Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins, the last time these two paired up they created my favourite war film (and one of my favourite films of all time): Jarhead.
My anticipation for this commemorative picture from Mendes to his great grandfather was immeasurable, I’ve been hyping this up for months. And as a whole it was fantastic.
The single shot cinematography was spectacular and never took you away from what was on screen. It was beautifully shot and I’m looking forward to…
Ari Aster has just taken me on some serious trip.
Tackling loss, pain, fear, anxiety and so much more, this film (similar to Hereditary) pulls your deepest fears from within you and lays them in front of you.
By having the audience experience what the characters experience, through fantastic directing, we get caught up in a horrible world. I felt trapped in the cinema, like I was really there.
And to make such a fantastic horror in such a beautiful…
88/100
The rewatches have begun!
When watching this every other week as a child you don't see how brilliant it actually is.
Just really not for me, however I did appreciate the comedy, it was original and clever.
And because I recognise the quality of this, I won’t rate it down because it doesn’t deserve it.
But really not my taste, felt like wasted time
3/5 may seem a little harsh, but for a film that purposely alienates it's audience, it isn't too bad.
I feel Nolan is the most self absorbed director, making an overly complex film that I feel he forgot to pay attention to the sound and feel of the film. Because, wow, that shit was deafening. Like, so loud it was distracting.
But the issues are, we have a story that has little to no emotional connection, is overly complex, and…
