Oscars… but who cares about them? They only happen on an
annual basis, these summaries of my top three and singular worst film only
comes around each month. The month has been rather mixed, as we have darted
between the fantastic to the dreadful. Literally anything I saw this month that
was not horrible was fantastic, there were not any good or fine films, they were
all either at one end of the spectrum or the other. The amazing film were alo
of a very different variety as well, with ultra-violent superhero movies,
arthouse Asian movies and sobering financial dramedies.
3: The Assassin
A contemplative and thoughtful study of … well I don’t
exactly know what but herein lies the brilliance of ‘The Assassin’ it is just
one of those movies that you can interoperate and decipher through each
beautiful frame. I happen to believe it’s a story of duty and humanity,
transporting you into the viewpoint of the assassin, a quiet observer who is
patiently waiting to strike, watching the targets who are blissfully unaware of
their own impending doom. The action scenes are excellently choreographed but
unusually sparse for this type of movie, instead it moves at a slower pace as
it questions our motives and perception, forcing you to examine the big picture
rather than small and ultimately meaningless conflicts.
2: Deadpool
Best superhero movie ever? One of them definitely (for me at
least) as ‘Deadpool’ is intelligently crude (if such a thing can exist),
wonderfully subversive and ridiculously entertaining. Tim Miller directs with
such a visceral and fluid style that ‘Deadpool’ stands on its own as a terrific
action movie as well as a fantastic comedy movie. It’s a hell of a lot funnier
than any comedy film that’s been released recently anyway. I’m sure you’ve
heard this millions of times but Ryan Reynolds was born to play this part, he’s
charismatic, action oriented, threatening and empathetic and just fits so
perfectly into this world. A sequel is already in the world and I can’t wait.
1: The Big Short
Led by a stellar cast including Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling,
Christian Bale and Brad Pitt, ‘The Big Short’ is a truly unique depiction of a
decidedly difficult subject. Far from being a dreary movie about finance and
number crunching it was deeply engaging and moves along with a strong and clear
momentum, with Adam McKay’s script and direction blending together excellently to
form an informative and provocative drama. McKay’s comedic sensibilities
provide an underlying tone that allow one to find the film as hilarious as it
is horrifying, a defining movie for our current economic era.
And the Worst…
Dirty Grandpa
Whatever horror movie comes out in 2016, they will not be as
terrifying or as disturbing as ‘Dirty Grandpa’. There is no fun to be found in
this movie, it is a vulgar, repulsive and offensive mess of a film. It’s a
meaningless parade of crassness that seems to take pride in its own stupidity as
if it’s some sort of satire, but I doubt whether this film has even heard of
the word satire. If you want jokes about molestation, racism, homophobia and
Robert DeNiro masturbating (not depicted in a fleeting shot but for a painfully
long time) then here’s the comedy movie for you. For everyone else, it’s a
tragedy.
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