Tag: 2019

HARPOON [2019]

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Jordan Dodd

Harpoon is director Rob Grant’s most conventional film of his decade-long career given his past experimental approach to film-making. Harpoon is hardly experimental and therefore much more accessible, though it retains the staunchly independent qualities that define his work. This latest effort possesses… Continue Reading “HARPOON [2019]”

Category: 2019, Cinema Axis, FilmTags: 2019, best movies of 2020, black comedy, Dark Comedy, experimental film, fry comedy, horror comedy, Official selection Rotterdam Film Festival, Rob Grant, secret affairs, Sex, sexual tension, Suspense

MARRIAGE STORY [2019]

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Jordan Dodd

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Noah Baumbach returns to the subject of divorce after first exploring the premise in The Squid and the Whale (2005), albeit from a different perspective both within the film and himself as a writer. His new offering centres around a couple who are on… Continue Reading “MARRIAGE STORY [2019]”

Category: 2019, FilmTags: 2019, academy award nominees, Adam Driver, December 2019, divorce, Drama, julia greer, Laura Dern, marriage, Netflix, noah baumbach, ray liotta, relationships, Scarlett Johansson, Squid and the Whale

JOKER [2019]

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Jordan Dodd

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A breath of fresh air after Marvel’s onslaught of movies that all looked, felt and sounded the same, and also DC’s rather lacklustre efforts all-round, Joker is a dark, twisted and unsettling character study of a neglected, abused and very sick man who, obviously, slowly… Continue Reading “JOKER [2019]”