Martin Scorsese’s magnum opus.
The Irishman is the greatest work from one of the greatest directors cinema has ever seen.
To get the obvious out of the way, the de-ageing effects used are questionable. Whether it be the shaky lip movements or Scorsese’s constant collaborator De Niro’s eyes being a neon blue worthy of a blade runner movie, there is work to be done here. That being said after a few scenes the effects seem to settle and become unnoticeable,…
I’ve done questionable things
Ridley Scott’s land mark sci-fi film set in a dystopian future scarily similar to our own. High level production, great longevity and it’s ability to provoke thought, make this a special film remarkable for its time and ours.
1982 saw Blade Runners theatrical release which was not the true vision of Ridley Scott so as to make sure I watched the very best version of Blade Runner I sought the 2007 Final Cut Edition. Although I…
Star by name, star by nature.
A star is born achieves everything it sets to do and more. Upon watching this initially I expected a typical romantic film that blasts through cinemas for gathering a cool 500m dollars until the next clone comes around. Bradley Coopers A Star Is Born however surpasses all pre conceptions I had with a wonderful entanglement of talent, love, substance abuse and more.
The narrative this film drives stars Bradley Cooper playing musical superstar Jackson…
Witchcraft
Having never seen The Witch or The Lighthouse I have always been curious about Robert Eggers work having seen the acclaim he’s been getting. I never had a real reason for not watching The Witch sooner, other than not being a fan of horrors because of the cliches they all seem to have, I was hoping Eggers could change my perception of them.
From the 5 stars I’ve given this film, it’s fair to say he did just that.
Immediately it’s…
