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Monkey Man (2024)
Novelty in a time when it's hard to come by
As an AMC A-lister, I watch a lot of new releases in theaters -- the good, the bad, and the ugly. And I can confirm that it's become unbearable how many reboots, live-actions, and post-trilogy sequels are being released day in and day out. Everything feels rehashed, as though production companies are just trying to squeeze out maximal box offices from minimal brain power.
If you ask anyone who has seen Monkey Man, they'll tell you "It feels like (insert movie X) but with a bit of (insert movie Y) and a splash of (insert movie Z)", which is just to say, it has carved out its own style and is quite unlike anything else we've seen before. For me, if I had to describe it in terms of other movies, it would be like Kill Bill x Dangal x The Dark Knight Rises, but unlike any of them specifically, which makes it great. The music, acting, cinematography, writing, everything was top-notch.
It had more gore than I expected, for sure, but that wasn't a bad thing at all. The movie throughout really examines profoundly class warfare and social inequity, not through philosophical monologue, but by beautiful stills of the environment, along with zoom-ins on the characters. I can't praise Dev enough for growing up so much since Skins, and am proud to say his directorial debut is an absolute success.
Life After BOB: The Chalice Study (2021)
Never seen anything like it before
If you're into sci-fi in any capacity, definitely watch. It was the closest thing to a cinematic video game experience that I've ever had...in a great way. So hard to capture given that it was such a unique experience watching, but regardless - I highly recommend, and also make sure to try out the different parameters that set you on various "subplots"