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  Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched by Alex Powell 22 May 2022

  I think this is five hearts out of five

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  Nomadland 2020

  ★★★★ Watched by Alex Powell 01 Jan 2021

  Nomadland, you gotta live it everyday
  Let the broken hearts stand
  As the price you've gotta pay
  Keep pushin' 'til it's understood
  And this Nomadland starts treating us good

Popular reviews

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  The Imposter 2012

  ★★★★ Watched by Alex Powell 28 Aug 2012 4

  This fascinating documentary has such a compelling narrative that its dramatic structure rivals that of many a fictional “true crime” story. Tension builds, disturbing questions are raised and our captivating Imposter, Frédéric Bourdin, is framed to look straight into the camera, almost directly addressing us, and making us complicit in his act.

  It’s staggering what people will believe when they really want a lie to be the truth, but in a way, for much of the film, the audience is…

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  We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011

  ★★★★½ Watched by Alex Powell 25 Oct 2011

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

  We need to talk about We Need to Talk About Kevin. Why? Because, along with Black Swan, it was the best movie I saw in 2011.

  I was half-way through the brilliant novel when the film was released in the UK, and the more I read, the more impressed I was with Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation. Though she elected not to reprise the format of Eva Khatchadourian’s letters to her husband, Ramsay opted for a non-linear narrative; a disruptive technique which…