Sharp Corner (2024)
Written & directed by Jason Buxton this film stars Ben Foster and Cobie Smulders. After moving into a new house a man becomes obsessed with car crashes on the dangerous corner outside.
I was expecting this to be a remake of one of those Scandinavian films on the anxiety over masculinity, pleasantly surprised to find it is original. As always Ben Foster is incredibly watchable, man always gives a great performance. An enthralling watch.
4/5
Danses Slaves (1896)
Directed by Paul Nadar this is an early short film. Two people perform a traditional dance for the camera.
Rather than featuring slaves as the title suggests it is Slavs that are the feature of this film. Very enjoyable and more action than some of the other dance films of the period. An entertaining watch.
3/5
Rip Passing Over the Mountain (1896)
Directed by William K. L. Dickson this is an early short film. A man passing over a mountain.
It is not even a mountain and he does not go over it. So the film pretty much fails to live up to the title leaving not much else to it. A real disappointment in a series of disappointments.
1/5
Rip Meeting the Dwarf (1896)
Directed by William K. L. Dickson this short film stars Joseph Jefferson. Rip meets a dwarf.
It is a bit hard to tell who is supposed to be who here, does a man crouching down really pass for a dwarf? Weak effort with little action. Not worth seeking out.
1/5
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896)
Directed by William K. L. Dickson this short film stars Joseph Jefferson. A man goes to sleep?
Another entry in the series where it is a bit hard to tell what is going on. A man lies down but you do not get the impression of twenty years passing. I guess you need to know the story well to see where this fits in.
2/5
Rip's Toast (1896)
Directed by William K. L. Dickson this is an early short film staring Joseph Jefferson. A man makes a toast.
It is a bit hard to tell the context of what his happening here but at least you can see what is going on. As a stand alone there is not a huge amount to this short. Obviously other films of the same era did not have much to them either.
2/5
Saltburn (2023)
Written & directed by Emerald Fennell this film stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant. In 2006 a scholarship pupil at Oxford worms his way into the life of a popular upper class student.
A lot of similar films exist and I am not really sure what this one adds to the genre. By no means does this film do anything wrong I am just not sure it does anything exceptional or new. Enjoyable regardless of how familiar it is.
3/5
