I’m stunned by how incredible this is. I had never seen it before, and usually would kick myself for having waited so long to watch it, but instead I’m thankful. Had I watched this years ago I’m not sure I would have appreciated how smart it is, probably wouldn’t have gotten a lot of the subtle jokes, and almost certainly wouldn’t have viewed it as a perfect 90s time capsule.
This is actually my first Amy Heckerling movie, too. See,…
I went into this blind, and spent the first few scenes constantly asking myself “is that Rosa from Brooklyn Nine-Nine?” I’ve only ever seen like 5 episodes of that show but I swore it was her. It turns out it was but I didn’t confirm it until after the film, it was such a different role I kept thinking that it couldn’t be her.
Anyway, I quickly got off that line of questioning because the film turns out to be…
The Rolling Stone quote on the poster claims it's "the most intimate rock doc ever." They're probably right. If I had to describe Cobain: Montage Of Heck in one word, I'd say - heartbreaking. Whether you're a fan of Nirvana or not is pretty much irrelevant, because this isn't about the band or Kurt's career, it's about him as a person. A man with a troubled soul that couldn't get out of his own head, who didn't want to be…
Fincher continues to cement his god-like status with another astoundingly brilliant dark, complex mystery full of malice, beauty and topped off by some incredible acting. There's nothing specific I can pinpoint to say why this film is so amazing, because everything about it is stupendous. The narrative twists and turns like you wouldn't believe. The directing is, of course, excellent and, combined with the superb lighting (Fincher's love of yellow is on full display) and haunting soundtrack, gives off this…
