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The Voices
Darkly-comic piece in which Ryan Reynolds is at his most tolerable. →
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Lost Soul
Great documentary on Richard Stanley’s doomed Dr. Moreau adaptation. Makes me hope for one on Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four one day →
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Tremors
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Moon
Unassuming and perfect, with so many little details I notice anew each time. →
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Mad Max 2: Road Warrior
The best Mad Max film I’ve seen all the way through. →
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Barbarella
Brilliant. Why can’t all films start this way? →
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Brilliant. Why can’t all films end this way? →
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Southland Tales
So utterly, ludicrously poor I can’t help but love it. →
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Intimate Relations
Baffling ‘90s Brit-flic about a ‘50s double murder; can’t decide if it’s a comedy or thriller. Les Dennis stars, oddly. →
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Darkman
Brilliant of course, though tempered slightly nowadays by the realisation that his big breakthrough is just a 3D printer. →
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Black Coal, Thin Ice
Chinese neo-noir, starts off promisingly but gets more turgid as it progresses. Totally lost my attention by the end. →
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Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Based on the real life story of a woman who thought Fargo was a true story. Darkly-comic but seriously bleak. →
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Beautiful, but a little ponderous. →
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Marnie
A drab Hitchcock slog with Sean Connery at his most repellant. →
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North by Northwest
Doesn't get much better than this. Cary Grant at his absolute most unflappable despite being shot at and kidnapped. →
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Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Should've been subtitled "Pegg/Cruise Have An Adventure". Barely feels like Mission Impossible; entertaining but disposable →
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Kill Me Again
A solid, by the numbers film noir that features a young, pretty Val Kilmer constantly pursing his lips. →
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The Young Girls of Rochefort
Lighter-than-air French musical, all pastels & prettiness. Elegantly structured, lots of fun, bonus Gene Kelly. →
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The Grandmaster
Story and characters a little thinly-drawn but the martial arts sequences are beautiful & hypnotic. Recommended for those. →
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Jupiter Ascending
Not quite bad enough to be brilliant, but by God it comes close. →