Dunkirk

In words: 25 - Compelling characters without Nolan exposition… 15 - Brilliant sweeping cinematography… 5 - Perfectly… navigates brutal but bloodless landscape… completely enthralls viewers… explores… in a chronologically complex structure… for maximum empathy… full… populated with riveting Stylistic performances… and historical gravity… cinematic… boldly succeeding militaristically and narratively. weighty but buoyant. artistry.

Legend

Hardy does double-tom to deliver kray-kray performance in an otherwise bland London crime epic. Goodblokes feels like a poor Guy Richie piece as it walks a straight line from start to finish with the only arc provided by love story which is almost as forced and underwhelming as Browning’s voiceover.

The Revenant

Leonine Leo struggles through universally hostile snowy subconscious while Tom hardly breaks a sweat even after a bear feasts on Cobb in Native Americanception.  Luscious florid cinematography and brutally gritty violence keep a surprisingly simple plot on its feet as it treks through merciless hours.  Beautiful malice shot like Malick.  

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mel’s missing from post-apocalypto chase extravaganza, but Tom fills (at least one of) his shoes admirably.  Hard-E wanders the wasteland silently for one act before shedding his Bane mask and joining the glorious insanity.  Extensive dark night aside, proof that for Maximum results, studios should let their directors go Mad.