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Juliet of the Spirits 1965
A psychedelic blending of science fiction, horror, eroticism and psychodrama that in a typically Fellini fashion plays with the strictures and performativity of bourgeois culture, specifically focusing in on infidelity and marriage. There is something somewhat repetitive about the phantasmagoric images that are presented as Juliet falls deeper into madness, which to an extent reduces the effectiveness of the narrative. However, it doesn’t feel like plot is really what matters here. Have fun on the rollercoaster (or perhaps a theme park haunted house is a better comparison) and you’ll come out with a smile.
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One Man Up 2001
I have an endless capacity to enjoy Sorrentino films. Something about the combination of wry humour, subtle absurdism, existential poetry and the Fellini-like depiction of contemporary Italy makes for a series of films that I can’t help but fall in love with — his debut is no different. The dissimilar, and yet connected, name doppelgänger duo narrative makes for a poignant exploration of desire and failure.
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Oppenheimer 2023
A highly-indulgent biographical drama from Nolan, that feels like it’s leading up to a climax that never comes, resulting in a disappointing and tedious viewing experience. Somewhere in ‘Oppenheimer’ there was a dramatically compelling moral tale, about a man who in his attempts at scientific progress and greatness completely loses sight of the human cost of his work — with also a highly effective portrayal of the protagonist by Cillian Murphy, and an awe-inspiring use of sound and pacy non-linear…
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The Act of Killing 2012
A masterpiece of a documentary, that pushes the bounds of fiction and reality in its blending of role-play, psychodrama and filmmaking as a vehicle to reveal the horrific crimes committed against communists in Indonesia in the 1960s. Never before have I seen a film that so effortlessly combines an important political message with meta-layers of filmic self-consciousness, resulting in a work of art that is both vitally important as a document of the cruelty humans are capable of, but also our creative desire to construct and share the stories of our lives.
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