Jóhann Jóhannsson

Mandy provides balls to the wall insanity in a way only a Nicholas Cage film can. And it’s pure brilliance. Similarly to my piece on S. Craig Zahler’s Bone Tomahawk, I’m not going into massive detail plot-wise on this one. Mainly because even after watching Mandy twice, I’m still...

Arrival is a magnificent science-fiction film which perfectly achieves the balance so many large-scale movies aim for, and often fail to accomplish: to create a film that is impressive in its visual scope, yet maintains an emotional intimacy in amidst the plot and special effects.  This is Dennis Villeneuve’s...