Category: Film
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Exploring Ordinary Life in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days
Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days is a meditative masterpiece that celebrates the quiet dignity of ordinary life. Set in Tokyo and anchored by a mesmerizing performance from Kōji Yakusho, the film follows Hirayama, a middle-aged man who works as a public toilet cleaner. What could easily have been a bleak portrait of routine becomes, instead, a…
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The Lobster – Film Review
The lobster is a somewhat absurdist take on a contemporary question. What does it mean to be in a relationship, what pressures are placed on us from society and how an inability to conform to the status quo can single one as a ‘social piranha’ forced to live out in the wilderness. The Lobster, Yorgos…
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Sicario – Film Review
On paper Sicario is the latest film to explore the violent depths of Mexican drug cartels. And whilst it does this very well I have to admit that when I saw the posters I was somewhat underwhelmed. The plot is one which has popped up in a variety of films, TV series and even documentaries in…
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Disney’s Paperman
Have you seen this yet? Paperman is Disney’s Oscar Nominated short film/animation. They have only just made it available on their official YouTube channel and it is most certainly worth watching. For those of you too lazy to go to YouTube, don’t worry, I have it below. Ironically enough, the retro, almost hand drawn style…
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Skyfall
With Bond reaching the ripe ole age of fifty this year, something special was needed to mark the landmark occasion. And taking both the critical acclaim and the box office success into account, it seems that 007 may have thrown the party of the year with Skyfall. But in this stellar year for ‘films longest…
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