Warning: contains spoilers I was really excited by the prospect of Blade Runner 2049, like any fan of the original. Especially after reading the early critical superlatives about Denis Villeneuve’s sequel. “Masterpiece.” “Better than the original.” “Mesmerising.” So I was surprised that I didn’t leave the cinema last night with the kind of I-need-to-watch-that-again-right-now excitement […]
Category: Film
A Prophet (Un prophète) …
… is the new film by Jacques Audiard, the French director who made The Beat That My Heart Skipped a few years ago. A Prophet is similar in some ways (brooding, male protagonist, intense, graphic violence, the depiction of a grim world punctuated by brief moments of beauty) but this time it’s the story of […]
