Hollywood Films – Page 17 – Under Southern Eyes

The Pianist: a potentially great film let down by shallow characterisation and a bland and thin plot

Roman Polanski, “The Pianist” (2002) Polanski has been a very significant director capable of making

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Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water” (2017) Inspired by the famous Hollywood classic “The

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Martin Scorsese, “The King of Comedy” (1982) I suppose most directors worth their salt who

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Sidney Lumet, “Serpico” (1973) As character studies go, “Serpico” is very good indeed: based on

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Stephen Spielberg, “The Post” (2017) A taut and minimalist political drama, “The Post” is driven

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Ridley Scott, “All the Money in the World” (2017) Intended as a character study on

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Alexander Payne, “Downsizing” (2017) For most viewers, perhaps the more interesting part of this long

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Leslie H Martinson, “Batman: The Movie” (1966) In an age when comic book superheroes were

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Burr Steers, “Pride + Prejudice + Zombies” (2016) At long last, instead of yet another

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Sidney Lumet, “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975) A character study featuring stunning acting from lead actor

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