7.6/10
Let him see, let him see our love
Visually stunning and oozing with style as expected with an Eggers film. Incredible costuming and make-up that really added to the immersion and unsettling feeling of the film. Sound and score were both unsettling and emphasised the immense feeling of dread that hung over the protagonists at all times, like a feeling of disorientating inevitability.
Performances were strong across the board, Bill Skarsgard will be missed in the monster-genre with the…
7.7/10
Woes are fleeting, blows are glancing
Wicked was a big part of my (like many other's) childhood. My sister's played the soundtrack on repeat and I learnt the soundtrack by heart via osmosis. I love the stage show and have seen it 3 (or 4) times in my life. Despite not being a perfect film, I am so happy that if this form continues into the second film, I have a really wonderful and full of life depiction of…
9.5/10
Wow, why did I take so long to watch this...
An incredible story of personal vs. moral obligation, illustrated through the flaws of the characters that embody those concepts. The balance between those obligations only conquered by the one thing we feel that transcends dimensions of time and space, love.
My heart rate was through the roof for the entirety of the third act.
McConaughey's Magnum Opus.
A Zimmer masterpiece.
A modern benchmark of sci-fi.
6.7/10
Wall to wall laughs, with a lighthearted story.
I feel confident in ranking this Stephen Chow classic below 'Kung Fu Hustle', as I felt the latter film was superior in nearly every way, potentially except for laughs per minute.
