Lynne Ramsey’s You Were Never Really Here follows hitman Joe who specialises in retrieving young girls from the clutches of underground paedophiles and trafficking. He is tasked by a New York senator to retrieve his daughter, Nina (Ekaterina Samsonov), who has been kidnapped and to eliminate those who took her by the most violent means… Read More You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Going into the 92nd Academy Awards, it seemed that pretty much every category was a lock. Joaquin Phoenix was favoured to take home the Best Actor gong for Joker, Renee Zellweger winning Best Actress for Judy and Sam Mendes was the strong favourite to win Best Director for 1917 with the latter ultimately winning Best… Read More Why Parasite’s win is important
Paul Thomas Anderson is known for his experimental and fearless quest into exploring characters in ways that are unflinching and at times, uncomfortable. He isn’t afraid to delve into the psyche of a character and make them unlikeable. In fact, Anderson tends to thrive on the flaws of a character for example Daniel Plainview in… Read More Paul Thomas Anderson: Film Ranking
When it comes to listing the greatest actors in history, it would be pretty arrogant to not throw Daniel Day-Lewis’ name into the mix. The man puts the method in method acting and is renowned for his ability to truly become his characters. His refusal to break character offscreen or follow the typical hollywood lifestyle… Read More Top 5 Daniel Day-Lewis Performances
I don’t know if there has been such a hype around a film with added polarisation to boot. Todd Phillips’ origin take on iconic villain in Joker shows how Arthur Fleck, a failed stand-up crippled with mental illness who rebels against a system that seems rigged and only rewards those born into riches and fortune. Arthur… Read More Joker (2019)
Undoubtedly the man of the moment in the film that has the festival circuit buzzing, Joaquin Phoenix is the frontrunner for awards for his titular performance in Todd Phillips’ origin story Joker. During a film climate that seems dominated by superhero films, Joker seems like it is doing something entirely different by twisting the tone… Read More Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances
“If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know, will you? For you’d be the first person in the history of the world.” Lancaster Dodd, The Master (dir. by Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012) By the time this statement is spoken, we have seen the relationship between… Read More The Sworn Enemy in ‘The Master’
Paul Thomas Anderson is known for his track record of spectacular films, never once making a bad film. His filmography includes breakthrough classics like 1997’s Boogie Nights and the iconic 2007 effort There Will Be Blood just to name a few. However, the one film that strikes a cord with me on a personal note… Read More The Master (2012)
