Scavanger Hunt 78 | Task 7) watch an adam sandler movie
I love noah baumbachs other films but this one hit differently - I see so much of my own family in this and in my own personal experiences of hospitals, dying people, art and bitter sweet existence
This is the first time in a recent memory I’ve hit the credits and thought of just how good a script actually was. it totally stood out to me just how good…
I was initially putting off watching this because the concept of young Texan boys setting up a faux government sounded like it could be very dry and tedious. I was completely wrong and am pleased to say I haven’t been this engrossed or as entertained by a doc in ages.
Boys state is extremely well crafted with fantastic editing sequences and camerawork - it felt like the very best of reality shows without the negatives of the format. It just…
Go see it right now, and again for good measure.
Andre Tarkovsky thought that film was about sculpting time, I think 1917 is just that. How do you manage to edit something for narrative moments, tension and feeling when the camera never cuts? How can you get a film that has better cinematography than other movies that have had complete control over each single shot and detail in a scene.
This isn’t a gimmic, one shot movies have been around…
Probably my 100th watch or so of one of my favourite films of all time. I originally watched this in a grand 1930’s empty cinema on a cold February in a sleepy sea side town and it transported me to another world and kicked off my dreams of making films. With the warmth and magic from seeing this as a child coming back to me every time I watch it, like I’m still sitting in the grand old dream palace…
