Perhaps the deepest film, philosophically speaking, of the trilogy, as Nolan delivers a compelling entertainer that asks not who but what Batman is.
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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.
It frequently feels like a self-admiring work intoxicated with its own style and mood, but this chic arthouse vampire indie, shot in the Persian language, offers a taste of honey amid the spillage of blood.
Hittmanโs second feature is a naturalistic, and at times, sensual work about a young man seeking self-discovery through experimentation with drugs and sex with older men.
An eccentric extended family comes to terms with fraught and awkward relationships in this heartfelt comedy by Noah Baumbach.ย ย ย
One of Scorseseโs greatest accomplishmentsโan astonishing character study of the rise and fall of a world champion middleweight boxer that is also an acting and editing masterclass.
Scorseseโs underappreciated 3-hour crime epic, about a high-end Las Vegas casino being run by an organised crime syndicate, is one of his most riveting films.
A cultural touchstone in modern American cinema, Spike Leeโs breakthrough tell-it-as-it-is treatment of racism is even more sobering to view more than 30 years later.