Friday, 6 May 2016

The Big Short (2015)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363

"The 2008 Financial Crisis for Dummies".  An excellent insight into the fraudulent economic clusterfuckery that let to the US banking collapse, told through the stories of a few guys that saw it coming.  Funny on the surface but deeply disturbing at its heart, this was educational and a good watch.

Four stars

High Rise (2015)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462335/

Tom Hiddleston vs. a dystopian skyscraper.  As society crumbles within his new apartment block a troubled doctor fights to find his place. What starts out as interestingly creepy and claustrophic soon becomes garbled and confused.  The surrealism didn't work for me; a good-looking film but too messy to be enjoyed.

Two stars