Neon Camera Reviews

  Our Favourite Directors  To celebrate hitting 1000 views, we thought we would each dive into our five favourite directors. With so many great choices available there’s a good chance these lists could change day to day, but right now, here are each of our favourites! 1. Taika Waititi Taika Waititi is undoubtedly one of the most in-demand directors in current cinema, but I’m going to be honest, like a lot of other people, my first introduction to Waititi’s work was through 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok. Waititi’s ability to completely revitalise the Thor franchise, which was otherwise bland and largely considered to be the worst of the MCU titles, into a vibrant comedy that embraced the craziness of its source material within the first five minutes of its’ runtime is something to be marvelled at (excuse the pun). His work outside of the land of superheroes, however, is even more impressive. Oscar-winning Jojo Rabbit is a touching, yet absurd, film set in Nazi Germany that highlights t...

Whiplash By Emily Hubbard Damien Chazelle doing what he does best: creating modern classics centering around jazz. 5/5 Cameras 🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥 Directed by: Damien Chazelle Starring: Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons Where to find it: Sky Cinema/Now TV   No Copyright Infringement Intended  Whiplash. Defined as ‘to jolt suddenly, typically to cause injury’, it’s a feeling you’re left with after viewing this breath-taking piece of cinema, directed by Damien Chazelle. The film starts and ends in the same way, with our protagonist playing the drums, however, the events that take place between these scenes create some of the most exhilarating 107 minutes in modern-day cinema. Let’s get things straight, although classed as a drama, Whiplash is almost certainly more of a thriller, and a truly terrific one at that, with its final 15 minutes being arguably more anxiety-inducing than many greats of the genre. It’s safe to say that Chazelle has done the seemingly impossible by creating a fi...