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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Unsane (2018)
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Wanda (1970)
Sporadically engaging despite the palpable sense of veritรฉ-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, Payneโs 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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Maestro (2023)
You donโt need to know much about legendary conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein to enjoy this decently made โlove storyโ biopic with standout performances by Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan.
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Napoleon (2023)
Superbly-executed battle scenes aside, there is something vacant in Scottโs unflattering treatment of one of Franceโs most infamous historical figures.
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Killer, The (2023)
An existential crisis plagues a professional hitman after a job gone wrong in Fincherโs serviceable genre exercise, shot in his trademark methodical style that mirrors his protagonistโs attention to process.ย
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
A charming delight as this Oscar-nominated live-action/stop-motion animation hybrid centers on the exploits and feelings of a talking mollusc shell who lives with his granny, shot as a self-aware โdocumentaryโ.ย
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