Maria Callas (Angelina Jolie), the greatest opera singer in the world, lives out her final days in Paris, 1977. Maria is a biopic by director Pablo Larrain. Which is to say that it is unlike typical biopics. For anyone who has seen his previous films Jackie or Spencer, which focused on Jackie Kennedy and Princess … Continue reading Maria
Welcome to my review of film in 2024. This is the eighth year that I have spent writing my film reviews online and is by far and away the biggest year as far as viewing numbers have been, which is fantastic. As ever I am going to run through some of my thoughts on my … Continue reading 2024 – Year In Review – Film
Gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart) falls deeply in love with Jackie (Katy O’Brien), a bodybuilder passing through town on her way to a competition in Las Vegas. But their intense love will explode into violence when it crashes into Lou’s troubled family. Set in New Mexico in 1989 this is a grungy noir thriller filled … Continue reading Love Lies Bleeding
Crimes of the Future is batshit crazy and the absolute epitome of a David Cronenberg film. Unfortunately for me it was also one of his virtually unwatchable art projects. Read on with the knowledge that I will in no way be able to do the insanity of this project any justice. At some point in … Continue reading Crimes Of The Future
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