My Letterboxd review list has fallen by the way side of late, despite going to the cinema more than ever, so I may have to rewatch a few films.

However, as I only saw this yesterday I think my memory should still be fresh 😁
The Soderbergh and Koepp combo has been very busy of late, releasing merely a few weeks ago the very enjoyable Presence, and the standard doesn't drop here with the latest spy thriller Black Bag. Like…

I don't know what it is about Jesse Eisenberg, the most awkward and annoying actor/ screen presence, who somewhow seems to repeatedly end up in films I've really loved and against all odds have been impressed by his performance- see The Social Network, Vivarium, The Art Of Self-Defence.
Here, moving into another attempt at directing, he tackles a subject close to his own heart - and yet somehow manages to write a whimsical film with no character development, where nothing…

Well.....I can assure you that The Brutalist is definitely not Ayn Rand (The Fountainhead) or Megalopolis, but will even at this early stage of the year go into my FOTY list. Going in, I thought the 3.5hr runtime would outstay its welcome, and that the intermission which has obviously been a talking point, would just come across as gimmicky - neither of which happens. The acting is first class, especially from Felicity Jones alongside powerhouse Adrian Brody, but I don't…