When David (Colin Farrell) and Sarah (Margot Robbie) meet at a wedding they find themselves thrust on a Big Bold Beautiful Journey together by the magical GPS provided by their rental cars. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is a magical realist adventure that is equal parts introspective therapy session and hopelessly romantic love story. Both … Continue reading A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
The true story of the 2007-2008 financial crisis as told through three different groups of investors betting against the housing market. Michael Burry M.D. (Christian Bale) is a socially awkward, incredibly smart man with total autonomy over a billion dollar hedge fund. Whilst listening to heavy metal, dressed in shorts and wearing nothing on his … Continue reading The Big Short
Welcome to my review of film in 2023. If you want to see my top 30 films of the year and skip my other musings feel free to scroll down. As ever though I will share some stats about my year and some other thoughts. The Stats Personally I had a rollercoaster of a year … Continue reading 2023 – Year In Review – Film
Every day in Barbie Land is perfect. That is until “stereotypical” Barbie (Margot Robbie) starts to think about death and question her whole existence. Seeking out the advice of “weird” Barbie (Kate McKinnon) she learns there is a link between a Barbie and its owner and to find out why this is happening she should … Continue reading Barbie
Opening in a television studio we are invited to watch the story of the creation of acclaimed play Asteroid City by our host (Bryan Cranston). Here he introduces us to playwright Conrad Earp (Edward Norton) and as the story of the creation and production of the first performance of the play unfolds we find ourselves … Continue reading Asteroid City
Opening in 1926 and finishing in 1952 Babylon tells the stories of a number of people within Hollywood as the burgeoning art form of film came to terms with the advent of “talkies”. However the tone and focus is less on reverence and prestige and more on cacophonous humour and uncontrolled hedonism. Our leading characters … Continue reading Babylon
Guessing what films are going to be the best any given year is an inherently dumb thing to do. Firstly, we are only ever aware of films with big names or big budgets and have no idea about those hidden gems that come out of left field. Secondly, as I have witnessed many times before … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023
Switching between New York 1933 and Amsterdam 1918 we are told the story of how a doctor, a lawyer and a rich bohemian meet, become best friends, find themselves accused of murder and uncover a political plot so outrageous it would be hard to believe. But as the opening title card says, “A lot of … Continue reading Amsterdam
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