Putin caught a lot of critical attention right from the get-go, simply because it’s the first film made to use AI to make the actor performing the role of the main subject exactly resemble said subject. Vladimir “Vova” Putin was a sensible choice since his mien is somewhat unco and frigid, a living example of uncanny valley. Given his power and viciousness, perhaps a risky chance, too. Patryk Vega might want to avoid buildings more than two storeys high.
I didn’t do a lot of reviews this past year. Fifty three in all. It was an election year and I write mostly about politics, and I have a backlog going into 2025. Also, if I think something is rubbish, I’m very unlikely to review it. And there was a fair old bit of rubbish that came out last year.
A Year in review: a review of 2023 2023 was another great year for television. Among other great shows we watched (and I reviewed) this year were Gen V (outrageous spin-off of The Boys), One Piece (excellent live-action version of a rather dumb anime), a new BBC remake of War of the Worlds, an engaging …
George Carlin’s American Dream Directed by Judd Apatow & Michael Bonfiglio Starring George Carlin Patrick Carlin Jr. Kelly Carlin Music by Jeff Morrow No. of episodes 2 Production Executive producers Teddy Leifer Judd Apatow Michael Bonfiglio Jerry Hazma Kelly Carlin Nancy Abraham (HBO) Lisa Heller (HBO) Producer Wayne Federman Animator Stefan Nadelman Editor Joe Beshenkovsky …
Get Back Directed by Peter Jackson Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr Music by The Beatles Executive producers Jeff Jones, Ken Kamins, Producers Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, Olivia Harrison, Peter Jackson, Clare Olssen, Jonathan Clyde Editor Jabez Olssen Running time 157 min (part 1), 173 min (part 2), 138 …
Darkest Hour Directed by Joe Wright Written by Anthony McCarten Produced by Tim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten, Douglas Urbanski Starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Stephen Dillane, Ronald Pickup, Ben Mendelsohn Cinematography Bruno Delbonnel As a child, I was taught, over and over, that Winston S. Churchill was the greatest …
Worth Directed by Sara Colangelo Written by Max Borenstein Based on What Is Life Worth? by Kenneth Feinberg Produced by Max Borenstein, Marc Butan, Bard Dorros, Sean Sorensen, Michael Sugar, Anthony Katagas, Michael Keaton Starring Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Tate Donovan, Shunori Ramanathan, Laura Benanti Cinematography Pepe Avila del Pino Edited by Julia …
Crime of the Century Series Directed and written by Alex Gibney … Series Produced by Nancy Abraham … executive producer (2 episodes, 2021) Thomas Augsberger … Consulting Producer (2 episodes, 2021) Sarah Dowland … producer (2 episodes, 2021) Aaron Fishman … executive producer (2 episodes, 2021) Alex Gibney … producer (2 episodes, 2021) Lisa Heller …
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of our Planet David Attenbourgh, or J. Steffen Rockström, his collaborator on this project, or perhaps Netflix may have decided that Breaking Boundaries was perhaps a bit too grim and hopeless, and would drive audiences into despair. So they put a hopeful conclusion at the end that felt like it had …
The Making of Dark Side of the Moon Director: Matthew Longfellow Episode credited cast: Roger Waters, Storm Thorgerson, Nigel Williamson (journalist), David Fricke, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason, Robert Sandall (Journalist and broadcaster), Alan Parsons, Chris Thomas (mix supervisor), Bhaskar Menon Ask a million people to name the greatest rock album between 1960 and …