A well tailored romp that tries to undo itself with immature humour and cartoonish villains, but doesn’t succeed in doing so simply because the action is so well done — particularly the ‘Church scene.’
★★★✩✩
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The Master
Complex, brooding, and lingering, The Master is a challenging but brilliant psychological study of two men who’s paths intertwine for several years; shot beautifully and with perhaps two of the finest acting performances ever(?), it’s worth watching for that alone.
★★★★✩
The Brothers Bloom
One of my favourite films: a quirky, stylish, and globe-trotting con film, perfectly cast, beautifully shot, underplayed, and written and planned so well, each con is elaborately conceived and meticulously thought out, and above all is extraordinarily fun.
★★★★★
Somewhere
Based on her experiences and those she saw and overheard at the reclusive Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles, Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere is slow but a well crafted deliberate film in the same vein as her previous Lost In Translation and features great turns by both Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning.
★★★★✩
Furious 7
Some of the action is incredible, but everything else about this film is lacking.
★★✩✩✩