Apocalypse Now is a film that many could write a thesis on. It's also a fantastic way to get myself back on Letterboxd after a massive amount of time away from the site.
What a ride - from open to close, this 2hr 50 minute epic keeps you glued to the screen.
That's all I can write at half past midnight.
Tom Holland makes a great Spidey. One of the best MCU films to date.
A good film can do so many things to you while watching. A great film can make you completely empathise for the character and draw you into the film's universe so intensely that you forget you are watching a film. By these criteria, Locke is a masterpiece.
The plot is simple enough. A man, Ivan Locke, learns that Bethan, a woman with whom he had a one-night stand while working away from home, has gone into labour. Locke then gets…
Walking into Birdman, I had no knowledge of Inarritu's previous work. Therefore, I went in totally blind to his direction style. I don't know if this was typical Inarritu, but the direction in this film was fantastic. Heck, this whole film was fantastic. The story of a washed up movie star searching for a way to reinvent himself was refreshingly brilliant. The performances were great - especially from Keaton, Norton and Galifianakis (I really like where his career is going…
