Here's the deal. I wasn't a James Bond fan before this binge I went on. But I am now. And Daniel Craig is without a doubt - James Bond, so I wanted him to have a deserving finale. I wasn't sure what I wanted. But I got it.
The best part of the series for me has been the emotional Journey of Bond. It's what makes Casino Royale so devastating, Quantum tolerable, Skyfall a masterpiece, and Spectre worthy of a…
This is the one I was excited for. It's also the only James Bond film I had seen before this binge for No Time To Die, and that allowed to have some idea why I was excited.
It's Bond at its best here. Roger Deakins needs no introduction, but he takes the cinematography into the real of intentional art, not just required coverage. The edit is right there with him with some of the smoothest transitions. J and L cuts…
This is as romantic as I thought, but it's incredibly charming, has some fantastic dialogue that is honest, authentic and funny, and features some wildly creative camera work for this genre.
The first time I saw Interstellar (about 18 months ago) I instantly fell in love. I didn't need to give it much thought for the Nolan November rewatch because I knew I loved it. I'd already done an episode on it and said my bit. But I flopped down on the couch and pressed play - and I was immediately swept into the emotion of the whole thing and already knew there was more to discover and say.
The film,…
Me to my wife: "what is your review for Paddington? I'll use that instead of writing one myself this time."
My wife: "5"
Me: "well like what would you say about it?"
My wife: "just, 'it's the best'"
She's not wrong.
"He always knew that to raise the emotional stakes, the journey into the dream world also had to be a journey into Cobb's past." - Tom Shone The Nolan Variations
"Nolan November" as I've been calling this month over on the podcast is all about my love for Christopher Nolan. That love started with Inception.
I remember sitting at lunch with friends talking about the film, seamed like the big take away was "it's a film you really have to…
