Happy 100th Birthday to el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X. A deeply interesting man to me. I wish you had lived even just a year longer so i could see further the true pinnacle of human alchemy, the process of transformation and becoming,  that certain psychoanalysts speak of. 

A deeply inspiring man, constantly breaking boundaries, constantly challenging every system, a man who truly believed in progress, the only times he would go back is so that he could…

70MM IMAX watch at the BFI 

That heart rate elevation, the mind pacing around over and over, all feelings this film gave me. Alongside one more feeling that only a film can create. The amazement of cinema. 

There is a scene in here that may be one of the most effective transcendental statements I’ve felt. Witnessing it in IMAX 70MM was incredible. It was so simplistic in its execution and so genuinely out of the box despite seeming very obvious.…

Everyone keeps telling me how my story is supposed to go. Nah, I’mma do my own thing. 99/100

•Overwhelmed - to overpower in thought or feeling. This film has done just that for me. When this film continually revealed it’s emotional centre, I recognised my awe, and allowed it to overwhelm me. Wow, I just wasn’t expecting the story to make the turns it did. 

The visually intense animation. Actually using the medium in a way that enhances and tells…

Extremely fortunate as a book reader to have seen this in IMAX 70MM Film at the BFI. Since Raph was excited, I was watching this one both for myself and him. I thought i’d be confident to say he’d love it but truth is I honestly don’t know. Which makes me sad. I never will know. 

I wish i didn’t fall into the hype cycle either. This is the first movie I have been actively excited to watch since November…