Lumet | 1975 | USA

First watch; instantly a new favourite. Rarely has a film been this sweaty. Mind-bogglingly layered, it will reward viewing after viewing. Al Pacino simply hands in another all-timer performance, no biggie. The sound design alone deserves to be unpacked via a one-off podcast.

I cannot imagine the dread in the heart of a contemporaneous audience watching this a mere three years after the Munich Massacre. I’m coming into this a cool 50 years after release and still my heart was skipping beats. Profound[ly] cinema.

[Viewed in cinema @ Ritz Randwick]