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Die Another Day: overloaded plot, silly science fantasy and variable acting turn early darkness into cartoon frivolity

Lee Tamahori, “Die Another Day” (2002) For the twentieth movie in a film franchise celebrating

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The Boy and the Heron: visual virtuosity can’t compensate for a tired formulaic plot and dubious motifs

Hayao Miyazaki, “The Boy and the Heron” (2023) A decade after “The Wind Rises”, the

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North American Films

Labyrinth: coming-of-age fantasy film let down by music and the passage of time

Jim Henson, “Labyrinth” (1986) A film very much of its time, “Labyrinth” has not aged

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Tenet: beneath the gloss and sci-fi gibberish, a banal plot with flat characters appears

Christopher Nolan, “Tenet” (2019) For an example of how not to make a blockbuster sci-fi

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Hollywood tries to squeeze blood out of the stone that is “Kong: Skull Island”

Jordan Vogt-Roberts, “Kong: Skull Island” (2017) An example of how post-2000 Hollywood is squeezing as

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula: a lavish and surreal film skirting over social issues in Western society now and in the 1890s

Francis Ford Coppola, “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992) A visually lavish and often surreal presentation, Francis

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Troy: spectacle and stereotyping instead of character study and emotional drama drawn from myth

Wolfgang Petersen, “Troy” (2004) Loosely based on Homer’s epic poem “Iliad”, this blockbuster spectacle of

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The Lost King: real people and events lost in identity politics stereotypes

Stephen Frears, “The Lost King” (2022) A breezy and light film, “The Lost King” depends

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Bakemono: modern-day ghost story on family relationships

Jorge Lucas, Sumire Takamatsu, “Bakemono” (2019) Even in modern times, the demons and spirits of

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Eureka! – dealing with depression with comedy and skilful acting

Laura Moss, “Eureka!” (2019) I confess, I saw this comedy sci-fi fantasy short because Karen

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