Becoming Bond—the self-told (tall?) tale of Single O Seven—is compelling in all the right ways, and Greenbaum’s docudrama approach lends Lazenby’s narrative a blanket of naivety befitting his unlikely ascent to stardom.
Read more about George Lazenby on Martinis, Girls and Guns.
It is primarily the acting chemistry that sells the slight, somewhat clichéd narrative of August 32nd on Earth; nevertheless, it's an encouraging debut for Villeneuve, whose skill as a writer and director is on full display.
Listed on directed by Denis Villeneuve.
The tantalizing and divisive Eyes Wide Shut commits an utterly electrifying 20 minutes to film, but surrounds it with 2+ hours of repetitive, drawn out dialogue—it strangely both encourages and discourages repeat viewings.
Listed on directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Voyeuristic pleasures abound in first-time writer/director Dan Gilroy's sleek and stylish Nightcrawler, a darkly comedic rags to riches story centered around a sociopathic opportunist who is nothing short of mesmerizing.
Listed among favorites of 2014.
