Certainly not one of Malickโs best, but this extraordinarily beautiful filmโin its 172-minute extended cutโsees the director at his most lyrical and self-indulgent.
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New World, The (2005)
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Lost Highway (1997)
Largely critically-derided when first released, this violent and erotic nightmare gleefully explores male guilt and fantasy, one that now makes so much sense in Lynchโs terrorising world of weird-ass folks with weird-ass obsessions.
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No Time to Die (2021)
A rather bloated effort despite the generous and intense servings of action, this is a half-decent final outing for Daniel Craigโs Bond.
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Thin Red Line, The (1998)
Arguably Terrence Malick’s greatest work – a masterpiece of light and darkness, calmness and brutality, and the intertwining of both, in this singular war film.
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Green Knight, The (2021)
Loweryโs ambitious, visually-indulgent and bewildering attempt at reimagining the story of Sir Gawain and the mysterious Green Knight is way too slow an anti-heroโs journey picture to truly engage.
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Ides of March, The (2011)
A case of the sum is lesser than its parts, this ensemble political drama is more intriguing than engaging.
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Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Clooneyโs finest moment as a director is this tightly-structured black-and-white tribute to pioneering broadcast journalist Edward Murrow as he battled McCarthyism head-on in the 1950s.ย
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Dune (2021)
A master of the deliberately-paced blockbuster, Villeneuveโs attempt at adapting Frank Herbertโs sci-fi novel is admirable in its storytelling clarity and stunning world-building.
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Days of Heaven (1978)
Malick’s second feature, an understated but contemplative effort, remains to be one the most beautifully shot films in the history of cinema.
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Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
Fantastic documentary about a fantasy, a failed dream, accompanied by a stunning electronic soundtrack to boot, with the misunderstood Jodorowsky at the center of his whirlwind.ย
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