The Revenant: brutal and simple
Fur trappers. Who’d want to be one eh? Having just seen The Revenant I’d say the average life expectancy of those guys couldn’t have been past about 30. Continue reading The Revenant: brutal and simple
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Birdman: Keaton’s sad sack soars and swoops
In the last fifteen or twenty years, which actor do you go to for deranged and unhinged? Nic Cage? Jack Nicholson maybe? Actors who were wild in their youth tend to mellow with age, or grow old disgracefully. In the case of Michael Keaton it’s been quite some time since he last danced with the devil in the pale moonlight, so it was high time … Continue reading Birdman: Keaton’s sad sack soars and swoops
Three Amigos: Rise of the Mexican Directors
Ok, for this piece I’d like to discuss my love of Mexico’s finest Directors. In terms of what got me fired up to write this, bear with me whilst I set the scene. The other night I was watching an old episode of the BBC miniseries, Luther, starring Idris Elba (check out a clip here, worth looking up if you’ve not seen it), and it … Continue reading Three Amigos: Rise of the Mexican Directors
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