All Is Lost (2013) – A man against the elements

This is a deceptively simple film. One character, almost no dialogue, and only two ‘sets’ as such. The story is a series of problematic events chained together in one long journey. It relies heavily on Robert Redford, as the only actor on screen, to make that journey work. And work it does. At the very… Continue reading All Is Lost (2013) – A man against the elements

Gravity (2013) – A series of unfortunate events

After seeing the trailer for Gravity a while back I was honestly expecting a bit of a boring time. Then everyone I knew who saw it started saying how good it was. It turns out I was wrong – it wasn’t boring – and so were the people who sang its praises – it wasn’t… Continue reading Gravity (2013) – A series of unfortunate events