Few films are better suited to a night of boozing and potentially awkward bonding than Hot Fuzz. Whether you’re a movie buff or think that Fast and Furious is actually about family, this hilarious buddy cop/murder-mystery thriller ticks all the boxes. Simon Pegg’s displacement, arriving in an unfamiliar place with nothing but a Japanese PeaceContinue reading “Hot Fuzz Freshers Flick – print”
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Unconventional Romances – print
The premise of a couple erasing each other from their memories seems an inauspicious way to examine a romantic relationship, but this is precisely what makes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind such an absolute treat of a film. We encounter Joel (Jim Carrey) and Clem’s (Kate Winslet) shared experiences as they reflect on them,Continue reading “Unconventional Romances – print”
Notes on other films over lockdown (pros and cons)
Pan’s Labyrinth The balance and juxtaposition between reality and fantasy and the way they seamlessly intertwine: both through the skill of the direction (moving foreground wipe-edges of the same frame) and the unerringly strong narrative thread – notwithstanding location (and tight-knit confinement accentuates this), each scene has same atmospheric potency. Scene where Ofelia opens theContinue reading “Notes on other films over lockdown (pros and cons)”
Top 10 Lockdown Films
Disclaimer: There are some spoilers in some of the reviews so don’t read if you haven’t seem them. Goodfellas Goodfellas is a first-person account of the life and exploits of Henry Hill (played by Ray Liotta) as he rises and falls through the ranks of the Mafia. What Scorsese does brilliantly with the largely singularContinue reading “Top 10 Lockdown Films”
Cincinnati 2020
Uncertainty is the optimum word that has defined the last six months and for a long time this was true within the tennis world as well. Months of the season were shed as sport took a rightful backseat in the face of an unprecedented global health crisis. Yet on June 17th, the ATP issued aContinue reading “Cincinnati 2020”
Disappointing Lockdown Movies
Disclaimer: I’ve written a short review-type summary of my thoughts for each film. Hope you enjoy and don’t take what I say at face value, because to be honest I don’t know too much what I’m talking about. Also these summaries are likely to spoiler-heavy so if you haven’t seen the film, watch it firstContinue reading “Disappointing Lockdown Movies”
Thiem’s Redemption in Rome
To understand exactly why this particular match is so special to me, I feel that I need to offer a little bit of context. Around the start of 2016, I started supporting Dominic Thiem. The match that turned my head his way was his victory against Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of Buenos Aires: aContinue reading “Thiem’s Redemption in Rome”
Mother! Film essay
To what extent is the film mother! a denunciation of religion mother! is certainly a film that has divided opinion amongst critics and viewers alike. Arguably, one of the main reasons for this is the film’s relatively contemptuous portrayal of Christianity and religion generally, displayed throughout the film’s narrative and character depiction, which is aContinue reading “Mother! Film essay”
Medvedev Cincinnati and US Open
Daniil Medvedev has been the story of the North American hardcourt swing. So it would be criminal to conduct an overview of this summer without breaking down and, subsequently, celebrating, the Russian’s exploits. There are a number of reasons to explain the extent of Medvedev’s successes. Firstly, his technique and game style has no particularContinue reading “Medvedev Cincinnati and US Open”
2019 Rogers Cup
Going into the 139th edition of the Rogers Cup, there was a palpable sense of anticipation and excitement surrounding Canadian tennis and their prospects. Predominantly, this was due to the staggering success of teenage starlets Felix Auger-Aliassime and, in particular Bianca Andreescu; the former making his first professional appearance in the city where he wasContinue reading “2019 Rogers Cup”
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