I meant to write these a while ago after a couple of amusing incidents, but I didn’t get round to writing them. So, uh, yeah, that’s the story. Is this a film fight? No, It’s an abridged poetry fight. But it’s a Friday, so…yeah. Roll with it.
Continue reading “Friday Film Fight: Two Abridged Northern Poems”The Film Franchise Appeal
After essentially finishing the Fast and Furious Franchise and watching the new Spider-Man joint a while ago, an arthouse stan has a try at decoding the enduring popularity of the blockbuster beast that keeps on rolling and taking big bucks at the box office.
Continue reading “The Film Franchise Appeal”Friday Film Fight: Driving Films
I’ve just about finished the arduous journey of my Fast and Furious Marathon, so it seems appropriate to take a comprehensive look at driving films in general. I bet you’re wondering what film I’ve put at the top spot, hm? Yep, I bet you’d have the kind of insane psychic powers of Mew to guess that old doozie. Anyway, uh, check out my thoughts.
Continue reading “Friday Film Fight: Driving Films”The Christopher Nolan Ranking
(I think this post got deleted for some reason or other. Website was being sketchy. Anyway, it’s back.)
Continue reading “The Christopher Nolan Ranking”Review: The Odyssey
When it comes to ‘spectacle’ in 21st century film, a few BNOCS (big names of campus, for the unversed) come to mind. Spielberg, Cameron, Villeneuve. Those directors who have climbed so far up in the film world with their craft that you just need a surname to recognise the figure. And high among those titans of talent sits Nolan. With Oppenheimer performing so strongly in conjunction with the ‘Barbenheimer’ gambit a few years ago, the world was, once again, at Nolan’s feet. After spending a decent few hours of 20th century historical angst seen through the eternally engaging expression of Cillian Murphy, Nolan chose to turn his sights backward. As in, centuries backward. Homer level backward.
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