The Covenant, 2023 - ★★★★

In a moderately similar vein as Tarantino’s evolution through the years, it might be fair to say that Guy Ritchie’s journey has also brought him to the goalpost of maturity. However, with Quentin, the road to reach the platform of sophistication, reason, and reserved demeanor in drama, comedy, and violence seems to be more straightforward from the chains that bound nostalgia and exploitation for their own sake. Ritchie’s travails, on the other hand, are more haphazard and wild — action crimes and comedies like RocknRolla and the beautifully & politically incorrect The Gentlemen; period mysteries and epics like Sherlock Holmes and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword; and… a Disney live action?? Oof. Even when one least expects such expressions of storytelling such as the usual...

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Apr 29th 2023
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