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Two New Releases I Enjoyed: I, Tonya (2017) & Lady Bird (2017)
I’ve been seeing a bunch of films at the cinema lately, perhaps making up for a 2016 where I barely visited. There have been a lot of quality films released recently, and it’s no coincidence that it’s Oscars season. I recently saw I, Tonya (2017) and Lady Bird (2017) – two films with extremely strong […]
Thoughts on… Get Out (2017)
Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams) go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he […]
“Is it worth paying for a ticket?”: All the Money in the World (2017)
Rome, 1973. Masked men kidnap a teenage boy named John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer). His grandfather, Jean Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer), is the richest man in the world, a billionaire oil magnate, but he’s notoriously miserly. His favorite grandson’s abduction is not reason enough for him to part with any of his fortune. All […]
“Is it worth paying for a ticket?”: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
In an effort to track down who raped and murdered her daughter, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) has three billboards erected outside her town of Ebbing, Missouri. They accuse the Sheriff (Woody Harrelson) of doing nothing to catch the killer. This causes a largely adverse reaction amongst the town’s folk , not least one of the […]
Two New Releases: Arrival (2016); Hidden Figures (2016).
Despite my sluggish rate of posting film reviews recently due to insane work life and trying to find some time to sleep, I actually did find the time to watch two new films at the cinema recently – two Oscar-nominated films, no less. And somewhat in celebration of International Womens’ Day on the 8th of […]
The Missing Picture (2013): Quick-shot review!
This is an Oscar-nominated documentary film with a twist – where the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia are illustrated through the medium of clay models. The Missing Picture (2013) is a special film, where director Rithy Panh creates his narrative through both clay models and archival footage to tell a very personal […]
Blindspot 2015: Shame (2011)
A film that was on my blindspot list (and shame list, ironically) for too long, Shame (2011) is a confronting and emotionally raw masterpiece by director Steve McQueen. Brandon (Michael Fassbender) lives a very private existence in New York City, a carefully maintained lifestyle that allows him to indulge in his sex addiction. However this […]
Before Sunrise (1995): “Isn’t everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?”
The first of director Richard Linklater’s famed trilogy, Before Sunrise (1995) is a quirky yet bittersweet romantic tale about two young lovers who meet on a train from Budapest to Vienna. After being stuck next to an awkwardly argumentative couple on the train, Céline (Julie Delpy) moves seats and by chance sits near handsome Jesse […]
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