Simon Mayo
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Podcast Appearances
In fact, it's so natural and evocative, I could practically smell the licorice rolling papers.
That regards to Jordan.
Jonathan says, Dear M&S, I finally got a chance to see Rose of Nevada after missing out on tickets for it at the London Film Festival last year.
I'd been keenly waiting for it to be released in cinemas.
It was definitely worth the wait.
What some other directors might have portrayed as a cosy, nostalgic fisherman's fable
was instead presented as an unsettling misty mystery that felt like a confusing dream where causality and characters have become twisted and interchanged.
It was atmospheric and beautiful to watch too.
The best accolade I can give it is that after seeing it with the other half last Sunday, we then went to see a different film yesterday.
before which there was a trailer for Rose of Nevada.
During the trailer, two of the characters had a short conversation that perhaps gave a clue to the puzzle, which made us both independently realize we had to watch Rose of Nevada again soon.
The only negative aspect was that seeing the early 90s being portrayed as the irretrievably distant past made me feel very old.
All the best from Jonathan.
So that's Rose of Nevada at number 10.
Project Hail Mary is at number four in America.
Amaze, amaze, amaze.
Yes, amaze, amaze, amaze.
Number four here, number five over there is Hocum.
Kazza says, what a rollercoaster of a film.
I was a little uncomfortable with all the awful men at the start, but Ohm's redemption arc, that's Ohm Bauman's character played by Adam Scott, was subtle enough I didn't notice it happening.