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Asteroid City 2023
Whilst I enjoy Wes Anderson’s films, I do feel like the excitement of his style is slowly dissolving with every new release. Whilst the visuals were incredible and production design was clearly realised with intense care and passion; ultimately, apart from a few chuckles and fleeting moments of curiosity I left feeling pretty emotionally bored by the actual story content of the film. I found it quite hard to follow throughout, with emphasis on quirky and witty lines/scenes taking priority…
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Empire of Light 2022
A few moments of brilliance (particularly from Olivia Coleman) but ultimately just slithers of tender meat in an otherwise very watery, bland stew.
It tries to do address too many topics simultaneously - mental illness, racism, misogyny and the …brilliance of cinema?
I understand Coleman’s character was largely inspired/based on his own Mother, and she was portrayed fairly authentically. On the other hand his tackling of racism and misogyny felt like he’d simply written in a bunch of apologies, with…
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1917 2019
One of my favourite films of recent. The cinematography was absolutely incredible and the soundtrack was beautiful. I think the single take worked so well and the pacing of each scene was spot on. Not a perfect film but definitely an exciting journey and a real experience
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