"3 ... 2 ... 1"
The detonation of the bomb at Los Alamos made my heart beat faster and palms sweat more than anything in any film ever. The following moments more harrowing than any horror film. The experience of watching Oppenheimer in IMAX was the most immersive and compelling cinematic experience I've ever had.
Christopher Nolan, whose filmography has been hot and cold for me, smashed it out of the park with this one. I feel his best work…
"One Final Thing I Have To Do ... and Then I'll Be Free of the Past"
On January 4th 2021 I watched both Pulp Fiction (1994) and Vertigo (1958) for the first time, a year later, today, I rewatched both. A third viewing of Pulp Fiction and a fifth of Vertigo.
On first viewing Vertigo amazed me because it was like nothing I had ever seen before that. It was the most impactful film I had ever seen and I…
When I first saw this I said it was "a good film but not a great as Kubrick's great films" on my previous review.
Now, after multiple rewatches Eyes Wide Shut is without a doubt one of the best films of all time and only A Clockwork Orange gets the better of it within Stanley Kubrick's filmography.
Finished up Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography with this one. Licorice Pizza further cements him as one of the best directors ever and maybe the best of our time.
I see definite similarities between this and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which is one of my all time favourites. Much of the similarities are in its style and setting which I really liked.
The difference Bradley Cooper made to the film had a massive impact on my enjoyment of it.…
