Infinity Pool is raw and uncompromised, extreme cinema at its most conceptual and intriguing. It captures ugly realities and difficult choices. He also gives tips for other members on how to build their own relationship with the. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A waltz with eternity. 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. Armageddon Time 2022 ★★★ Watched Nov 20, 2022. We want to feel success and win through the success of others, and if that means turning a blind eye to abuse, that is what we do as a world. 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. Secondly, it's a visual treat. "Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I saw this at Leeds International Film Festival 2018. Rewatched Apr 09, 2017. 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). Fear and chaos. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: First of all, Crip Camp is a reminder that protests work. 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. Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker is the perfect deconstruction of romanticised revolutions. Tentin Quarantino ( is the best imo. Just to give you an idea of what you might see, here are some of my pumpkins. Watched Dec 13, 2020. One, it's really funny, with vulgar deadpan dialogue delivered hilariously by great actors. About this list: My favourite 10% of all films I've logged on Letterboxd. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. This list is unranked and sorted alphabetically. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Noirvember. These are the horror films on Letterboxd with the highest average rating. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s lists. There's something here which is missing to take it beyond the small story at hand. ★★★★★ 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. Basically: all of these were shown in. Anyway, I just learnt that the entire original run of Doctor Who is on Letterboxd. It is a bold political movie that will dishearten those who. A film so in touch with its spiritual and historical premise, yet abundant in bursts of genre. It's a natural way to tell this claustrophobic, intense, single-location, real-time story. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Ossos is a quiet look at people suffering and the compassion they can share. Before Parasite was the Korean film adored by the West, there was Oldboy. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ 4. Taipei was the centre of a new middle class in a rapidly developed economy. With so many bright colours, every image shines. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Cow is Andrea Arnold's Cannibal Holocaust . Black Sunday is relatively flimsy in plot but in terms of stylish gothic horror it is among the best. Ugetsu draws on folklore and classic Japanese literature to produce quintessential jidaigeki cinema. Before I was a huge film nerd, I used to be a Doctor Who nerd. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: We are all in eternal revolution. In a competitive education system, dyslexia and disability are hated. Full Metal Jacket is the story of how to create killers. Watched Sep 18, 2017. 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. Sex as an affront to experimentation. The wind of change. Chungking Express is a mood piece filled with yearning and overflowing scenes all about feeling rather than thinking. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: All you have is your mercy. Read at your discretion. Babel adds up to nothing. 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. 1,001 To See. Join here. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A cry of anger and frustration. However in other regards Poor Things is. No honorifics allowed, so no "Mr", "Princess", "Doctor" etc. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 131. 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. A film told backwards, with an ending that defines all else. Revenge tells a story that spans decades, told in a series of distinct sections that become like verses. That fact is both disgraceful and also terribly sad. 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 Mizoguchi operating beyond modernity. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: There are no simple answers. It is genuinely eerie at times, with a very slow burn approach that elicits something creepy and. Neo's role as The One is explored, and the saviour metaphor is compelling. For those who ever revisit it, they forget how darkly comic so much of it seemed at first. Wes Anderson. It is the most extraordinary film, a work of immersion built upon a chain reaction of intercutting timelines. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 02 Jan 2018 18 A kaleidoscopic whirlwind of love, life, and longing amongst an urban environment teeming with vibrancy. 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). About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Glorious revolution. • 9 mo. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 23. Empire of Passion is a dark tale of murder and guilt. Sound of Freedom 2023 ★★ Watched Sep 02, 2023. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober X. The Cremator begins quirkily, with odd subject matter and fast edits. The Bridge on the River Kwai establishes itself as a superb wartime adventure. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Child of Another is a sparse, often wordless movie, filled with ugly injustice and cruel circumstances. It's a proper romance movie at its core, with a more adult view of love than Pixar's previous films. 3000 Followers Celebration Picked by: Kosta Jovanović and sciallacooper. This is a creeping film of shadows, gazing men, and words that follow you. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. Possession is warped, disturbed, unnerving, distressing, depraved, fucked up, twisted, nasty, horrific, intense, creepy and absolutely brilliant. The buildings and locations often appear ruined and dilapidated rather than lived in. Join. 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). While it starts off well, it ends up descending into a fantasy story that feels very old-fashioned and uninteresting. Sight & Sound. 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). List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I have to respect Pearl for its incredible visual texture, achieved on such a low budget. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The memories that remain. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Todd Field's Tár is an inventive and detailed drama. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: So this is the last film on my Akira Kurosawa marathon. imgur. Now that is scientific fact. ========== 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. It is unusual and bespoke, crafted as a documentary based on very personal stories and shaped around that. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An unrelentingly grim experience, Holy Spider is an intense, unsettling work. The first time it felt like reading a good novel. A 26-year-old software engineer from Leeds, England, Darren chats with fellow list-maker extraordinaire Jack Moulton about how the Letterboxd community has. Darren Carver-Balsiger and Jaime Rebanal. There are films that are trying to be artful and deep, and films which are experimental in style. Grid; List; Published 2019-11-06T22:24:33. It examines a world set after the current fighting taking place right now. Dracula 3D contains some of the most crude and unconvincing CGI I. Mostly nonverbal, each beautiful second is about immersion rather than clarity. The parallels to Star Wars are obvious, but something more fundamental is apparent. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Past Lives is beautifully made. The script is simple and elegant, but captures a rugged shimmer of harshness within the characters. For when you want to wallow in despair. 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. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An essay through time, The Metamorphosis of Birds appears as a collection of narrated memories. ★★★★★ 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. Mario Bava was a composer of images. Darren Carver-Balsiger 2y. Cinema is the most powerful medium, because it has the ability to be the most objective medium. The film follows a man wandering, listening to the people he meets. To be updated for every 10 movies I watch. About this list: Films where a city defines the film to the point where it becomes an integral character. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. 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. Key scenes take place in fire and rain, revelling in the. Memories of the 1970s, of revolution, linger over Colossal Youth. “Make me care” is what he measures all of his reviews by, and I tend to feel the same most of the time. Like Zhang Yimou's To Live and Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day, there's something perfectly reflexive about these early. It exists in a world of judgment, where characters feel attacked by expectations while also being expected to judge others. The yucky, forced surgery is an incredible highlight, living up to its iconic and truly grim. What starts as fiction becomes a fake documentary and then descends into madness. It does not idolise or admire poverty, but accepts such a reality and builds from there. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. The story is so complicated, filled with too many. Here is an epic with everything: comedy, action, atmosphere. However there is something interesting about the craft here. Haunted dreams. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #18. The film is surprisingly clever in many subtle ways with it's themes of cannibalism (and by extension, vegetarianism), irrational. r/Letterboxd. 776Z Updated 2022-02-21T23:39:01. It's a psychological drama, a romance, a mystery, an art film, and finally a horror movie. He doesn't know who to pursue or what to do. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s reviews. It is told through the perspective of the press and the tension of just what is going to happen is hypnotically engrossing. About this list: I recently passed 20,000 followers on Letterboxd, which is an incredible amount and far more than I ever imagined when I started posting my. Images of war are cold and mechanical, even. At the centre of the film is an unwise, selfish decision, and its consequences spiral out to ruin lives. High Life is harsh and pointless, an exercise in futility. It is a film that captures people as we see them, unable to know. 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. Well, fuck that. It's a film of bad fathers and unhappy households, with abuse and revenge lingering. Films that are no longer on the current list left for one of the following reasons: -. About this list: This list is no longer being updated. There is an eroticism and sadism on display, which makes the film so perverse and exciting. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. I would have called it pretentious wank but it's so empty I don't even think it's trying to say something. 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 overwhelming feeling captured in The Only Son is disappointment. Darren Carver-Balsiger commented on his own review of The Holdovers 19h. Watched Oct 08, 2023. The Godfather: Part II is superior to the first film. . Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Weep. It's solidly made, with some giallo style visuals, and the long stream of twists in. However I discuss in detail the themes and ideas of the movie, which in this case could be considered mild spoilers. 347Z. It does so in a way that is emotional and provides real closure for the current series. Set in the 1960s it examines a rough world full of sick and twisted people. It's formulaic, bland, and boring. To the characters in Maurice, homosexuality locks them in, unable to share their feelings with anyone. It's a film of bodies in movement, of great expanses of water, of dances and community. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: My predominant feeling about Armageddon Time was that it seemed very uninteresting. At times it appears as a morality tale, but it is also an examination of social conventions and. Amazon US; Amazon Video US; Apple TV Plus US; Apple TV US; Upgrade to a Letterboxd Pro account to add your favorite services to this list—including any service and country pair listed on JustWatch—and to enable one-click filtering by all your favorites. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Scream VI is pretty easily the weakest Scream film. It's a nothing movie, just a bland franchise extension made with no style nor character. We observe and experience, we do not know why things happen. Between this and 3 Idiots there's clearly a message to de-stress education, let people learn in their own way, and encourage creativity. Obviously Kevin Spacey playing a predatory guy has dated poorly. Happy Old Year is an impressive Thai film rich in themes on how to live life. Set in an abstract Europe without many specifics, Transit merges the modern and old to tell a story of people on the run. The production design, makeup, and costumes are all exceptional and uniquely detailed. Perhaps no film so carefully examines a revolution in its raw. Looking through my friend's ratings, I anticipate some people will disagree massively with my review. It had a few million euros spent on it and yet it seems so amateur. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ½ 13. Join here. N. M. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Noirvember. Ordered by films titled with a full name, then just first names, and then surnames. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Child is a powerful tale about desperate times. My favourite 10% of all films I've logged on Letterboxd. Director Elio Petri concocted a work that picked apart the weaknesses and failures of Italian policing, merged with the. Yet it slowly reveals social anarchy and the everyday fascism of family life. It has a charm that allows harsh truths to exist in conjunction with light absurdity. 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. Darren uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. Martin Scorsese. Talk to Me 2022 ★★★ Watched Aug 21, 2023. It mostly boils down to a. 3000 Followers Celebration Picked by: Cinemaverse Official. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Hayao Miyazaki is likely the greatest animation director of all time and Princess Mononoke is his finest work. 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. 2001: A Space Odyssey will never be surpassed as a work of wonder and mystery. A list of 100 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Stand by Me (1986), Paris Is Burning (1990), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Dead Poets Society (1989) and Pink Flamingos (1972). Makoto Shinkai is a mixed director at best but his work was certainly improving over the years. There are previous Hammer films like Taste of Fear or Nightmare which aren't so far away from this. It is a bleak and gory film, but less unrelentingly disturbing than the other films in Park's Vengeance Trilogy. Money flows, so death flows. 100 Movies 80% 80 of 100. However Athena as a whole does not live up to that beginning. Business, Economics, and Finance. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 10 May 2018 4. 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. Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai is a cornerstone of cinema, raising storytelling and formal technique to a very high bar. It is visually spectacular. It's about the reality of growing up and the consequences of an. Please visit the current, updated Top 250 Sci-Fi Films list. The Fountain isn't even enjoyable nonsense, it's just overindulgent and boring. Lost young men in 1990s Russia faced a country in disarray. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. 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). It's a small story of few characters, with a slightly social realist premise but ultimately far more plotless and artistic. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 2. 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. 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. It's a shame however that the commercial success far exceeds the quality of the film. Highest First; Lowest First; Other; Your Interests. Yet it slowly reveals social anarchy and the everyday fascism of family. A list of 500 films compiled on Letterboxd, including 12 Angry Men (1957), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 2046 (2004), 3-Iron (2004) and The 400 Blows (1959). Like so many similar films, it's about the journey and not the destination. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Men don't fight in war, soldiers do. 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. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 10 The Big City presents traditions coming to an end. Babel adds up to nothing. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. It is partially about trauma and rebuilding everything. Eyes Without a Face is creepy and unnerving at first, as we wonder just what is happening. 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). There is so much gross speculation here, as the film focuses on a serial killer called. For the most part, the plot is not literally about murder, and thematically it is never about murder. The world is one of dead bodies, to be dug up or buried, examined and. Set in a house of dishonesty, Chinese Roulette functions as a beautiful chamber piece. 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). It is a very personal work, existing as a document of the director's grandfather. The film's biggest successes are twofold. The issue of victimhood becomes complex, revealing a criminal who lived his life in poverty and had no home. It is a film of lost knowledge, imagining the stories and ideas destroyed by colonialism. r/Letterboxd. So often stories derive conflict from people handling. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: See How They Run is a fun whodunnit romp. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Werckmeister Harmonies is a film of constant symbolism and allegory. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober X. What a load of wank. It conducts a psychological character study, which makes this all the more. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Transit is about uncertainty, about not knowing the right move to make. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 7 Jafar Panahi continues to make movies that both challenge the cinematic medium and the state which imprisons him. It is an anthology film made by many directors, of which one was Kenji Mizoguchi. The decision to make an anime anthology film expanding the world of The Matrix franchise thus seems like a fascinating prospect. Of course there are Bergman tropes but it's played at a different level to his. Please visit the current, updated Top 250 Sci-Fi Films list. ★★★½ Watched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 27 Nov 2019 26 **Minor Spoilers** Knives Out isn't a murder mystery. A lot of genre films. ★★★★½ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 08 Apr 2021 Suspiria is a loud movie, in its blaring, repetitive music and also its bright, bold colours that shine across the rainbow. The 1989 version of The Punisher has a lot of faults, but as a goofy 80s action flick it is pretty fun. Hooptober X Mario Bava was a composer of images. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Mild spoilers, but the film isn't worth watching anyway. Showgirls could be described as a high budget exploitation flick. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An unrelentingly grim experience, Holy Spider is an intense, unsettling work. Money flows, so death flows. ========== More information. 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. This is a film of complete psychological manipulation, as our titular lead hypnotises and controls so many people. Countdown to the end of the world. It conducts a psychological character. 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: Chinese Roulette is a cruel movie. Instead a modernising city brings change and new economic roles for women. Touching upon patriarchy within Pakistan, Joyland presents a world where sexuality, masculinity, and femininity. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #29. 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: Athena starts off so strongly, with an incredible long take that would be a perfect short film by itself. About this list: Science fiction is one of my favourite genres, and I thought it'd. A man, dirtied and shirtless, wanders across a burnt landscape. Darren. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: After the fantastic Wolfwalkers from 2020, My Father's Dragon is a step down for studio Cartoon Saloon. Favorites: The Wicker Man (1973), Beauty and the Beast (1978), Mommy (2014), Sambizanga (1972). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s Watchlist. 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. Lynne Ramsay. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: "Genetically, paedophiles have more genes in common with crabs than they do with you and me. True Romance 1993 ★★★★ Watched Jul 17, 2021. In a burnt out, pointless world men die for nothing, but they were no longer men, they were already corpses sent out. 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. The film is fiery and violent, with loads of explosions and gunfire. Never Look Away traces a trail through time, a tale of art under totalitarianism and later of freedom when you have nothing to say. A lot of genre films work in this area, although Manichitrathazhu maintains some unique cultural specificity. We observe and experience, we do not know why things happen. Fluids and the void make up for an almost empty story, one boxed. The film is based on the life story of William Walker, the American filibuster who invaded and made himself president of Nicaragua. For when you want to wallow in despair. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Pirates of Blood River is good fun but a very flimsy effort from Hammer. Instead a modernising city brings change and new economic roles for women. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review contains various thematic spoilers but only vague allusions to plot spoilers. To some extent there's a political muddlement to the film, but what perseveres is its radical uniqueness within US cinema. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Exorcist: Believer is the worst of all worlds. Yet somehow, and only with hindsight, the opening fifteen minutes are the best part of Halloween: Resurrection. Everything is so iconic. Perhaps the most. It feels experimental and low budget, built upon a digital aesthetic that looks amateur. 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. 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). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Cinema is a con. Since comedy is his favourite genre, I thought it'd. The Russia shown here is one of crime, violence, guns. There's a crude sexual undertone that makes it far more sleazy than a lot of Hitchcock's better known. Ugetsu is Mizoguchi's horror film, a nightmare across this life and the next. I have little to comment on the film itself, except that it is a decently entertaining story and that's about it. Created for Helen's poll. 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 most confident of directorial debuts, Pather Panchali is the most valuable kind of cinema. Rather than just telling a. La Haine 1995 ★★★★★ Rewatched Jun 26, 2018. Secondly, it's a visual treat. No shorts, no TV series or movies, no YouTube videos, no filmed. It is about the dehumanisation of war, the reduction of man into weaponry. 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). It's a film of murder, rape, and mutilated corpses, shown in ways his previous films would only imply. As a child I didn't understand, as an adult I don't have the humility to admit my many emotional failings. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ Making the most out of its limitations, Detour is an atmospheric and doom-filled gem. The film embraces the shallowest of lifestyles to reveal the emptiness of it all. Service. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Outsiders presents a mythical, rural, teenage reality. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. It's about bad decisions made by people at the bottom of society, who struggle to do right within the unfair world around them. 2001: A Space Odyssey will never be surpassed as a work of wonder and mystery. 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). This film tries to explore the reality of exorcism by filming a. This one uses that setting for a different type of conflict while still carrying high-stakes tension. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ . Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. This is fundamentally a film about Africa and the treatment of its people in a society which now proclaims equality. It is Bergman at his most touching, human, loving, and emotional (even if sadness dominates many moments). Picked by: Cinemaverse Official. Like Stars on Earth is an open critique of education which shames dyslexic students. Contrary to popular belief, the War on Drugs has been a colossal success. It is accompanied by a poetic narration, one that describes a. It is set in society's dark underbelly. Honourable Mentions: Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (Richard Linklater) Barbarian (Zach Cregger) Boiling Point (Philip Barantini) Both Sides of the Blade (Claire Denis). About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s films. For when you want to wallow in despair. It is obscure and unending, travelling through pain to reach something significant. Tagged. Picked by: Michael’s Cinema Paradiso, Mr_Macaroon , and Lars Thurgood. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review is tagged as spoiler free because the only plot spoilers are well highlighted. The characters all contrast with each other strongly, and inevitably they learn to. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hitchcock's Frenzy is a nasty film, easily the cruelest of his that I have seen. Past Lives 2023 ★★★★ Watched Sep 11, 2023. Her style is ferociously unique and her humanising portrayal of people rarely seen in cinema makes for something insightful. While her problems manifest through alcoholism, deeper pain can be assumed though the film leaves it unsaid and unexplained. About this list: My favourite 10% of all films I've logged on Letterboxd. 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: 3000 Followers Celebration. Coppola's movie has a formal playfulness that. 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: Showgirls is a bold and noble experiment, satirising the misogynstic power structures around us and fighting back against Hollywood prudishness. The masses that moved west to pursue the American. Join here. Fraternity.