Even though he’s only directed four films, I think Jonathan Glazer is one of the most fascinating filmmakers working today. He’s always doing something different with his films and taking chances in terms of the tone and presentation of his films. Whilst I’ve not seen Birth, I found Sexy Beast and Under the Skin to… Continue reading The Zone of Interest Review
Month: January 2024
Mean Girls (2024) Review
The original Mean Girls is one that took me a while to properly get into. When I first watched it, I was in the annoying period where I was dismissing a lot of films aimed at women, but I have thankfully grown out of it and can recognise how good Mean Girls is. That said,… Continue reading Mean Girls (2024) Review
Poor Things Review
The more I think about it, the more I’m amazed that Yorgos Lanthimos has become such a critical darling. His films are weird, offbeat and wild, but most of them have been highly acclaimed and the ones that I’ve seen I’ve ended up really appreciating. Whilst Dogtooth is still my favourite film of his, it… Continue reading Poor Things Review
2023 End of Year Retrospective
This has been a pretty weird year for films on the whole. In between the WGA and SAG strikes, delays of films, the rise of AI, some of the most hyped and biggest budget films of the year underperforming, this has been a pretty precarious year for film. At the same time though, there have… Continue reading 2023 End of Year Retrospective