Viewed: 26 April 2017
Directed by: James Gray
Listed in: Movies, Cinema
Very conventional tale of Percy Fawcett and his obsession with the Amazon. It tries to do too much. I wanted Fitzcarraldo, and it’s no Fitzcarraldo.
Very smart, witty, and deserving of praise. I could do with less jump scares, but it is a horror film. Fantastic.
How does a farting-zombie-with-special-powers-story hold together for an hour and half? It does with aplomb and humor. And it is so profoundly weird.
A twisted take on modern relationships… but that doesn’t matter. It’s hilarious. And insane. Lanthimos sets up a bleak logic, and follows the madness to find hilarity.
It’s a tough nut to crack. There is the obvious, then there is more?
Orange Sunshine is about a commune in Laguna Beach which became the largest psychedelic smuggling operation in the world during the 1960s. The documentary is well made, with good interviews and recreations. It lacks a variety of perspective, being told almost exclusively by surviving members of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love. Still, it is a interesting peak into a time and place, with some crazy stories.
Viewed: 26 November 2016
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Listed in: Movies, Amazon
Spectre is entertaining, and rollicking, and everything you want from a James Bond film. It is among the better of the Daniel Craig era, though still in the shadow of Casino Royal.
Viewed: 25 November 2016
Directed by: David Yates
Listed in: Movies, Cinema
A clever, engaging story, poorly directed.
Viewed: 26 October 2016
Directed by: Jiri Menzel
Listed in: Movies, Amazon
Everything about it, the story, the performances, the setting, is just a perfect sweet little film. A perfect sweet little film about premature ejaculation, sabotage, and war.
Viewed: 22 September 2016
Directed by: Alex Garland
Listed in: Movies, Netflix
Interesting, foreboding, Oscar Isaacs's performance is most of that. The film is slow at times, leading to impending doom. When the doom arrives, the film ends on a very dark note. The living will envy the dead.
