Post Theater Notes #22

A sickening and traumatic film.

The horrific visuals in this film will likely become iconic. I can't shake the image of Ollie shoving the knife down his throat, hungrily cutting through his gums, his teeth swimming in blood, Andy watching in horror. There are also not many films that can get away with showing a bloody distended boy chewing off the eye of a long-dead girl's frozen corpse.

But the film resonated most because of the…

Close is my favorite film of the decade. I even started a YouTube channel for this movie (you can watch my Close edit here) - just to express my love for this beautiful and heartbreaking gem.

I didn't get the chance to see Close in theaters. I watched the film on streaming on March 9, 2023, and I posted a review for this film online on the following day. Now that I am occasionally writing reviews on Letterboxd, I chose…

Post Theater Notes #18

A friend wanted to check this out, so I watched it with him. It was a packed theater. I'm pro-Palestine, and this film is obviously made by very pro-Israel people, but I was receptive to the message. Theoretically, you could even think Israel is committing a genocide (which I don't) and still the message of this doc (although I don't think there will be many in that camp).

The film is about the shock that…

Super impressive that they managed to pull off the continuous shots as successfully as they did, made all the more miraculous by the consistently amazing acting. Incredible, riveting performances, especially from Stephen Graham (playing Jamie's dad) and Owen Cooper (playing Jamie).

The themes were more hit or miss.

The first episode was my favorite, both because of the brilliance in the shot composition as they switched between locations in real time, and also for the emotion of the final scene,…