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Nickel Boys 2024
I have a memory. It sometimes takes the form of a dream.
A young girl hurries along wet cobblestones in the early hours of a damp morning, a baby in her arms, a toddler clutching her hand. She turns a sharp corner around a redbrick building. Eventually she stops in front of a wooden door, knocks hard, places the baby into the toddler’s small arms, and walks away sobbing. I can’t see her face. Only fragments are in focus: a…
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Crimson Tide 1995
ANATOMY OF A SCENE Vol. i
“No orders are valid if they’re wrong.”
THE SCENE: Denzel and Hackman debating military philosophy over dinner in front of the officers.
WHY I LOVE IT: Two heavyweights of acting go toe-to-toe in an exceptionally well written scene that plays out like a boxing match.
BUILD UP TO THE DINNER SCENE: Denzel and Hackman meaningfully interact twice before the dinner debate: firstly at Denzel’s interview, then as both men enjoy a cigar in the…
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Class Action 1991
An estranged father and daughter find themselves arguing opposing sides of a high profile class action lawsuit.
But can they keep their feelings out of the courtroom?
No.
No they can’t.
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Adolescence 2025
Bookended by two exceptional episodes of television, ‘Adolescence’ is both elevated and suffocated by its creative choices. By now you’ve probably heard—Netflix’s marketing made sure of that—‘Adolescence’ is a crime drama about a teen accused of murder. It unfolds across four episodes, each shot in a single, unbroken take.
Story should dictate the camera, the camera shouldn’t dictate the story. ‘Adolescence’ struggles with this dynamic. The first and last episodes greatly benefit from the single-shot technique. The first episode is…
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