The western that began my obsession with the genre. I first caught The Tall T on a whim at The Prince Charles Cinema after previously watching two films at the cinema prior. To say the least I was exhausted and desperately tired; as I sat in my slumped seat, I actively had to fight to stay awake. So, if the film wasn’t engaging, I wasn’t going to remain awake. As the film started, I remained enthralled through the whole thing.…
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Summertime 1955
Summertime is a pivotal film in David Lean’s filmography; bridging his smaller intimate films focused on longing with the romanticised epics of immense beauty. The result is surprising, simply because Lean deliberately embraces romantic cliches as opposed to avoiding them.
Like Brief Encounter, melancholy is pivotally infused into the film: both films are equally about loneliness as they are about romance. Here, we follow Julie played charismatically by the legendary Kathrine Hepburn, as she travels Europe and ends up in…
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Romeo Is Bleeding 1993
A brazenly bizarre neo-noir, its appeal and flaws comes from its excess which perseveres into a realm of camp. The film boasts some interesting sexual politics in relation to the female characters which I wish was explored more, and less internal monologging with Oldman’s American accent. The cinematography is notably good, but the writing never passes as something convincing or to be taken seriously which cripples the picture, and undoes it from being an inescapable sexually-feverish nightmare.
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Argo 2012
I finally got to appreciate a modern film set in the seventies being shot on 35mm and actually looking like the period it’s set in; although, the more fast-paced editing dilutes the authenticity. Regardless, this is a fine thriller. Entertaining and competent. I wish I could exclaim more about it, but there’s not much to think about here. Classic Americans patting themselves on the back by over-dramatising the actuality whilst downplaying the context. It’s a film you can enjoy decently enough in the moment, but it would be challenging to hold a conversation about.
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Let It Burn 2019
Let It Burn is a viscerally captivating observational documentary from Brazil.
I was inceptively sceptical with the approach of this documentary. The camera persistently lingering over intimately private moments and exchanges, without receiving acknowledgement or restraint from its subject(s). Giving me the instinctive that this was potentially staged and false at times. That cautious belief was ultimately undone with a series of events that later took place.
One man storms to another man’s room with an iron bar at hand with…
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