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Reviews

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  Neruda 2016

  

  Adam Graff ★★★

  I think this gets a little too clever and convoluted, at the expense of its heart and soul, but I admire the idea of blending fact and fiction in this…

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  La Notte 1961

  

  Zachary ★★★★½ 5

  After being a bit cool on Antonioni's desolate Red Desert last fall, I started his storied La Notte with just a tinge of nervousness. As it began, it was clear…

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  Memoria 2021

  

  CozyRy ★★★½

  Sort of in the same vein as the only other Weerasethakul I’ve seen, Mysterious Objects at Noon, where often I found myself more alienated than being able to meet it…

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  Dune 2021

  

  DJ_Keyser ★★★

  I’m a big fan of Denis Villeneuve, but can’t help but feel that Dune exposes areas of weakness, particularly in how he’s forced to engage in a bit more kinetic…

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  Before Sunset 2004

  

  CozyRy ★★★★★

  At this point I’m just stating the same thing over and over again, but let that not lose an ounce of potency. The deepest human thought that will linger on…

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  Top Gun: Maverick 2022

  

  Cole Duffy ★★★★

  Tom Cruise is showing his age for the first time. The wrinkles, the lines; they’re all here. It’s not a surprise or a coincidence that it happens in Top Gun:…

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  Top Gun: Maverick 2022

  

  DJ_Keyser ★★½ 1

  Joseph Kosinski is a director I appreciate, mostly for his fantastic work on the undervalued Tom Cruise-starring sci-fi flick Oblivion, and his working relationship with Cruise, plus his demonstrated proficiency…

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  Top Gun: Maverick 2022

  

  CozyRy ★★★★

  An unexpected surprise, with a strong stretch of ~45 minutes that felt like the best time I’ve had at the movies this decade. Extends on Tony Scott’s original in every…