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Spider-Man (2002)
Revisiting Spider-Man in a post-MCU headspace is quite the trip. This is what a cutting edge superhero blockbuster looked and sounded like in 2002. I was eleven years old when I first saw Raimi’s movie in the cinema and I … Continue reading
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Tagged 2002, Cliff Robertson, james franco, Kirsten Dunst, Rosemary Harris, Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe
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Cut to the Chase: Midnight Special (2016)
While watching Midnight Special, I suspected that Jeff Nichols wrote an action-packed sci-fi/road movie then decided to completely jettison the first two acts and expand the last third to feature length. He deliberately eschews character set-up and plot context in favour … Continue reading
Melancholia (2011)
Women cry. Men are douchebags. The world ends. Just another day in Lars von Trier-ville. Undoubtedly one of my biggest cinematic heroes, I will blindly follow von Trier wherever he ventures yet no matter how many times I see Melancholia … Continue reading
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