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Babygirl 2024
Babygirl lays out all the eroticism out on the table but is somewhat faltered in its inability in making up its mind of desiring to more psychologically complex or a deliver a focused narrative where individuals play out their darkest fantasies. Sure, these don’t need to be mutually exclusive but the script see-saws from outlandish sexual adventures to introspective scenes where Kidman’s character is attempting to prevent the inevitable. Even when all these decisions start to bubble over, it doesn’t really impact anyone all that much. Which says the same about how I felt at the end.
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Fort Apache 1948
Western Wanderlust #7
“There's no question of honour, sir, between an American officer and Cochise.”
Fort apache, on paper and critically, is a step forward for Ford in his western catalogue, across depictions of hierarchical cavalry difficulties and that of Native Americans. It ultimately resides in a more straightforward Ford of macho men, chain of command conflicts and gunfights, which is all but delightful. It all ends with a thrilling “Cowboys and Indians” finale as John Wayne shot walks into…
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It's Such a Beautiful Day 2012
A trilogy of short films, It's Such a Beautiful Day tackles a remarkably complex subject matter in a remarkably adult manner. Whilst on face-value stick figures may appear childish, it is one of many techniques executed wonderfully, juxtaposed powerfully with the dark motif of mental health. The Life of Bill provides a perfect blend of wonder, uncomfortableness and emotion. There is much to admire, from the unforgiving poetic truth of Hertzfeldt's narration to the handpicked beauty of the classical pieces…
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Double Indemnity 1944
Double indemnity was the first “classic” noir film that I had experienced and an exemplar inception for my visit into the genre.
Seeded in flavour, Billy Wilder makes perfect use of subtle cinematography , rapid-fire dialogue and actors of stellar performances. The standout here is Keyes played by Edward G.Robinson, whose lines are delivered with a “Sherlock” quality whilst maintaining the look and feel of a noir character. Double indemnity’s strengths lies in its simplicity of maximising the genre’s tropes…
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