A gripping thriller, 10 Cloverfield Lane follows a young woman who wakes up in a mysterious bunker after being incapacitated in a car accident. She is greeted by Howard, a dubious character who tells her he has saved her from a chemical attack that has rendered the entire earth's surface uninhabitable. Howard refuses to open the outside door and contaminate the bunker so she hatches an escape plan to discover the truth. The soundtrack mostly consists of eerie orchestral pieces that successfully add atmosphere however there are also a couple of well-placed, upbeat oldies tracks - most notably 'I think we're alone now' and 'tell him'. Unfortunately, the ending goes a little sideways and trades in all the film's tension for some ill-fitting action. Still it's one heck of a ride until then.
8/10
Field of Dreams is a rich and timeless drama about Ray, a corn farmer who hears cryptic voices telling him to build something. After seeing a vision, he takes a leap of faith and razes his crops in order to build a baseball field in the middle of nowhere, Iowa. Soon enough, spectres of baseball players from decades earlier appear on the field and Ray is guided to a reclusive writer (played by James Earl Jones who steals the show). The James Horner soundtrack is as brilliant as the often poetic dialogue and together they complement the overall sense of nostalgia. In the end, the film admits that although baseball can bring people together it's not the be-all and end-all for everyone and that's perfectly okay too. Warm your soul with FoD as often as possible.
10/10
