I grew up on Roald Dahl and I wanted to be Roald Dahl. He was the first children's author who captivated me with his creativity and wit. Before I got into films, I said I wanted to be an author, and master the same effect on others. My Dad misheard me and thought I said I wanted to be 'awful', which was mildly prescient.
That said, I remain a snob with fantasy stories. I tend to find them too derivative…
'I don't want to live like this, but I don't wanna die.'
I've always been a fan of Michael J. Fox. His effortless charm is a feel-good balm. I never watched his TV shows so my fandom came primarily from my childhood idolization of Marty McFly, something I'm sure I have in common with many others. Even so, I've always been fascinated by the way life imitated art and vice versa throughout his career.
That's an element that Davis Guggenheim's…
The bleakest and most intense film Wes has ever made. I couldn't have taken another five minutes.
I've been coming to terms with the lingering damage my childhood bullies did to me. I had buried it down and I only started talking about it for the first time recently. It was never anything as severe as what's depicted in the film, but there's a catharsis here in the mere act of storytelling that I found very affecting. It tore my heart to shreds.
I feel so seen by Richard Ayoade standing there doing nothing.
