Seeing Is Believing: a review of ‘Nope’ by Jordan Peele
‘Nope’ is executed wonderfully, with breathtaking filmmaking that truly maximizes the medium of cinema for some striking moments of pure movie magic.
‘Nope’ is executed wonderfully, with breathtaking filmmaking that truly maximizes the medium of cinema for some striking moments of pure movie magic.
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I’m very much welcome to this sort of insanity on screen.
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