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Atomic Blonde

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Atomic Blonde (2017) Directed by : David Leitch Written by : Kurt Johnstad, based on the  graphic novel "The Coldest City" by  Antony Jonston & Sam Hart Starring : Charlize Theron, Sofia Boutella,  James McAvoy, John Goodman, Toby Jones Rating : 14A Release Date : July 25, 2017 Charlize Theron explodes with rage in Atomic Blonde  Image Source      Charlize Theron has always been a stone cold outsider within the plastic Hollywood system of filmmaking. Breaking onto the scene in her third film as the bubbly Tina in Tom Hanks' underrated That Thing You Do!  to playing a seemingly schizophrenic wife in the bombastic  The Devil's Advocate or a animal rights advocate in Mighty Joe Young  she has always starred in different, challenging roles. While not all of her films have been that great, (one would be hard pressed to call  15 Minutes, Reindeer Games, or  Trapped  'good'), even her performances in the  clunkers have at the very least been int

Dunkirk

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Dunkirk (2017) Directed by : Christopher Nolan Written by : Christopher Nolan Starring :  Kenneth Branagh, T om Glynn Carney,  Tom Hardy,  Cillian Murphy,  Mark Rylance,  Harry Styles,  Fionn Whitehead Rating : PG* Release Date : July 21, 2017 A soldier watches the sky from within a sea of soldiers. Image Source Warning: If you plan on seeing Dunkirk, I would do so with fresh eyes. This review contains a multitude of 'spoilers.'       Within cinema, especially the English speaking world, the war genre has always been popular, and has always been a sure-fire way to make a few bucks at the box office. That's not to say war films don't have their merit - both World Wars were definitive moments in the history of man. The first world war was an exercise in sadism and misery, and the second pushed the limits of human indecency to the breaking point. Like one of the characters in David Ayer's underrated Fury says: "it's a hell of a thing, [...], seei