though was its vibrant rotoscoped imagery linklater using the techniques he honed on waking life and a scanner darkly to lend his nostalgic stroll down memory lane a dreamlike sense of wonderment neil smith10 moonage daydreamimage credit universalits not about david bowie its not about david jones its bowie in quotations said brett morgen the director of this dazzling documentary deepdive into the personal archives of one of musics most mercurial figures for his kaleidoscopic look at bowie the showman the shapeshifter morgen spent five years sifting through often neverbeforeseen footage to create a unique portrait of the artist even compared to his earlier music docs the nirvanaled cobain montage of heck and the rolling stones crossfire hurricane this was radical beginning with 1995s hallo spaceboy before spinning viewers through a bowie wormhole watching it was like stepping in a time machine as eras outfits and personas flash by the unicorns included previously shelved footage from the epic earls court gigs in 78 when bowie toured heroes what morgen calls possibly the greatest performance on film of davids career but this went much deeper than merely showcasing hidden gems from fan worship to a revealing russell harty interview morgens tapestry was a symphonic homage to one of the greatest singersongwriters of all time james mottram9 elvisimage credit warner brosaustin butler likened his transformation into the king to climbing mount everest and there were plenty who thought he might tap out on the ice but by the time baz luhrmann bowed his glitzy biopic at cannes to a standing ovation it was clear that hed achieved the summit dividing presleys life into three different eras and telling his story via the lens of his longtime manager tom hanks luhrmann managed to capture the thrill of elvis as a rebel sex symbol and performer via butlers feral soulful turn that so eerily nailed presleys physicality and voice that audiences had trouble telling him and the real elvis apart in the films closing footage uh huh huh jane crowther8 the banshees of inisherinimage credit searchlight pictures ukthe idea was to tell a truthful breakup story as sadly and humanely or horrifyingly as that can be said writer director martin mcdonagh of the banshees of inisherin adding dark humor quiet beauty and one miniature donkey to the mix he reunited his in bruges leads to make the years most complicated relationship look effortless colin farrell and brendan gleeson were the lifelong best pals who fall out on a small island during the irish civil war one hitting an existential impasse the other left wondering what hes done wrong fiddles were fiddled fingers were chopped off and mcdonaghs prickly script danced to the tune of immortality versus not being a feckin eejit paul bradshaw7 aftersunimage credit a24paul mescal offered an innate warmth and stability essential to the character writerdirector charlotte wells said of her leading man playing a privately troubled young scottish father on a turkey package holiday with