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  The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974

  ★★★★½ Watched by myboyswickedsmart 12 May 2022

  Tense, wonderfully paced and surprisingly funny.

  Robert Shaw is English I had no idea.

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  Manhattan 1979

  ★★★★½ Watched by myboyswickedsmart 11 May 2022

  This is probably the most put together and realised of woody Allen's vision - certainly his 20th century work.

  Sure his character doesn't differ much at all from this to Annie Hall or Crimes & Misdemeanours. But this seems the closest to his own self (how everyone breezes past his relationship with a 17 year old is probably telling).

  Against a gorgeous B&W backdrop of New York, probably the most beautiful it's ever looked on film - this is an incredibly…

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  Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by myboyswickedsmart 15 Dec 2021

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

  I'll leave my original review below. This is still undoubtedly peak fiction.

  Sure, the cinema was flat and all the jokes & returns were met with zero reaction. But nevertheless, everything that was great the first time was even better. I mean there's plot holes and logical inconsistencies at times but who cares? This was the most fun you'll likely ever have at a cinema.

  My only gripe was that the villains didn't have enough time as villains. Green goblin (whilst…

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  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022

  ★★★ Watched by myboyswickedsmart 05 May 2022

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

  Lizzie wants to be a single mum so bad but she didn't even consider the political & economic state of the multiverse right now.

  If you're gonna have Raimi do a superhero film, please let him go full Raimi. I didn't see much of Raimi's vision aside from the Bruce Campbell cameo & the odd jumpscare - this felt like a MCU film cosplaying as a Raimi film. Just see Spider-man 2. The man is more than capable of creating peak superhero…