This remarkable, if slightly flawed, ticking-timebomb of movie by John Frankenheimer, one of Hollywood’s finest old-school directors and a pioneer of the modern-day political thriller, wasn't well received when released in 1977. At a distance of decades, and especially after the 9/11 massacres, its prescience in foreseeing a painstakingly orchestrated terror attack on American soil is, like the film itself, much easier to appreciate
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'Final Fantasy,' the first film with an entire cast of hyper-realistic, computer-generated human characters, is likely to reanimate a 20-year debate over the role of 'synthespians.'
The director was long identified with ornately edited set pieces. In The Irishman and his latest film, the flourishes have given way to blunt truths. Of all.
The director was long identified with ornately edited set pieces. In “The Irishman” and his latest film, the flourishes have given way to blunt truths.