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Is “Cinema” turning the tide against “Theme Park” blockbusters?

November 20, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

With 2022 particularly impressive so far, we look at whether great films which might pass the Scorsese “cinema” test might be turning the tide against formulaic blockbusters… 2022 has been pretty horrible all told. From a cost of living crisis to the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing energy bills and a farcical political landscape, real […]

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