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TeneT – saving the world on inverted time
If you’re one of those wonderful people out there in the dark, then Tenet is the best way to celebrate the cinemas reopening, in IMAX, if possible. The film is big, bold, loud and spectacular. Spectacular spectacular. To keep this spoiler-free, I shall focus less on the plot and more on the performances, sound, music and…
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Vice – a piece of pretentious, yet enjoyable cinema
The story goes that when Dr Strangelove was first conceived, it was conceived as a dramatic script. Somewhere during the writing process, a funny idea came to Kubrick’s mind. And then another, and another, until what emerged was one of the best political satires of the 20th century. Adam McKay, the writer-director of Vice is no…
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Lift to the Scaffold – French Film Noir
I will never forget when I first saw this film. You often forget when you saw a film for the first time, a film that you really love. You most certainly forget how many times you’ve seen it. After a fourth or fifth time, one loses track. But the first time will always remain in your memory,…
Kino Joan
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