So this is it, the end of the road. The end of a franchise that has spanned 30 years. What a fitting end this was as well. An epic action packed finale with some of the craziest stunts in the entire franchise. While the first half is mainly a large exposition dump that spends most of its time using clips from the various films that come before it, the second half is nothing but good ol MI goodness. That’s not…
When I heard that The Weeknd was making a psychological thriller in the vein of Ari Aster and Nicholas Winding Refn, I was hyped…..and I knew/know nothing about Able aside from Blinding Lights. Fast forward to the past week and seeing trailer clip after trailer clip, my hype began to grow exponentially. Instead of studying for finals I was counting down the hours until I could sit in the cinema and experience this trippy vibe fest.
And experience it I…
Week 21: Brandon Cronenberg
Antiviral is a trip. From the very beginning we’re introduced to this world of the lengths people will go to feel closer to their favorite celebrity. Caleb Landry Jones is phenomenal in the lead role and he’s only reinforced my thoughts of him being a criminally underrated actor.
This is however, is yet another tale of two halves for me. The first half being a truly excellent and creepy psychological thriller and the second…
Week 20: Masaki Kobayashi
It’s about time I watched the #1 film on Letterboxd and it didn’t disappoint. A samurai epic that deals with the morality of that lifestyle and the implications of one man’s choices. Its performances are captivating and its cinematography is striking. It’s the #1 film on LB for a reason and I highly recommend it to everyone.
Rewatched this while playing RoboCop: Rouge City (which had a really disappointing last third) and it still holds up for me. Fun action scenes, quotable dialogue and cool aesthetics. I do think the first half is just slightly better than the back half, but as a whole it’s still a really enjoyable 80’s sci fi flick.
