So, when a sequel film is phenomenal, it’s even more impressive.

It wasn’t bad, but it certainly was nothing impressive.

With such a mass success likeSpider-Man, the sequel had a lot riding on it.

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DirectorJoseph Kosinskimanaged to do the direct opposite, though.

For younger cinephiles,Citizen Kaneis not some random movie to surpass.

This adds to the case that this movie has one of the best soundtracks of all time.

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Who could expect anything different, though, from the absolute visionary of a creative,Christopher Nolan?

The screenplay forThe Dark Knightis hailed as one of the best screenplays of the modern age.

It also did some huge things for cinema in the 80s.

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The sun sweeps in as veteran fighter pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell stands before his aircraft in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.

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Paddington as a young cub in ‘Paddington 2’ (2017)

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