I thought 2049 was a wonderful, visually appealing film with a neat small story set in a big world. Which makes it a bold movie. Sure, it was set in a universe

I thought 2049 was a wonderful, visually appealing film with a neat small story set in a big world. Which makes it a bold movie. Sure, it was set in a universe we probably never thought to see again. The outset was flogging a horse I thought would have been better off stay dead. But in this age of huge stories - epics even - doing a beautiful, cruel, unforgiving small, and slow-paced story takes some balls. I wasn't entirely on board with how the universe had been treated, but even then, I liked it.