Zoë Kravitz is spellbinding in a visceral, white-knuckle, startlingly-prognosticable, hyperbolic cat-and-mouse game drenched in atmospheric paranoia, corporate assassin thrills, mental health, post-covid conspiracy; even if ~amuse-bouche. 8/10.
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Category: Futurism/Spy
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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The Matrix (1999)
One of the greatest achievements in the history of VFX/CGI with just as powerful a concept of simuscience, TV, transgender allegory, technology, & religion mysticism, T.M.: a kinesthetic, cyberpunk new-wonderland & neoclassic of pure sci-fi. 9.6/10.
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Casino Royale (2006)
The #2 Greatest 007 Film Of All-Time, Casino Royale: maximum performance of IF’s novel series: modernizing the spy’s ’50’s debut w. pure luxury elegance, complex plot/characterization, & bleeding-edge chilled sardonics of top Bond: Craig. 9.5/10.
[category:actionadventure/drama/spy-futurism/comedyromance,date:2006-10-15,rate:9.5,type:movies]
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Central Intelligence (2016)
Despite okay gags by a surprisingly-tame Hart & limitless blow-up sequences out of Michael Bay movies, The Rock’s badassness and CI’s clever/resonant subversion of high school/college-stereotypes in the real-world make a fine spy-comedy. 5/10.
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Spectre (2015)
Though it’s just as sleek, stylish, and sibylline as any of the modern 007 films w. practical FX and more of Craig’s legendary Bond, Spectre regresses back to passé old-franchise clichés & by-numbers plots – tragicly wasting Christoph Waltz. 5/10.
[category:actionadventure/drama/spy-futurism,date:2015-10-15,rate:5,type:movies]
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Taken (2009)
A chillingly-dark, nihilistic trafficking premise becomes a journey of adrenaline-fueled action, bone-crunching noir undergrounds, and punchy-dialogue seeing the rise of a new, rugged, age-defying Irish archetypal tough back in ’09: Liam N. 8/10.
[category:actionadventure/drama/spy-futurism/revenge-thriller,date:2009-10-15,rate:8,type:movies]
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Inception (2010)
A complex masterpiece delve into the subconscious and REM-hypnagogic mystery of a world off-limits to most filmmakers, Nolan achieves the unimaginable – genius, magnificently acted, visceral, impressionist, mind-blowing dream-heist film. 9.5/10.
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Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
The one time we’ve ever disliked a Samuel L. Jackson performance can’t stifle the otherwise-delicious spy majesty of a new franchise with 007 potential – one that plays up genre-homages, alongside one of the greatest action scenes ever. 7.1/10.
[category:drama/actionadventure/spy-futurism,date:2015-03-01,rate:7.1,type:movies]
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Takers (2010)
One of the craziest casts ever in one heist movie, Takers proves wrong the rule of major celebrity-cameos necessarily dooming a film – a world of stylized clockwork bank heists by notorious criminals that feasts on cast’s starpower/synergy. 7.9/10.
[category:actionadventure/drama/spy-futurism/revenge-thriller/heist/crime-films,date:2010-06-07,rate:7.9,type:movies]
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