GQ_South_Africa_2017

essentials

OCTOBER 2017 GQ.CO.ZA 47

BLADE RUNNER 2049

Directed by Denis Villeneuve; with

Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford

If you haven’t seen the original, your

viewing is well-overdue. While this is

a perfect continuation of the original’s

universe, it stands perfectly well on

its own. Villeneuve (the man behind

Prisoners, Sicario and Arrival) displays

his technical capabilities and original

approach, and Roger Deakins’

cinematography here is sublime.

+++++

Released 6 October

THOR: RAGNAROK

Directed by Taika Waititi; with

Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston,

Cate Blanchett

The fi rst two Thor fi lms were

criticised for being too moody and

self-important. That Marvel handed

over directorial duties to Waititi,

known for quirky comedies Hunt for

the Wilderpeople and What We Do

In The Shadows, shows they’re

willing to bring back the mirth.

+++++

ased 27 October

THE SNOWMAN

Directed by Tomas Alfredson; with

Michael Fassbender, Rebecca

Ferguson, JK Simmons

Fassbender is perfectly cast as

Norwegian author Jo Nesbø’s

popular detective Harry Hole.

The script, co-written by Hossein

Amini and Matthew Michael

Carnahan, is a tense adaptation

of the seventh of 11 Hole stories.

The mystery kicks off simply,

yet intriguingly enough: a missing

woman’s scarf is discovered

wrapped around an eerie

snowman. The Norwegian

landscapes are captured by

Australian-South African

cinematographer Dion Beebe,

whose work on 2005’s Memoirs of

a Geisha earned him an Academy

Award. Scandinavian thrillers are

underrated modern gems, as

anyone who has seen the original

Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy

or The Hunt will testify. This is a

tense, moody and intelligent work.

+++++

Released 13 October

It’s all action from

here on out

Edited by Evert Lombaert

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