Based on the novel by Patrick deWitt, The Sisters Brothers breathes new life into the Western genre. It tells the story of Eli and Charlie Sisters; two gunmen in 1850s Oregon who are hired to hunt down a gold prospector. The iconic Western style is instantly captured through the majestic rural landscape and classic gunslinger […]
Jake Gyllenhaal
Wildlife – Review
The decline of the nuclear family, as portrayed in Wildlife, is not a rapid revolution. It is a slow, painful transition that chokes each of its characters thoroughly before they’re allowed to breathe again. It is this visceral sensation which lingers as the main strength of director Paul Dano’s debut feature, but is also perhaps […]
False and Spurious: NIGHTCRAWLER
The 87th Academy Awards were perhaps the most competitive in recent years with The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything, Birdman, American Sniper, Foxcatcher, Selma, Interstellar, Whiplash, Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel all vying for success. Whilst the depth of competition offers an explanation for the greatest Oscar snub in my lifetime, it certainly […]
Review: Nocturnal Animals
Developing a narrative through an exquisite aesthetic-driven storyboard, Nocturnal Animals demands recognition through its perspective and audience-led visual study. The film sees director Tom Ford’s second piece of work as director, following from 2013’s similarly provocative A Single Man. An unsurprising strength considering Ford’s previous experience, the progressive fashion from characters is juxtaposed between the […]