Ph.D. candidate in Cultural Studies at Trent University, studying film style and cinephilia.
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Seven Samurai 1954
Nothing more and nothing less than the greatest film ever made.
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The Martian 2015
An utterly enjoyable ode to competency, made with complete competency by a great filmmaker, Ridley Scott. The Martian features a tremendous cast, top to bottom, hitting on all cyllinders, anchored to the estimable shoulders of Matt Damon in one of the strongest performances of his career. There is nothing particularly extraordinary about The Martian, but it is a film without weaknesses also, and a welcome tribute to science and the power of both human ingenuity and the human spirit.
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Tenet 2020
Anyone who claims to fully grasp Tenet after a single viewing is not to be trusted. I've seen it twice now and am still not certain if it is as logically airtight and formally rigorous as Inception (its most closely related antecedent), or whether there are points where it loses itself in its own labyrinthine nature. What cannot be disputed however is the sublime craft and the audacity of its ambitions. Cinema is, at its base essence, image and sound…
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Terminator: Dark Fate 2019
More or less disregarding the previous Terminator sequels (post T2), Dark Fate is also probably the best of the films beyond the iconic opening duo. Franchise mainstays Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton put in strong work here, though Gabriel Luna's unstoppable villain and particularly Mackenzie Davis's augmented supersoldier are probably the highlights. Unfortunately, while Natalia Reyes is an empathetic presence in the film's first half, her evolution into a hardened military leader is not entirely believable. Whether that is an…
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