This is a film which starts at a loud. A Brighter Summer Day is a truth epic, a four hour journey into the abyss of teenage disillusionment. Claire Denis makes a film of visual density, making the most out of limitations. AFI 100 Years. It's like an Ozu movie, knotted in the tension between old and new. 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: Dracula 3D is just bafflingly poor on a technical level. The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson is unbelivably tacky. Following the disintegration of a marriage across years, this is a work about communication and unearthing the underlying unhappiness a couple. Christianity does not offer salvation in The Wicker Man, it becomes a weakness. Tagged. Perhaps no film so carefully examines a revolution in its raw. Favorites: The Wicker. About this list: Made this list for my friend Alex. It remains a unique landmark for the genre. Nolan's precision has earned him. The Cremator 1969 ★★★★½ . The cinematography, with its frequently out-of-focus backgrounds, is garish and irritating. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 135. 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). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s reviews. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: 3000 Followers Celebration. Dungeonskramz #6. Since comedy is his favourite genre, I thought it'd. About this list: The revolution is not a social dinner, a literary event, a drawing or an embroidery; it cannot be done with. Chloé Zhao is perhaps the greatest new director to emerge in the past few years. Though it must be said the connection to the first film is very slim. 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. ★★★★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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: X is a good, proper horror movie. The lead has her face recreated. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. The film's various ambiguities just. . Rewatched Apr 09, 2017. As an adaptation of the legend of Amleth, the inspiration for Hamlet, the film is travelling well-worn paths. As a child he witnessed the infamous Candelária Massacre, where Brazilian police. Tagged. La Haine 1995 ★★★★★ Rewatched Jun 26, 2018. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. 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. 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. It is quietly unnerving, with very dark ideas. Shame is one of Ingmar Bergman's greatest films, and a film that is distinctively his work even though it has a few atypical features. This film tries to explore the reality of exorcism by filming a. The film is based on the life story of William Walker, the American filibuster who invaded and made himself president of Nicaragua. 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. Instead a modernising city brings change and new economic roles for women. Set in an abstract Europe without many specifics, Transit merges the modern and old to tell a story of people on the run. However Athena as a whole does not live up to that beginning. We are a failed society. Created for Helen's poll. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Born in Flames presents an alternate America, one supposedly liberated and socialist, rejecting both communism and fascism. Touching upon patriarchy within Pakistan, Joyland presents a world where sexuality, masculinity, and femininity. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: American bloodshed. Max von Sydow was one of the finest actors to ever emerge from the European festival circuit. It had a few million euros spent on it and yet it seems so amateur. Money flows, so death flows. The issue of victimhood becomes complex, revealing a criminal who lived his life in poverty and had no home. 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. The Big Sleep is surely one of the coolest noirs, just a big sprawling mystery filled with charismatic characters and mysterious crimes. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Child is a powerful tale about desperate times. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. History of the Occult is very easy to admire and be impressed by. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Shakespeare within the Japanese mountains. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Chinese Roulette is a cruel movie. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. That fact is both disgraceful and also terribly sad. Director Francis Lee made a fantastic impression with his feature debut God's Own Country a few years ago. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: In some ways The Fabelmans in one of Spielberg's most artistically complete movies. Mild spoilers, but the film isn't worth watching anyway. Hooptober X Mario Bava was a composer of images. Instead it's mostly a Bergman-esque chamber piece with philosophical musings. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s 2023 to date. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 7 Constantly nuanced and allegorical, The Silence is a logic-defying film about lonely characters in a wordless world. It exists in a world of judgment, where characters feel attacked by expectations while also being expected to judge others. 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). Spirited Away 2001 ★★★★★ Rewatched 14 Jan 2023 12 Rewatched 14 Jan 2023 12Letterboxd 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. 776Z Updated 2022-02-21T23:39:01. Killers of the Flower Moon is a masterpiece of evil, a film of the horrors of man. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 3. In a competitive education system, dyslexia and disability are hated. In a burnt out, pointless world men die for nothing, but they were no longer men, they were already corpses sent out. ★★★★★ 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. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. No repeated titles. It had a few million euros spent on it and yet it seems so amateur. He also gives tips for other members on how to build their own relationship with the. I was actually very excited to see Weathering with You. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Noirvember. 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. He is quintessential male Bergman lead,. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. ago. Abuse is allowed as long as it produces prestige and profit, and almost no one wants to change that. Lost young men in 1990s Russia faced a country in disarray. A bastard son of Goodfellas, an overlong, over-indulgent epilogue to his previous gangster movies. It is a glibly exploitative movie that relies on partaking in the death of animals, graphically showing such death. Black Sunday is relatively flimsy in plot but in terms of stylish gothic horror it is among the best. This is perhaps why I find films like Andrei Rublev so enticing. So much of the film relies on empty space, just moments left to stay blank as men describe horrors. It is at times very unpleasant and its constant commitment to style will ultimately limit the audience, but Blonde is astonishingly executed. It's explicitly based on a real event and inherently political due to its subject matter. What a load of wank. Service. 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. Suggestions welcome. 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. Hooptober #25. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This film is available on Amazon. So often stories derive conflict from people handling. Please consider upgrading to a Pro account—for less than a couple bucks a month, you’ll get cool additional features like all-time and annual stats pages (), the ability to select (and filter by) your favorite streaming. Unfortunately The Creator falls short elsewhere. The dubbing is awkward, the visuals have a cheap digital look, and the effects are terrible. It's about the reality of growing up and the consequences of an. Secondly: fuck those people with institutional power, they will always find a way to oppress the powerless. It is a film made with freedom. However it is an incredible feat of film craftsmanship. Unfortunately The Creator falls short elsewhere. You're a different person when you're on holiday. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: It's hard to imagine that The Grapes of Wrath was ever published in America, let alone made into a Hollywood film. The film is a mood piece, a work of beauty and horror. Final Cut . Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: R. The Fountain 2006 ★★ Watched May 25, 2018. 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. r/Letterboxd. 347Z. At the centre of the film is an unwise, selfish decision, and its consequences spiral out to ruin lives. All of Us Strangers is a film of the past forcing itself upon us and needing to move on. It exists as cinema designed to immortalise a people and a culture. While her problems manifest through alcoholism, deeper pain can be assumed though the film leaves it unsaid and unexplained. Nominally the film set in the fictional republic of Eldorado, but the allegory for Brazilian politics is. He doesn't know who to pursue or what to do. It is the only Malick movie set in the past which I do not think is a masterpiece. Characters are prejudiced against education. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #18. No honorifics allowed, so no "Mr", "Princess", "Doctor" etc. N. About this list: My Top 100 films from 2020 - 2029. This is fundamentally a film about Africa and the treatment of its people in a society which now proclaims equality. From Wikipedia: Walker is a 1987 American-Spanish historical revisionist film directed by Alex Cox and starring Ed Harris, Richard Masur, René Auberjonois, Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval, and Marlee Matlin. Like Stars on Earth is an open critique of education which shames dyslexic students. My favourite 10% of all films I've logged on Letterboxd. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★ 63. Its characters are insects in a a web. It is a very personal work, existing as a document of the director's grandfather. It is a film of happy memories depicted with melancholia. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Business, Economics, and Finance. Coppola's movie has a formal playfulness that. Babel adds up to nothing. The final act especially delivers some creative, action-packed sequences, often filmed against stylish red lighting. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. It's about bad decisions made by people at the bottom of society, who struggle to do right within the unfair world around them. Hayao Miyazaki is likely the greatest animation director of all time and Princess Mononoke is his finest work. Darren has written 175 reviews for films rated ★★★★★ . Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. The pace is frantic, with footage cut together from many sources. 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. Sex as an affront to experimentation. Mostly nonverbal, each beautiful second is about immersion rather than clarity. imgur. It is the greatest philosophical and political allegory since Sátántangó , another film by master auteur Béla Tarr. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A silhouette runs in front of the sun. ★★★★★ 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. To be updated for every 10 movies I watch. The local dialect and untrained actors help provide that. It has style and depth without feeling pretentious or above the genre. You can hear me talk in more detail about The Wicker Man on Amy's podcast: Video | Audio. The 1989 version of The Punisher has a lot of faults, but as a goofy 80s action flick it is pretty fun. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Outsiders presents a mythical, rural, teenage reality. Like the. Powered by JustWatchReview by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ The raw energy of Brother makes for cinema that has an impact. 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. Babel adds up to nothing. The masses that moved west to pursue the American. 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. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 11 Apr 2018 6. Watched May 29, 2023. Due to the first two, the film easily won me over. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. The ripples of change all build up in The Big City, as shifting attitudes must be adjusted to. The first act has masses of students united in a common cause, shot like an Eisenstein film and reminiscent of Soviet propaganda. Read at your discretion. Entranced Earth digs deep into a rotten world, finding only failure in the political dynamics of Latin America. About this list: Science fiction is one of my favourite genres, and I thought it'd. Dear Mum, I never said "I love you" enough. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review is tagged as spoiler free because the only plot spoilers are well highlighted. M. Bong Joon-ho. It is about the dehumanisation of war, the reduction of man into weaponry. Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker is the perfect deconstruction of romanticised revolutions. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 16. Watched Oct 08, 2023. This is a film of distractions within distractions. It is about a government being. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The first two hours of Avatar: The Way of Water are a bit rubbish. Just names by themselves. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I have to respect Pearl for its incredible visual texture, achieved on such a low budget. As always with Éric Rohmer, there's an honesty to the dialogue and performances, but A Summer's Tale. 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. The feeling of everyday life, the power of the ordinary, Bicycle Thieves is simply life captured. About this list: This list is no longer being updated. The script is simple and elegant, but captures a rugged shimmer of harshness within the characters. 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. It is a distinctive work, clearly made with a strong passion, and filled with both extraordinary imagery and. 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 lists. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Fear and chaos. Pearl is. The Big City presents traditions coming to an end. Leaving Earth for nothing. Night Shyamalan has had a rocky career, with some pretty decent efforts about twenty years ago and then a big slump in quality. The film is surprisingly clever in many subtle ways with it's themes of cannibalism (and by extension, vegetarianism), irrational. 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 2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s The Top 10% My favourite 10% of all films I've logged on Letterboxd. I always meant to, but I never knew how to express my emotions. Yes, it has failed to reduce the number of drug users, it has increased the power of criminal organisations, and it has lasted far longer than ever imagined. It feels very connected to the world we live in right now, even though it centres on a world of tradition and classical music. Tagged. Tagged. It conducts a psychological character. Just names by themselves. Watched Oct 28, 2019. It is moody and atmospheric, built upon grand production design that emphasises the dark and empty world of its characters. Visibility Filters. It centres on his interactions with three women and his indecision about what he wants. The Bridge on the River Kwai establishes itself as a superb wartime adventure. It is bookended by montages of soldiers, planes, tanks, warships, and factories. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Scream VI is pretty easily the weakest Scream film. 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 has some good ideas and striking imagery, but I don't think the story works. However Athena as a whole does not live up to that beginning. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Elemental is built on ideas that are terribly derivative for Pixar. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 6. It's solidly made, with some giallo style visuals, and the long stream of twists in. It is 2025 and all that remains is trauma and death. 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 2022 in review. 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. A Brighter Summer Day is a truth epic, a four hour journey into the abyss of teenage disillusionment. 24framesofnick, IHE, Joe Aragon, Patrick Willems, Hbomberguy, demi adejuyigbe and Sean Baker. It isn't historical or overtly science-fiction or brazenly experimental. We observe and experience, we do not know why things happen. To prevent arguments, this list will work off the same rules as Darren Carver-Balsiger's top 250. Posted by u/borisdandorra - 8 votes and 10 comments Darren Carver-Balsiger commented on his own review of The Holdovers 19h. About this list: Made this list for my friend Alex. There's something here which is missing to take it beyond the small story at hand. Politics. 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: Hooptober #26. As a film it savours tension, saving the horror moments for just a few effective scenes. I'm not adding every single film called Michael, for example. It does not idolise or admire poverty, but accepts such a reality and builds from there. Sight & Sound. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ 4. Until I was 18, it was definitely the thing I was most a loser about. It is an anthology film made by many directors, of which one was Kenji Mizoguchi. Check out his amazing Ozu write-ups and look out for his upcoming reviews on Kurosawa's films. Full Metal Jacket is the story of how to create killers. Taipei was the centre of a new middle class in a rapidly developed economy. The buildings and locations often appear ruined and dilapidated rather than lived in. Stuff happens, but nothing really happens, and it all means nothing. About this list: Douban is an all-purpose Chinese social media service that also functions as a cultural database that allows users to rate films, books, and. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. Section 28, the legislation the film centres around, which banned the "promotion of homosexuality", was still in place in the 21st century. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Ingmar Bergman is a famously bleak filmmaker, but Wild Strawberries stands out as different. You're a different person when you're on holiday. 115. 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: A single touch on the shoulder, all the love and pain in the world. CryptoDarren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hammer to the face. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. There's a crude sexual undertone that makes it far more sleazy than a lot of Hitchcock's better known. Read at your discretion. 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. Kalel, 15 2019 ★★★★½ . This is new kind of event cinema, a film built on the back of 18 others, with over 20 already established cinematic heroes, at least 10 other reprising characters, and a villain setup over 6. The Killer is a doomed romance disguised as a buddy cop film inside a gangster film. A film told backwards, with an ending that defines all else. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A cry of anger and frustration. Sadly it is also a failure. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Park Chan-wook's Lady Vengeance is an immaculately framed, incredibly gripping psychological thriller. Reply Popo1on Buntmans •. Stuff happens, but nothing really happens, and it all means nothing. Here are my favourites 😀: letterboxd. It has a peaceful calm that comes from its mature and sensible characters. 364Z Updated 2023-11-02T14:29:55. It is not a. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Eileen is not what you may expect it to be. A list of 270 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Shining (1980), Alien (1979), Psycho (1960), The Thing (1982) and Jaws (1975). 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). Soleil Ô is a furious sprawl of a movie, dissecting racial tensions in a theoretically decolonised world. But as a documentary film from William Friedkin, it's a bit of a mess. 899Z. Box Office Mojo. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The story of killers. It's not the plot which matters here, but the fun interactions between characters. ago. Araya is cinematic art in its purest form. 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. 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). There is an eroticism and sadism on display, which makes the film so perverse and exciting. ========== More. ★★★★★ 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. Braveheart 1995 ★★ Watched Mar 05, 2022. Past Lives 2023 ★★★★ Watched Sep 11, 2023. Rather than just telling a. I would have called it pretentious wank but it's so empty I don't even think it's trying to say something. For when you want to wallow in despair. The opening act is quite exciting, with a lot of ideas and settings thrown together. A film so in touch with its spiritual and historical premise, yet abundant in bursts of genre. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Men don't fight in war, soldiers do. Joyland is about the inner turmoil within the lives of a few people, but its depiction of repression and desire feels very expansive. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober X. Letterboxd Username- Jabison. He's the most annoying guy in the site imo. 🎞️MY TOP FILMS OF 2022🎞️ Only including films released in the UK through cinemas, streaming, or home media. It's as if the memory is erased. Funeral Parade of Roses is a landmark in gay and trans cinema. ". Political struggle does not end. I went into this rewatch expecting it to be my time to hate it, but no, I still think it's a great film. A story that has no author, just reality as art. 115. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Ossos is a quiet look at people suffering and the compassion they can share. There isn't even a structure, stuff just happens for over two hours and then the. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger or Daniel PG Simpson (Eyebrow Cinema on YouTube). It is firmly stuck in Fassbinder's harsh, icy world and is a film of cold intellectualism. Join here. Moonlight 2016 ★★★★★ Rewatched Sep 09, 2018. Manichitrathazhu is a very simple psychological horror movie, playing with a haunted house setup, a ghostly woman, and a bunch of strange happenings. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Cinema as poetry. It is a film about dying, and how that makes every second of living valuable. 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. Countdown to the end of the world. It reflects the calm of life, through still shots of windows and beds and phones, and yet it reveals a constant inner chaos. It is told through the perspective of the press and the tension of just what is going to happen is hypnotically engrossing. It has a love for people, for the individuals, for those who aren't special. Zero Dark Thirty is the ultimate revenge movie, a story of how a country spent a decade seeking vengeance. There are films that are trying to be artful and deep, and films which are experimental in style. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: It's a shame Moonlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. It exists in a world of judgment, where characters feel attacked by expectations while also being expected to judge others. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Memories. It is popular blockbuster filmmaking at its best, an epic that is relentlessly enjoyable and constantly breathtaking. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An unrelentingly grim experience, Holy Spider is an intense, unsettling work. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★½ 2. Imagination and wit is not limited by physical limitations. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: All you have is your mercy. It starts with a woman walking across a desert, and then goes to so many other places. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: R. 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. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Love Massacre is a lot of things. Fraternity. In fact, things got worse, and what little good he did has been undone by Trump's even worse policies. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: You can also read this review at Cineflix Daily.