What I’ve Been Watching: 16/04/18 – 22/04/18
Pictures of Spider-Men, rivers of shit, Jaegers, and lots and lots of drugs. Advertisements
Gook
Though rough around the edges, Gook is a strong sophomore effort from writer-director Justin Chon.
Love, Simon
Love, Simon is perfectly watchable and rather likeable, but its slavish devotion to the Young Adult romance genre causes its big hook to feel inadvertently condescending.
Walk Like a Panther
Walk Like a Panther is an absolute embarrassment. Not just to everybody involved in making it, but British wrestling, British comedy, and British cinema as a whole.
The Third Murder
The Third Murder represents a largely-successful attempt by Hirokazu Kore-eda to branch out of his niche without losing his singular authorial voice.
What I’ve Been Watching: 04/03/18 – 10/03/18
Nuclear war, genial old people, killer tracks, and great great great great great great great great great great great aunts.
The Art of Filming Live Music
Watching The Chemical Brothers: Don’t Think caused me to pontificate about the various ways professionals try to film live music.
Rex
It won’t blow anybody’s mind and suffers from simplistic filmmaking, but Rex is a fine drama with a quietly quality Kate Mara performance.
My Fantasy Awards Booking 2018
Proof that I can at least outdo the BAFTAs.
The 2018 BAFTA Nominations Rundown
The 71st Annual British Academy Film Awards are this Sunday, so it is once again time to run down the nominees.
