2015 · Denis Villeneuve · 121 min · Crime Thriller
A suffocating descent into the moral abyss of the drug war, powered by Roger Deakins' extraordinary cinematography, Benicio del Toro's terrifying restraint, and Denis Villeneuve's masterful control of tension.
2014 · Doug Liman · 114 min · Sci-Fi / Action
Edge of Tomorrow took one of science fiction's most familiar tricks, the time loop, and turned it into something that feels completely fresh. Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt bring out the best in each other on screen, and Doug Liman stages the action with a clarity and momentum that never lets the repetition become repetitive. The ending stumbles into convenience, and a few supporting characters barely register beyond their archetypes. Those are real shortcomings. But the central loop mechanic is so well-executed, and the tonal balance between dread and dark humor so precise, that it holds up better with every rewatch. This is a blockbuster that earned its cult following the hard way.
2022 · 1 Season · BBC Two · Western, Drama
The English is a visually stunning revisionist western anchored by Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer as unlikely partners crossing the 1890s American frontier on parallel quests for justice. Hugo Blick's writing swings for the fences with a complex, non-linear narrative that ties personal revenge to the larger crimes of westward expansion. The ambition sometimes outruns the clarity, with a plot structure that confuses as often as it illuminates. But the performances, the frontier vistas, and the show's willingness to reckon with the violence beneath the western myth make it a compelling, if demanding, six hours of television.