Directed by Damien Chazelle EDIT: Not so much an analysis of the movie as much as me getting defensive about why I like it so much. It's nice to fall under a movie's spell. La La Land, to me, is a sweet, tender, intimate yet massive, nostalgic fairytale about dreams, dreamers and good fortune. It's … Continue reading La La Land (2016) [revisited]
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First Man (2018)
Directed by Damien Chazelle When Apollo 11 hurdles its way to the lunar surface the camera remains inside the module, cramped in there along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Other movies would cross cut between the two astronauts, the Houston control room and Armstrong's nervous wife, Janet, but First Man doesn't give us such breathing … Continue reading First Man (2018)