Occasionally too plotty and maximalist in style for its own good, but it is no doubt a stunning sequel with loads of sci-fi spectacle and intrigue.
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Dune: Part Two (2024)
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Fly, The (1986)
One of Cronenberg’s very best films, this is a peak culmination of his body horror exploits with a rare emotional and human core to its storytelling.
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Upstream Color (2013)
Carruth’s sophomore feature possesses a Nolan-meets-Malick vibe, done in an impressionistic indie style, as an inscrutable sci-fi romance plays out across time, memories and bodies.
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May December (2023)
More deliberately paced than expected, Haynes’ tabloid-ish melodrama doesn’t quite land that well narratively or emotionally, though it features strong performances throughout.
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Unsane (2018)
Soderbergh’s half-decent iPhone-shot ’90s style psycho-thriller induces paranoia and discomfort through its constricted visual style, and backed by a terrific performance by Claire Foy.
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Wanda (1970)
Sporadically engaging despite the palpable sense of verité-style American indie filmmaking as a newly divorced woman finds herself stranded and exploited by men in this sole feature by Barbara Loden.
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Logan Lucky (2017)
Soderbergh returns with an offbeat heist comedy featuring strong performances, but one that half-grooves and half-plods along.
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
A tad more exciting and invigorating than the first instalment, and one that poses existential questions about the heroic quests of the titular figure(s), this is a continuously inventive and surprising work of blockbuster animation.
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Opening Night (1977)
Another showcase of the acting powerhouse that is Gena Rowlands with Cassevetes exploring the theatre milieu as the lead actress of a highly-anticipated play becomes bugged by existential guilt and disenchantment.
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Holdovers, The (2023)
In what could be a surprise package for the 2024 Oscars, Payne’s new work features some of the most finely-tuned performances of the year as a cranky old teacher is forced to take care of a problematic student on a remote campus over the Christmas holidays.
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Eternality Tan 