Scorsese’s brilliant love letter to the film lover, and the finest use of 3D technology since ‘Avatar’.
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Scorsese’s brilliant love letter to the film lover, and the finest use of 3D technology since ‘Avatar’.
Absolutely love this more than most critics, this Scorsese mystery-thriller is full of twists and turns, and left me breathless with its superb filmmaking.
Slick editing and camerawork aside, this is the music documentary-cum-concert film par excellence by the great Martin Scorsese.
It might run a little too long and may not always compel, but Scorsese’s biopic features an excellent performance by DiCaprio and a stunning level of period detail.
The treatment of Cambodians’ collective experience of the Khmer Rouge through the use of clay figurines may be fascinating, but the material is sometimes repetitive and inconsistently engaging.
Scorsese paints a stunning picture of one of America’s most turbulent periods, featuring a tour de force performance by Daniel Day-Lewis.
Todd Haynes directs Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett flawlessly in this nuanced and intoxicating period drama on mutual affection and desire.
There is a lot to appreciate in one of Todd Haynes’ most accessible films, as he channels Douglas Sirk’s melodrama style.
A stylish work with visual flourishes and audacious, violent set-pieces, but this ‘killer-on-the-run’ effort by the promising Diao Yi’nan seems fated to fall flat in its storytelling as it progresses.
Authentically depicting the academic struggles of several students from the Normal Technical stream in a Singapore neighbourhood school, this illuminating documentary is a must-watch for teachers, students and parents hoping for a pedagogical way forward.