Recently watched Bugonia and really hated it, so but it’s time to do a ranking of a supremely marmite director. Marmite closer to the bad side in that I hate more of the director’s films than love them, but yeah, there’s levels of hate and love to everything. Nice. (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)
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Yeah, that title doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. But anyway, I really enjoyed this particular Boss biopic at the cinema recently, and a big part of that reason was down to its central character’s minimal speech. It also reminded me of another great biopic that doesn’t focus on speech. Me, talking about the power of silence in film? Never.
Continue reading “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, First Man and the Power of the Unspoken Word in the Biopic”Not Facing My Fear: The Subway Sandwich
Yes, it’s a cool Halloween night. Which means it’s time to consider a brand of sandwich that I haven’t tried to consume in the past 16 years or so. That’s right, the dreaded Subway sandwich. Mild trigger warnings if you’re not a fan of that ol’ vomiting thing.
Continue reading “Not Facing My Fear: The Subway Sandwich”Jared Leto: Box Office Killer, Meme Master
With Jared Leto-fronted Tron: Legacy generating a meagre $33.5 million against a $180 million budget during its opening weekend, the Tron series looks set to go into retirement. The disappointing figures slipped well below estimations of $40-45 million in the US and Canada and similar predictions overseas. Weekend box office results were even more dire than Leto’s previous flop Morbius, creating financial chaos for the cinema industry. These catastrophic failures surely signal Leto’s departure from future lead roles, yet the actor’s recent performances have nonetheless garnered a significant following from online viewers in the form of memes, which have produced intriguing – and somewhat misguided – reactions from the filmmakers themselves.
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No rousing techno soundtrack from regulars Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, no sexy overtones and no strong aesthetic sheen. There are some attractive actors, but it’s still not a proper Luca Guadagnino joint, goshdarnit. The film centres around Julia Roberts’ talented academic Alma who is forced to pick sides when her star student Maggie (The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri) accuses Amla’s colleague Hank (Andrew Garfield) of sexual assault.
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