Petite Maman is a beautifully contained story that showcases an exploration into Nelly (Josephine Stanz) as she navigates her way through losing her grandmother. The real charm from the film does come from going into this with little to no knowledge of the story. Whilst the ‘twist’ is predictable and can be seen half-way through, it instead offers you to go along with the journey and really observe Nelly as she interacts with the other girl and is almost coming to…
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Whiplash 2014
Whiplash showcases an obsession to be the best and destroying yourself to ascend to greater height. The philosophical question is whether the cost to get there is worth it. The film is a character study focusing on the lead Andrew (Miles Teller) and his abusive and unapologetic music teacher Fletcher (J.K Simmons).
The film uses the music of Jazz to highlight this obsession, specifically Caravan which is the films penultimate ending song. The film highlights the deep obsession that both Andrew…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse delivers in full a sheer spectacle that builds and develops beyond its predecessor. The level of detail and care, and passion that is shown through here.
This narrative delivers on the core that Miles is being told how to live his life, how his story is meant to be, but that isn’t always how it is supposed to be. The narrative expands the world even more as we are introduced to the entirety of the Spider-Verse.…
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2023
Five Nights at Freddy’s has become quite iconic in its branding from its simple roots of a computer game series to a rich and thriving story that is still continuing to this day. The long awaited live-action adaption finally arrives in theatres and certainly stays true to its roots, but has some wobbly narrative moments and sub-plots that still feel unanswered as the credits roll.
The Five Nights at Freddy’s story has become very rich in its lore, and I…
