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Little Joe 2019
Little Joe has an obscure cinematic imagination about society’s dependence on artificial addictive chemicals and the distortions of reality. The observation on behavioural science is interesting but the fragmented divergence from its main theme alienates the film’s narrative form.
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About Endlessness 2019
“It’s September already.”
The film begins with a Chagall-esque couple flying through the clouds over some desolate ruins and ends with a man with a car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. In between, the film presents a series of unconnected highly staged tableau that reflects the banality of life, hope, redemption, joy, sorrow and passing of time.
The structure and appearance look simple and economical, a sign of great art. It is the detailed planning and precision that…
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1917 2019
“Only the dead have seen the end of war...”
The hidden protagonist of 1917 is the eye of the camera, a silent and omnipresent component that rushes, before, after and at times alongside the two main characters. This is immersive cinema presented as if it were all shot in one take. Whilst considered as a triumphant technical tour de force, the utmost precision camera work by cinematographer Roger Deakins shaped the sequences more effectively in form rather than its content. The…
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Little Women 2019
The film is respectful to the source material but there are no radical tones or creative independence to align with the author’s ambitious and non conforming spirit that has sustained this enduring novel. It’s a typical lavish production with the conventions of a Hollywood studio picture. There are overlapping timelines and flashbacks where the cast remains in their characters. By restructuring a non-linear narrative, it gives space for spectators to engage actively with the multi-layered key moments in the actors…
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