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“Better Man” may be conventional on paper, but its unconventional packaging delivers a wallop of entertainment often missing from these kinds of things.
“The Brutalist” is a beautiful, profound, devastating journey that shatters our preconceived notions of experience and ideals of the American dream, utilizing the core of architecture as the construction and deconstruction of both the film’s themes and its characters.
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“Nickel Boys” is a masterpiece unmatched and moving in ways that stir the soul, rips you apart and rather than put you back together again, leaves you with yourself to decide what you’re going to do next. It doesn’t get better than this, folks.
“Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim” may be a middling return to middle earth, but it is better than most and better than most would expect, standing tall above its previous counter parts and only below the original trilogy.
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Nosferatu is a deviously demented descent into the macabre, an impeccably crafted horror atmosphere cloaked in candlelight and shadows. Stunning cinematography, excellent cast, terrifying visuals and haunting score, it is impossible not to succumb to the darkness.
Longing has never felt so visceral, and “Queer” brings that to life with incredible visual flare and powerful, daring performances.
“A Real Pain” is the real deal, a brilliantly smart road trip drama about grief and loss that seamlessly oscillates between humor and heartache in profoundly human, deeply personal yet somehow wholly universal ways.
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