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Film Review - Dream Scenario

Film Review - Dream Scenario

Kristoffer Borgli's tragicomic satire features Nicolas Cage as an unremarkable professor inexplicably appearing in everyone's dreams

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Nov 17, 2023
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The pitfalls and price of fame remain a preoccupation for Sick of Myself (2022) director Kristoffer Borgli in his new film Dream Scenario. A satirical skewering of those who profess to eschew fame whilst covertly craving it, this features a high-concept hook, bolstered by a first-rate Nicolas Cage performance. It arguably bites off more than i…

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