Adventures in Film: January 2024
Saltburn (2023) Watching this a second time I think I enjoyed it more. Being able to see Barry Keoghan's Oliver Quick behaviour with the added vision of retrospect turns the film into an entirely different experience. At what point does he decide to commit to his plan? Did he have everything planned from the start? Did he fall into it before he realised what he was doing? It was just as funny on a rewatch, and Richard E. Grant really stood out for me again. The aspect ratio also really worked for me watching it at home in a way that it didn't quite do so in a theatre, creating a really claustrophobic and breathless atmosphere. "Murder on the Dancefloor" is still stuck in my head. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) The first of a few films I put on in my new house after moving to settle in. Dr. Strangelove is such a comfort film for me, I never get tired of watching Peter Sellers' performances. I have always felt like Kubri