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More A fairly standard, if entertaining, historical drama about Britain’s role in the partition of Palestine and the Arab revolt against it. It is not exactly BATTLE OF ALGIERS territory by any means. But the subject matter in the current environment, and the fact it was made by a female Palestinian director, filming in Palestine around the genocide, make it feel quite special. In fact, my dominant thought as l watched it, was how on earth did this get made at all? We can only be glad that it did.
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More Equal parts neo noir thriller & almost magical realist fever dream, THE SECRET AGENT evocatively captures the murky atmosphere of political dictatorship in the analogue era. Don’t expect a clear, linear narrative that lays everything out. You won’t get it. What you will get is a gripping depiction of what it is like to be trapped in a system where the line between political violence, organised crime and straight out score settling is completely blurred, corruption and paranoia are the norm…
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Can we just agree THE SUBSTANCE is a B horror movie with an A list cast and budget? Everything is even labelled with large text, just like a 1950/60s sci-fi B movie. I didn’t object to its politics & see why it has resonated with so many people. Moore is great, as is Qualley (who is amazing in everything). And there is heaps of ominous footage of palm trees to give it a Lynchean LA vibe. But its execution was pretty ham…
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