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Seven – Kyle Cooper

Much imitated, never quite equaled, and in my opinion the best thing about the film. I like the way in which it conveys a sense of the disturbing and darkly off-kilter without really being graphic in the least. There’s still plenty of room for the viewer’s imagination to fill in the blanks. Now if only the film had done more of the same. And I also blame director David Fincher and Seven in part for today’s glut of idiotic torture-porn fare and all that grey/green digital colour diddling.

Cooper’s other work includes some eye-catching title sequences for The Painted Veil, Dawn of the Dead, Donnie Brasco, and Arlington Road.