Evie's 'Good Film Hunting'

Cate, fucking, Blanchett. I recently enjoyed a solo trip to my local cinema to see the new Todd Field psychological drama  Tár  with very high hopes. Reviews had the film very well received, many commenting on Cate Blanchett’s performance as being a career-defining one. Now, if you knew me more personally, you’d know I am, in fact, in love with Mrs Blanchett. I think she is one of the best actresses of this generation and deserves all the acclaim she receives—so, saying this, I was not surprised her performance was being praised, just excited to see it for myself. Tár  is a biopic-esque psychological drama about the classical composer Lydia Tár, who is widely considered one of the greatest living conductors, yet she is one symphony away from her career excellence. The film follows a relatively small cast, with the majority of dialogue coming from Tár, in a brutalist, eerie-looking Berlin that acts as the backdrop for her character's spiral into paranoia and erraticism. In...

Happy New Year! Only about 21 days too late, but this is my first film review of 2023. Not that I haven’t watched any new films so far—I’ve watched quite a few in fact—but this is the first time I’ve felt I have something to write. Starting off the new year with the new drama-comedy ‘Babylon’ from ‘La La Land’s Damien Chazelle. ‘Babylon’ was a turbo-charged, extravagant, three-hour-long mess. Starring icons like Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie in a huge ensemble cast of actors, writers, producers, and musicians, all wrapped up in the booming movie days of the 1920s. The first act of this film included an elephant defecating, overdosing prostitutes, and a ‘Great Gatsby’-esque party combined with an ‘Eyes Wide Shut’-esque orgy, all chaotically and outrageously unfolding before the screen turns black, filling with the big red writing of ‘BABYLON’. Within this elaborate and innovative period in cinema, the story is told through the eyes of young, fame-hungry actress Nellie LaRoy, played by Rob...