The final instalment of the colours trilogy, in my opinion, is the weakest. But by no means should that discredit a satisfying finisher.
Once again the visuals are top notch, the warm colours of the interiors are wonderfully conveyed through great lighting and the central performances are great too. Where 'Blue' dug into its arthouse roots and 'White' into the comedic irony, 'Red' felt the most like an intellectual middle-class European art film that I found was slightly detrimental to…
I'm actually surprised by the lukewarm reception that the middle child of Kieslowski's trilogy has received. Call me wrong on this, but I think this is the strongest of the three.
It appealed to me most because I had no idea where the film was headed. Initially, Karol seemed to be a pathetic little man where he deserved everything that was coming to him but then it kinda happens. How he ascends from the bottom in order to put his…
It would be unfair to compare Scott's latest sequel to its 2000 predecessor (one that I am not a fan of), but ultimately i'm left with no choice since it's so keen on rehashing whats been done before.
Almost entirely replicating the beats from the original with new faces and the same energy. History aficionados may gawk at the ridiculous set pieces but that's where most of the fun lies. When it isn't that it's a by the numbers Spartacus…
Challengers is electrifying. A fierce film about sport, sex and the grey area inbetween, Guadagnino manages to pull of a very surprising feet in making what could have been some thirsty sports movie into something deeper. The nature of competition both romantically and professionally energises the drama, putting its characters in conflicts with each other in a game they are pathologically drawn to play.
Small little details keep the film's momentum going at full force. The three main leads are…
