First Man (2018)

I could have watched this if all cinemas in Metro Manila has not pulled it out from their theaters less than a month after it was playing. This is the reason why Philippine cinemas are like Jeepneys when they already got their quota they remove the film. Unlike in Australia its still playing with their scheduled line up not everyday.

First Man is awesome I would watch it if there's a cinema showing it in Metro Manila, unfortunately I just have to wait for digital when it gets officially released.

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So splendidly executed, and researched. Brilliant. This is my best pucture for the year - bar none.

Not the best from Chazelle after his two masterpieces in 2014 and 2016, but definitely deserves the upcoming surge of nomination for its technical achievement.

First Man is a tremendous film deconstructing the America’s journey towards the historical first landing of the moon, through the most personal and intimate angle of Neil Armstrong’s life and psyche during his ordeal and subsequent achievement. Impressively shot in film that harkens back to an authentic 1960s aesthetic, filled with powerful yet subtle emotional beats from some of hollywood’s top performers and breathtakingly realistic space based cinematography, this film depicting the bygone space race is an absolute triumph.

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