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- Bus Fight Club, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. There's a Cat in the Hat sameness to most superhero brawls — they will punch you in the face!
- House of Pain, Dune. The phrase "What's in the box?" hasn't hung this heavy since Brad Pitt got gifted Gwyneth's head in Seven. To test the chosen-one bona fides of Arrakis' princeling-savior Paul (Timothée Chalamet), Charlotte Rampling's Reverend Mother, regal and ruthless in her veiled galactic vestments, sends him to the limits of physical distress, while his anxious mother (Rebecca Ferguson) waits outside the door — and we wait to see whether Chalamet will have to transplant his own Scissorhand.
- Too Pool for School, In the Heights. After more than a year of indoor-cat ennui, was there anything sweeter than witnessing the explosion of pure summertime joy and buoyant poolside choreo that anchors Jon M. Chu's screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's celebrated musical?
- Double Feature, Last Night in Soho. Edgar Wright's stylish thriller falls off in the back half, but his dazzling setup — in which Thomasin McKenzie's modern-day London fashion student tumbles into the nocturnal nightclub wonderland of a mod-'60s mystery blonde played by Anya Taylor-Joy — is a mirror-image marvel.
Aug 14, 2023 · Far Flungers. Revisiting Sidney Lumet’s The Verdict. Gerardo Valero. August 14, 2023. 7 min read. Sidney Lumet ’s “ The Verdict ” is the best courtroom drama ever. It is also one of those rare features that doesn’t wear down with repeated viewings. That would seem odd for an entry that’s best remembered for the shock of its ...
Dec 30, 2021 · The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill — scaffolding fight. Directed by Kan Eguchi. The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill isn’t the best film in this list, but it definitely has the best ...
Oct 11, 2024 · The renowned director Sidney Lumet helmed the movie. Known for his ability to bring powerful stories to life, Lumet’s directorial brilliance shines through in every scene of 12 Angry Men. The film is based on a play of the same name. 12 Angry Men originally started as a stage play written by Reginald Rose. Its success on Broadway spurred the ...
Dec 15, 2021 · Scene of the year: Licorice Pizza. Bob Odenkirk in Photo Screenshot. Next week, The A.V. Club unveils its list of the best movies of 2021. Today, we’re getting a little more granular on this ...
Mar 9, 2022 · He writes in "Making Movies": "In addition, I shot the first third of the movie above eye level, and then, by lowering the camera, shot the second third at eye level, and the last third from below ...
Dec 9, 2021 · The cliché of great cinematography is the claim that you can pause a given movie at any point and discover a captivating image. Pierre de Villiers’ lush photography makes the truism genuine.
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