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TST Film Review Thread

I haven’t seen Wuthering Heights (don’t get to the cinema much) but Emerald Fenell’s previous film Saltburn got some fairly lukewarm reviews and I thought it was remarkable. Maybe that’s because I was an undergrad in ‘90s Oxford and I recognised a lot of the ‘types’…
 
Bugonia was a great film that was engaging throughout, and was stylish visually, although I wasn't sure about some of the dialogue. It was also lacking in comedy aside from the ending.
I haven't seen the original film that it was a remake of, so I can't judge it against that.
8.1/10.
 
As it was having previews from today and I absolutely loved the book I had attend the first screening of Project Hail Mary I could.

And I have to say I was completely right to do so. It absolutely nails the spirit and tone of the book as well as the central relationship which is so key. So glad it kept the same structure from the book as well with Grace (Gosling) waking up in space and then it periodically filling in what happened in the lead up to the mission.

Looks amazing and the spaceship and space sequences are up there with the likes of 2001 Space Odyssey.
 
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I saw Project Hail Mary today, which felt safe thematically and narratively, and had weak dialogue. However, the characters were well-developed, and there was a truly stunning sequence near the middle. Furthermore, I liked the film's usage of silence.
7.4/10.
 
Had a two film evening today.

First headed to the cinema to watch Hoppers. Brilliant, enjoyable, funny, also gave me a lump in my throat in a couple of points.

Then when home and tea eaten, turned on Netflix to watch Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. I was a huge fan of the show but this seemed like a really unnecessary movie, and felt like a long drawn out normal episode rather than anything particularly cinematic. Wouldn’t really recommend.
 
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I watched Resurrection, which won the Special Prize at Cannes last year, today.

This film is an anthology with an overarching narrative, and is very ambitious, but its format means that some parts of it are not fully fleshed out.

It has brilliant sound design, and is visually inventive, but I felt that some of the cinematography could have been more authentic to the eras portrayed.

As with most anthologies (even extremely well-regarded ones such as the horror film Kwaidan), certain stories are better than others. I felt that the middle of this film was weaker than the rest.

7.7/10.
 
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Took a trip to the cinema last night to watch The Magic Faraway Tree and then back there this afternoon to watch Project Hail Mary.

The Magic Faraway Tree was a cutesy, whimsical sort of story that was weak in places, predictable in others, but I enjoyed due to the more grounded heartwarming family side of the plot. Also the small character of the farmer, was quite clearly modelled on Gerald from Clarkson’s Farm 😂 A solid family film, 7/10

Project Hail Mary today was cinematically stunning, and Ryan Gosling was excellent and more or less had to carry the whole film. I did find that the first half had me checking my watch occasionally, but the second half upped the stakes, upped the emotion, and upped the plot. Basically from the point of the Harry Styles karaoke onwards was flawless. Overall 8/10.
 
Went to see Splitsville yesterday.

Thought it was a really good and funny comedy, really had to clue were it was going to go from scene to scene.

Also featured a trip to a theme park and a ride on a B and M Hyper coaster, think it was at La Ronde (the film was made in Montreal) so sadly I can't add it to my letterboxd list of film parks I've visited that show up in films I've seen.
 
I got around to watching Weapons last night.

I’m not sure what I think of it yet 🤣. I did think it was a clever way to tell a story, by sequentially taking the point of view of different characters and thereby advancing the narrative and I did enjoy the film. It had one or two WTH (heck) moments!

One thing that occurred strongly to me and that I don’t recall being mentioned in any of the reviews I heard at the time; the way that the ‘abducted’ children (and adults!) run (head up, arms at an angle to their sides) was to me very reminiscent of the CND symbol, which rather fits in with the film’s name.
 
Kreuzweg / Stations of the Cross

I’ve had this on my watch list for years now and finally got around to it. 14 scenes, each a single take and often completely still, following the religious experience of a young Roman Catholic girl (who happens to also be 14 years old) as she navigates her devotion to Christ. Each scene parallels one of the titular “stations” of the cross in the Easter story, and I have to say it’s a stressful and rather unsettling watch.

The acting I thought was fantastic (it felt more like a play at times with the way it’s shot) and there are some really tense moments between the overbearing traditionalist Catholic mother and her daughter. The cinematography plays in to this and works very well, I just wanted a bit more from the final couple of scenes I think.

It’s only in German it seems but it has English subtitles.

Happy Easter everyone! I think next I’ll watch something a bit more cheery… like Life Of Brian.
 
Yeesh, just reading that gives me catholic school flashbacks! (Six years of being told "no matter what you do, you're going to hell anyway", and trying to avoid the 'friendly' priest who always wanted to hug people.)

... Sounds like an interesting piece of cinema though.
 
An unusual double bill at the cinema today

The Magic Faraway Tree

was enjoyable fun, maybe could've had more Rebecca Ferguson as Dame Slap.

The Good Boy

Matildas parents suddenly want to make sure there children are well behaved, even if the person in question isn't there son so they have to keep him chained in the basement.

Great performances in this, genuinely had no idea were it was going.
 
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