Favourites: Best First Watches of May '22
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The Great Gatsby 2013
I'd argue that the proliferation of digital effects in moviemaking has significantly reduced Baz's impact. He can tell a hell of a story (minor quibbles with adaptation aside), but he seems to get so lost in the excess that digital allows. Maybe he needs the one-hand-tied-behind-his-back of analogue to truly shine. Oh well. Elvis up next!
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You Won't Be Alone 2022
Whatever you think it's gonna be, it definitely isn't. Not at all scary, much more contemplative, with a lead character that doesn't speak but has a fairly abstract inner monologue at all times. Definitely covers off quite a lot thematically, particularly around gender and relationships. Maybe not the best for an airplane!
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Sweet Charity 1969
Dance numbers were obviously amazing. The story decidedly less so. Fosse is such an incredible director, making so many choices, the vast majority of them working really well.
