Jack Davenport and I are back for part two, find the full context here and watch the second part of our film awards here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv3DOWDLxWE&t=1912s
Tag: awards
The STACK Awards 2021 (Part 1 of 2)
On this blog, I've previously done my own version of the Oscars in text form - just to show how strange that ceremony would be if they let me have control (more horror movies and arthouse fare). This year, I collaborated with the talented music producer, audio engineer, composer, sound designer, visual artist (self described … Continue reading The STACK Awards 2021 (Part 1 of 2)
Gillespie Awards 2020 (My ‘Oscars’)
For some reason, the Academy won't let me have any control - never mind complete control - over their process. Perhaps because of this, they keep making terrible decisions! So, here are my awards. Criteria: released in the last 12 months in the UK and seen by me. If it's not nominated and I haven't … Continue reading Gillespie Awards 2020 (My ‘Oscars’)
The Farewell (Review)
Cinema, at its best, has the wonderful ability to make the personal and specific feel universal. The Farewell is about a very specific experience on a cultural and individual level - an experience that, in many ways, will be alien to so much of its viewership. However, The Farewell never feels insular or alienating; it … Continue reading The Farewell (Review)
Parasite (Review)
There's something inherently appealing about a film that's able to be consistently surprising; however, there's something really special about a film that is able to stay utterly consistent at the same time. Parasite is a film that trades in escalation and increasing levels of conflict - a film that keeps adding more spinning plates through … Continue reading Parasite (Review)
Atlantics (Review)
David Foster Wallace once wrote that every love story is a ghost story. It’s an evocative statement that cuts to the core of the everyday nature of ghosts - not ethereal beings but the literal past clinging onto the present. Atlantics, the remarkable debut feature from Mati Diop (that scooped the Grand Prix at Cannes), … Continue reading Atlantics (Review)
Assorted Opinions 