Looking through my friend's ratings, I anticipate some people will disagree massively with my review. As an adaptation of the legend of Amleth, the inspiration for Hamlet, the film is travelling well-worn paths. Instead, Ocean Waves is a high school film. was a mere gust compared to the hurricane [of migrants] that is coming. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 11 Charulata is one of Satyajit Ray's most technically accomplished works, filled with precise shots and careful editing. It is more vague, stuck in history and not just a single fictional, self-contained story. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. These are the horror films on Letterboxd with the highest average rating. It doesn't make any giant missteps, but the story is largely. Looking through my friend's ratings, I anticipate some people will disagree massively with my review. We observe and experience, we do not know why things happen. That was a stunning, earthy movie, swept in the Yorkshire countryside and masculine tensions. The lead has her face recreated. 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. It can show a moving image of real life which, without comment, can tell. The Return of the Prodigal Son is a film of disillusionment, of experiencing the world and becoming changed. The issue of victimhood becomes complex, revealing a criminal who lived his life in poverty and had no home. Please visit the current, updated Top 250 Sci-Fi Films list. Two of the friends I most trust. 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 Fountain isn't even enjoyable nonsense, it's just overindulgent and boring. Yet somehow, and only with hindsight, the opening fifteen minutes are the best part of Halloween: Resurrection. Obama's production company owns American Factory. Suggestions welcome. It is an immersive, intense work, but its dependence on narrative takes away from the themes and experience. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 10. It's a film of imagined conversations and ghosts caught in the mind. Dr. A film told backwards, with an ending that defines all else. It is not a. All of Us Strangers 2023 ★★★½ . Darren. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s films. 364Z Updated 2023-11-02T14:29:55. It starts with a woman walking across a desert, and then goes to so many other places. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: In the Fade starts off as a powerful drama about grief and racism, but derails by the end and doesn't really amount to much. Picked by: Michael’s Cinema Paradiso, Mr_Macaroon , and Lars Thurgood. The location work is also impressive here, perhaps. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Scream VI is pretty easily the weakest Scream film. We observe and experience, we do not know why things happen. Their lives are encased inside a closed economy, where fish and salt define. The Bridge on the River Kwai establishes itself as a superb wartime adventure. Touching upon patriarchy within Pakistan, Joyland presents a world where sexuality, masculinity, and femininity. Hello Columbus redditors! I am in your fine city this weekend to carve pumpkins at the zoo. Glorious revolution. . It opens with a forty minute prologue, that would be a perfect short film by itself, but manages to then spend the rest of the runtime peeling away all the leftover feelings that linger. 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. 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 2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s The Top 10% My favourite 10% of all films I've logged on Letterboxd. Steven Spielberg. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s 2022 in review. Every frame looks beautiful, aided by some wonderful. 700Z. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion is a savage satire on corruption, bureaucracy, and authoritarianism. What does work however is the depiction of violent class warfare as endemic to America. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world Darren Carver-Balsiger Jules Heckwolf Parsa Tom Cruise Jr. 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. ========== 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. T. Weathering with You thus minimises real suffering, sexualises and fantasises a love story that has no believable start point, and panders to a vacuous and selfish view of romance. Ran, a relocated retelling of King Lear, is possibly the greatest film adapted from Shakespeare. Sight & Sound. A list of 10 films compiled on Letterboxd, including 3-Iron (2004), Chungking Express (1994), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), The Handmaiden (2016) and Late Spring (1949). 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. 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. To fight for what is right is violent and tough. Braveheart is pitiful and I feel truly insulted by it. Watched Dec 13, 2020. Director Elio Petri concocted a work that picked apart the weaknesses and failures of Italian policing, merged with the. 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. Watched Sep 18, 2017. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. About this list: ----- CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WINNERS ----- ----- Some fun awards for the entire Letterboxd Community to take part in, where we get to vote for the. The dubbing is awkward, the visuals have a cheap digital look, and the effects are terrible. The film straddles multiple genres, with musical and comedy elements attached to a mystery plot that slowly becomes a horror film. About this list: 20/03/2023 My 500 favourite films. It's a strange film that remains unpredictable to the end. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The memories that remain. This is fundamentally a film about Africa and the treatment of its people in a society which now proclaims equality. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I don't really get the backlash for American Beauty, which now seems to dominate every conversation I see about it. Why Make Long Movies? : The Beauty of Five Hour Epics. German history represents many. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: On the Waterfront is a celebration of the informer, existing in the context of Elia Kazan attempting to cleanse himself after his despicable testimony to the HUAC. 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). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Part of my 400 followers celebration. This time I felt like a fallen god, thinking I knew it all only to learn there was even more to unearth. Contrary to popular belief, the War on Drugs has been a colossal success. 30 Oct 2018 Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: As I'm sure many of you are aware, I'm a huge fan of the works of Béla Tarr (especially Sátántang ó,. The film follows two sisters, one evil and one pure. In the process of hunting Bin Laden, the United States committed illegal acts, many of them immoral. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★ I really enjoyed Furie as an exciting and likeable action flick, so I was looking forward to checking out Furies as a prequel. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #16. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A cry of anger and frustration. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Inception is a great piece of original sci-fi, a film of constant exposition that is somehow never boring. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The most confident of directorial debuts, Pather Panchali is the most valuable kind of cinema. g. It deals with spirituality in a world that does not make sense, which makes belief more of a risk for the characters. Sadly, most episodes of the 2005 onwards revival are not on Letterboxd, so I didn't include them. com Film list: My Top 250 (08/07/2021)Articles by Darren Carver-Balsiger on Muck Rack. As a child he witnessed the infamous Candelária Massacre, where Brazilian police. It's about the reality of growing up and the consequences of an. 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. To be updated for every 10 movies I watch. Like Stars on Earth is an open critique of education which shames dyslexic students. There are previous Hammer films like Taste of Fear or Nightmare which aren't so far away from this. It is Mizoguchi operating beyond modernity. “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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Memories. Read at your discretion. Araya is cinematic art in its purest form. But with both Old and Knock at the Cabin, I feel like his. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 10 The Big City presents traditions coming to an end. Though I find Elemental overcomes this quite well. We are a failed society. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Outsiders presents a mythical, rural, teenage reality. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Pretentious statements and philosophical musings are nowhere to be found. I think the problem is that the film is trying to internalise something which it presents so externally. The Bridge on the River Kwai establishes itself as a superb wartime adventure. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The loneliness of being different. ago. Share. It is partially about trauma and rebuilding everything. Babel adds up to nothing. The Creator looks fantastic, and it does achieve the feeling of a future implanted over our real world very well. This was my own personal hell. It is an anthology film made by many directors, of which one was Kenji Mizoguchi. The characters all contrast with each other strongly, and inevitably they learn to. Dungeonskramz #6. There is an eroticism and sadism on display, which makes the film so perverse and exciting. About this list: The revolution is not a social dinner, a literary event, a drawing or an embroidery; it cannot be done with. Films where the film title is a person's name. It is a departure from Mizoguchi's. 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. It is a work of immense beauty and power, showcasing Miyazaki at his most sophisticated. It starts with one of the greatest opening shots ever, a long take that only grows in tension and mood as we enter a criminal world within seconds. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. It mostly boils down to a. Lost young men in 1990s Russia faced a country in disarray. Babel adds up to nothing. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Images of war are cold and mechanical, even. I would have called it pretentious wank but it's so empty I don't even think it's trying to say something. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. These are very loosely ranked. This is perhaps why I find films like Andrei Rublev so enticing. There are films that are trying to be artful and deep, and films which are experimental in style. Political struggle does not end. Dracula 3D contains some of the most crude and unconvincing CGI I. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Orlando is a beautiful work, a film of history and identity played with a poetry that feels so fresh and modern. A lot of genre films work in this area, although Manichitrathazhu maintains some unique cultural specificity. It is about the dehumanisation of war, the reduction of man into weaponry. Behaves like an absolute twat in the comments and has a very narrow minded view of what good cinema is. However I discuss in detail the themes and ideas of the movie, which in this case could be considered mild spoilers. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) and Shaun of the Dead (2004). The narration is some of the most powerful in cinema and the imagery is evocative. Of course there are Bergman tropes but it's played at a different level to his. The Germany here is a dystopia, an economically unstable. is a fascinating exploration of modern Europe. It's clearly a personal passion project, and strays away from following formula entirely. Sorry! What a bunch of nonsense. 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. Join here. This one uses that setting for a different type of conflict while still carrying high-stakes tension. It is a tale of greed and violence, strung out across hours, with a dark story emerging in the most stark and frank way. 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. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ . It is the most extraordinary film, a work of immersion built upon a chain reaction of intercutting timelines. This is the only social media site where I'm sharing that information. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: So few films can sustain the energy of True Romance. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Eileen is not what you may expect it to be. The yucky, forced surgery is an incredible highlight, living up to its iconic and truly grim. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: "Liberty. Suggestions welcome. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger or Daniel PG Simpson (Eyebrow Cinema on YouTube). Infinity Pool is raw and uncompromised, extreme cinema at its most conceptual and intriguing. Satantango 1994. The story is so complicated, filled with too many. There's a crude sexual undertone that makes it far more sleazy than a lot of Hitchcock's better known. suspicious_loaf • 9 mo. 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 visually spectacular. It is a very personal work, existing as a document of the director's grandfather. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. The personification of elements is just a very basic concept. About this list: Every film to have ever appeared on Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films. 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). Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger and Jaime Rebanal. It examines a world set after the current fighting taking place right now. Join here. Focusing on Mayan characters and told in the Kaqchikel language, Ixcanul is about people living on the side of a volcano. I want to just thank Brandon, whose director marathons inspired me to do this one. It is 2025 and all that remains is trauma and death. It isn't trying too hard to grab attention. The Godfather: Part II is superior to the first film. The film follows a girl wanting to go to school but is caught in a patriarchal society that won't let her. I did include the 1996 TV movie. Max von Sydow was one of the finest actors to ever emerge from the European festival circuit. There are so many bad and clumsy edits. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Ossos is a quiet look at people suffering and the compassion they can share. I’ve mentioned this in previous threads, but Tony (tectactoe) is steadfastly my favorite reviewer on the platform; I would certainly recommend stopping by his page. No other word in the title besides a name. Abuse is allowed as long as it produces prestige and profit, and almost no one wants to change that. It is less a socio-political drama and more a grand historical tale that transcends a critique of any particular moment in time. Armageddon Time 2022 ★★★ Watched Nov 20, 2022. Tagged. Cinema is the most powerful medium, because it has the ability to be the most objective medium. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Cow is Andrea Arnold's Cannibal Holocaust . Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Passion of Joan of Arc as 21st century horror. 1,001 To See. M. r/Letterboxd. Consider me sceptical of the film's message about how workers have been screwed under the current global economic system. It is a film about being assertive and perceptions of how that is required for success in this world. Dear Mum, I never said "I love you" enough. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Causeway is a simple and restrained drama. The historical production design is predictably great and the mild horror allows the story to be the centre rather than the shocks. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Mizoguchi's final film is a return to his classic setup, of poor women in difficult circumstances. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Weep. However, aside from those things, Biutiful is an underwhelming effort. It feels very connected to the world we live in right now, even though it centres on a world of tradition and classical music. About this list: I recently passed 20,000 followers on Letterboxd, which is an incredible amount and far more than I ever imagined when I started posting my. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of the most intense movies ever made and one whose scares held up for me upon this re-watch. Join here. This is a film where Park is at the height of his powers, using complex. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Men don't fight in war, soldiers do. Yet Eileen. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Chinese Roulette is a cruel movie. A list of 250 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Thing (1982), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Psycho (1960), Alien (1979) and The Shining (1980). I would have called it pretentious wank but it's so empty I don't even think it's trying to say something. Alejandro González Iñárritu is a technical master as a. The ripples of change all build up in The Big City, as shifting attitudes must be adjusted to. Before Parasite was the Korean film adored by the West, there was Oldboy. Shinkai is purposefully blind to real life issues because he wants to be romantic at all costs. Dangal is the one most important films of the past decade for movie-making economics, as it is the highest grossing Indian film of all time but also because it reshaped the landscape of the Chinese box office. Obama had 8 years to fix some of these problems and did not. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. About this list: CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED 2023 LIST ----- A one-off list for Halloween 2020, of the 1000 highest rated horror films on Letterboxd. Love Massacre is a lot of things. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 6. A list of 7 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Your Name. The final act especially delivers some creative, action-packed sequences, often filmed against stylish red lighting. This is a film of complete psychological manipulation, as our titular lead hypnotises and controls so many people. 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: I saw this at Leeds International Film Festival 2018. N. 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. 🎞️MY TOP FILMS OF 2022🎞️ Only including films released in the UK through cinemas, streaming, or home media. Many WWII films focus on the fighting and usually save thematic deliberation for the downtime. Suggestions welcome. From Daniel Farrands, director of the abymal The Haunting of Sharon Tate, comes a somehow even worse film. 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. Change. It is unusual and bespoke, crafted as a documentary based on very personal stories and shaped around that. Fraternity. Of all the films distributed by Netflix, I think Roma is the one which most deserves to be seen in the cinema. About this list: This list is no longer being updated. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Spermy Solaris. About this list: My Top 100 films from 2020 - 2029. Any protest for justice and fairness has my unequivocal support. AFI 100 Years. Religion has always been foreign to me. Empire of Passion is a dark tale of murder and guilt. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 16 Oct 2017 2 I think my previous review basically covered most of the points I have to say about Blade Runner 2049 (yes, I still maintain it's a little too fast paced in parts), but this viewing really cemented in my mind that it's almost certainly the greatest blockbuster of recent times. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: 10 years of strong, but mostly unremarkable, blockbusters lead us to Avengers: Infinity War . Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: All you have is your mercy. Braveheart 1995 ★★ Watched Mar 05, 2022. There's no real evidence for it, but it's scientific fact. The Northman is fantastic in all regards, except for its story. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A waltz with eternity. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Set many centuries ago, in unstable times, Taira Clan Saga is a film of beautiful compositions and complicated characters. As always with Éric Rohmer, there's an honesty to the dialogue and performances, but A Summer's Tale. Made as a TV movie by the studio's up-and-coming animators, Ocean Waves is a simple film far removed from Miyazaki's fantasy adventures. dondante Chris 🔮 David Wheeler Haddaway7 BrandonHabes Michael's Cinema Paradiso Albie Hay Ana Pedro Gonzalez Sagaidak toro913 ThereWillBeDuck James Kathz Cinefan Jamie Stead Matthew B. About this list: Douban is an all-purpose Chinese social media service. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 3. F for Fake is more an exercise in form, a journey behind the camera where the editing draws attention to itself. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Men don't fight in war, soldiers do. Knock at the Cabin 2023 ★★★ Watched Feb 05, 2023. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 2. About this list: A ranking of all the films I've seen by Akira Kurosawa. It had a few million euros spent on it and yet it seems so amateur. imgur. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 7 Jafar Panahi continues to make movies that both challenge the cinematic medium and the state which imprisons him. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's articles, email address, contact information, Twitter and moreSee new Tweets. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: At the centre of Biutiful Javier Bardem gives an extraordinary and subtle performance. A list of 270 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Shining (1980), Alien (1979), Psycho (1960), The Thing (1982) and Jaws (1975). Leaving Earth for nothing. A man who believes cremation relieves a burden is the lead character, a rather strange setup. No shorts, no TV series or movies, no YouTube videos, no filmed. Chloé Zhao is perhaps the greatest new director to emerge in the past few years. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Athena starts off so strongly, with an incredible long take that would be a perfect short film by itself. To the characters in Maurice, homosexuality locks them in, unable to share their feelings with anyone. It is told through the perspective of the press and the tension of just what is going to happen is hypnotically engrossing. Well, fuck that. Honourable Mentions: Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (Richard Linklater) Barbarian (Zach Cregger) Boiling Point (Philip Barantini) Both Sides of the Blade (Claire Denis). About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Yet it slowly reveals social anarchy and the everyday fascism of family. 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. The Cremator 1969 ★★★★½ . 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). The opening five minutes has an elephant shit on the lens and the ending is a corny montage filled with questionable. Just to give you an idea of what you might see, here are some of my pumpkins. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Park Chan-wook's Lady Vengeance is an immaculately framed, incredibly gripping psychological thriller. The film is a mood piece, a work of beauty and horror. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. It is completely unoriginal, mashing together ideas from loads of better movies. The film's biggest successes are twofold. Yet it slowly reveals social anarchy and the everyday fascism of family life. For a ranked list of my favourite films, see here. It is a glibly exploitative movie that relies on partaking in the death of animals, graphically showing such death. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Taipei Story is a masterpiece of inner feeling. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Scoob! is an abomination. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Dracula 3D is just bafflingly poor on a technical level. Fear in the Night is a late Hammer thriller that tells a nice, twisty story but lacks originality. Memories of the 1970s, of revolution, linger over Colossal Youth. Faces are half cast in shadow, these distressed, pain. Sansho the. But Scoob! is a terribly soulless and bland imitation of Scooby Doo. It's a film of bad fathers and unhappy households, with abuse and revenge lingering. The film's various ambiguities just. Not only is it a masterpiece, it is a cultural landmark we are foolish to downplay. I’ve never had faith in any organised teaching or found virtue in the actions of religious groups. Lynne Ramsay. It's a proper romance movie at its core, with a more adult view of love than Pixar's previous films. To be updated for every 10 movies I watch. Service. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★ 63. 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. Coppola's movie has a formal playfulness that. 776Z Updated 2022-02-21T23:39:01. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. For when you want to wallow in despair. 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. How can one even really approach judging Cannibal Holocaust? It exists outside all bounds of normal cinema. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hoop Dreams is truly an American epic. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. A list of 629 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Big Lebowski (1998), Hot Fuzz (2007), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Dr. No repeated titles. 23. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. As a child I didn't understand, as an adult I don't have the humility to admit my many emotional failings. Like Zhang Yimou's To Live and Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day, there's something perfectly reflexive about these early. From the very opening shot, of a huge crowd, it becomes clear that this is one of Mizoguchi's most epic movies. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 25. Read at your discretion. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. It has a purity, delving into the beauty of childhood innocence but never avoiding tough topics. 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). 333Z Updated 2023-11-14T12:30:33. I'm not adding every single film called Michael, for example. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: It's a shame Moonlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It turns out to be episodic, though interconnected through a few twists and turns. Posted by u/borisdandorra - 8 votes and 10 comments Darren Carver-Balsiger commented on his own review of The Holdovers 19h. About this list: Based on a suggestion by MasterLundegaard, I thought it'd be fun to have a community vote to find the best loved romance films on the site. It has a purity, delving into the beauty of childhood innocence but never avoiding tough topics. Basically: all of these were shown in. Remove filters; Fade watched films;. Like the. Remove filters; Fade watched films;. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 23. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 3. Shot in an. 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. All Time 100 81% 81 of 100. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 16. Instead a modernising city brings change and new economic roles for women. The Shining 1980 ★★★★★ Rewatched May 21, 2017. The Fountain isn't even enjoyable nonsense, it's just overindulgent and boring.