Silence (2016).
Two Jesuit priests (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) are told a rumour suggesting that their mentor, Cristóvão Ferreira (Liam Neeson), who had travelled to Japan to spread the gospel, has… Continue reading "Silence (2016)."
Tag: Drama
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The Farewell (2019).
Director Lulu Wang’s eyes are firmly on the ground in her charming, heart-warming and tenderly funny drama about family, culture, and the immigrant experience. It reaches deep into the well,… Continue reading "The Farewell (2019)."
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Blinded By the Light (2019).
It was almost inevitable that I would become a Bruce Springsteen fan. My father’s family is Italian, from a town in New Jersey less than 50 miles from the Stone… Continue reading "Blinded By the Light (2019)."
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Breathless (1983).
Between 1983 and 1989 director Jim McBride made a loose trilogy of films which explored the flawed psyche of masculinity, not with introspection, naval gazing or sobriety, but in all… Continue reading "Breathless (1983)."
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019).
One of the things I truly love about seeing movies is when I can be surprised and moved with one that falls under the radar. One such film is the… Continue reading "The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)."
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Parasite (2019).
How often are the wealthy used as the villain, or more often still the deserved punchline of a demeaning joke? Joon-ho Bong is just as aware of this trope as… Continue reading "Parasite (2019)."
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High Life (2018).
A man maintains his ship during its aimless drift through outer space as its sole occupant – apart from the crying baby he’s also trying to raise. He drops his… Continue reading "High Life (2018)."
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Non-Fiction (Doubles Vies) (2018).
In the latest offering from acclaimed French writer/director Olivier Assayas, he turns his attention to the publishing world for a tale of the changing times due to technology and the… Continue reading "Non-Fiction (Doubles Vies) (2018)."
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Michael Mann Lights Up The Big Screen – The Insider (1999).
“Everything interests me.” In the 1980s Michael Mann directed three theatrical feature films; Thief (1981), The Keep (1983), and Manhunter (1986). None of these films made a major impression at… Continue reading "Michael Mann Lights Up The Big Screen – The Insider (1999)."
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Field of Dreams (1989).
It has often been said in the field of entertainment that there’s nothing original any more, especially when discussing Hollywood movies. Take any film in the last 100 years and… Continue reading "Field of Dreams (1989)."