Film recommendations for quarantine
In these strange and uncertain times, I thought I’d give an update on what I’m doing in quarantine; you might even get a few film recommendations out of it
Knives Out (2019)
4 stars It’s not often that a film starts getting almost unanimous praise from critics, so when this murder mystery from Rian Johnson started to garner attention from almost every direction, it left me wondering: what makes this film so good? It centres around the family of Harlan Thrombey,
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The Third Man (1949): A Look at the Film Turning 70
Looking back at this aged and distant film allows you to visualise the significant amount of time that has passed since Felix was established in 1949, and also gives some relevant perspective in the advances cinema has made. Written by Graham Greene, the film centres around Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton)
La Chinoise (1967)
Over 50 years after its initial release, Jean-Luc Godard’s La Chinoise still stands as a drastically important piece in the director’s catalogue, albeit a transitional one
Your Father’s Murderer: A Letter to Zachary
Sometimes it’s nice to just have a good cry at a movie, cathartic even; so with a quick Google for some of the saddest films ever made, followed by a little scrolling on Reddit, I came across this recommendation from Ubertraquer with the bold words “without a doubt the
Marriage Story: BFI Film Festival
5 stars What I love about Marriage Story. It’s a great film, moving. The writing is provoking and rexal. It’s a film that’s honest, really honest. It makes you cry. It makes you laugh. It’s very clear about what it wants to portray. It is excellent.
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An introduction to this year’s editors, with 15 films you should watch this term
The Farewell
This exceptionally charming film serves as both a conduit with which to showcase Awkwafina’s expanding talent, as well as a moving portrayal of a disconnected family uniting under tragic circumstances; Lulu Wang’s second feature proves she’s a director to watch out for