The filmโs radical nature hides within its safe, formulaic underpinnings in what is DC’s finest superhero movie since Nolan’s โThe Dark Knight’ trilogy.
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The filmโs radical nature hides within its safe, formulaic underpinnings in what is DC’s finest superhero movie since Nolan’s โThe Dark Knight’ trilogy.
It may sometimes feel too didactic, but this documentary about the proliferation of prisons in the US as set in the context of racial inequality has its moments of shocking power.
A languidly-paced work that has a great concept exploring human connections across time, with some moments of sublime filmmaking, but Haynesโ overall grasp of tone and thematic intent is a letdown.
A triptych of stories of ordinary women in Montana, whose vulnerabilities and desires are given the quiet Kelly Reichardt touch in this slow and contemplative work.
Despite being the ‘weakest’ installment of Nolan’s ‘Batman’ trilogy, you won’t see a more epic and satisfying finale than this.
Still the most accomplished superhero movie of the 21st century – a thrilling, endlessly fascinating treatise on good versus evil, and everything in between.
Perhaps the deepest film, philosophically speaking, of the trilogy, as Nolan delivers a compelling entertainer that asks not who but what Batman is.
This โ90s adaptation of Louisa May Alcottโs famous novel may be traditionally told, but it is perfectly cast and remains possibly the most endearing of them all.
Sorkinโs a reliable screenwriter but lacks an imaginative cinematic eye as a director, and it shows in this uneven, and at times, stilted dramatisation of a key case in 20th-century US legal history.
Aaron Sorkinโs directorial debut doesnโt break new ground, but offers familiarity including his penchant for rapid-fire conversations that are delivered with gusto by Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba.