Though I had an overall so-so opinion of Joe Wright’s 2017 Winston Churchill biopic, one aspect of the film stood out to me just as much as Gary Oldman’s spellbinding lead performance – and that’s Bruno Delbonnel’s brilliant cinematography. And part of the reason is this one shot, right here: Even if you haven’t seenContinue reading “One Shot #2: Darkest Hour”
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2018 Oscars Reaction!
Pre-Show (I missed like, ten minutes because I was heating up my lo mein, apologies) CHADWICK!!! He is styling tonight! What a nice suit. Kelly-Marie!! She is so sweet. Jordan Peele is a snazzy dresser, too. Daniel Kaluuya’s jacket is SHARP. Margot Robbie could make a burlap sack look good, but the top of herContinue reading “2018 Oscars Reaction!”
Film Review: Call Me By Your Name (2017)
Dir. Luca Guadagnino Starring: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, Victoire Du Bois Rating: R Runtime: 2hr 12min Spoiler level: Minor (some dialogue is revealed) Each year, I make an effort to see every Best Picture nominee for the Academy Awards, and was lucky enough to have time to see LucaContinue reading “Film Review: Call Me By Your Name (2017)”
Film Review: Darkest Hour (2017)
Dir. Joe Wright Starring: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Stephen Dillane, Ben Mendelsohn, etc. Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 2hr 5min Spoiler level: Minor The moment I saw a screenshot of Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill some months ago, I knew I was going to see this movie. I had to travel an hour awayContinue reading “Film Review: Darkest Hour (2017)”
Film Review: Dunkirk (2017)
Dir: Chris Nolan Starring: Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Fionn Whitehead, James D’Arcy, Harry Styles, etc. Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 1hr 47min Spoiler Level: Light A lot of the early buzz about the latest WWII drama Dunkirk has called it Christopher Nolan’s best film to date. Considering he’s the man who brought us bothContinue reading “Film Review: Dunkirk (2017)”
