Older movies have a different style to them, a different means of editing and at times, a different kind of acting, which can make them seem very strange for modern viewers. But they also tend to be more focused on story and character, with perhaps more in common with plays than today’s cinema. La Piscine, … Continue reading
Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather series – at least, the first two movies – have long been held up as a kind of cinematic watermark. The Godfather is widely considered one of the greatest movies ever made; in fact, The Godfather is widely considered the greatest movie ever made, period, whilst its follow-up, The Godfather Part … Continue reading
When Volume 2 was released back in 2004, there was a mixed response from audiences. Whilst Volume 1 had been criticised for being all action with no substance, Volume 2 was criticised for being overly talky, with very little in the way of fight scenes. There is nothing in Volume 2 on the scale and … Continue reading
