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Shutter Island (2010)

8 / 10

WHAT I LIKED: Very unlike the rest of his work, Martin Scorsese's 'Shutter Island,' is a film where you spend half of your time on the edge of your seat trying to figure out what's going on, and the other half waiting for the central character to... Read the full review »

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Spider-Man (2002)

7 / 10

WHAT I LIKED: Giving an awkward teenager super-powers is a brilliant idea because it magnifies the typical coming-of-age struggle that comes with new responsibilities and finding a place in the world. Almost every move of Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man,... Read the full review »

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V for Vendetta (2005)

8 / 10

WHAT I LIKED: The great challenge for any story - or indeed debate - about political ideas is to connect collective, theoretical arguments to people's nuanced realities. After all, as the opening lines of the Wachowski's 'V for Vendetta,' state, "... Read the full review »

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White House Down (2013)

6 / 10

WHAT I LIKED: It is true that there's more social commentary in Roland Emmereich's 'White House Down,' than you might expect, as the story's attempted take-down of its anti-war president (Jamie Foxx) turns out to be the work of his political rival... Read the full review »

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Ali & Ava (2021)

8 / 10

WHAT I LIKED: Films about people falling in love are as common as muck, but ones as profoundly honest and earnest as Clio Barnard's Bradford-based 'Ali and Ava,' are extremely rare. It's real in the first instance because it's about such brillian... Read the full review »

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Attack the Block (2011)

9 / 10

WHAT I LIKED: Many great stories start by asking "what would happen if," but often the best ones use that question to put the problems and wonders of reality to the test. Joe Carnahan's 'Attack the Block,' revolves around the genius proposition o... Read the full review »

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The Aviator (2004)

7 / 10

WHAT I LIKED: By this point in his career, the great Martin Scorsese was starting to make a bit of a habit out of letting his obsession with the mechanics of realities turn what should be cinematic endeavours into decade-spanning documentaries. In... Read the full review »

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Batman Returns (1992)

5 / 10

WHAT I LIKED: Like its predecessor, 'Batman Returns,' has a pretty aimless (though slightly more linear) plot with no central question or drive, but what it does have that was lacking before is room for a bit of empathy. Burton has always been mos... Read the full review »

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Shutter Island (2010)

Spider-Man (2002)

V for Vendetta (2005)

White House Down (2013)

Ali & Ava (2021)

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Attack the Block (2011)

The Aviator (2004)

Batman Returns (1992)