My Top 50 Films Of All Time, Entry #2
In any film the most difficult thing to do is to infuse the essence of a character, a theme, a feeling in it. The Thin Red Line is the best war film ever made and Malick captures the essence of war and the existential consequences of morality, mortality and the meaning of life.
Its a film about the beauty and violence of nature, about the fear and harmony of existence, the…
Remarkably executed. It was prophesied that dune will remain the unadaptable written scripture. As I watched it unfold, I too became a believer by the end. Villeneuve did what he intended to do. He executed what he imagined his film to be. And that is no easy feat. Even if there was so much more to be desired. A fantastical tale with all bone and no meat to chew on. Themes touched upon but not fully explored. The sacrificed love…
Her head on my chest, our hand’s interlocked together. Rosamund Pike enthrallingly plays Amy Dunne on the television. I remember seeing Gone Girl for the first time. I had chills, “David Fincher is a genius” I said. This time it feels different, it feels even more memorable. The credits role, she looks me in my eyes. Cleans my lips with her fingers as if we were standing in a sugar storm. “Now then”, echoing in my ear. The room gets…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Never has a film explored addiction in such a profound way as Uncut Gems. The effects it has on each and everyone of us. We have a fantasy, a goal, a dream and it’s all a delusion we trap ourselves with. The idea of that fantasy captivates our addiction and the cycle never stops. How it all ends at madness. The images of Howard's inside is identical to the opal's innards, he is embedded with its mysticism. It is his…
My Top 50 Films Of All Time, Entry #1
I fucking love every second of it!
There is no other sentence appropriate enough to emphasise my love for The Holy Mountain. It is, in every way, shape and form a masterpiece. It is an over-rated word “masterpiece”, but i refrain from using it too often, to keep its value and integrity. So when i do say it, in my mind it means something. Something more visceral and tangible. What i…
