The Prisoner Of Zenda (1952)
Shadow Dancer (2012)
Thunderbolts* (2025)
The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013)
Nightmare Alley (2021)
Rien à perdre (All To Play For) (2023)
See How They Run (2022)
Which Brings Me To You (2023)
The Hating Game (2021)
Groundhog Day (1993) ///
Shadow Dancer (2012) Atmospherically plotted, echoes of violence reverberate for unrepentant, protective Andrea Riseborough captured after failed London bomb attempt and turned against IRA by intense MI5 officer Clive Owen. Bitter, tightly wound characters pick way through tense and provocative twists.
Thunderbolts* (2025) Sparked by wittily assembled cast, periodically typical barrage of visual effects doesn't prevent likeable focus on group of dissolute, conflicted assassins forced to work together and confront past. Spirited Florence Pugh grounds empathy beyond murky visual palette.
The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) Raucous true-life pursuit of corruptive American dream manages to both indulge and indict as unrestrained Leonardo DiCaprio chases wealth on Wall Street, wallowing in fraud and drugs. Infused with a bludgeoning vitality, and able support from compulsive Jonah Hill and willing Margot Robbie, epic tale is often very funny.
Nightmare Alley (2021) Silky visuals enhance seductive, unsettling atmosphere as instinctive Bradley Cooper escapes past to become manipulative carnival spiritualist. Noir infused narrative descent retains uneasy grip even if pulpy surface theatrics and languid pace never quite reveal dark intensity of character drama.
Rien à perdre (All To Play For) (2023) Blunt style effectively establishes earthy, chaotic Virginie Efira as single parent striving to maintain home balance until authorities suspect child negligence and life spirals into bureaucratic hell. Searing, soulful lead divines truth in solid melodrama.
See How They Run (2022) Strong cast playfully blur fact and fiction as theatre performances of perennial mystery The Mousetrap are interrupted by real murder investigated by cynical inspector Sam Rockwell and eager constable Saoirse Ronan. Despite snappy Daniel Pemberton score, flat rhythms and unfulfilled potential.
Which Brings Me To You (2023) Enjoyably contrary, romantically bruised Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff meet at wedding, initial attraction exposing confessions of past embarrassment before personal revelations hint at more. Leads' casual charm mostly overcomes schematic narrative structure and tonal shifts.
The Hating Game (2021) Smartly styled with attractively fractious leads, creatively idealistic Lucy Hale determines to fight back against rigidly efficient Austin Stowell for publishing house promotion. Romantic attraction and character truths predictably soften narrative beats and potential bite.
Groundhog Day (1993) Determined misanthrope and conceited TV weatherman Bill Murray is sent to cover local rodent's Spring prediction and gets trapped in same day time loop. Selling cynicism and hopeful redemption, structure builds comic momentum and emotional payoff with lively Andie MacDowell.
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