However in other regards Poor Things is. Articles by Darren Carver-Balsiger on Muck Rack. It is so broad and mainstream that it ends up dumb and patronising, treating the audience as fools. Before Parasite was the Korean film adored by the West, there was Oldboy. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. It a landmark of cinema and the sort of film that you measure all others by. Darren uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. There is nothing to say about Oppenheimer which does justice to its incredible cinematic experience. No repeated titles. Join. This is a creeping film of shadows, gazing men, and words that follow you. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. 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. Unfortunately, as soon as the setup is established, the film promptly becomes ridiculous and gets convoluted in nonsensical plotting and illogical. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hitchcock's Frenzy is a nasty film, easily the cruelest of his that I have seen. 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 a film about being assertive and perceptions of how that is required for success in this world. 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. ========== More information. Glorious revolution. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: So this is the last film on my Akira Kurosawa marathon. r/Letterboxd. I did include the 1996 TV movie. As always with Éric Rohmer, there's an honesty to the dialogue and performances, but A Summer's Tale. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A cry of anger and frustration. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Atlantis presents a post-apocalyptic vision of Ukraine's future with just 28 shots. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★ 63. The Old Oak 2023 ★★★ Watched Oct 03, 2023. Suggestions welcome. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. As the film goes on it begins to fall apart. Religion has always been foreign to me. The decision to make an anime anthology film expanding the world of The Matrix franchise thus seems like a fascinating prospect. Mostly nonverbal, each beautiful second is about immersion rather than clarity. The characters all contrast with each other strongly, and inevitably they learn to. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: What really is victory? In The Bridge on the River Kwai, the victory of the imprisoned soldiers is merely that their spirit isn't broken. The film is about religion at. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Picking up straight from the end of the previous film, The Battle of Chile: Part II takes us further into the collapse of Allende's government. Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker is the perfect deconstruction of romanticised revolutions. Countdown to the end of the world. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: M. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Instead, Ocean Waves is a high school film. Dr. It's as if the memory is erased. This is fundamentally a film about Africa and the treatment of its people in a society which now proclaims equality. Weathering with You is really bad. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Landscapes of empty beauty dominate A Touch of Zen. Set in a multilingual village, with Romanian, Hungarian, and German speakers, the story becomes emblematic of wider issues in contemporary Europe. Jabison113. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s 2023 to date. Our lead is diagnosed with HIV, no explanation is given, this exists in the abstract. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. 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. My favourite 10% of all films I've logged on Letterboxd. Rewatched Apr 09, 2017. Honesty, if you look into him further than his Letterboxd karsten isn’t that bad. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s reviews. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. A film so in touch with its spiritual and historical premise, yet abundant in bursts of genre. Empire of Passion is a dark tale of murder and guilt. Beautiful shots linger, of silhouettes in a landscape and boys stood against a shining sky. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Fear in the Night is a late Hammer thriller that tells a nice, twisty story but lacks originality. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hoop Dreams is truly an American epic. The opening act is quite exciting, with a lot of ideas and settings thrown together. About this list: Douban is an all-purpose Chinese social media service that also functions as a cultural database that allows users. Class consciousness is something rarely seen in the media, but it's important that we're aware of it. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 11 Apr 2018 6. 700Z. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: So few films can sustain the energy of True Romance. Alejandro González Iñárritu is a technical master as a. It's solidly made, with some giallo style visuals, and the long stream of twists in. Unfortunately The Creator falls short elsewhere. Fraternity. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Shakespeare within the Japanese mountains. I used to love Scooby Doo as a kid, and even as an adult I've rewatched bits every now and again. I don’t particularly like any but I really cringe at. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Daring in the way that cinema should be, Punishment Park is a provocative piece that challenges us to face the system. (2016), The Garden of Words (2013), Suzume (2022), Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) and Weathering with You (2019). Mankind's significance in the universe is. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Todd Field's Tár is an inventive and detailed drama. Victory Song is very overt Japanese war propaganda. Like Stars on Earth is an open critique of education which shames dyslexic students. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s reviews. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Werckmeister Harmonies is a film of constant symbolism and allegory. Join here. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Pirates of Blood River is good fun but a very flimsy effort from Hammer. It's explicitly based on a real event and inherently political due to its subject matter. The film follows two sisters, one evil and one pure. Instead it is a film about family discourse and the awful views dug out of the woodwork in the current climate. The Germany here is a dystopia, an economically unstable. The story is so complicated, filled with too many. The film follows a man wandering, listening to the people he meets. Instead it's mostly a Bergman-esque chamber piece with philosophical musings. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Like so many similar films, it's about the journey and not the destination. A bastard son of Goodfellas, an overlong, over-indulgent epilogue to his previous gangster movies. Business, Economics, and Finance. There are films that are trying to be artful and deep, and films which are experimental in style. The first act has masses of students united in a common cause, shot like an Eisenstein film and reminiscent of Soviet propaganda. The world is one of dead bodies, to be dug up or buried, examined and. Reply Popo1on Buntmans •. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: RIP Max von Sydow, 1929 - 2020. It is so broad and mainstream that it ends up dumb and patronising, treating the audience as fools. 🎞️MY TOP FILMS OF 2022🎞️ Only including films released in the UK through cinemas, streaming, or home media. The final act especially delivers some creative, action-packed sequences, often filmed against stylish red lighting. 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. He's the most annoying guy in the site imo. It is Stanley Kubrick's earliest masterpiece, and holds up despite a career. suspicious_loaf • 9 mo. Every watch reveals a different movie. Posted by u/borisdandorra - 8 votes and 10 comments Darren Carver-Balsiger commented on his own review of The Holdovers 19h. No other word in the title besides a name. Like Zhang Yimou's To Live and Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day, there's something perfectly reflexive about these early. It stays quiet and doesn't reach for melodrama. Babel adds up to nothing. 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). 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). 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. It is a departure from Mizoguchi's. Remove filters; Fade watched films;. Tagged. It is cheaply made, shoddily written, and poorly acted. A list of 500 films compiled on Letterboxd, including La La Land (2016), Casablanca (1942), Mulholland Drive (2001), Don't Look Now (1973) and Blade Runner (1982). It has a love for people, for the individuals, for those who aren't special. It's about the reality of growing up and the consequences of an. 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). “Make me care” is what he measures all of his reviews by, and I tend to feel the same most of the time. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: TV Version. It conducts a psychological character. There are disturbed and surreal images all throughout the opening credits, setting the stage for something twisted yet to come. A list of 250 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Thing (1982), Psycho (1960), Alien (1979), The Shining (1980) and Get Out (2017). It's a film of imagined conversations and ghosts caught in the mind. was a mere gust compared to the hurricane [of migrants] that is coming. Darren Carver-Balsiger talks about what can happen to film directors who don't get enough critical feedback on their work in this short clip taken from. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Little Children is an interesting drama, filled with psychologically complex characters and elements of satire on modern day living. Manichitrathazhu is a very simple psychological horror movie, playing with a haunted house setup, a ghostly woman, and a bunch of strange happenings. It's a fascinating experiment, abstract and disjointed. Director Elio Petri concocted a work that picked apart the weaknesses and failures of Italian policing, merged with the. To fight for what is right is violent and tough. The Cremator 1969 ★★★★½ . Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Embrace of the Serpent has a mystical quality, crafting a story of becoming one with nature and seeing the colours of the night sky which nobody else can. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review contains various thematic spoilers but only vague allusions to plot spoilers. Quentin Tarantino. Mankind's significance in the universe is. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Looking through my friend's ratings, I anticipate some people will disagree massively with my review. Grid; List; Published 2020-06-16T16:31:20. About this list: Every film to have ever appeared on Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films. I have a new list, a vote for the best film of 2020, using the same rules as the Academy Awards: boxd. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. It is about the dehumanisation of war, the reduction of man into weaponry. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Ixcanul is a slow burn, but it highlights a culture rarely seen onscreen and immerses through its careful, contemplative tragedy. The Big Sleep is surely one of the coolest noirs, just a big sprawling mystery filled with charismatic characters and mysterious crimes. A list of 100 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Return to Seoul (2022), Oppenheimer (2023), Decision to Leave (2022), The Novelist's Film (2022) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). Still, I have a soft spot for Fear in the Night. It is a very personal work, existing as a document of the director's grandfather. Once the big action finale starts, Cameron finally delivers what he's best at. 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. Zero Dark Thirty is the ultimate revenge movie, a story of how a country spent a decade seeking vengeance. It is an immersive, intense work, but its dependence on narrative takes away from the themes and experience. It is the most extraordinary film, a work of immersion built upon a chain reaction of intercutting timelines. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: At the centre of Biutiful Javier Bardem gives an extraordinary and subtle performance. Hooptober #25. A list of 629 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Big Lebowski (1998), Hot Fuzz (2007), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Dr. 364Z Updated 2023-11-02T14:29:55. The editing deceives us overtly and sometimes subtly. d’Or Winners 61% 61 of 100. T. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Causeway is a simple and restrained drama. Consider me sceptical of the film's message about how workers have been screwed under the current global economic system. Stuff happens, but nothing really happens, and it all means nothing. Faces are half cast in shadow, these distressed, pain. The Northman is fantastic in all regards, except for its story. 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. Remove filters; Fade watched films;. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. 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. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. 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). It is lengthy by his standards, shot in colour, and. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. ago. Images of war are cold and mechanical, even. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Weep. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Passion of Joan of Arc as 21st century horror. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Poor Things allows Yorgos Lanthimos the opportunity to fully embrace the surreal in his own quirky way. Obama's production company owns American Factory. Lynne Ramsay. Kalel, 15 2019 ★★★★½ . There is an eroticism and sadism on display, which makes the film so perverse and exciting. Join here. Calib McBolts thelistislife42 Rocky Zach Nabors Sean Ishan RanchoTuVu Sabbir Parvez Shohan Blake. Shame is one of Ingmar Bergman's greatest films, and a film that is distinctively his work even though it has a few atypical features. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. True Romance 1993 ★★★★ Watched Jul 17, 2021. 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. Talk to Me 2022 ★★★ Watched Aug 21, 2023. Entranced Earth digs deep into a rotten world, finding only failure in the political dynamics of Latin America. For a ranked list of my favourite films, see here. Set in a multilingual village, with Romanian, Hungarian, and German speakers, the story becomes emblematic of wider issues in contemporary Europe. Let's not sugarcoat this. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Transit is about uncertainty, about not knowing the right move to make. Join here. is a fascinating exploration of modern Europe. 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). To the best of my knowledge, these were released theatrically around the time of original release (even if at film festivals or just one screening) or had a theatrical release and then later released an extended cut on home media. It's like an Ozu movie, knotted in the tension between old and new. To fight for what is right is violent and tough. 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. 776Z Updated 2022-02-21T23:39:01. With dad being how he is, and me being me, I wonder if you ever heard it enough. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 16. Secondly, it's a visual treat. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #26. Acting as. It finds an elegant and natural way to discuss disability, by focusing on what can be achieved and not what can't. Service. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #18. Chungking Express is a mood piece filled with yearning and overflowing scenes all about feeling rather than thinking. 347Z. Darren Carver-Balsiger or Daniel PG Simpson (Eyebrow Cinema on YouTube). 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Phoenix is a story of deception that plays in multiple ways, with layers of identity hidden between different masks for different people. Incendies presents itself as a more considered, arthouse thriller, but in reality it's a more populist work, which is not a bad thing. Blade Runner 2049 continues to impress me. For when you want to wallow in despair. ★★★★★ 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: Hooptober X. The local dialect and untrained actors help provide that. Films where the film title is a person's name. The Bridge on the River Kwai establishes itself as a superb wartime adventure. Section 28, the legislation the film centres around, which banned the "promotion of homosexuality", was still in place in the 21st century. It's a very physical movie, one where you feel the characters and their world. 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. Tentin Quarantino ( is the best imo. Here are my favourites 😀: letterboxd. It isn't historical or overtly science-fiction or brazenly experimental. 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. One, it's really funny, with vulgar deadpan dialogue delivered hilariously by great actors. German history represents many. Ordered by films titled with a full name, then just first names, and then surnames. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Juraj Herz's Morgiana is a hallucinatory experience, made as a descent into madness and cruelty. A list of 7 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Your Name. Until I was 18, it was definitely the thing I was most a loser about. Now that is scientific fact. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The most confident of directorial debuts, Pather Panchali is the most valuable kind of cinema. 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. Darren uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Shinkai is purposefully blind to real life issues because he wants to be romantic at all costs. r/Letterboxd. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★ 33. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An essay through time, The Metamorphosis of Birds appears as a collection of narrated memories. Read at your discretion. It is a film that captures people as we see them, unable to know. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Born in Flames presents an alternate America, one supposedly liberated and socialist, rejecting both communism and fascism. The 1989 version of The Punisher has a lot of faults, but as a goofy 80s action flick it is pretty fun. It deals with spirituality in a world that does not make sense, which makes belief more of a risk for the characters. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Scoob! is an abomination. Yet the final act really did win me over. I’ve never had faith in any organised teaching or found virtue in the actions of religious groups. Every frame is a perfectly constructed, twisty tale of love, lust and fetishism underneath a story of deception, lies and greed. The wind of change. 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. That fact is both disgraceful and also terribly sad. Hou Hsiao-hsien's A City of Sadness just captures the passage of time, using it to outline an entire history. Knock at the Cabin 2023 ★★★ Watched Feb 05, 2023. It is an anthology film made by many directors, of which one was Kenji Mizoguchi. Before I was a huge film nerd, I used to be a Doctor Who nerd. It is firmly stuck in Fassbinder's harsh, icy world and is a film of cold intellectualism. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 131. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: All you have is your mercy. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. ago. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Memories. Watched Jul 06, 2018. 23. Dario Argento's films always feel a little slapdash, but the fact that he makes his sleaze look beautiful is what separates him from the rest. He is obviously a fine filmmaker but this sort of material feels uneven when placed in his hands. No Bears is complex and dense, showcasing great meaning and many parallel stories and styles even though the execution is made within limits. This is typical indie fare that doesn't do anything unexpected. It is a glibly exploitative movie that relies on partaking in the death of animals, graphically showing such death. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Outsiders presents a mythical, rural, teenage reality. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ 4. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #29. 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. Reply Popo1on Buntmans •. Key scenes take place in fire and rain, revelling in the. 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: It's hard to imagine that The Grapes of Wrath was ever published in America, let alone made into a Hollywood film. Soleil Ô is a furious sprawl of a movie, dissecting racial tensions in a theoretically decolonised world. However it is an incredible feat of film craftsmanship. The film is also beautifully shot, with shining colours that make the whole world vibrant. It is not a. About this list: A ranking of all the films I've seen by Akira Kurosawa. I am speechless, even though it's been a few days since I saw Possession. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: RRR surely has the greatest action scenes of the year, and probably the best musical scenes too. It's about the reality of growing up and the consequences of an. In a burnt out, pointless world men die for nothing, but they were no longer men, they were already corpses sent out. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 10. Opening Night is a film of a woman struggling, unstable in her own life. A gasp of “wait, this is going to be three and a half hours!?!”Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. For when you want to wallow in despair. How can one even really approach judging Cannibal Holocaust? It exists outside all bounds of normal cinema. The Fountain isn't even enjoyable nonsense, it's just overindulgent and boring. Mabuse, the Gambler is one of the creepiest films of the silent era. The Fountain 2006 ★★ Watched May 25, 2018. Watched May 29, 2023. The location work is also impressive here, perhaps. It is less a socio-political drama and more a grand historical tale that transcends a critique of any particular moment in time. Powered by JustWatchReview by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 10. I have little to comment on the film itself, except that it is a decently entertaining story and that's about it. Poor Things allows Yorgos Lanthimos the opportunity to fully embrace the surreal in his own quirky way. As the film shows, fighting inequality is not about ideology (being a. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Child is a powerful tale about desperate times. Twixt presents a filmmaker unshackled from expectations. . N. 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: There are no words which can truly describe the power of silence within The Look of Silence. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s lists. Scenes from a Marriage is a heartbreaking tale of love dying, though by the end it is clear that there are different ways to love. What I admired about it was its unique and original sensibilities. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Scream VI is pretty easily the weakest Scream film. Infinity Pool is raw and uncompromised, extreme cinema at its most conceptual and intriguing. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The vast majority of Blonde is a masterpiece. The Cremator begins quirkily, with odd subject matter and fast edits. imgur. This review contains various thematic spoilers but only vague allusions to plot spoilers. Babel adds up to nothing. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Holdovers is very likeable, very funny, and very sentimental. Darren. No repeated titles. 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). For when you want to wallow in despair. The final act is silly and far-fetched, but not in a particularly endearing way. As an adaptation of the legend of Amleth, the inspiration for Hamlet, the film is travelling well-worn paths. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A hideous piece of corporate cinema, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is just ugly film-making. Well from the ones I follow would recommend you Silent Dawn ( DirkH (Darren Carver-Balsiger’s (and Prof. A list of 30 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Seven Samurai (1954), Ikiru (1952), Ran (1985), High and Low (1963) and Red Beard (1965). It is moody and atmospheric, built upon grand production design that emphasises the dark and empty world of its characters. It had a few million euros spent on it and yet it seems so amateur. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: In some ways The Fabelmans in one of Spielberg's most artistically complete movies. The film is also beautifully shot, with shining colours that make the whole world vibrant. It's a shame however that the commercial success far exceeds the quality of the film. It feels like themes and ideas are treated just like the effects, things to be bolted onto a movie because they are a. 115. Joyland is about the inner turmoil within the lives of a few people, but its depiction of repression and desire feels very expansive. Moonlight 2016 ★★★★★ Rewatched Sep 09, 2018. It takes real formal confidence to attempt a twenty minute scene like that. These are… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 List maestro Darren Carver-Balsiger chats with Letterboxd's head of platform content Jack Moulton about arthouse cinema, enduring The Room, obscure essential horror films from around the world and tips for how to conduct a Letterboxd community poll. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #16. It has a funny, subversive take on the genre like Knives Out did, but is mixed with a quaint, symmetrical style slightly reminiscent of Wes Anderson, plus its own homage to Agatha Christie novels and old movies. It is obscure and unending, travelling through pain to reach something significant. ago. Darren Carver-Balsiger 2y. Every second pulsates with energy, heart, and intensity. But as a documentary film from William Friedkin, it's a bit of a mess. Many WWII films focus on the fighting and usually save thematic deliberation for the downtime. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: My predominant feeling about Armageddon Time was that it seemed very uninteresting. The script brings an intelligence that many of its contemporaries lacked. ★★★★★ Watched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 24 Oct 2016 4. Due to the first two, the film easily won me over. [deleted] • 9 mo. Pearl is. It mostly boils down to a. No honorifics allowed, so no "Mr", "Princess", "Doctor" etc. It is a film of happy memories depicted with melancholia. These are the horror films on Letterboxd with the highest average rating. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: T he Nice Guys works best when it relies on the chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s lists. Nominally the film set in the fictional republic of Eldorado, but the allegory for Brazilian politics is. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. It's a proper romance movie at its core, with a more adult view of love than Pixar's previous films. Trauma. To be updated for every 10 movies I watch. Instead a modernising city brings change and new economic roles for women. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ 29. In fact, things got worse, and what little good he did has been undone by Trump's even worse policies. A man who believes cremation relieves a burden is the lead character, a rather strange setup. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Steven Spielberg and George Lucas spent large parts of their careers repackaging genres that they love. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: X is a good, proper horror movie. 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