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The Silence 2010
Really ambitious Thriller, masquerading as a police procedural but really about several quite difficult topics. Vast attempts to make it look non-televisual are largely successful, though the lead cop is too broad and a bit annoying. More on the site.
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Midnight Run 1988
Jocular in parts but Grodin's character only really seems to get excited when the film dials up a big action set piece. Since bettered by several funnier buddy Comedies. More on the site.
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Monsters 2010
Road movie, love story, political allegory, musing on how we treat each other and nature. Should set a new benchmark for what indie film-makers can achieve. Final scenes are balletic; Swan Lake with alien squid. More on the site.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008
A story ultimately about time and timeliness which, ironically, mainly gets criticised for being too long. Not in my book. A compelling cross-period narrative, a love arc you can actually care for, beautifully shot with colourful side characters. Give me more, I say. More on the site.