All is Lost (2013)
Writer: J.C. Chandor
Release Date: 26th December 2013
Hot Rating: 💥💥💥💥
J.C. Chandor's 2013 Oscar-nominated drama follows a single character lost out on a voyage out at sea. This protagonist is simply labelled as 'our man' (Robert Redford) in the credits, an appropriate title seeing as though we follow this character's physical and emotional battle so closely throughout the film. What is perhaps the most brilliant feature of Chandor's timely survival drama is that it doesn't over-expose Redford's character's autobiography, and instead dresses his role with an air of emotional mystery. In turn, audiences' feel a strange sense of intimacy with the human and intimate objects of the film, the latter of which is particularly illustrated by the collapsing of the boat after the storm. The stunning cinematography (Frank G. Demarco and Peter Zuccarini) provides intelligent visuals alongside this journey, as every shot encompasses the environment alongside this wreckage. The result is minimalist cinema at its finest; bold, yet beautiful.
A Most Violent Year (2015)
Writer: J.C. Chandor
Release Date: 23rd January 2015
Hot Rating: 💥💥💥
The follow-up to J.C. Chandor's critically acclaimed All is Lost is an equally methodical film, yet draws its visual punches in a much less urgent manner. A Most Violent Year is set in New York; it follows an ambitious fuel supplier called Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) and his wife, Anna (Jessica Chastain), as they try and protect their business in one of the city's most dangerous years. While the performances remain powerful throughout, these characters become lost in a social commentary on the city's diversity. This commentary is usually upheld by Chandor's visual storytelling, which remains as powerful as ever. Nonetheless, the violence that surrounds our protagonists does not instil a sense of danger as much as it does offer a quick thrill to supplement the pacing of the narrative. In consequence, the moral teachings feel overused and strained, even if they are convincingly portrayed by our leading actors.
Writer: J.C. Chandor
Release Date: 26th December 2013
Hot Rating: 💥💥💥💥
J.C. Chandor's 2013 Oscar-nominated drama follows a single character lost out on a voyage out at sea. This protagonist is simply labelled as 'our man' (Robert Redford) in the credits, an appropriate title seeing as though we follow this character's physical and emotional battle so closely throughout the film. What is perhaps the most brilliant feature of Chandor's timely survival drama is that it doesn't over-expose Redford's character's autobiography, and instead dresses his role with an air of emotional mystery. In turn, audiences' feel a strange sense of intimacy with the human and intimate objects of the film, the latter of which is particularly illustrated by the collapsing of the boat after the storm. The stunning cinematography (Frank G. Demarco and Peter Zuccarini) provides intelligent visuals alongside this journey, as every shot encompasses the environment alongside this wreckage. The result is minimalist cinema at its finest; bold, yet beautiful.
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| Robert Redford as 'Our Man'. Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017038/mediaviewer/rm1619123200 |
A Most Violent Year (2015)
Writer: J.C. Chandor
Release Date: 23rd January 2015
Hot Rating: 💥💥💥
The follow-up to J.C. Chandor's critically acclaimed All is Lost is an equally methodical film, yet draws its visual punches in a much less urgent manner. A Most Violent Year is set in New York; it follows an ambitious fuel supplier called Abel Morales (Oscar Isaac) and his wife, Anna (Jessica Chastain), as they try and protect their business in one of the city's most dangerous years. While the performances remain powerful throughout, these characters become lost in a social commentary on the city's diversity. This commentary is usually upheld by Chandor's visual storytelling, which remains as powerful as ever. Nonetheless, the violence that surrounds our protagonists does not instil a sense of danger as much as it does offer a quick thrill to supplement the pacing of the narrative. In consequence, the moral teachings feel overused and strained, even if they are convincingly portrayed by our leading actors.
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| Oscar Isaac as 'Abel Morales' and Jessica Chastain as 'Anna Morales'. Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2937898/mediaviewer/rm2090729216 |
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