THE MATRIX, directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, was named by AFI as one of the most heart-pounding thrills in the cinematic pantheon.

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Leigh Lim
Haven’t seen it in awhile and looking for an excuse to (aside from AFI giving you a nudge (Aside from Lorraine Toussaint’s gushing about it)?
How about Michael Tucker’s video essay on his YouTube Channel (‘Lessons from the Screenplay’)? That was the reason I was convinced to give it another go…and I was surprised how much it held up as a 20-year-old action film.