A Most Violent Year

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"When it feels scary to jump, that is exactly when you jump, otherwise you end up staying in the same place your whole life, and that I can't do."

After only three films J C Chandor is already one of my favourite filmmakers:  his movies are subtle and complex, cinema for adults, beautifully composed, intelligently written, and perfectly cast -- A Most Violent Year is no exception, a period-piece tour de force.