Spielberg at his unabashedly most entertaining since Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Gunda (2020)
Watching and listening to farm animals can be surprisingly cinematic in this immersive dialogue-free new documentary by Kossakovsky that seems to exist outside of time, even as it startlingly reminds us that these animals have fates they can’t control.
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Last Crusade, The (1989)
Spielberg’s strong morality tale against greed is as spectacular as it is funny – my favourite of the Indiana Jones films.
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Wall Street (1987)
Stone’s take on the greed and problematic ethics of Wall Street remains relevant though there is a sense of mechanical dullness to the proceedings – interesting but not particularly compelling.
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Platoon (1986)
Stone’s Oscar-winning film retains its power and authenticity, and ranks as one of the best Vietnam War movies ever made.
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Empire of the Sun (1987)
Has its moments of awe-inspiring grandeur, but the film is unable to sustain in its final act despite Spielberg’s assured direction.
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Color Purple, The (1985)
Spielberg’s overdrawn drama is a safe if underwhelming adaptation of Alice Walker’s landmark novel.
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Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
For better or worse, it feels like you are watching a book unfold in this beautiful if unbalanced adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s well-studied novel.
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Miami Vice (2006)
Mann’s slick, underappreciated cool fever dream about undercover agents infiltrating a drug trafficking ring is more intelligent and impressionistic a work than any Hollywood studio would dare to admit.
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My Blueberry Nights (2007)
Wong’s English-language debut could be his weakest film, though there are moments of soulfulness to savour.
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