i really did miss the presence of emily blunt.ching the first film, you realise how much of what you are watching was mediated through the eyes of her character, and it gave you a good way into the story. i think that is missing this time. the makers have talked about this as being a stand—alone film and i think that is the best way to appreciate it. a it is a good, well made, gritty, potentially controversial, border thriller, but as a sequel to sicario, you cannot help but go yeah, but it is not as good as sicario. if you look at it as a stand—alone, it is fine, it has some good moments but falls apart at the end. they should have made it a stand—alone movie. i think that would have helped. leave no trace — i have not seen it, but it looks gripping, fascinating, a lot of those things. if this is not in my top ten at the end of the year, i will be completely stunned. it is made by debra granik. it is the story of a father and teenage daughter living off the grid, under the radar in the forests outside portland in oregon. they hav