The Book of Clarence is a thought-provoking and ambitious sophomore film by director Jeymes Samuel following the slick but straightforward western The Harder They Fall.
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The Book of Clarence (2023)
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The Zone of Interest (2023)
The Zone of Interest, the latest by Jonathan Glazer, is one of the grand cinematic achievements of 2023 — and, like his last film, nearly as frustrating to watch as it is great.
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Argylle (2024)
Argylle comes on the heels of his cynical, violent, goofy quasi-parody espionage franchise, Kingsman, crumbling to critical and box office oblivion.
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The King’s Man (2021)
Who, exactly, was clamoring to see Matthew Vaughn’s World War 1 movie?
Episode 4 of Gangs of London ended on a heck of a cliffhanger, with Elliot bleeding out on the Wallaces’ dining table, while an assassin embedded in the wait staff (Laura Sofia Bach) almost succeeds in gunning down Sean in his own home.
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X-Men: First Class (2011)
In many ways, I’m the ideal viewer for X-Men: First Class.
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is demonstrably worse than Kingsman: The Secret Service, but there’s no single reason why.
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Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
There are plenty of directors whose work grows in stature with each release.
Something that tends to get buried in the discussions I’ve heard around Gangs of London is that it’s a videogame adaptation.
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Under the Skin (2013)
I have some ambivalence towards Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer’s third film.