I must’ve watched a different film from everyone else, cause this was fine, not a best picture winner. On the surface this film could’ve been fantastic (and one I should’ve ate up), a coming-of-age film focusing on a story that rarely gets told in any media, showcasing the complex family dynamics that come from having …
What is it with amazing, animated films about generational trauma lately? Turning Red is another delight from Pixar, opting for a more fun, poppy story than the heavy outings that the studio has been making lately. However, this doesn’t mean that the film isn’t stuffed full of fantastic characters and emotional moments and is refreshingly …
The most postmodern film ever, filled with metaness, intertextuality and an abundance of homages to Bergman yet it lacks any semblance of narrative. This film does pose an interesting question: whether or not a film should be self-contained, or if it should require you to come into it with prerequisite knowledge? Admittedly I don’t know …
I’m simply in awe of this film. In a time where we’re saturated with the onslaught of comic book films that seem to rehash the same ideas over and over, regurgitating the same stories in a different package, The Batman breathes new life into this genre. Matt Reeves doesn’t just create a new heroic story …
“I feel like a spectator in my own life.” This film best put, feels like a mirror to the audience. We’re not all Julie, but in a sense we very much are. Life’s complicated, it’s encompassed by good decisions and bad ones, decisions at the time where we have no idea of their outcomes, decisions that …
This would’ve made a fantastic play. The Outfit is a smart, witty crime thriller helmed by a delightful performance from Mark Rylance. Penned by Graham Moore, an acclaimed screenwriter and novelist whose previous work on The Imitation Game earned him an Oscar, alongside his writing partner Johnathan McClain, The Outfit feels like a crime novel …
Y’know what, it wasn’t that bad. As a huge fan of the games I had zero expectations going into this, I didn’t like any of the promotional material, I didn’t really like the casting and the production hell this film went through didn’t give me any hope that this was going to be a decent …
A Kenneth Branagh film with no Dutch angles?!? I’m shocked. An emotional resonant and cute picturesque account told through the eyes of a child of living in Belfast during a time of so much turmoil. Branagh’s semi-autobiographical story is saturated in childhood wonder and fear. The religious tensions are simply a backdrop to the problems facing …
2021 has been a fantastic year for directorial feature debuts and The Lost Daughter is another fantastic addition into this set of films. A masterful deconstruction of motherhood and the toll that takes on a woman, The Lost Daughter explores the often messy journey of becoming a mother and reassesses how the world often views …
Mediocrity at its finest. Nothing about this film felt special, and especially coming from a man as acclaimed as Aaron Sorkin this comes as a huge disappointment. The thing that stops this film from becoming painfully bad is simply the performances. While nothing outstanding, all the actors are delivering performances that keeps the film entertaining …
