- southland tales; believe the hype
- tenet; i promise it's actually really good
- lucy (2014); this one just sucks like it's pretty bad but also worth a watch, not in like a 'so bad it's good' way i don't believe in that shit, but anyway you should watch it
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also see: eXistenZ (especially interesting in comparison to the matrix), crimes of the future, twisted issues, foxfur
though none of these are really action films
Feb 26, 2025
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have had a rocky relationship with nolan thus far but i think i will try tenet ...
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