Inspiration can be found in a myriad of different environments. It can be forged when you stare up at the skies on a starry night, when you climb mountains you never thought you could climb, when you’re struck by the beauty of a passing dolphin as you glide through the deep sea. Or, it can be discovered when you spot a Ken doll in the mud. Next to a lemon. In your back yard.
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Sure, it’s not ‘Ulysses’ length. Few things are. The copy of ‘Ulysses’ I purchased for study was only around 775 pages. Phew! Not quite as gargantuan as I was told. Cue me opening the book and discovering that the text was so miniscule that I’d most likely damage my eyes if I attempted to read it without glasses. Or a magnifying glass, for that matter.
Continue reading “First Man: Adapting 654 Pages to Screen”Double Review: Asteroid City, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
It’s quite an achievement to be able to build your own aesthetic in the film world. When you’ve got numerous Youtubers reimagining your style with AI in franchises like Harry Potter, Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, you know you’ve hit the big league. And when a distinct colour scheme saturates every frame with meaning and intrigue through practically every film he directs, you also know you’ve got yourself an auteur.
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Watching Spooks in all its ten-season entirety was, in the words of Vic Reeves’ Tom Fun, a lotta fun. A lotta fun, that is, if you’re willing to accept that the characters you’re most invested in get offed on a regular basis. And Spooks made killing off central characters cool before it was cool. That’s right Game of Thrones, this traumatising shiz got there and hit the feels years before you did. Killing off key players made for great dramatic tension, something that’s particularly welcome in an era of copious superhero films where people frequently ‘die’ yet are subsequently resurrected in the same film. Great. Your favourite character’s back, so let’s continue with more mindless action and destruction with no emotional consequences.
Continue reading “Review: Spooks (Season 1-10)”Minimalist Moments: Blade Runner 2049
Just about every scene in Blade Runner deserves in-depth analysis, but unfortunately there’s no time for that in a single post. Instead, I’ll focus on the Las Vegas scene, whose apocalyptic orange mist has become synonymous with the film itself. Roger Deakins, give yourself multiple pats on the back.
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