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The original Spanish title of this movie is  Los Cronocrímenes, so it will not shock you to know that this is a Spanish film about time travel! It's also directed by Nacho Vigalondo, whose 2017 movie Colossal is one I will not shut up about. Hector sees a woman undressing in the woods, goes after her, gets attacked and then takes refuge in a time machine. If you've watched any amount of movies concerning time travel, you’ll be able to see where that’s heading. Thankfully it doesn’t attempt to unravel too much philosophy in the way that time travel movies can, and it doesn’t get wrapped up in itself - it goes for a route that allows you to enjoy it without frustration, contrary to movies like  Looper  (which notably made me want to throw things afterwards). While it doesn’t break any new ground, it does do a good job with the framework that exists. The build starts slow but the strengths lie in the way new layers are revealed to the same story. The atmosphere is dist...

Next  is ten years old, and while Julianne Moore hasn’t aged a day, somehow this movie feels older than just a decade. This is Cage with his mid 00s hair - think  Knowing  (this wasn't a new watch this year, but I'll get to reviewing it one day), think  National Treasure . Cage as a Vegas magician is, I must say, the perfect match made in casting heaven. It’s deranged-terrorist-for-hire level perfection. He can see roughly two minutes into the future, somehow without taking up any time in the present, and is on the run from the government trying to track down a nuclear bomb AND a terrorist organisation, all while seducing Jessica Biel. Can he do it? He's goddamn Nicolas Cage. You're watching a movie where he's a psychic magician. Of course he can. While it’s a wild ride, there is some genuine trash going on in this movie. Two minute future vision gets used in excess to play mindgames and essentially trick his love interest into his arms. I think we’re ...