The behind-the-scenes creation of Citizen Kane, Mank is a dream ciné-experience chronicling the avant-garde writing of a masterpiece with orgasmic meta-analysis, blithe axioms, ’30’s paean, Fincher/Oldman-pedigree, glorious chiaroscuro. 9.5/10.
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Category: Drama
Tenet (2020)
A cerebral evolution of the spy-thriller from the Da Vincian-imagination of Nolan, TENET is a time-distortion of remarkable metaphysical aspiration – w/a proficient JDW performance, chef d’oeuvre Zimmer-Göransson score, aciculate reparté. 9/10.
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Nomadland (2020)
A poetic, paradisiac, peripatetic neo-realistic journey across the nation’s landscape after losing everything in the 2020-relevant depression, Nomadland’s a masterfully acted character-study on the people forgotten by life, yet free to truly live. 9.3/10.
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Minari (2020)
The American Dream painted through the eyes & hardships of immigrants with big dreams and nothing but perseverance juxtaposed with an exposé on mixed-cultural balance and parental guidance, Minari’s another Oscar pic from Korea x A24. 9.4/10
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The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
A harrowing delve into the psychology of addiction & traumatization of orphanages, TQG is a magnificently-acted, nuanced limited series as calculated as its chess-matches – non-perfect & poorly-ended, but a showcase for Anya Taylor-Joy. 8.6/10.
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The Last Dance (2020)
A coup-de-maître of documentary filmmaking capturing with tonal heterogeneity, cinematic transcendentalism, & journalistic breadth the behind-the-scenes of the once-in-a-century’s dynasty of Michael Jordan and the ’90’s Chicago Bulls. 9.2/10.
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Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019)
A brushstroke of pathos, romance, and visually-captivating emotion amongst the seaside rocky cliffs of 18th-Century France, Céline Sciamma has delivered powerful Cannes-worthy masterpiece – and the most breathtaking LGBTQ film ever. 9.5/10.
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Sound Of Metal (2020)
A heartbreaking dichotomization of passion and the spark we love most against the barbarous cruelty of fate oftentimes precluding its enjoyment, SOM is an evocative heavy-metal journey into deafness with a career performance by Riz Ahmed. 8.7/10.
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Parasite (2019)
A masterpiece of socioeconomic classism discourse, parabolic cinematography, home invasion, black comedy, cultural themes, and poverty that transcends genres & perplexes long after credits roll, B.J.H.’s Parasite is the Best Film Of 2010’s. 9.8/10.
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Small Axe (TV Mini-Series)
A collection of five powerful, relevant historical-snapshots from Steve McQueen in the 1960’s-80’s, Axe finds magisterial frame & directorial elegance in celebrations of black joy/artistry and indictments of institutional racism & police brutality. 9.5/10.
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