It’s slow. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Hooptober X Mario Bava was a composer of images. ". It's a drama to be stirred by and also contemplate as a statement on artistic desire and childhood challenges. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Creator looks fantastic, and it does achieve the feeling of a future implanted over our real world very well. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: American bloodshed. It conducts a psychological character study, which makes this all the more. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The most beautiful burial robe ever made. It takes real formal confidence to attempt a twenty minute scene like that. As an adaptation of the legend of Amleth, the inspiration for Hamlet, the film is travelling well-worn paths. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world Darren Carver-Balsiger Jules Heckwolf Parsa Tom Cruise Jr. Basically: all of these were shown in. Religious conflict sows the seeds of The Wicker Man, a film of Christian values pitted against degenerate otherness. There's a crude sexual undertone that makes it far more sleazy than a lot of Hitchcock's better known. Obama's production company owns American Factory. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Given how popular British literature is, I always find it interesting watching classic Hollywood films which are set in specific regions in Britain because they blatantly disregard. There are previous Hammer films like Taste of Fear or Nightmare which aren't so far away from this. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ . CryptoDarren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hammer to the face. Grid; List; Published 2020-06-16T16:31:20. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 7 Constantly nuanced and allegorical, The Silence is a logic-defying film about lonely characters in a wordless world. Amazon US; Amazon Video US; Apple TV Plus US; Apple TV US; Upgrade to a Letterboxd Pro account to add your favorite services to this list—including any service and country pair listed on JustWatch—and to enable one-click filtering by all your favorites. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★½ 2. At its centre is a community built upon centuries of tradition. However I discuss in detail the themes and ideas of the movie, which in this case could be considered mild spoilers. Poor Things allows Yorgos Lanthimos the opportunity to fully embrace the surreal in his own quirky way. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 11 Apr 2018 6. Stuff happens, but nothing really happens, and it all means nothing. We observe and experience, we do not know why things happen. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Cinema as poetry. Watched Dec 13, 2020. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Structurally intriguing, Barbarian starts off as one type of horror movie and then becomes another. Remove filters; Fade watched films;. Dracula 3D contains some of the most crude and unconvincing CGI I. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: So this is the last film on my Akira Kurosawa marathon. His films are built on atmosphere and a symphony of astonishing genre visuals. Burning is a mystery with no solution. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The memories that remain. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 30 Oct 2016. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: It's hard to imagine that The Grapes of Wrath was ever published in America, let alone made into a Hollywood film. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 135. Satantango 1994. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A cry of anger and frustration. Join here. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Boiling Point is a one shot film, executed authentically, and I'm pleased the film doesn't use this style as a gimmick. This list is unranked and sorted alphabetically. The film is a mood piece, a work of beauty and horror intertwined. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: You can also read this review at Cineflix Daily. All Time 100 81% 81 of 100. It remains a unique landmark for the genre. Just names by themselves. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Men don't fight in war, soldiers do. A 26-year-old software engineer from Leeds, England, Darren chats with fellow list-maker extraordinaire Jack Moulton about how the Letterboxd community has helped him discover obscure gems that aren’t likely to appear on the IMDb Top 250 any time soon. No other word in the title besides a name. Read at your discretion. “August Top 4 First-time Watches: The Battle of Algiers (1966, Pontecorvo) Beau Travail (1999, Denis) The Only Son (1936, Ozu) Sunset Boulevard (1950, Wilder)”Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A Summer's Tale is about a young man confused. Saved searches Use saved searches to filter your results more quicklyLetterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps. --- Contribute to my other lists. The best pumpkin carvers from around the country are here to do what they do and you should check it out. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Pirates of Blood River is good fun but a very flimsy effort from Hammer. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) and Shaun of the Dead (2004). mother! 2017 ★½ . At times it appears as a morality tale, but it is also an examination of social conventions and. A list of 415 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Come and See (1985), The Thing (1982), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Psycho (1960) and Funeral Parade of Roses (1969). It isn't historical or overtly science-fiction or brazenly experimental. It is a film of happy memories depicted with melancholia. It turns out to be episodic, though interconnected through a few twists and turns. Tagged. It is an immersive, intense work, but its dependence on narrative takes away from the themes and experience. It asks the West to reconcile the dark path taken. There's no real evidence for it, but it's scientific fact. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. 23. Max von Sydow was one of the finest actors to ever emerge from the European festival circuit. The opening five minutes has an elephant shit on the lens and the ending is a corny montage filled with questionable. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Saw this projected from a rare 70mm print, with a one-off recorded message from Alfonso Cuarón before the film started. Following the disintegration of a marriage across years, this is a work about communication and unearthing the underlying unhappiness a couple. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #29. The first time it felt like reading a good novel. It is the most extraordinary film, a work of immersion built upon a chain reaction of intercutting timelines. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. For when you want to wallow in despair. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: American bloodshed. Politics. Darren’s Diary Date. Join here. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. It is the story of a widow who struggles her entire life to pay for her son's education, and eventually sending him away to study and become a great man. Class consciousness is something rarely seen in the media, but it's important that we're aware of it. While it starts off well, it ends up descending into a fantasy story that feels very old-fashioned and uninteresting. Cinema is the most powerful medium, because it has the ability to be the most objective medium. Hooptober #25. German history represents many. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Final Cut . Since comedy is his favourite genre, I thought it'd. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Scoob! is an abomination. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Weep. Refugees have no sanctuary and little hope. 3000 Followers Celebration Picked by: Kosta Jovanović and sciallacooper. Although the principle of preserving law is an act of privilege in this case. With so many bright colours, every image shines. Dungeonskramz #6. Here are my favourites 😀: letterboxd. Shot in an. A list of 30 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Seven Samurai (1954), Ikiru (1952), Ran (1985), High and Low (1963) and Red Beard (1965). The film is surprisingly clever in many subtle ways with it's themes of cannibalism (and by extension, vegetarianism), irrational. While the film begins as a more genre-inflected work, of a serial killer and those searching for him, Holy Spider is much more concerned with its dramatic depictions of religious conservatism within Iran and. It is completely unoriginal, mashing together ideas from loads of better movies. A list of 300 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), TÁR (2022), RRR (2022) and Aftersun (2022). The film is fiery and violent, with loads of explosions and gunfire. Makoto Shinkai is a mixed director at best but his work was certainly improving over the years. I was actually very excited to see Weathering with You. It is Stanley Kubrick's earliest masterpiece, and holds up despite a career. It's about the reality of growing up and the consequences of an aimless life. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. There are films that are trying to be artful and deep, and films which are experimental in style. It exists just as a collection of memories from one holiday, but what it achieves is far greater. Director Francis Lee made a fantastic impression with his feature debut God's Own Country a few years ago. Every frame is a perfectly constructed, twisty tale of love, lust and fetishism underneath a story of deception, lies and greed. Shinkai is purposefully blind to real life issues because he wants to be romantic at all costs. We observe and experience, we do not know why things happen. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 4. It is more vague, stuck in history and not just a single fictional, self-contained story. Something. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s films. Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker is the perfect deconstruction of romanticised revolutions. Martyrs is a deeply traumatising work, not just because it depicts evil, but because it captures both physical and mental torture. Conversation“August Top 4 First-time Watches: The Battle of Algiers (1966, Pontecorvo) Beau Travail (1999, Denis) The Only Son (1936, Ozu) Sunset Boulevard (1950, Wilder)”Darren Carver-Balsiger ’s all-time stats Share Share to Facebook 3,329 Films 6,159 Hours 1,764 Directors 128 Countries 330w Longest Streak 844 2+ Film Days Top films All time. Pretentious statements and philosophical musings are nowhere to be found. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 2 Manichitrathazhu is a very simple psychological horror movie, playing with a haunted house setup, a ghostly woman, and a bunch of strange happenings. The Cremator 1969 ★★★★½ . Armageddon Time 2022 ★★★ Watched Nov 20, 2022. List maestro Darren Carver-Balsiger on arthouse cinema, enduring The Room, obscure essential horror films from around the world and tips for how to conduct a Letterboxd community poll. It is an anthology film made by many directors, of which one was Kenji Mizoguchi. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Bela Tarr captures life in all it's glory but he's not a director who seemingly admires the world we live in; instead he captures how shit life gets and presents it to us in the. Many WWII films focus on the fighting and usually save thematic deliberation for the downtime. Nominally the film set in the fictional republic of Eldorado, but the allegory for Brazilian politics is. Faces are half cast in shadow, these distressed, pain. About this list: Films where a city defines the film to the point where it becomes an integral character. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: No Time to Die is a Bond film of significance, tying together all the loose ends from the Daniel Craig era of Bond. Fast X 2023 ★½ . Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: No Regrets for Our Youth is a curious film for Akira Kurosawa. Sadly it is also a failure. Fire of Love is not a generic talking heads documentary, but a film crafted from archive footage and short animated sections. A lot of genre films work in this area, although Manichitrathazhu maintains some unique cultural specificity. Yet beneath each change things are still the same. It is a glibly exploitative movie that relies on partaking in the death of animals, graphically showing such death. I used to love Scooby Doo as a kid, and even as an adult I've rewatched bits every now and again. A list of 333 films compiled on Letterboxd, including 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Stalker (1979), Chungking Express (1994), Satantango (1994) and Blade Runner (1982). It is a film of changing times and the constant presence of history. About this list: Science fiction is one of my favourite genres, and I thought it'd. About this list: Made this list for my friend Alex. A list of 250 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Stalker (1979) and The Thing (1982). Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★½ 4 I admire the existence of Missing , and the way it makes clear US involvement with murderous regimes in Latin America. Not counting festival-only movies (apologies to The Novelist's. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ Making the most out of its limitations, Detour is an atmospheric and doom-filled gem. So much of the film relies on empty space, just moments left to stay blank as men describe horrors. The Bridge on the River Kwai establishes itself as a superb wartime adventure. Showgirls could be described as a high budget exploitation flick. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Invisible Guest starts off with a decent premise, utilising complex storytelling, unreliable narrators, and a strong central mystery. Lost young men in 1990s Russia faced a country in disarray. [deleted] • 9 mo. To fight for what is right is violent and tough. Nothing can prepare someone for their first viewing of Oldboy. It examines a world set after the current fighting taking place right now. Check out his amazing Ozu write-ups and look out for his upcoming reviews on Kurosawa's films. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Babylon is a big fucking mess. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's articles, email address, contact information, Twitter and moreSee new Tweets. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s Watchlist. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★ 33. The Bridge on the River Kwai establishes itself as a superb wartime adventure. This is a film of honour, loyalty, and bravery. Glorious revolution. Shots are placed within shots, sound blends across time. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Talk to Me has some pretty intense scares, but it's not as interesting as it appears. Hooptober #30. The personification of elements is just a very basic concept. Yes, it has failed to reduce the number of drug users, it has increased the power of criminal organisations, and it has lasted far longer than ever imagined. ★★★★½ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 08 Apr 2021 Suspiria is a loud movie, in its blaring, repetitive music and also its bright, bold colours that shine across the rainbow. horror films, heist films, martial arts films etc). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Kalel, 15 is a haunting film, a tale of woe that enters a vicious cycle which remains unbroken by the end. I'm not adding every single film called Michael, for example. Infinity Pool is raw and uncompromised, extreme cinema at its most conceptual and intriguing. It has a peaceful calm that comes from its mature and sensible characters. Stuff happens, but nothing really happens, and it all means nothing. Only the sequences in the snow drag it down a little, as well as a whole host of other nitpicks that distract from a film that tries so hard to seem well thought out. A film so in touch with its spiritual and historical premise, yet abundant in bursts of genre. A list of 100 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Stand by Me (1986), Paris Is Burning (1990), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Dead Poets Society (1989) and Pink Flamingos (1972). GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. To prevent arguments, this list will work off the same rules as Darren Carver-Balsiger's top 250. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The least known film by Studio Ghibli, Ocean Waves is a brilliant little film from the anime powerhouse. 899Z. Join here. Key scenes take place in fire and rain, revelling in the. Please consider upgrading to a Pro account—for less than a couple bucks a month, you’ll get cool additional features like all-time and annual stats pages (), the ability to select (and filter by) your favorite streaming. Everything about Carol astonishes me. About this list: Douban is an all-purpose Chinese social media service. Any protest for justice and fairness has my unequivocal support. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: In my opinion The Thin Red Line is a very flawed movie. . Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) and Shaun of the Dead (2004). A bright future left behind, a dark void remaining. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: At the centre of Biutiful Javier Bardem gives an extraordinary and subtle performance. The issue of victimhood becomes complex, revealing a criminal who lived his life in poverty and had no home. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Fisherman's Diary is a deeply flawed film, though it has the noble intention of encouraging gender equality in education. However, aside from those things, Biutiful is an underwhelming effort. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. It's a nothing movie, just a bland franchise extension made with no style nor character. ★★★★★ Watched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 24 Oct 2016 4. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s 2023 to date. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This is an article I wrote about long films for Cineflix Daily. 115. In a burnt out, pointless world men die for nothing, but they were no longer men, they were already corpses sent out. Full Metal Jacket is the story of how to create killers. I don’t particularly like any but I really cringe at. imgur. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober X. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Cow is Andrea Arnold's Cannibal Holocaust . Darren. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Part of my 400 followers celebration. Box Office Mojo. Infinity Pool is raw and uncompromised, extreme cinema at its most conceptual and intriguing. The film follows two sisters, one evil and one pure. In a way the film is simple, because it consists of talking and direct political statements. It's a very physical movie, one where you feel the characters and their world. To fight for what is right is violent and tough. It captures ugly realities and difficult choices. The film is a mood piece, a work of beauty and horror. Ran, a relocated retelling of King Lear, is possibly the greatest film adapted from Shakespeare. A list of 1,000 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Satantango (1994), Antichrist (2009), mother! (2017), Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) and Werckmeister Harmonies (2000). All of Us Strangers is a film of the past forcing itself upon us and needing to move on. The film follows a girl wanting to go to school but is caught in a patriarchal society that won't let her. The local dialect and untrained actors help provide that. It's a fascinating experiment, abstract and disjointed. However Athena as a whole does not live up to that beginning. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Sanctuary is an intriguing two-hander, playing with a series of shifting power dynamics performed by two great actors. The film follows a man wandering, listening to the people he meets. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: R. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Werckmeister Harmonies is a film of constant symbolism and allegory. The Fountain 2006 ★★ Watched May 25, 2018. I think the problem is that the film is trying to internalise something which it presents so externally. Money flows, so death flows. The final act especially delivers some creative, action-packed sequences, often filmed against stylish red lighting. Here extremism is presented in practice and at face value. For a ranked list of my favourite films, see here. is a fascinating exploration of modern Europe. This is a film of death, of history, of injustice. It is at times very unpleasant and its constant commitment to style will ultimately limit the audience, but Blonde is astonishingly executed. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Shakespeare within the Japanese mountains. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: SPOILERS ahead, but I would recommend reading this review regardless. The 1989 version of The Punisher has a lot of faults, but as a goofy 80s action flick it is pretty fun. Instead a modernising city brings change and new economic roles for women. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. It is a work of immense beauty and power, showcasing Miyazaki at his most sophisticated. I did include the 1996 TV movie. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ A unique and odd film, Dementia is a silent work from the 1950s, playing with mundane surrealism in a way that feels proto-Lynchian. Obama had 8 years to fix some of these problems and did not. Share your videos with friends, family, and the worldView the daily YouTube analytics of Darren Carver-Balsiger and track progress charts, view future predictions, related channels, and track realtime live sub counts. With dad being how he is, and me being me, I wonder if you ever heard it enough. Amazon US; Amazon Video US; Apple TV Plus US; Apple TV US; Upgrade to a Letterboxd Pro account to add your favorite services to this list—including any service and country pair listed on JustWatch—and to enable one-click filtering by all your favorites. It reflects the calm of life, through still shots of windows and beds and phones, and yet it reveals a constant inner chaos. About this list: Films where a city defines the film to the point where it becomes an integral character. Nothing is off limits and all boundaries of cinema and society can be transgressed. These are very loosely ranked. This is new kind of event cinema, a film built on the back of 18 others, with over 20 already established cinematic heroes, at least 10 other reprising characters, and a villain setup over 6. It's formulaic, bland, and boring. ========== I'd love to see your leagues if you set them up, so please share them with me in the comments if you want! My friend John has produced an excellent resource for creating your own. All of Us Strangers is a film of the past forcing itself upon us and needing to move on. Opening Night is a film of a woman struggling, unstable in her own life. ago. It's as if the memory is erased. It's a natural way to tell this claustrophobic, intense, single-location, real-time story. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Timbuktu is a breathlessly simple statement on Islamic fundamentalism and furthermore reveals the hypocrises and truths of human civilisation. The cinematography, with its frequently out-of-focus backgrounds, is garish and irritating. To some extent there's a political muddlement to the film, but what perseveres is its radical uniqueness within US cinema. Read at your discretion. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Noirvember. Every frame looks beautiful, aided by some wonderful. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: B'Twixt Now and Sunrise: The Authentic Cut. Last year, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman was released on Netflix to a collective gasp. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Pearl is. Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps. It is Bergman at his most touching, human, loving, and emotional (even if sadness dominates many moments). r/Letterboxd. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s 2022 in review. Killers of the Flower Moon is a masterpiece of evil, a film of the horrors of man. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 19 Apr 2017 7 Like a ripe peach, The Handmaiden is a succulent experience filled with delicious and juicy moments. It's about bad decisions made by people at the bottom of society, who struggle to do right within the unfair world around them. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I have to respect Pearl for its incredible visual texture, achieved on such a low budget. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Many regard Martin Scorsese’s epic Casino as a lesser work. suspicious_loaf • 9 mo. Looking through my friend's ratings, I anticipate some people will disagree massively with my review. The Shining 1980 ★★★★★ Rewatched May 21, 2017. Read at your discretion. The opening act is quite exciting, with a lot of ideas and settings thrown together. About this list: The revolution is not a social dinner, a literary event, a drawing or an embroidery; it cannot be done with. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Until I was 18, it was definitely the thing I was most a loser about. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Steven Spielberg and George Lucas spent large parts of their careers repackaging genres that they love. Everything is so iconic. A list of 333 films compiled on Letterboxd, including 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Stalker (1979), Chungking Express (1994), Satantango (1994) and Blade Runner (1982). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s Watchlist. "Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I saw this at Leeds International Film Festival 2018. Knock at the Cabin 2023 ★★★ Watched Feb 05, 2023. It's a shame however that the commercial success far exceeds the quality of the film. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #29. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ½ 13. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 23. After the incomparable Persona, Bergman followed it up with three lesser known masterpieces from 1968-69. Disability. Newest First; Earliest First; Darren’s Rating. Dracula 3D contains some of the most crude and unconvincing CGI I. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Landscapes of empty beauty dominate A Touch of Zen. Halloween: Resurrection opens with the dumbest possible retcon of the previous film's ending and then proceeds to waste Jamie Lee Curtis in a stupid, overdramatic death scene. The Russia shown here is one of crime, violence, guns. Why Make Long Movies? : The Beauty of Five Hour Epics. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Causeway is a simple and restrained drama. The story is so complicated, filled with too many. A list of 500 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Stalker (1979), Bacurau (2019), Possession (1981), Solaris (1972) and Blue Velvet (1986). I thought I'd share movies that. The Northman is fantastic in all regards, except for its story. 700Z. That is, the 1963 - 89 original 26 season run. Due to the first two, the film easily won me over. It is a film of humour and heart. Behaves like an absolute twat in the comments and has a very narrow minded view of what good cinema is. He's the most annoying guy in the site imo. A list of 250 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Farewell My Concubine (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Titanic (1997) and Léon: The Professional (1994). Sansho the Bailiff is a humanist film of humble scope. Mankind's significance in the universe is. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The ocean is huge and life feels small. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. After his 1950s output saw a few thematic diversions and a much larger scale, it's quite apt for Mizoguchi's last work to be a more traditional setup. Political struggle does not end. It feels like themes and ideas are treated just like the effects, things to be bolted onto a movie because they are a. Ordered by films titled with a full name, then just first names, and then surnames. This is a film which starts at a loud. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Basically, every director who I've seen 5+ films by is ranked here according to the mean average rating I've given to their work. The lead has her face recreated. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. 100 Movies 80% 80 of 100. Trauma. A list of 435 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Her (2013), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Call Me by Your Name (2017), La La Land (2016) and Before Sunrise (1995). It fails as a follow-up to The Exorcist as it undermines the original and seems to misunderstand why the first film was so good. It has a purity, delving into the beauty of childhood innocence but never avoiding tough topics. Ugetsu draws on folklore and classic Japanese literature to produce quintessential jidaigeki cinema. No repeated titles. Unfortunately, as soon as the setup is established, the film promptly becomes ridiculous and gets convoluted in nonsensical plotting and illogical. 115. " Is this the France that everyone experiences? The characters in La Haine make a good case for the idea that this three word ideal is rarely reached. is a fascinating exploration of modern Europe. These are the horror films on Letterboxd with the highest average rating. LATEST UPDATE: NOVEMBER THE 1ST OF 2023 New or back on the list: 1917 at #39 The Magnificent Seven at #222 Gone from the list: The Great Silence (no longer classified as action) - was #43 Iron Monkey - was #249 I was shocked to see no one had made a top 250 for action movies, so I made one myself. The emotions are subtle and unspoken. Cries and Whispers is a film of dominant reds, with white and black serving as secondary colours. It has a rough, coarse nature and yet finds something beautiful. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: What We Leave Behind is a short, poetic documentary, made with a simplicity that captures life so plainly. I recently wrote an article about long films, so here is a list of every film over 4* hours in length that I could think of. To the characters in Maurice, homosexuality locks them in, unable to share their feelings with anyone. 24framesofnick, IHE, Joe Aragon, Patrick Willems, Hbomberguy, demi adejuyigbe and Sean Baker. Nolan's precision has earned him. It is fundamentally pointless. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An unrelentingly grim experience, Holy Spider is an intense, unsettling work. But Scoob! is a terribly soulless and bland imitation of Scooby Doo. To be very reductive The Northman is just about a man out to murder his father's killer, and the narrative becomes…The Wicker Man remains a personal favourite of mine and a high point in the rich history of British horror. Ratigan (that made this amazing list - Mine is this if you want to check it: Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: What a load of wank. Unfortunately The Creator falls short elsewhere. While the film begins as a more genre-inflected work, of a serial killer and those searching for him, Holy Spider is much more concerned with its dramatic depictions of religious conservatism within Iran and. This is a creeping film of shadows, gazing men, and words that follow you. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: RIP Max von Sydow, 1929 - 2020. It is about the dehumanisation of war, the reduction of man into weaponry. 333Z Updated 2023-11-14T12:30:33. A list of 30 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Seven Samurai (1954), Ikiru (1952), Ran (1985), High and Low (1963) and Red Beard (1965). Its endlessly quirky postmodernism is used in service of an offbeat style and complete fun. This film tries to explore the reality of exorcism by filming a. However it is an incredible feat of film craftsmanship. What I admired about it was its unique and original sensibilities. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Showgirls is a bold and noble experiment, satirising the misogynstic power structures around us and fighting back against Hollywood prudishness. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: After the fantastic Wolfwalkers from 2020, My Father's Dragon is a step down for studio Cartoon Saloon. The Godfather: Part II is superior to the first film. However there is something interesting about the craft here. Killers of the Flower Moon is a masterpiece of evil, a film of the horrors of man. It's twisted, but in a way which is both beautiful and cold. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Billy Elliot is a real high point in the niche subgenre of hokey British social realist crowdpleasers. Protest footage plays, subplots of young ambition push the story forward, yet it is the. I want to just thank Brandon, whose director marathons inspired me to do this one. From Daniel Farrands, director of the abymal The Haunting of Sharon Tate, comes a somehow even worse film. Martin Scorsese.