Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ . 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. It is accompanied by a poetic narration, one that describes a. It is unusual and bespoke, crafted as a documentary based on very personal stories and shaped around that. 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. Armageddon Time 2022 ★★★ Watched Nov 20, 2022. 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. Dracula 3D contains some of the most crude and unconvincing CGI I. 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. It is about the dehumanisation of war, the reduction of man into weaponry. Like Zhang Yimou's To Live and Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day, there's something perfectly reflexive about these early. About this list: As we're approaching Halloween and horror is one of my favourite genres, I thought it'd be fun to have a community vote to find the best loved horror films on the site. A list of 64 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Duck, You Sucker (1971), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), Napoleon (1927), October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1927) and Battleship Potemkin (1925). Love Massacre is a lot of things. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Mild spoilers, but the film isn't worth watching anyway. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Juraj Herz's Morgiana is a hallucinatory experience, made as a descent into madness and cruelty. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 23. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: My predominant feeling about Armageddon Time was that it seemed very uninteresting. Never Look Away traces a trail through time, a tale of art under totalitarianism and later of freedom when you have nothing to say. The opening act is quite exciting, with a lot of ideas and settings thrown together. It is a work of immense beauty and power, showcasing Miyazaki at his most sophisticated. A 26-year-old software engineer from Leeds, England, Darren chats with fellow list-maker extraordinaire Jack Moulton about how the Letterboxd community has. 3,327 films watched. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) and Shaun of the Dead (2004). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s reviews. Just names by themselves. It reflects the calm of life, through still shots of windows and beds and phones, and yet it reveals a constant inner chaos. 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’ve never had faith in any organised teaching or found virtue in the actions of religious groups. It is about the dehumanisation of war, the reduction of man into weaponry. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. 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,. Set in the 1960s it examines a rough world full of sick and twisted people. It has authenticity, even though it manages to be musical and have a pop soundtrack. 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: The Child is a powerful tale about desperate times. A Brighter Summer Day is a truth epic, a four hour journey into the abyss of teenage disillusionment. The actors do a great job and they mostly seem believable. Just to give you an idea of what you might see, here are some of my pumpkins. They are a great comedy duo and play off each other well, with Gosling going for more broad comedy and Crowe a bit dryer. It is partially about trauma and rebuilding everything. About this list: A ranking of all the films I've seen by Akira Kurosawa. 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. 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. Christianity does not offer salvation in The Wicker Man, it becomes a weakness. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Chinese Roulette is a cruel movie. The production design, makeup, and costumes are all exceptional and uniquely detailed. For when you want to wallow in despair. Chloé Zhao is perhaps the greatest new director to emerge in the past few years. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Transit is about uncertainty, about not knowing the right move to make. Like Stars on Earth is an open critique of education which shames dyslexic students. imgur. 3,327 films watched. Empire of Passion is a dark tale of murder and guilt. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Tree of Wooden Clogs is a study of 19th century Italy, presenting an ordinary rural life and the struggles within such an existence. Her style is ferociously unique and her humanising portrayal of people rarely seen in cinema makes for something insightful. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ Making the most out of its limitations, Detour is an atmospheric and doom-filled gem. The Sacrifice is almost an oddity amongst Tarkovsky's seven features. 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. Possession is warped, disturbed, unnerving, distressing, depraved, fucked up, twisted, nasty, horrific, intense, creepy and absolutely brilliant. I was actually very excited to see Weathering with You. It is a distinctive work, clearly made with a strong passion, and filled with both extraordinary imagery and. A list of 250 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Farewell My Concubine (1992), Forrest Gump (1994), Titanic (1997) and Léon: The Professional (1994). Ran, a relocated retelling of King Lear, is possibly the greatest film adapted from Shakespeare. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The loneliness of being different. Watched May 29, 2023. I want to just thank Brandon, whose director marathons inspired me to do this one. It is the greatest philosophical and political allegory since Sátántangó , another film by master auteur Béla Tarr. To fight for what is right is violent and tough. High Life is harsh and pointless, an exercise in futility. Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker is the perfect deconstruction of romanticised revolutions. It is 2025 and all that remains is trauma and death. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: At the centre of Biutiful Javier Bardem gives an extraordinary and subtle performance. Imagination and wit is not limited by physical limitations. 899Z. However the purpose of the War on Drugs was to target a. Service. But Scoob! is a terribly soulless and bland imitation of Scooby Doo. The film is about religion at. Share. 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: While it does seem needless to remake Ikiru, it is impressive how well Living manages to deliver the same ideas again without being a disservice to the original. Suggestions welcome. A bastard son of Goodfellas, an overlong, over-indulgent epilogue to his previous gangster movies. Mankind's significance in the universe is. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An essay through time, The Metamorphosis of Birds appears as a collection of narrated memories. It's about the reality of growing up and the consequences of an. M. I don’t particularly like any but I really cringe at. Nothing can prepare someone for their first viewing of Oldboy. What does work however is the depiction of violent class warfare as endemic to America. It is obscure and unending, travelling through pain to reach something significant. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Landscapes of empty beauty dominate A Touch of Zen. The feeling of everyday life, the power of the ordinary, Bicycle Thieves is simply life captured. --- Contribute to my other lists. It is acted out and blurred between fiction and truth. Films where the film title is a person's name. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. What is an edit if not a tear in reality? F for Fake is playful, a movie where everything is a trick. About this list: Douban is an all-purpose Chinese social media service. So often stories derive conflict from people handling. About this list: Science fiction is one of my favourite genres, and I thought it'd. As the film shows, fighting inequality is not about ideology (being a. 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. . The Fountain isn't even enjoyable nonsense, it's just overindulgent and boring. It fails as a legacy sequel because the references to the past are tenuous and forced. ★★★★★ 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. I am speechless, even though it's been a few days since I saw Possession. Honesty, if you look into him further than his Letterboxd karsten isn’t that bad. Samurai movies and old space operas inspired Star Wars . Trauma. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #29. Leaving Earth for nothing. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Exorcist: Believer is the worst of all worlds. The film follows a girl wanting to go to school but is caught in a patriarchal society that won't let her. Yet it slowly reveals social anarchy and the everyday fascism of family. This isn't trying to recreate the original in a totally faithful way, but build its own horror. A lot of genre films. It is a film that captures people as we see them, unable to know. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. The film's various ambiguities just. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 6. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: In my opinion The Thin Red Line is a very flawed movie. 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. Obama had 8 years to fix some of these problems and did not. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s 2023 to date. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Pirates of Blood River is good fun but a very flimsy effort from Hammer. 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. Visibility Filters. The decision to make an anime anthology film expanding the world of The Matrix franchise thus seems like a fascinating prospect. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This film is available on Amazon. It's a nothing movie, just a bland franchise extension made with no style nor character. We are a failed society. But with both Old and Knock at the Cabin, I feel like his. “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: SPOILERS ahead, but I would recommend reading this review regardless. This looks so much better than most modern movies. Unfortunately The Creator falls short elsewhere. 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. Then we witness some of the greatest opening scenes of all time, revealing characters who represent righteous justice, crooked. It conducts a psychological character. Before Parasite was the Korean film adored by the West, there was Oldboy. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 11 Apr 2018 6. 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. Poor Things allows Yorgos Lanthimos the opportunity to fully embrace the surreal in his own quirky way. It isn't trying too hard to grab attention. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. 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. However there is something interesting about the craft here. Hello Columbus redditors! I am in your fine city this weekend to carve pumpkins at the zoo. Captain Clegg is a high quality Hammer film, playing to a lot of the studio's strengths. 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. The film is a mood piece, a work of beauty and horror. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. Alejandro González Iñárritu is a technical master as a. It is visually spectacular. 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). Its endlessly quirky postmodernism is used in service of an offbeat style and complete fun. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: There are no simple answers. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: RIP Max von Sydow, 1929 - 2020. La Haine 1995 ★★★★★ Rewatched Jun 26, 2018. 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 reflects the calm of life, through still shots of windows and beds and phones, and yet it reveals a constant inner chaos. Haunted dreams. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: First of all, Crip Camp is a reminder that protests work. Shots are placed within shots, sound blends across time. It is an anthology film made by many directors, of which one was Kenji Mizoguchi. Fast X 2023 ★½ . However I discuss in detail the themes and ideas of the movie, which in this case could be considered mild spoilers. It is firmly stuck in Fassbinder's harsh, icy world and is a film of cold intellectualism. Just names by themselves. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: We are all in eternal revolution. 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. Darren has written 175 reviews for films rated ★★★★★ . I have little to comment on the film itself, except that it is a decently entertaining story and that's about it. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. 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. Werckmeister Harmonies 2000 ★★★★★ Watched Nov 30, 2016. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Cinema is a con. It has a peaceful calm that comes from its mature and sensible characters. It is a film about being assertive and perceptions of how that is required for success in this world. Join. It's a fascinating experiment, abstract and disjointed. 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. Well from the ones I follow would recommend you Silent Dawn ( DirkH (Darren Carver-Balsiger’s (and Prof. As a child I didn't understand, as an adult I don't have the humility to admit my many emotional failings. I would have called it pretentious wank but it's so empty I don't even think it's trying to say something. It has a rough, coarse nature and yet finds something beautiful. Set in a multilingual village, with Romanian, Hungarian, and German speakers, the story becomes emblematic of wider issues in contemporary Europe. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 4. It is Mizoguchi operating beyond modernity. Maurice 1987 ★★★★ Watched May 14, 2019. As a film it savours tension, saving the horror moments for just a few effective scenes. It stays quiet and doesn't reach for melodrama. This is Akira Kurosawa at his most ambitious and most mature, making cinema his tool to tell an epic and deeply human story of greed and deceit. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Reply Popo1on Buntmans •. Braveheart is pitiful and I feel truly insulted by it. It is a tale of greed and violence, strung out across hours, with a dark story emerging in the most stark and frank way. Mario Bava was a composer of images. AFI 100 Years. Not counting festival-only movies (apologies to The Novelist's. No honorifics allowed, so no "Mr", "Princess", "Doctor" etc. 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. You're a different person when you're on holiday. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A silhouette runs in front of the sun. It has a charm that allows harsh truths to exist in conjunction with light absurdity. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Men don't fight in war, soldiers do. About this list: My favourite 10% of all films I've logged on Letterboxd. Hooptober X Mario Bava was a composer of images. The personification of elements is just a very basic concept. In the process of hunting Bin Laden, the United States committed illegal acts, many of them immoral. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★ 33. It's formulaic, bland, and boring. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Memories. It takes real formal confidence to attempt a twenty minute scene like that. 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. However Athena as a whole does not live up to that beginning. They are. N. 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. Honourable Mentions: Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (Richard Linklater) Barbarian (Zach Cregger) Boiling Point (Philip Barantini) Both Sides of the Blade (Claire Denis). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A waltz with eternity. I'm not adding every single film called Michael, for example. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober X. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Bad Sleep Well has a superb opening set piece, featuring an arrest at a wedding. For when you want to wallow in despair. ========== More information. Instead a modernising city brings change and new economic roles for women. The Cremator 1969 ★★★★½ . 24framesofnick, IHE, Joe Aragon, Patrick Willems, Hbomberguy, demi adejuyigbe and Sean Baker. 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. It has a purity, delving into the beauty of childhood innocence but never avoiding tough topics. The Northman is fantastic in all regards, except for its story. Newest First; Earliest First; Darren’s Rating. Wes Anderson. 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. 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. It is at times very unpleasant and its constant commitment to style will ultimately limit the audience, but Blonde is astonishingly executed. I suppose a good story is a good story and can always be retold well. Nobody Loves You and You Don't Deserve to Exist is a powerful look at a kind of social rot that has taken root in a lot of British society. The yucky, forced surgery is an incredible highlight, living up to its iconic and truly grim. 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). The historical production design is predictably great and the mild horror allows the story to be the centre rather than the shocks. 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. Sansho the Bailiff is a humanist film of humble scope. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ 4. Picked by: Michael’s Cinema Paradiso, Mr_Macaroon , and Lars Thurgood. 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). All of Us Strangers is a film of the past forcing itself upon us and needing to move on. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Ossos is a quiet look at people suffering and the compassion they can share. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Between this and 3 Idiots there's clearly a message to de-stress education, let people learn in their own way, and encourage creativity. Darren Carver-Balsiger @DarrenCarverB · Jul 8, 2021 Finally watched 2,500 films. Still, I have a soft spot for Fear in the Night. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. Sex as an affront to experimentation. Cries and Whispers is a film of dominant reds, with white and black serving as secondary colours. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. Reply Popo1on Buntmans •. A list of 363 films compiled on Letterboxd, including 2 Hearts (2020), 76 Days (2020), Absent Now the Dead (2021), Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus (2020) and Alberto and the Concrete Jungle (2020). 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). All Time 100 81% 81 of 100. Watched Mar 18, 2022. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. It is the most powerful form of cinema, uncovering the darkest realities and leaving them to. It's solidly made, with some giallo style visuals, and the long stream of twists in. 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 2y. Suggestions welcome. There are flawed films that I love more. 🎞️MY TOP FILMS OF 2022🎞️ Only including films released in the UK through cinemas, streaming, or home media. (2016), The Garden of Words (2013), Suzume (2022), Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) and Weathering with You (2019). I think the problem is that the film is trying to internalise something which it presents so externally. A list of 303 films compiled on Letterboxd, including 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Blade Runner (1982), Alien (1979), Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980). His films are built on atmosphere and a symphony of astonishing genre visuals. It exists just as a collection of memories from one holiday, but what it achieves is far greater. Spoilers from second paragraph onwards. Join here. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A love story told two ways, as a love between two individuals and their love for volcanoes. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: "Genetically, paedophiles have more genes in common with crabs than they do with you and me. It is an immersive, intense work, but its dependence on narrative takes away from the themes and experience. It's twisted, but in a way which is both beautiful and cold. Refugees have no sanctuary and little hope. Characters are prejudiced against education. it/bhWRc. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. It a landmark of cinema and the sort of film that you measure all others by. It's about bad decisions made by people at the bottom of society, who struggle to do right within the unfair world around them. Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai is a cornerstone of cinema, raising storytelling and formal technique to a very high bar. ========== 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. 3000 Followers Celebration Picked by: Cinemaverse Official. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: M. Black Sunday is relatively flimsy in plot but in terms of stylish gothic horror it is among the best. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober X. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Weep. Yet beneath each change things are still the same. Visibility Filters. ★★★½ Watched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 27 Nov 2019 26 **Minor Spoilers** Knives Out isn't a murder mystery. Darren Carver-Balsiger commented on his own review of The Holdovers 19h. ago. 776Z Updated 2022-02-21T23:39:01. It had a few million euros spent on it and yet it seems so amateur. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion is a savage satire on corruption, bureaucracy, and authoritarianism. This review has no explicit plot spoilers, but discusses thematic spoilers. N. The cinematography, with its frequently out-of-focus backgrounds, is garish and irritating. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I have always felt that Steven Spielberg's sensibilities makes him ill-suited to direct serious historical dramas and never is that more clear than with The Color Purple. 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: Forrest Gump is not particularly noteworthy as a film, although it is popular. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: B'Twixt Now and Sunrise: The Authentic Cut. How can one even really approach judging Cannibal Holocaust? It exists outside all bounds of normal cinema. The film embraces the shallowest of lifestyles to reveal the emptiness of it all. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Wachowski Sisters certainly owe a debt to anime for all the inspiration they've been given throughout their career. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A single touch on the shoulder, all the love and pain in the world. The pace is frantic, with footage cut together from many sources. Box Office Mojo. The Fountain 2006 ★★ Watched May 25, 2018. Rewatched Apr 09, 2017. One, it's really funny, with vulgar deadpan dialogue delivered hilariously by great actors. Remove filters; Fade watched films;. 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). Acting as. 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). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The story of killers. Rather than just telling a. 1,001 To See. 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. Posted by u/borisdandorra - 8 votes and 10 commentsDarren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: There are a lot of ways in which The Matrix Reloaded is more interesting than The Matrix. This is a film of death, of history, of injustice. Martyrs is a deeply traumatising work, not just because it depicts evil, but because it captures both physical and mental torture. In fact, things got worse, and what little good he did has been undone by Trump's even worse policies. Soleil Ô is a furious sprawl of a movie, dissecting racial tensions in a theoretically decolonised world. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Structurally intriguing, Barbarian starts off as one type of horror movie and then becomes another. suspicious_loaf • 9 mo. Watched Dec 13, 2020. Class consciousness is something rarely seen in the media, but it's important that we're aware of it. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Coppola's movie has a formal playfulness that. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A cry of anger and frustration. The Old Oak 2023 ★★★ Watched Oct 03, 2023. Films that are no longer on the current list left for one of the following reasons: -. 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. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world Darren Carver-Balsiger Jules Heckwolf Parsa Tom Cruise Jr. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 131. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Scoob! is an abomination. Victory Song is very overt Japanese war propaganda. How Green Was My Valley 1941 ★★★½ . It is about a government being. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The ocean is huge and life feels small. 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. Moonlight 2016 ★★★★★ Rewatched Sep 09, 2018. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s Watchlist. It is so broad and mainstream that it ends up dumb and patronising, treating the audience as fools. It captures ugly realities and difficult choices. Of course there are Bergman tropes but it's played at a different level to his. Mankind's significance in the universe is. This is a film of distractions within distractions. 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). Secondly: fuck those people with institutional power, they will always find a way to oppress the powerless. It is less a socio-political drama and more a grand historical tale that transcends a critique of any particular moment in time. The film is surprisingly clever in many subtle ways with it's themes of cannibalism (and by extension, vegetarianism), irrational. About this list: Films where a city defines the film to the point where it becomes an integral character. 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 doesn't make any giant missteps, but the story is largely. Consider me sceptical of the film's message about how workers have been screwed under the current global economic system. Perhaps I will lose my respectable arthouse-lover credentials for this, but I side with the IMDb crowd and the supposed film bros: The Dark Knight is a masterpiece.