Spielberg’s overdrawn drama is a safe if underwhelming adaptation of Alice Walker’s landmark novel.ย ย
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Color Purple, The (1985)
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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 Hardyโs well-studied novel.
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Miami Vice (2006)
Mannโs 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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Stray (2020)
This beautifully-shot documentary is a visual tone poem, as filmmaker Elizabeth Lo tenderly captures several street dogs in Turkey, almost entirely from the โdogโs eyeโ view.
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Untouchables, The (1987)
An entertaining De Palma crime-and-justice classic set in Prohibition-era Chicago, featuring indelible supporting work by Sean Connery and a rousingly emotional score by Ennio Morricone.
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Funny Games U.S. (2007)
A shot-by-shot U.S. remake by Haneke himself of his earlier work, which might just challenge more viewers to tackle his singular filmography.
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El Sicario: Room 164 (2010)
You wonโt believe that a documentary centering entirely on a masked man with a notepad in a motel room can be so compellingโand harrowingโas Rosi gives us a shocking exposรฉ on the inner workings of drug cartels in Mexico.
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Into the Inferno (2016)
Despite not having a strong central focus and being rather all over the placeโquite literally so as it covers volcanoes around the worldโHerzogโs documentary remains eye-opening and culturally illuminating as it explores the myths and cults surrounding these fiery beasts of nature.
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Carlito’s Way (1993)
An underrated and fatalistic crime drama led by the Scarface De Palma-Pacino combo, with Sean Penn giving a superlative supporting performance.
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