happening in the script. I did like it though.

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