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  Top Gun: Maverick 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 26 Jul 2022

  Expert cinematography, exceptionally strong writing with clean flow between moods and an effective up-plateau-up narrative arc with a satisfying release of tension at the end of the movie. Strong acting from all characters but particularly from Cruise, his love interest, Cruise's boss and the arrogant student. The auxilliary characters anchor the plot in all its dimensions really well.

  The theme of evolution and that which is left behind is still rolling around in my head. The lead starts the film…

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  The Gunman 2015

  ★★ Watched 26 Jul 2022

  The flow between moods is poor. The female lead's character arc doesn't make sense. Several elements in the plot, such as the male lead's headaches and the bullfight, seem to be introduced solely to complicate the action. This is great when done wl but unfortunately these devices are quite jarring here. Cinematography is not bad but not good.

  No reason to watch this.

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  Uncut Gems 2019

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Dec 2021

  This film is very good. The directors effectively manage the audience's mood at feverous tension throughout almost all of the film, only pausing to shortly amplify the tension again. It is visually attractive and sometimes stunning, with the opal motif being a standout. The trappings of Howard's upper-middle lifestyle are also on pleasant display.

  This film is a sad illustration of human greed. Almost every character in Howard's world is obsessed with getting their next hit. Greed of this magnitude…

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  Equilibrium 2002

  ★★★½ Watched 01 Dec 2021

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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