Todd Haynes directs Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett flawlessly in this nuanced and intoxicating period drama on mutual affection and desire.
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Carol (2015)
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Far From Heaven (2002)
There is a lot to appreciate in one of Todd Haynes’ most accessible films, as he channels Douglas Sirk’s melodrama style.
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Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)
Scorsese’s most misunderstood film is also one of his masterpieces – an intensely personal, highly evocative and possibly the most spiritually affirmative picture about Christ ever made.
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Last Waltz, The (1978)
A nostalgic documentary by Scorsese that celebrates the cultural phenomenon that is rock music in the form of a concert film.
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Taxi Driver (1976)
This is Scorsese at his finest, and is in my opinion probably the greatest American film to come out of the 1970s.
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Mean Streets (1973)
Scorsese’s directorial breakthrough is such raw and involving cinema, showing us why he would go on to be regarded as one of the greatest of all American filmmakers.
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BlackKklansman (2018)
A return to sterling form for Spike Lee, this is one of the year’s most powerful films, and it’s very funny too.
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Oldboy (2013)
Spike Lee’s remake of Park Chan-wook’s twisted masterpiece starts off lethargically, but grows in confidence with its material, though it is still many miles away from the standard of the South Korean original.
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Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
A zany installment in the ‘Thor’ franchise that is the closest Marvel has come to making a pure fantasy-comedy.
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Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
There’s ample spectacle on display, but barely sufficient characterisation to make us feel anything for the ragtag group of protagonists.
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