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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

8/06/2022

The East (2013)

Jane has gone undercover for a private intelligence firm. She's tasked with infiltrating an anarchist collective called "The East," to find out their plans, membership, etc. Once she's embedded, she finds herself empathizing with the group's mission if not their methodology.

We've seen undercover films plenty of times, but Brit Marling always bring that special something that kicks it up a notch. I especially enjoyed the "home" scenes with her out-of-the-loop partner simply trying to give her the support she needs. 

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