Movies with cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt

With Ferrari, Michael Mann falls afoul of one of the pitfalls of the bio-pic: by focusing too tightly on one brief period in the main character’s life, he creates an “is that all there is?” feeling. Although the real Enzo Ferrari was a large...

The Killer is pure David Fincher – moody, atmospheric, gloomy, and suffused with a thread of dark, sardonic humor. Despite the lack of dialogue, there’s a lot of talking. The film uses a running internal monologue to take the viewer into t...

Mank is David Fincher’s exploration of the trials and tribulations surrounding the writing of Citizen Kane as seen through the eyes of screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman). Filmed in glorious black-and-white with copious postproducti...