Second time watching The Favourite, today was a preview screening however first time was at LFF. Have to say, wasn't all that impressed with The Favourite second time round, I was expectant of things I'd have missed the first time round from the film being enveloped in so much hype but I think the hype does garnish its qualities - and not in a good way.
This isn't to say I loved 'The Favourite' because believe me I did. I…
Roma is one of those films those rare, spellbound gems that reassure you anything is possible visually - what a spectacle. What 'Roma' does so well I think is its ability to be a microcosm and macrocosm of Mexican life, the trials and tribulations of pain, loss and celebration within both domestic and epic scales.
In spite of the film's seemingly epic arthouse facade, the film is really quite humble and sees Cuaron hark back to moments in his earlier…
The myth that this film is even as remotely as brilliant as the first Aliens instalment will always remain a pure myth. This film is an abundance of mistakes both in continuity and in what it stands for. My only slight gest of appreciation is for new audiences and bringing them into the original Alien films and letting this be a modern-day gateway to discovering those beautiful gems of Horror films. Ridley, not sure what you were doing here.
