2020 Blind Spot Series: Casino (1995)

When I sat down to watch Martin Scorsese's Casino I only knew that it was a gangster film and that it is considered by many the filmmaker's finest film. The latter is actually the reason I picked it for my Blind Spot as I was curious to see how it could be better than Goodfellas. Turns out, it kind of it as it's essentially Scorsese's attempt to remake his own Goodfellas and yet it stands out on its own as a refreshing, highly entertaining and fascinating crime film.

Thursday Movie Picks: Television Edition: 2019 Freshmen Series

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There's nothing I love more than binge-watching a new TV series. However, between work, films, life, rewatches — Breaking Bad and Orange Is the New Black —, and catch-ups — Barry and The Kominsky Method —, I didn't watch many freshman series last year. Only three as it turned out when I was trying to come up with something for this week. So without further ado nor much of a choice, here are my picks.

I Lost My Body (2019)

I didn't know what to expect when I sat down to watch I Lost My Body (French: J'ai perdu mon corps), one of the Oscar nominees for Best Animated Picture. My guess? That it'll be yet another solid film that doesn't stand a chance with the others. I couldn't have been more wrong as this French animated drama turned out to be a mesmerizing, touching and haunting journey about loneliness, loss, letting go and finding that part of ourselves that's missing.

1917 (2019)

Whenever a new war film hits cinemas chances are it's World War II-related. And how to blame those filmmakers? I'm the first who finds it a very, if not the most fascinating one. Sam Mendes goes against the crowd with his latest film 1917, a World War I film that can be described with two words, masterful filmmaking.