“An illusion has three stages.” – Cutter (Michael Caine) And so begins a film constructed from the very fabric of illusionary materials, never allowing its secrets to be divined by the audience until the very last second, Angier’s blind stagehands, always on the backfoot, kept in the dark awaiting the inevitable prestige. This ability is …
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City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002): Personal Gaze
Where do you want to take the shot? In the hand or in the foot? – Zé Pequeno (Lil’ Zé) This review contains some spoilers but are marked in the paragraph in italics. After first watching this film, in the early hours of the morning, surrounded by darkness apart from the soft glow of the …
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The Social Network (2010): Personal Gaze
We lived on farms and then we lived in cities and now we are going to live on the internet! – Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) When I first heard that someone had made a film about Mark Zuckerberg and his evolution from Harvard attendee to one of the most powerful men on the planet (at …
Toy Story 4 (2019): Personal Gaze
Being there for a child is the most noble thing a toy can do. – Woody (Tom Hanks) Contains mild spoilers. On the way out of a densely packed theatre, in the early evening on a Sunday night, surrounded by the excited chatter of men, women and children of all ages, families and couples, one man’s …
Watchmen (2009): Personal Gaze
“All we ever see of stars are their old photographs.” — Dr. Manhattan. Watched the ‘Ultimate Cut’ Watchmen, the original graphic novel, for me, has a special place in my heart. It was one of the first few comics that I read when I was younger and it was also the one that took me …
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Hey there. If you’re reading this then you’ve either found me through letterboxd or are on a drug induced trip to the darkest corners of the internet, and for that I wish you luck. This is where I post longer reviews and essay style pieces when I get the chance to write them in between …
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