Sacha you have done it again!! The icing on the cake for me was Guiliani's October surprise
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5 Reviews
Mid90s
(2018)
A wonderful, if sometimes flawed time capsule
6 May 2020
As someone who grew up in the mid-late 90s and didn't fit in at school, this provided rather cathartic, comforting viewing... at times it was hard to tell where
fantasy stopped and reality started. One memory that stands out to me is
the meteoric rise of skate culture towards the end of the decade and every kid practicing, hoping to come the next Chad Muska or Rob Dyrdek.
Whilst I myself never rolled with the skating crowd myself (I was more of a drifter), I found the culture fascinating and fun - to the point it influenced my dress sense as a teen and adult (I still rock baggy jeans and a Converse shirt+hat at 31 - to hell with what others think!!!).
Essential viewing for anyone who was a social leper in school!!!
Whilst I myself never rolled with the skating crowd myself (I was more of a drifter), I found the culture fascinating and fun - to the point it influenced my dress sense as a teen and adult (I still rock baggy jeans and a Converse shirt+hat at 31 - to hell with what others think!!!).
Essential viewing for anyone who was a social leper in school!!!
Bombshell
(I) (2019)
It's okay
16 January 2020
After watching "The Loudest Voice", I was rather interested to see how a big-screen adaptation might work - for the most part, "Bombshell" centres around the last 7 months of Roger's tenure whilst TLV gives you the entire story and shows just what a disgusting, unrepentant egomaniac he was - from bullying Brian Lewis out of Fox News (and the broadcast industry entirely)to using his power in order to strong-arm his way into small town media outlets. He was Archie Bunker incarnate.
In terms of acting, "Bombshell" brings the goods - Margot's character is a brilliant allegory for all the women at Fox who were simply too terrified to come forward (who could blame them?), Nicole and Charlize deliver as Gretchen and Megyn while John proves no slouch in playing Ailes.
Story-wise, it was like watching on fast forward - difficult to follow and understand since it moves so rapidly. If you've already seen "The Loudest Voice" then most of this story will be pointless and redundant.
In terms of acting, "Bombshell" brings the goods - Margot's character is a brilliant allegory for all the women at Fox who were simply too terrified to come forward (who could blame them?), Nicole and Charlize deliver as Gretchen and Megyn while John proves no slouch in playing Ailes.
Story-wise, it was like watching on fast forward - difficult to follow and understand since it moves so rapidly. If you've already seen "The Loudest Voice" then most of this story will be pointless and redundant.
The Good Dinosaur
(2015)
Better than it looks
26 December 2015
Warning: Spoilers
After the runaway success of "Inside Out" back in June, Pixar had their work cut out for them in the weeks leading up to "The Good Dinosaur". Fraught with production problems, voice cast shuffles and a change of directors halfway through production, it almost looked like this film was a goner. Enter Peter Sohn, most well known for his contributions to "Ratatouille", "Up" (who the character Russell was based on), and the voice of Squishy on "Monsters University" just to name a few - who wrangled this film out of production hell.
The film tells the story of a cowardly young dinosaur named Arlo who can never do anything right around the farm. Always in the shadow of his siblings Buck and Libby, he strives to get his foot print on the silo but continually messing up time after time. One night when Poppa forces Arlo to confront his fear, a bad storm rolls in. Argo gets to higher ground but Poppa is tragically swept downriver by the raging torrent. Stranded on a river bank after the storm passes, Arlo starts to make his way home with a little help from a cave boy named Spot. During his journey home, he comes across a myriad of dinosaurs and obstacles that put his courage to the test including a paranoid cross-eyed Styracosaurus (hilariousy voiced by Sohn), a flock of psychopathic pterodactyl bullies and a trio of gentle-hearted but hard-headed tyrannosauruses.
The visuals in this film are simply stunning - At times I actually mistook it for real life scenery.
The score is beautifully composed by brothers Mychael and Jeff Danna
The Verdict: By no means a bad film. A slow burner at the box office but fortunes could improve as crucial southern hemisphere markets enter their summer vacation period.
The film tells the story of a cowardly young dinosaur named Arlo who can never do anything right around the farm. Always in the shadow of his siblings Buck and Libby, he strives to get his foot print on the silo but continually messing up time after time. One night when Poppa forces Arlo to confront his fear, a bad storm rolls in. Argo gets to higher ground but Poppa is tragically swept downriver by the raging torrent. Stranded on a river bank after the storm passes, Arlo starts to make his way home with a little help from a cave boy named Spot. During his journey home, he comes across a myriad of dinosaurs and obstacles that put his courage to the test including a paranoid cross-eyed Styracosaurus (hilariousy voiced by Sohn), a flock of psychopathic pterodactyl bullies and a trio of gentle-hearted but hard-headed tyrannosauruses.
The visuals in this film are simply stunning - At times I actually mistook it for real life scenery.
The score is beautifully composed by brothers Mychael and Jeff Danna
The Verdict: By no means a bad film. A slow burner at the box office but fortunes could improve as crucial southern hemisphere markets enter their summer vacation period.
Open Slather
(2015)
A good start if somewhat a mixed bag.
13 June 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I've been an avid sketch comedy fan since watching Full Frontal when I was 8. This show is somewhat a mixed bag for me - some good sketches but also some real clunkers and downright excruciatingly unfunny ones that drag on too long. Loved Real Housewives of the World (especially Magda's impressions of Angela Merkel and Gina Rinehart) and Family Feud (Jane Turner as the irritable blow-hard Grant Denyer). I must admit my only complaint was a scarcity of screen time from the more established names (Stephen Curry, Shane Jacobsen and Magda Szubanski namely) which may scare away some viewers. The lack of laugh track will take some getting used to but the show could be a powerhouse once it finds it's feet.
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