olivercrick

olivercrick

Real life is better?

I also make films. Here is my YouTube Channel:

youtube.com/@olivercrick?si=C7IGJS4y6PL85sdu

Favorite films

  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Submarine
  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • Chinatown

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  • The Dirk Diggler Story

  • Boogie Nights

  • The Florida Project

  • The Wages of Fear

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  • Stand by Me

    Stand by Me

    ★★★★

    I was 13, going on 14 the first time I saw Stand By Me. It was midafternoon, early summer and on cable television. And it wasn’t only until my parents got me the DVD for my birthday that I realised the version that I had watched originally was the tamed down, softer version, you know, without the fucks and all that. 

    But something changed within me when I watched it. I think it was the absolute portrayal of youth, camaraderie,…

  • Normal People

    Normal People

    ★★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • The Baby of Mâcon

    The Baby of Mâcon

    ★★★★½

    Some of my favourite takes and sequences that I have ever seen, especially the militia guard sequence. The camera tracks and explores each beautiful set throughly. In terms of set and costume design and attention to detail, I would say this is one of the best films out there - each costume is meticulous and the visual motif of the colour red representing lust, passion and violence is stunning. Greenaway’s direction is top-notch - even extras in the background are…

  • The Eight Mountains

    The Eight Mountains

    ★★★★

    Real life right here