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REVIEW #211 Interstellar (2014)

When Earth becomes inhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex NASA pilot is tasked with flying a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for the human race. Interstellar ultimately explores the very real and inevitable fate of our planet and turns that premise into a thought provoking science fiction film that leaves audiences asking questions long after it’s conclusion. It’s a fiction film that hits hard because we all know this is the direction we are heading in and that helps create such a strong emotional connection, for me at least anyway. There were so many points in this film that had me in tears, it’s a real heartbreaker and that’s the aspect that surprised me the most for sure. Now combine that with the spectacular cinematography and one of the best musical scores I have ever listened to and this film solidified itself as one of the all time greats. It’s no surprise that this was the work of Hans Zimmer, the man’s a genius who never fails to surprise

REVIEW #210 The Outfit (2022)

Leonard is a London tailer who runs a shop, making suits in Chicago. Serving all kinds of customers, even the dangerous kind, finally leaves him in a tight spot where he must outsmart criminals in order to survive the night.  The Outfit includes a really talented cast and an incredibly intimate setting, all filmed within the constraints of Leonard’s tailer shop. It’s filled with some unexpected twists but it also has its fair share or predictable turns that you can see coming from a mile off. I loved the chemistry between all of the cast, Dylan O’Brien, Mark Rylance, Johnny Flynn and Zoe Deutch, in particular had some really interesting scenes where they bounced off of each other well. The cinematography was slightly limited by the fact it was all set in one shop but nonetheless there were still some nice shots that worked well with the dim lighting spread across the set. In terms of the plot, it was actually quite gripping, despite its predictable nature. You could tell that the innoc