Ferrari (2023)

Watched in 2024 (35 movies items)

"29.4"

2023: The Year of the Brand Movie (16 movies items)

"Ferrari"

A good movie

“To be honest, it has been at least 20 years since Michael Mann has delivered a great movie but, since I have always had a weak spot for his work, I was willing to give him once again the benefit of the doubt. Furthermore, I have to admit that the subject matter did sound really cool. Well, even if it didn’t turn out to be a masterpiece, it was at least miles better than the abysmal ‘Blackhat’. Indeed, Ferrari must be the most famous car brand in the world and I think that the time period chosen, instead of going for a full biography of the famous Italian, was an interesting choice. However, even though everything going on in his professional life was quite intriguing, the focus on his private life didn’t work that well though. I’m not saying that his private life was not interest” read more

2024 Oscar Nomination Predictions (20 movies items)

"1. Oppenheimer 2. Maestro 3. The Zone of Interest 4. Ferrari 5. Barbie Pretty solid on my top four, but five is tough. Barbie and Killers got the CAS tip, while Dead Reckoning got in at BAFTA. But you can't really count out The Killer. Even with a more muted response, Fincher films always have incredible sound design/mixing, and Napoleon has a lot of big, booming battle sequences. I went with Barbie, largely because of the musical elements. If there was still two categories, it'd be a shoe-in f"