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The chat with God in the bar explains a lot. The coherent and self-fulfilling future may seem rather cheap, but it makes sense if you give it some thought. Irons is awesome in this episode. It’s Veidt’s move. Wait for the post-credits scene.

Sluggish pace and cheap twists, and the effects aren’t very good, either. The only things worth noting are the wisecracking Bridges and the hellishly sexy Alicia Vikander.

An outstanding adaptation about spoiled noble prima donas and a fair-minded Jewish money-lender who the law wants to cheat out of what is rightly his. These days this story has completely different contours than when it was first written. Radford’s directing is sure-handed and, in acting terms, this is a recital where Al Pacino clearly rules. You can’t help rooting for him.

Visually captivating rock climbing. It’s brilliant how they hook the viewer, with the likeable protagonist managing to come across as a nice guy, but also as an incomprehensible fool. Beltrami's music is perfect.

I had to take one star away for the missing swear words, and another for the missing blood. The new scenes with Savage work excellently and changing his one-liners was a super idea - some of them seemed better than in the original cut.

I gave this a slightly higher rating because it’s just the kind of film you make a daughter watch if she refuses to do what she’s told… This brutal Rambo epilogue has a long, unsurprising exposition, a classic western structure and an aging legend that can still deliver the goods. Direct, hard-hitting. The climax in John’s tunnel of surprises is really bloody and the annihilation of the evil Mexicans is heartwarming... Hehehe.

Gilliam finally finished the project that once almost destroyed him. Great acting, although I found Depp more convincing than Driver. Pryce is classic in his delivery and I don’t know which of the femme fatales is more beautiful. Ironic references to the previous production, a fantastic climax and wonderful music. But I still can’t shake the feeling that the first version would have been better if they had managed to complete it. On the other hand, we would have been denied that depressing and devastating documentary about it.

With this performance, Baby Yoda is bound to have a spin-off. In terms of concept, it’s beginning to remind me of Firefly. Flying this way and that, dealing with problems western style. Episode four borrows heavily from the Magnificent Seven. The great AT-ST action, warrior training and humorous interludes with the baby all score an A grade. Favreau is a blessing for Star Wars.

A Hong Kong fight movie full of freaky characters (the bothersome nymphomaniac, Virgin, and the gay bad guy who would most like to get the hero into bed) that draws you in despite its average story. Ringo Lam pays his respects to the American B-movie and bathes it in blood. Chow Yun-Fat gives an unbelievable performance. A blues guitar enchantingly roars and bullets ricochet just as the hero needs. Add to that some one-liners and a lethal woman, and you're all set. "Doing business is like taking a shit; it has to go smoothly."

An unbelievably complex guide to the life of a person who has outlived everybody and is settling accounts of his life as the end draws near. The crème of the acting profession came together to film the long-postponed project I Heard You Paint Houses, led by the director eminently best suited to the task. Pacino gives a masterful performance as union boss Jimmy Hoffa, but Pesci’s return is a blessing for the entire film. The nuances, the faint hints, the one-liners delivered with zest… This is going to score a lot of Oscars. The digital effects are not perfect, but only seem to do harm to De Niro’s performance. But after a while you stop noticing. It’s such a good story. Definitely the film of the year. I chose us over him.