Nick Cassavetes’ The Notebook
B+
Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario
There’s Ingmar Bergman and Sven Nykvist and then there’s Denis Villeneuve and Roger Deakins. Two of them make their cinema theatrical and the other two make their cinema cinematic. I’m no advocate for “make theaters packed again”, but cinema like Sicario makes me want to be. As for Bergman and Nykvist, my beloved heroes and cherished friends, don’t worry you fellas are still my goats, xoxo.
B+
David Lynch’s Blue Velvet is easily the most underrated Lynchian masterpiece and definitely a film I’d imagine being among the rare quantity of appealing works within such a confident and unique filmography. Why do I say this? It’s pretty clear how David Lynch films aren’t exactly everyone’s thing, but Blue Velvet is a lot simpler and straightforward than it’s said to be. It’s Lynch’s version of an 80’s “hangout” flick, and yes, I’m pretty sure that seems extremely tempting already.…
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is an ambitious work and an ultimately impressive epic. As someone who doesn’t find biopic stories told in fragments to be particularly preferable, Oppenheimer, delivered by a master director and his very talented cast and crew, is a great film. It’s a lot to take in, but it’s a prominent history lesson and a grounding look at not only such a complicated, world-altering time, but such a fascinating figure, who’s portrayed as a struggling genius. This is…