Somewhat forgotten adaptation of Beat generation author’s Jack Kerouac’s classic novel about the zeitgeist of post-war America in the 50s. On its realise On The Road received mixed reviews for several legitimate reasons; Kerouac’s novel is widely considered both a masterpiece of Beat literature and shows a ‘stream of consciousness’ first-person narrator that defies any … Continue reading
Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford, 2016) 3/5 Nocturnal Animals has had some rave reviews with people comparing it to Kubrick and the Coen Brothers for complex style and themes. To be honest I didn’t quite get it, parts of it reminded me of Blue Ruin, Blood Simple and Eyes Wide Shut, but the dual scenes of … Continue reading
Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016) 3/5 – overall, well executed. I really like Denis Villeneuve as a director, but this felt like a step back after Enemy and Sicario. An interesting premise, aliens arrive and each nation spends the film trying to decipher their language, all the while humanity’s fears and unrest cause diplomacy to breakdown … Continue reading
