Top 4 are 2019 faves.
2019 probs will love but haven't seen yet - Monos, Ray & Liz.
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Amazing Grace 2018
Wouldn't say I'm a massive Aretha Franklin fan but 'Amazing Grace' is something else entirely. Filmed by Sydney Pollack in 16MM - it's a recording of Franklin returning to her dad's Gospel Church one Sunday & has sat in a vault since 1972. The use of 16MM means the film looks amazing and the use of some really unique angles - behind the gospel choir's afros, zoomed up to beneath Franklin's perspired forehead, behind the steeple - makes the audience truly…
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Diego Maradona 2019
Asif Kapadia has now covered three subjects including Amy Winehouse, Mardonna and F1 driver Senna. In each of these figures - he has looked beneath the myths and examined celebrity culture through the framing of a Greek tragedy. This is further referenced though the eponymous titles - this is Amy or Diego's hubristic tragedy just like Faustus, Machiavelli and Macbeth. Despite the fame and fortune, you can't help feeling sympathetic towards all of these figures due to the inherent baggage.…
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Leaving Neverland 2019
Wow - Part 1 was a grim watch. Completely understand why they had mental health professionals on-hand at Sundance. 8 minutes into Leaving Neverland and I already had a lump in my throat. Pretty much starts from 1 of the young boys winning the competition from 10 mins in and relentlessly continues with building the case for 2 hours. Its particular use of archive footage is outstanding but really disturbing - humanizing the fact that the victims are young children…
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Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018
Really enjoyed Can You Ever Forgive Me? Beautiful shots of New York with a good jazz score and Melissa McCarthy is sensational. Unsure if I felt the same about Richard E Grant - loveable, camp & flamboyant but that's just Richard E Grant.
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