Franz Rogowski makes this film. What a performance.
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Casablanca 1942
I finally watched Casablanca to see what all the fuss was about. Given it's reputation and status, it was slightly underwhelming. The romance didn't work for me but I absolutely loved the way it was shot. Old black and white movies look superb.
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Top Gun 1986
Despite it being ridiculously cheesy (even for the 80s) and despite me really disliking Cruise, I just watched Top Gun for the first time since I was little and it’s still brilliantly entertaining.
Not really my type of film, but I watched it so many times as a kid so there’s a lot of nostalgia attached to it for me.
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Control 2007
I’ve always been a fan Joy Division’s music but I somehow never got round to watching Control until now. It’s quite standard as biopics go, but it feels authentic and honest. You can clearly see how Curtis’ epilepsy and deteriorating mental health had an understandably dark impact on his later songwriting. Still can’t really get over the fact that he was only 23. Just a young lad that expressed himself through his art/writing and left a legacy of relatable songs in his tragic wake.
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Compartment No. 6 2021
I love films like this. Stories of unexpectedly powerful yet brief human connections that have long lasting emotional impact.
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Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond 2017
That was…weird. Felt like a big ego-project without anyone else being interviewed.
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A World Without Women 2011
Brac has a real skill at capturing these obscure and fleeting holiday romances that people either experienced or fantasise about.
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The Northman 2022
Not as good as I’d hoped but there is a lot to like. Overall it’s very entertaining, but sadly it’s quite uninteresting. The story treads old territory and at times it’s too familiar. I’ve read a few interviews and articles since watching the film and as I understand it went though several cuts and edits. I’m no expert on the production history of the film, but it does feel as though Eggers’ tried to make something more unique but the…
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Taxi Driver 1976
“Here is a man who would not take it anymore”
Still just as good all these years later.