A list of 270 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Shining (1980), Alien (1979), Psycho (1960), The Thing (1982) and Jaws (1975). Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Bus 174 takes one incident of crime and unearths so many different types of social failure. A man who believes cremation relieves a burden is the lead character, a rather strange setup. is a fascinating exploration of modern Europe. 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. Protest footage plays, subplots of young ambition push the story forward, yet it is the. It is a bold political movie that will dishearten those who. Watched Mar 18, 2022. 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. There are previous Hammer films like Taste of Fear or Nightmare which aren't so far away from this. Shot in an. Secondly, it's a visual treat. The lead has her face recreated. But as a documentary film from William Friedkin, it's a bit of a mess. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review contains various thematic spoilers but only vague allusions to plot spoilers. 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: The ocean is huge and life feels small. This was my own personal hell. Like Zhang Yimou's To Live and Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day, there's something perfectly reflexive about these early. A Brighter Summer Day is a truth epic, a four hour journey into the abyss of teenage disillusionment. Mario Bava was a composer of images. Join. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: TV Version. A list of 250 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Thing (1982), Psycho (1960), Alien (1979), The Shining (1980) and Get Out (2017). It is a film of changing times and the constant presence of history. Every watch reveals a different movie. 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: I find Aamir Khan's commitment to bringing social issues to a mass audience to be very admirable. Shots are placed within shots, sound blends across time. No repeated titles. Ran, a relocated retelling of King Lear, is possibly the greatest film adapted from Shakespeare. Read at your discretion. Suggestions welcome. The way that Forrest ends up fitting into history is witty and amusing enough. Beautiful shots linger, of silhouettes in a landscape and boys stood against a shining sky. A list of 300 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), TÁR (2022), RRR (2022) and Aftersun (2022). Favorites: The Wicker. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #29. Manichitrathazhu is a very simple psychological horror movie, playing with a haunted house setup, a ghostly woman, and a bunch of strange happenings. The Russia shown here is one of crime, violence, guns. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. The Fountain isn't even enjoyable nonsense, it's just overindulgent and boring. Based on films you liked;A list of 629 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Big Lebowski (1998), Hot Fuzz (2007), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Dr. Yet the final act really did win me over. Equality. 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. Yet somehow, and only with hindsight, the opening fifteen minutes are the best part of Halloween: Resurrection. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Fast X 2023 ★½ . For when you want to wallow in despair. Instead a modernising city brings change and new economic roles for women. Love Massacre is a lot of things. It is bookended by montages of soldiers, planes, tanks, warships, and factories. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hitchcock's Frenzy is a nasty film, easily the cruelest of his that I have seen. About this list: Movies made by auteur directors with a very arthouse sensibility, that happen to be genre movies (e. Hooptober #25. A list of 30 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Seven Samurai (1954), Ikiru (1952), Ran (1985), High and Low (1963) and Red Beard (1965). Between this and 3 Idiots there's clearly a message to de-stress education, let people learn in their own way, and encourage creativity. Glorious revolution. Casino 1995 ★★★★½ . Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ 4. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s reviews. Join here. Religious conflict sows the seeds of The Wicker Man, a film of Christian values pitted against degenerate otherness. It doubles down on the worst aspects of the garbage original (the totally unfunny humour, the objectification of the female characters, the unappealing military aesthetic) and adds even. The Cremator 1969 ★★★★½ . Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: You can also read this review at Cineflix Daily. Paths of Glory is a harrowing film, starting off as a war picture then becoming a courtroom drama and finally a tragedy. It's like an Ozu movie, knotted in the tension between old and new. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a beautiful movie, and in fact a beautiful consideration of the human experience. N. What starts as fiction becomes a fake documentary and then descends into madness. Blade Runner 2049 continues to impress me. It is completely unoriginal, mashing together ideas from loads of better movies. Just names by themselves. Lost young men in 1990s Russia faced a country in disarray. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 10 The Big City presents traditions coming to an end. Hello Columbus redditors! I am in your fine city this weekend to carve pumpkins at the zoo. Twixt presents a filmmaker unshackled from expectations. It's about the reality of growing up and the consequences of an aimless life. Perhaps no film so carefully examines a revolution in its raw form, whilst remaining an accessible genre piece. However the purpose of the War on Drugs was to target a. Fear and chaos. ★★★★★ 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. It is visually spectacular. Every frame is a perfectly constructed, twisty tale of love, lust and fetishism underneath a story of deception, lies and greed. Haunted dreams. I have a new list, a vote for the best film of 2020, using the same rules as the Academy Awards: boxd. I would have called it pretentious wank but it's so empty I don't even think it's trying to say something. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The loneliness of being different. Revenge tells a story that spans decades, told in a series of distinct sections that become like verses. Fire of Love is not a generic talking heads documentary, but a film crafted from archive footage and short animated sections. It is more vague, stuck in history and not just a single fictional, self-contained story. Taipei was the centre of a new middle class in a rapidly developed economy. Obama had 8 years to fix some of these problems and did not. It is cheaply made, shoddily written, and poorly acted. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. German history represents many. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: 3000 Followers Celebration. Money flows, so death flows. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's articles, email address, contact information, Twitter and moreSee new Tweets. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s films. It's not the plot which matters here, but the fun interactions between characters. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 20 Apr 2018 17 Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai is a cornerstone of cinema, raising storytelling and formal technique to a very high bar. The production design, makeup, and costumes are all exceptional and uniquely detailed. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 131. With so many bright colours, every image shines. You're a different person when you're on holiday. 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. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ . About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 135. Darren Carver-Balsiger 2y. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world Darren Carver-Balsiger Jules Heckwolf Parsa Tom Cruise Jr. It is a vile work, filled with moral failings and hypocrisy. Black Sunday is relatively flimsy in plot but in terms of stylish gothic horror it is among the best. 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). About this list: Douban is an all-purpose Chinese social media service that also functions as a cultural database that allows users. No Bears is complex and dense, showcasing great meaning and many parallel stories and styles even though the execution is made within limits. 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. What does work however is the depiction of violent class warfare as endemic to America. The Fountain isn't even enjoyable nonsense, it's just overindulgent and boring. It is mostly a film of quiet, in which Madhabi Mukherjee in particular has to sell the emotions using silence. This looks so much better than most modern movies. Images of war are cold and mechanical, even. The characters all contrast with each other strongly, and inevitably they learn to. Captain Clegg is a high quality Hammer film, playing to a lot of the studio's strengths. 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. 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. Drive My Car is a soft-spoken drama about the lies and pain we choose to accept. No other word in the title besides a name. Lynne Ramsay. The best pumpkin carvers from around the country are here to do what they do and you should check it out. 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. Watched Dec 13, 2020. The Northman is fantastic in all regards, except for its story. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: American bloodshed. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 2 Manichitrathazhu is a very simple psychological horror movie, playing with a haunted house setup, a ghostly woman, and a bunch of strange happenings. *sigh* I could discuss the politics of this situation a lot. We are a failed society. A man, dirtied and shirtless, wanders across a burnt landscape. It remains a unique landmark for the genre. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober X. Sansho the. For those who ever revisit it, they forget how darkly comic so much of it seemed at first. I am speechless, even though it's been a few days since I saw Possession. 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. It's a film of imagined conversations and ghosts caught in the mind. Set in a house of dishonesty, Chinese Roulette functions as a beautiful chamber piece. Secondly, it's a visual treat. Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker is the perfect deconstruction of romanticised revolutions. It isn't trying too hard to grab attention. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The first two hours of Avatar: The Way of Water are a bit rubbish. The Killer is a doomed romance disguised as a buddy cop film inside a gangster film. At the centre of the film is an unwise, selfish decision, and its consequences spiral out to ruin lives. To be very reductive The Northman is just about a man out to murder his father's killer, and the narrative becomes…The Wicker Man remains a personal favourite of mine and a high point in the rich history of British horror. Full Metal Jacket is the story of how to create killers. Abuse is allowed as long as it produces prestige and profit, and almost no one wants to change that. I want to just thank Brandon, whose director marathons inspired me to do this one. The film follows a man wandering, listening to the people he meets. 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: "Liberty. The masses that moved west to pursue the American. To the characters in Maurice, homosexuality locks them in, unable to share their feelings with anyone. The fourth and fifth entries were already struggling to come up with fresh ideas, and VI barely has anything interesting happening even though the change in setting provides a superficial distinction to the previous movies. Set in a multilingual village, with Romanian, Hungarian, and German speakers, the story becomes emblematic of wider issues in contemporary Europe. 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. It stays quiet and doesn't reach for melodrama. Tagged. A bastard son of Goodfellas, an overlong, over-indulgent epilogue to his previous gangster movies. The emotions are subtle and unspoken. The issue of victimhood becomes complex, revealing a criminal who lived his life in poverty and had no home. 24framesofnick, IHE, Joe Aragon, Patrick Willems, Hbomberguy, demi adejuyigbe and Sean Baker. It mostly boils down to a. 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. This is a film of distractions within distractions. The yucky, forced surgery is an incredible highlight, living up to its iconic and truly grim. There's something here which is missing to take it beyond the small story at hand. However Athena as a whole does not live up to that beginning. Money flows, so death flows. 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: Boiling Point is a one shot film, executed authentically, and I'm pleased the film doesn't use this style as a gimmick. While it starts off well, it ends up descending into a fantasy story that feels very old-fashioned and uninteresting. 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: What We Leave Behind is a short, poetic documentary, made with a simplicity that captures life so plainly. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober X. It is a film of humour and heart. Ugetsu draws on folklore and classic Japanese literature to produce quintessential jidaigeki cinema. It is about the dehumanisation of war, the reduction of man into weaponry. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Dracula 3D is just bafflingly poor on a technical level. A list of 415 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Come and See (1985), The Thing (1982), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Psycho (1960) and Funeral Parade of Roses (1969). Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 6. 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. 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 film follows a girl wanting to go to school but is caught in a patriarchal society that won't let her. Secondly: fuck those people with institutional power, they will always find a way to oppress the powerless. The Fountain 2006 ★★ Watched May 25, 2018. The film is based on the life story of William Walker, the American filibuster who invaded and made himself president of Nicaragua. Join. The film's biggest successes are twofold. It turns out to be episodic, though interconnected through a few twists and turns. Grid; List; Published 2019-11-06T22:24:33. The film is about religion at. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. It's a small story of few characters, with a slightly social realist premise but ultimately far more plotless and artistic. Like Stars on Earth is an open critique of education which shames dyslexic students. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The story of killers. M. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review is tagged as spoiler free because the only plot spoilers are well highlighted. Glorious revolution. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★ 63. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 6. Newest First; Earliest First; Darren’s Rating. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★ 8. Soleil Ô is a furious sprawl of a movie, dissecting racial tensions in a theoretically decolonised world. Touching upon patriarchy within Pakistan, Joyland presents a world where sexuality, masculinity, and femininity. Films that are no longer on the current list left for one of the following reasons: -. 3000 Followers Celebration Picked by: Cinemaverse Official. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ Making the most out of its limitations, Detour is an atmospheric and doom-filled gem. Sight & Sound. Picked by: Cinemaverse Official. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Pretty much entirely fictional, Corsage is a work of artistic expression and interpretation more than a biopic. I was actually very excited to see Weathering with You. This is a creeping film of shadows, gazing men, and words that follow you. Change. Fear in the Night is a late Hammer thriller that tells a nice, twisty story but lacks originality. 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). Read at your discretion. 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. Damnation is almost a prelude to Béla Tarr's final two decades of unique work; it has his black-and-white cinematography and bleak imagery but not his commitment to constant long takes (although the average shot length is still far in excess of most films). 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 Patron. It’s slow. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Park Chan-wook's Lady Vengeance is an immaculately framed, incredibly gripping psychological thriller. 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. Not counting festival-only movies (apologies to The Novelist's. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. Class consciousness is something rarely seen in the media, but it's important that we're aware of it. That fact is both disgraceful and also terribly sad. 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). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Forrest Gump is not particularly noteworthy as a film, although it is popular. Made as a TV. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 20 Apr 2018 17. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake offers very little compared to the original. Edward Yang made cinema that probed the. However Athena as a whole does not live up to that beginning. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The most confident of directorial debuts, Pather Panchali is the most valuable kind of cinema. This review contains various thematic spoilers but only vague allusions to plot spoilers. 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). Instead, Ocean Waves is a high school film. He doesn't know who to pursue or what to do. Once the big action finale starts, Cameron finally delivers what he's best at. The wind of change. The film is fiery and violent, with loads of explosions and gunfire. Just to give you an idea of what you might see, here are some of my pumpkins. These are the horror films on Letterboxd with the highest average rating. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Dracula 3D is just bafflingly poor on a technical level. It finds an elegant and natural way to discuss disability, by focusing on what can be achieved and not what can't. Yet it slowly reveals social anarchy and the everyday fascism of family. Darren Carver-Balsiger commented on his own review of The Holdovers 19h. The final act especially delivers some creative, action-packed sequences, often filmed against stylish red lighting. While the first film focused on society, Part II is much more focused on political events and how they unfolded. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Spermy Solaris. 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. Read at your discretion. 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. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Invisible Guest starts off with a decent premise, utilising complex storytelling, unreliable narrators, and a strong central mystery. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The most confident of directorial debuts, Pather Panchali is the most valuable kind of cinema. Memories of the 1970s, of revolution, linger over Colossal Youth. Honourable Mentions: Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (Richard Linklater) Barbarian (Zach Cregger) Boiling Point (Philip Barantini) Both Sides of the Blade (Claire Denis). Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. 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). It has style and depth without feeling pretentious or above the genre. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Part of my 400 followers celebration. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Ingmar Bergman is a famously bleak filmmaker, but Wild Strawberries stands out as different. 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. Incendies presents itself as a more considered, arthouse thriller, but in reality it's a more populist work, which is not a bad thing. Refugees have no sanctuary and little hope. It does so in a way that is emotional and provides real closure for the current series. It is filled with deliberate inaccuracies, mistruths, and anachronisms. Director Elio Petri concocted a work that picked apart the weaknesses and failures of Italian policing, merged with the. It is at times very unpleasant and its constant commitment to style will ultimately limit the audience, but Blonde is astonishingly executed. Since comedy is his favourite genre, I thought it'd. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: R. As a child he witnessed the infamous Candelária Massacre, where Brazilian police. Highest First; Lowest First; Other; Your Interests. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Ossos is a quiet look at people suffering and the compassion they can share. Entranced Earth digs deep into a rotten world, finding only failure in the political dynamics of Latin America. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 4. About this list: My Top 100 films from 2020 - 2029. 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. Watched Oct 08, 2023. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Devil and Father Amorth feels like a cheap late night TV documentary and, on those terms, it's some embellished nonsense decently put together. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Atlantis presents a post-apocalyptic vision of Ukraine's future with just 28 shots. That was a stunning, earthy movie, swept in the Yorkshire countryside and masculine tensions. It digs into deeper social tensions than most films, but has a unique artifice. CryptoDarren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hammer to the face. Although the principle of preserving law is an act of privilege in this case. Mankind's significance in the universe is. It conducts a psychological character study, which makes this all the more. Share your videos with friends, family, and the worldView the daily YouTube analytics of Darren Carver-Balsiger and track progress charts, view future predictions, related channels, and track realtime live sub counts. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Child is a powerful tale about desperate times. 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. Final Cut . This is a film of death, of history, of injustice. About this list: 20/03/2023 My 500 favourite films. Braveheart 1995 ★★ Watched Mar 05, 2022. Martyrs is a deeply traumatising work, not just because it depicts evil, but because it captures both physical and mental torture. 776Z Updated 2022-02-21T23:39:01. r/Letterboxd. ★★★½ Watched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 27 Nov 2019 26 **Minor Spoilers** Knives Out isn't a murder mystery. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ . Joyland is about the inner turmoil within the lives of a few people, but its depiction of repression and desire feels very expansive. About this list: Douban is an all-purpose Chinese social media service. It exists just as a collection of memories from one holiday, but what it achieves is far greater. 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. Mild spoilers, but the film isn't worth watching anyway. Mankind's significance in the universe is. (2016), The Garden of Words (2013), Suzume (2022), Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) and Weathering with You (2019). Service. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Dracula 3D contains some of the most crude and unconvincing CGI I. 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. The Blue Caftan seems initially to be a study of repressed desire, but it gives way to broader themes about death and life. It's formulaic, bland, and boring. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: SPOILERS ahead, but I would recommend reading this review regardless. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Poor Things allows Yorgos Lanthimos the opportunity to fully embrace the surreal in his own quirky way. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Knock at the Cabin 2023 ★★★ Watched Feb 05, 2023. Nominally the film set in the fictional republic of Eldorado, but the allegory for Brazilian politics is. The local dialect and untrained actors help provide that. It's a strange film that remains unpredictable to the end. For a ranked list of my favourite films, see here. Darren. 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: Director's Cut (2012) Heaven's Gate appeals to me artistically and thematically, though I don't think some of the story threads are told very well. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #29. Araya is cinematic art in its purest form. You can hear me talk in more detail about The Wicker Man on Amy's podcast: Video | Audio. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This film is available on Amazon. It is a distinctive work, clearly made with a strong passion, and filled with both extraordinary imagery and. Like so many similar films, it's about the journey and not the destination. The film follows two sisters, one evil and one pure. Tagged. Tagged.