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A Haunting in Venice 2023
We are met with a more sombre Poirot. Gleaming masks, bobbing apples and decaying buildings. He sees the Venice that is sinking. Michelle Yeoh and Tina Fey bring warmth and wit. Less (moustache) is more.
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XOXO 2016
Flippity flip goes the countdown clock, relaying the seconds spent before a thousand sweaty festival goers roar your name. Glowing beckons the toilet, before swallowing you Trainspotting-like, to be ejected into a red haze of outstretched hands and crowdsurfed joy.
For sure a debut effort in its sketched characters and one-dimensional conflicts, but XOXO musters some fun images and has the benefit of Sarah Hyland in the cast. Mostly it feels like an earnest love letter to EDM festivals, where happiness is just a glowstick (and a kiss) away.
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Breathless 1960
Like a joyous chain-smoking genre-defying lamb, À bout de souffle sprang from the stuffy conditions of established cinema production in the late 50s, bouncing forth as one of the leaders in the triumphant 'New Wave' of French cinema.
What's so extraordinary is that over 50 years later this film still feels fresh, inspiring and so damn cool. The culmination of Godard's many departures from formal convention – use of handheld camera, jump-cut editing and long takes – is a film…
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Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
So the Avengers are back! After their explosive first film in 2012, this super squad re-teams to once again save the world. Cue funny one-liners, excessive action setpieces and cool comic book freeze frames.
Like its predecessor, Age of Ultron excels when the jokes are flowing fast and we get the 'human' perspective of this superhuman world. Thanks to the efforts of writer-director Joss Whedon, the heroes dance in varying degrees of self-awareness – even as they own their considerable…
