Simon Dillon
1 min readFeb 17, 2024

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Yes, I'm not sure I'm gagging to see Poor Things again (and I usually like Lanthimos). Not sure if you saw my review, but I had significant misgivings.

As for Oppenheimer, I certainly think calling it "great" is a step too far, as I don't think any film can be "great" until a few years have passed at least, so the cinematic dust can settle and the film has time to "mature" like a good whisky or wine. Some films become "great" over time (especially when beloved by subsequent generations, eg Casablanca), and others dwindle into cultural insignificance (Paul Haggis's Crash anyone?). Then of course, there are what cineastes consider "great" from their own chin-stroking perspective, and that's a subculture of its own (one where what essentially is an art installation piece like Jeanne Dielman can top polls).

Still, my money is on Oppenheimer being considered "great" in years to come, along with Nolan's strongest films. :)

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Simon Dillon
Simon Dillon

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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com

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