Wong Kar-wai seems to hold an infamous status with many fans of film. I am here to report that I mostly think – after diving through every feature film of his – I think he’s mostly way too much bark and not nearly enough bite. He has got a great visual sense, but its impact is dulled over time. Many of his films feel like they are less than sum of its parts. It has been interesting and rewarding to go through all of his films, but I do doubt I will rewatch many of them. So it goes.
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s.
This week we turn from dinosaurs to far more serious subject matter such as tinned pineapples, fish and chips, and Tony Leung’s underwear in one of the trickier movies to legally watch, Chungking Express.
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 59: Chungking Express
Imagine a movie podcast without rules. Difficult, we know, but that’s the world Ben & Matt try to retroactively live in ahead of their impending journey into the 90s, as they each bring 5 picks they would have liked to have featured in Volume 1 of the show if not for their various rules, as well as some omissions they regret.
Continue reading There Will Be Movies: Bonus Round (Vol. 1: 2000 – 2009)
The Reel World 