Sally Hawkins EATS in this drama following a crisis hotline operator as she engages in what will be the caller's final conversation. Mat Kirkby infuses tension into the conversation with a ticking clock in the background and simply letting Hawkins be the great actress she is. Editor Lizzy Graham cuts this together extremely well, never letting us forget about the time Heather (Hawkins) is wasting, while simultaneously respecting the wishes of the caller, Stan (voiced by Jim Broadbent). Broadbent's vocal…
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It's Not Just You, Murray! 1964
I've seen this before??? I didn't remember any of this on a rewatch but was surprised by how funny this is. It's bold but lacks a character arc to cling onto. What we get is a series of gags with masterfully all-over-the-place narration overlayed and some really playful filmmaking.
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Bagman 2024
Aaaaand the worst screenplay of the year goes to….
Another fine addition to the proof that filmmaking is a miracle. The concept is very good, I couldn't imagine trying to sleep after seeing this as a parent. Everything is so bad though. Sometimes the chips don't fall your way and you get stuck with a mess. It also doesn't help when you have a father that has an Irish accent for no reason, completely ruining the setting of the film because he shouldn't have an accent. Like, wtf is going on here??Translated from by -
Mulholland Drive 2001
The praise I’ve heard of Naomi Watts’ performance is no joke. An absolute knock out of the park for her. The rest of the cast is really good as well, helping ground this ambiguous film. How David Lynch ties it all together seems kind of thrown together but what he’s saying is very deliberate and excellently visualized. I love the cinematography, not just how the light hits each actor but how the camera drifts with precision on shot-reverse-shot sequences. There’s…
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