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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 2018
The two letters to Bogdanovich is next level - love a good cinema doc, and this is very good indeed
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Jackie Brown 1997
Didn’t really “get” this when I was younger, but seeing it now, it’s a knock-out. It’s like a Shane Black movie but slowed down, and the characters feel more like real people.
Great performances and music.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010
Great cast, solid jokes, and genuinely some of the most fun fight choreography in a comic book film.
For a film that has music at its core, some of the Sex Bob-Omb songs are a bit shite. I don’t know if that’s the point, but they are.
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The Matrix Revolutions 2003
Imagine seeing both of these films in the pictures (as I did) in 2003. At the time, I didn't know I was watching the peak of the blockbuster, taking the form to the weirdest, most extreme edges. Most of the set pieces are smaller than Reloaded, and it feels pacier at times. There's still a lot of bloat, but I do love it.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
One of the best opening sections to an action film, topped with that great reaction to the motherfucking snake in the plane.
Only real issue with the film is the length. It's not like you could remove whole sections, but some parts just drag a little.
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BlacKkKlansman 2018
There's an elation in the more crowd-pleasing moments that I appreciated, but the film is at its best when it explores the bigotry behind closed doors.
Beautifully constructed, the cast is uniformly brilliant.
Definitely a worthy film.