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Before the devil knows you’ve made a terrible film 5/10 Why Sydney Lumet doesn’t get the recognition that the likes of Coppola and Scorcese receive for their 1970s output is a mystery. ‘Serpico‘ (1973), ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ (1975) and ‘Network’ (1976) all feature among lists of the key films in that decade yet somehow Lumet [...]

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In Cold Blood 7/10 ‘Capote’ avoids the standard pitfalls of the Hollywood biopic by concentrating on a particular aspect of the famous writer’s life rather than trying to turn his whole life into a story. Moreover, it is unconventional in that it deals with its protagonist’s hypocasy and egomania as much as his celebrated brilliance [...]

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