Call Me By Your Name

Following a very important 2016 for me in terms of cinema with the near perfect La La Land, Moonlight and Arrival; 2017 was a fantastic transition to some different kind of storytelling. In a winter packed with films like Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Lady Bird, The Florida Project, The Shape of Water, The Post…

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Toy Story 4

In my packed matinee screening of Toy Story 4, just as the lights went off, I heard a young girl tell her father “But if this is the fourth, shouldn’t I have seen the other 3?”,and the Dad replied, “but your Mum and I have! This one’s for us!”. That, to me, pretty much summed…

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Chernobyl

“Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid.” – Valery Legasov I made the mistake of deciding to watch the first episode of Chernobyl while I was in the gym.Now I can officially say I’m well versed in the history of the Chernobyl disaster, and perhaps…

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You Were Never Really Here

Oof! I barely know where to begin with You Were Never Really Here. Directed by Lynne Ramsay (We Need To Talk About Kevin), You Were Never Really Here, much like its protagonist, seemed to hit me out of nowhere. Within a span of just two hours since I finished the film, I found myself filled…

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Booksmart

Coming of age films, as a genre, strangely, is something I have grown more attached to over my time at university. Following the phenomenal Lady Bird, Eighth Grade and Call Me By Your Name ( Although, I’m not sure if that counts), Booksmart confidently reaffirms my faith in the genre. A surprising debut feature film…

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Drive

“A Real Hero”by College plays as a sort of theme song in Drive, meant to reflect our protagonist’s struggle to be someone better than himself. While I think this is a bit on the nose, it may be proof that with Drive we finally have a superhero film starring Ryan Gosling! Drive opens with our…

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Brick

Brick is the feature film debut of Rian Johnson, the director behind the fantastic Looper and Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. All 3 of his films, even Star Wars (although that’s a door I’d rather not open now) are evidence of why he is one of my favourite filmmakers. Even in the face…

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The Place Beyond The Pines

Throughout the Place Beyond the Pines, we get shots of the beautiful serene woods surrounding the town where our main characters live, giving the viewer an image of tranquillity when in reality, what lies ‘beyond the pines’ is a lot more grim. Ryan Gosling plays Luke Glanton, a motorcycle stuntman, who at the start of…

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