Out to own today:
Mr Holmes
 | “Fiction is worthless,” Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) Mega meta: Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes watching a Sherlock Holmes film, where Sherlock Holmes is played by the 'Young Sherlock Holmes'. Such ostentatious clever-cleverness is in short supply. The sole standout is the lead; McKellen shines as a 93-year old Sherlock, in an otherwise deeply unsatisfying, uncinematic take on the legendary detective. Unchallenging Sunday afternoon television is the modus operandi. Where was the peril, the stakes? Our Holmes here is suffering from the war of attrition that is aging. If the film had diagnosed anaemia, it would have been ironic. [To read more, click here.] |
The Overnight
 | “I’ve got everything I need under this roof,” Emily (Taylor Schilling) When one of your main characters paints portraits of b*ttholes in his spare time, you figure subtlety has been taken off the table. However, THE OVERNIGHT uses frank sexual humour as a delivery system to explore anxiety among men. The two wives have self-concerns, but their neuroses are second place to the excruciatingly raw insecurities on display from Kurt (Jason Schwartzman) and Alex (Adam Scott). It’s not sexism, but a rare attempt to dwell on what can worry the male of the species. Arguably, making proceedings funny permits the issues to be dwelt on more deeply. À la ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘The Office’, be prepared to watch through your fingers. [To read more, click here.] |
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