This and Brad Pitt in “Fury” had a lot to answer for some of my bold barbershop requests of the 2010s.
Haven’t seen this since it came out, knew it was brilliant but something about its darkness kept me at bay from rewatching. Upon another viewing it’s still as brilliant and brutal as I remembered, gorgeously shot with Jackman and Dano both terrific in their roles, Gyllenhaal as magnetic as he’s ever been, he was killing it during this time.…
Between this and “La Chimera” the chances of me risking it all and buying a tatty, cream linen suit are getting dangerously high.
Scandalous that Guadagnino, Ross and Reznor haven’t received any love from the Oscars for their work here or for “Challengers”. Daniel Craig should have been for a shout too, he’s pitiful and desperate, but then bursting with irrepressible passion and need to be loved - a career best performance maybe?
It tells its tale with inventive direction,…
Fingers crossed the next step in the Dylan multi-verse is A24 bringing Adam Sandler and The Safdie Bros back together for a manic one-shot retelling of Dylan and The Plugz 1984 Letterman performance?
A Complete Unknown.
A safe and sturdy depiction of Bob Dylan’s most infamous period, from scruffy folk-revival troubadour to 60s pop-cultural force of nature. Told with heart rather than balls; it’s enjoyable but somewhat lacking in capturing the maverick nature of Dylan himself.
Music fans should be…
An underrated gem, A Ken Loach mini-masterpiece, depicting life for those on the brink of breaking point but with humour and pathos. Great performances all round, especially from Bruce Jones whom I only knew from his stint in Coronation St, and not that soap actors aren’t worth their salt, but I was really surprised and impressed with him here. Loach’s trademark grounded realism mixed with the occasional nod to the politics of the time meshes well, and sadly besides the…
