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See How They Run (2022)
Metadramatical fun
Witty, stylish, metadramatical fun, stuffed with jokes and sly allusions, with excellent performances throughout. Saoirse Ronan is a standout for her comic timing, but all the performances are good. The actors work together like a well-rehearsed ensemble company. If you've read some Christie novels, you'll get more of the jokes; I've read a lot of them (though I've never seen The Mousetrap), and I'm sure I missed some of the jokes and allusions. Every scene is beautifully lit and composed. There isn't a realistic moment anywhere in it, of course, because this is about playing with storytelling and narrative conventions.
The Conqueror (1956)
One of the best bad movies ever made.
Whoever made the decision to cast John Wayne as the young Genghis Khan either had too much imagination or too little. I have rarely laughed so hard at a movie which was trying so hard to be serious. My favourite lines: "My heart tells me this Tartar woman is for me" and "Share the booty" (both of which have become regularly quoted catchlines among the friends who have seen this). Gather some friends, have a few drinks (or more than a few), and watch this film. You'll gasp, you'll groan, you'll wonder if the casting director and scriptwriter were legally sane.