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TST Film Review Thread

I hope Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson make these Benoit Blanc films for years to come.

I believe they signed a 2 picture deal with Netflix so could see a bidding war from Studios for another couple of films.

Amazing that from playing Bond for 15 years how well Craig has shed that to play such a completely different but also iconic character.

Very much enjoyed the new one as well, thought Josh O'connor who the film centres around was great.
 
Watched Wake Up Dead Man tonight, these films are consistently excellent, they really deserve mainstream theatrical releases.

Also watched Zootopia 2 over the weekend, taking advantage of a free cinema ticket thanks to 3, enjoyable, not quite as good as the original imo, but I just love the cleverness and vibrancy of the world, the humour, the puns, and the morality.
 
I watched Train Dreams today.
It is visually stunning, which certainly contrasts with a lot of Netflix's other offerings. I hope it at least gets a nomination for Cinematography (it has been shortlisted).
It is a period piece to drown in, and Joel Edgerton is really expressive and believable in his role.
It has a very strong emotional core, and avoids clichés while maintaining sentimentality.
However, I disliked some of the narration, as it felt like unnecessary handholding.
8.5/10.
 
Saw the new Avatar Fire and Ash yesterday.

Think what I like about the films is Cameron gives the world time to breathe so you can take it all in and so Pandora itself is a character.

The story and developments are interesting as the characters try and deal with the events from The Way Of Water.

Biggest issue for me was the final battle, despite having some neat touches, felt like a directors cut version of the second film.
 
Been making use of my time off to watch all manner of films at home the past few days.

There's some absolute classic films currently on the iPlayer.

Orson Welles follow up to Citizen Kane The Magnificent Ambersons which follows a rich family at the start of the 20th century. Sadly hacked apart by the studio after testing but there's still plenty to enjoy.

Had actually watched The Aviator (netflix) and loved Cate Blanchets Oscar winning turn as Katherine Hepburn so I had to watch one of her films (The Philadelphia Story is also wonderful) and settled on a first time watch of Bringing Up Baby her first screwball comedy which also starred Cary Grant, another great film.

Following that I jumped into the 70s for Peter Bogdanovichs take on the screwball comedy with Whats Up, Doc?

And last night another Bogdanovich classic The Last Picture Show about teenagers in a small slowly dying town in north Texas, featuring early starring roles for Cybil Shepherd and Jeff Bridges.
 
Going to see Marty Supreme on Friday, so finally got round to watching the Sadfie Brothers last film together Uncut Gems starring Adam Sandler and whilst I thoroughly enjoyed it it could well be the most stressful thing I've ever seen. Every scene was like a new panic attack.
 
Went to see Josh Safdies Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet as a fictitious American table tennis prodigy Marty Mauser in the 1950s.

An absolutely dizzying lighting bolt of a film, as Martys drive and determination seem to take him on a never ending cycle of mistakes and destruction.

A masterful film which the soundtrack that features 80s needle drops (Alphaville, New Order, Tear For Fears, New Order) and the synth heavy score that seems to help show Marty as a man out of time, a futurist who can't help but put his foot in it at any given opportunity.
 
 Hamnet

Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in the film about William Shakespeare and his family.

Showing their courtship and family life in Stratford with Will going too and from London as his career takes off. It centres on the death of their son, the Hamnet of the title. The grief that befalls them, and it leading to one of Shakespeares most famous plays Hamlet. It said at the start in the 16/17th century in Stratford the name of Hamnet and Hamlet were interchangeable.

Despite this the lead role of the film is Jessie Buckley as Agnes (usually Anne in most other media but there's evidence of both) Hathaway and the film mostly spends its time seeing things from her pov.

Its a beautiful film, in a world with its places feeling very much lived in. Loved all the nature aspects and symbolism we get.

Both leads are great but its Buckley who puts on an absolute tour de force performance.

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And if you like films about Shakespeare currently on the BBC iPlayer they have Oscar winning Shakespeare In Love and the Horrible Histories/Ghosts teams Bill.
 
I also saw Hamnet today.
I thought it was quite good, but could have benefitted by developing the beginning. The camerawork was unconventional, and it reminded me of the camera's existence (it will be interesting to see if No Other Choice elicits the same reaction when I watch it, as Park Chan-wook's camerawork can be very flashy).
However, Mescal and Buckley are great, and it is emotional in places. I can't compare it with the book, as, although I read it when it came out in 2020, I can barely remember it.
7.3/10.
 
Really looking forward to No Other Choice.

Bit weird you've got that and the new Glen Powell film How To Make A Killing, and they both seem to be loose re-makes of the ealing classic Kind Hearts And Coronets.
 
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