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Westworld: Well Enough Alone (2022)
Pacing is so much better.
I'm so hopeful for this season, I don't want the same story as season 1 like many other people who seem to hate westworld by default, I want it to have the same pacing and nuisances. These little reveries ;) in each of S4 ep so far are cohesive to that of S1 and 2 and yet it's so different. This is ep was dark and creepy at times and clems dead pan face is terrifying!
Time (2020)
No middle ground.
I almost lost hope in this documentary, but that hope was rectified with the final 15 beautiful minutes. However even though the documentary finished strong, as a whole it really failed to grip me!
The overall backbone of the film, was for me the journey that the family experienced whilst growing up without a father. This journey for me was incomplete. As a viewer I wanted to know how the mother created her own narrative and was reborn from the ashes, completely rising up from the total desperation of before she was incarcerated. How the children were effected by this when they were small children to when they were adults. Not just raw footage of a baby and then current video of a graduation. The director showed us the beginning and the end, unfortunately I found no middle ground.
Signs (2019)
Hits home
19 minutes of pure intimacy! Relates to so many young teenagers/carers on So many levels.
A real hidden gem and one I hope progresses further. Ken loach in the making
Widows (2018)
Interesting take on a heist movie. But too chaotic.
First of all I really did enjoy the film. I was really there for it. Outstanding performances, an interesting take on a clichéd 'money heist' cinema norm. I felt as if this film had a drop more substance. However it was upon leaving the cinema and re evaluating the last 2 hours that you realise that they incorporate/introduce far too many sub plots or themes that were just handled half hearted.
Incorporating, race, empowerment, justice, loss, etc without really allowing it to take centre stage (the hesists job) just leaves empty space. Rushed scenes and anticlimactic moments which were intended to be intense.
Overall I did enjoy the film when watching, but upon re-evaluating found their to be many a plot hole. Which took me from a 8.3/10 to a 7.1/10
Suspiria (2018)
A delicious cake with 11 slices but only needed 10
I managed to catch an early screening of suspiria and this year's BFI fest, and I'm glad I did. Luca's adaptation of argentos cult classic pays no homage to it's predecessor but instead simply stands alone in all its glory.
The first half (or shall I say part 1 of 7) really reals the viewer in. Strong acting on swintons behalf and a chilling soundtrack. the film was definitely off to a great start. Moreover, The majority of the following chapters did hold themselves but overall it did need chopping down to at least 2 hours 10/ 2 hours. A select few scenes didn't do the stroy any justice. Especially the modern day scene at the end. The unneeded scenes made it a lot more confusing then it needed to be.
The composition of each shot was intricately thought out, with a delicious colour palette and and rich camera tones. Especially the dream sequences. (My fav parts) not to mention Johnson's mesmerising dance sequences. She definitely put a lot of work in. Even if her acting wasn't especially fantastic.
I understand why it would divide certain viewers. Many believe it's too stylised for its own good. Perhaps overkill.
Overall I rate suspiria a 7.6