It remains a unique landmark for the genre. About this list: Today is my birthday, so I thought I'd post something. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: 3000 Followers Celebration. Suggestions welcome. The production design, makeup, and costumes are all exceptional and uniquely detailed. Night Shyamalan has had a rocky career, with some pretty decent efforts about twenty years ago and then a big slump in quality. Favorites: The Wicker Man (1973), Beauty and the Beast (1978), Mommy (2014), Sambizanga (1972). The film is about religion at. He doesn't know who to pursue or what to do. It is less a socio-political drama and more a grand historical tale that transcends a critique of any particular moment in time. Steve McQueen. Blade Runner 2049 continues to impress me. Makoto Shinkai is a mixed director at best but his work was certainly improving over the years. Martyrs is a deeply traumatising work, not just because it depicts evil, but because it captures both physical and mental torture. Acting as. I’ve never had faith in any organised teaching or found virtue in the actions of religious groups. The first time it felt like reading a good novel. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. ========== More. The buildings and locations often appear ruined and dilapidated rather than lived in. Lynne Ramsay. About this list: Douban is an all-purpose Chinese social media. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s reviews. Obviously Kevin Spacey playing a predatory guy has dated poorly. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. 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. Christianity does not offer salvation in The Wicker Man, it becomes a weakness. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Passion of Joan of Arc as 21st century horror. It is a film of changing times and the constant presence of history. The Blue Caftan seems initially to be a study of repressed desire, but it gives way to broader themes about death and life. A list of 250 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Farewell My Concubine (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Titanic (1997) and Léon: The Professional (1994). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Chinese Roulette is a cruel movie. 3,327 films watched. However I discuss in detail the themes and ideas of the movie, which in this case could be considered mild spoilers. 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. 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. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. It doesn't make any giant missteps, but the story is largely. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A cry of anger and frustration. 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. It is the most powerful form of cinema, uncovering the darkest realities and leaving them to. For when you want to wallow in despair. 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. A story that has no author, just reality as art. Reply Popo1on Buntmans •. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Talk to Me has some pretty intense scares, but it's not as interesting as it appears. It's a psychological drama, a romance, a mystery, an art film, and finally a horror movie. Memories of the 1970s, of revolution, linger over Colossal Youth. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Ingmar Bergman is a famously bleak filmmaker, but Wild Strawberries stands out as different. Love Massacre is a lot of things. Looking through my friend's ratings, I anticipate some people will disagree massively with my review. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 23. Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker is the perfect deconstruction of romanticised revolutions. horror films, heist films, martial arts films etc). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An unrelentingly grim experience, Holy Spider is an intense, unsettling work. 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. Hou Hsiao-hsien's A City of Sadness just captures the passage of time, using it to outline an entire history. Visibility Filters. It is firmly stuck in Fassbinder's harsh, icy world and is a film of cold intellectualism. Since comedy is his favourite genre, I thought it'd. About this list: Made this list for my friend Alex. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Chinese Roulette is a cruel movie. There is so much gross speculation here, as the film focuses on a serial killer called. It does not idolise or admire poverty, but accepts such a reality and builds from there. I think the problem is that the film is trying to internalise something which it presents so externally. Depictions of people living their lives based on a belief system I reject is always. Like Stars on Earth is an open critique of education which shames dyslexic students. 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). Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 3. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Part of my 400 followers celebration. His films are built on atmosphere and a symphony of astonishing genre visuals. Consider me sceptical of the film's message about how workers have been screwed under the current global economic system. Set in a multilingual village, with Romanian, Hungarian, and German speakers, the story becomes emblematic of wider issues in contemporary Europe. 347Z. 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. It examines a world set after the current fighting taking place right now. For when you want to wallow in despair. Characters are prejudiced against education. 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 is cheaply made, shoddily written, and poorly acted. Last year, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman was released on Netflix to a collective gasp. Darren Carver-Balsiger or Daniel PG Simpson (Eyebrow Cinema on YouTube). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An essay through time, The Metamorphosis of Birds appears as a collection of narrated memories. "Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I saw this at Leeds International Film Festival 2018. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s 2023 to date. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: In my opinion The Thin Red Line is a very flawed movie. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Likely Kurosawa's funniest film, and almost certainly his most overtly comedic effort, The Hidden Fortress is an incredibly fun adventure movie. Tagged. Martin Scorsese. Babel adds up to nothing. It deals with the clutter we acquire and the process needed to clear up our lives. The film is based on the life story of William Walker, the American filibuster who invaded and made himself president of Nicaragua. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Past Lives is beautifully made. Money flows, so death flows. All of Us Strangers 2023 ★★★½ . What a load of shite. The film is also beautifully shot, with shining colours that make the whole world vibrant. Looking through my friend's ratings, I anticipate some people will disagree massively with my review. Colossal Youth is a stunningly beautiful work. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Causeway is a simple and restrained drama. Powered by JustWatchReview by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 10. Happy Old Year is an impressive Thai film rich in themes on how to live life. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Jesus flies above a Rome that is elegant but decadent. These are very loosely ranked. Sound of Freedom 2023 ★★ Watched Sep 02, 2023. 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). It had a few million euros spent on it and yet it seems so amateur. Looking back over Akira Kurosawa's career,. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Noirvember. Her style is ferociously unique and her humanising portrayal of people rarely seen in cinema makes for something insightful. About this list: Science fiction is one of my favourite genres, and I thought it'd. I also run the Letterboxd Top 250 Horror. While the film begins as a more genre-inflected work, of a serial killer and those searching for him, Holy Spider is much more concerned with its dramatic depictions of religious conservatism within Iran and. Tagged. There's a crude sexual undertone that makes it far more sleazy than a lot of Hitchcock's better known. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Transit is about uncertainty, about not knowing the right move to make. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. It exists just as a collection of memories from one holiday, but what it achieves is far greater. Behaves like an absolute twat in the comments and has a very narrow minded view of what good cinema is. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. This is typical indie fare that doesn't do anything unexpected. It is a film about dying, and how that makes every second of living valuable. It remains a unique landmark for the genre. Opening Night is a film of a woman struggling, unstable in her own life. Its endlessly quirky postmodernism is used in service of an offbeat style and complete fun. Tagged. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Bad Sleep Well has a superb opening set piece, featuring an arrest at a wedding. It is visually spectacular. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: In some ways The Fabelmans in one of Spielberg's most artistically complete movies. Weathering with You is really bad. While her problems manifest through alcoholism, deeper pain can be assumed though the film leaves it unsaid and unexplained. Trauma. 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). Full Metal Jacket is the story of how to create killers. Yet Eileen. Weathering with You thus minimises real suffering, sexualises and fantasises a love story that has no believable start point, and panders to a vacuous and selfish view of romance. It is a tale of greed and violence, strung out across hours, with a dark story emerging in the most stark and frank way. It is about a government being. . It is lengthy by his standards, shot in colour, and. Every watch reveals a different movie. Saved searches Use saved searches to filter your results more quicklyLetterboxd 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. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★ 8. For when you want to wallow in despair. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An unrelentingly grim experience, Holy Spider is an intense, unsettling work. It's a proper romance movie at its core, with a more adult view of love than Pixar's previous films. Cinematographer Sven Nykvist's command of colour is as strong as his black and white photography for earlier Bergman films. Political struggle does not end. Join. N. It is the most extraordinary film, a work of immersion built upon a chain reaction of intercutting timelines. Honourable Mentions: Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (Richard Linklater) Barbarian (Zach Cregger) Boiling Point (Philip Barantini) Both Sides of the Blade (Claire Denis). ★★★★★ 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. There are previous Hammer films like Taste of Fear or Nightmare which aren't so far away from this. A Brighter Summer Day is a truth epic, a four hour journey into the abyss of teenage disillusionment. Haunted dreams. It's as if the memory is erased. German history represents many. About this list: Every film to have ever appeared on Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ 29. 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. The actors do a great job and they mostly seem believable. " Is this the France that everyone experiences? The characters in La Haine make a good case for the idea that this three word ideal is rarely reached. 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). It is told through the perspective of the press and the tension of just what is going to happen is hypnotically engrossing. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Sanctuary is an intriguing two-hander, playing with a series of shifting power dynamics performed by two great actors. Sex as an affront to experimentation. La Haine 1995 ★★★★★ Rewatched Jun 26, 2018. Zero Dark Thirty is the ultimate revenge movie, a story of how a country spent a decade seeking vengeance. The second watch felt almost spiritual. Yet it is too effective, too clever, and too influential to be called a failure. 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. This is fundamentally a film about Africa and the treatment of its people in a society which now proclaims equality. The cinematography, with its frequently out-of-focus backgrounds, is garish and irritating. To the best of my knowledge, these were released theatrically around the time of original release (even if at film festivals or just one screening) or had a theatrical release and then later released an extended cut on home media. Reclamation of self. High Life is harsh and pointless, an exercise in futility. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 16. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Men don't fight in war, soldiers do. Cinema is the most powerful medium, because it has the ability to be the most objective medium. 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. Watched Oct 08, 2023. Join here. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The most confident of directorial debuts, Pather Panchali is the most valuable kind of cinema. Dracula 3D contains some of the most crude and unconvincing CGI I. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: You can also read this review at Cineflix Daily. Nothing can prepare someone for their first viewing of Oldboy. However Athena as a whole does not live up to that beginning. 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). For when you want to wallow in despair. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I have to respect Pearl for its incredible visual texture, achieved on such a low budget. It exists in a world of judgment, where characters feel attacked by expectations while also being expected to judge others. 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). About this list: A ranking of all the films I've seen by Akira Kurosawa. Service. Refugees have no sanctuary and little hope. It has a purity, delving into the beauty of childhood innocence but never avoiding tough topics. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Noirvember. Yet somehow, and only with hindsight, the opening fifteen minutes are the best part of Halloween: Resurrection. It's a film of murder, rape, and mutilated corpses, shown in ways his previous films would only imply. The script brings an intelligence that many of its contemporaries lacked. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: What a load of shite. As the film shows, fighting inequality is not about ideology (being a. Hooptober X Mario Bava was a composer of images. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Eileen is not what you may expect it to be. It's not that. Shinkai is purposefully blind to real life issues because he wants to be romantic at all costs. Religion has always been foreign to me. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 23. 23. A man, dirtied and shirtless, wanders across a burnt landscape. Darren has written 175 reviews for films rated ★★★★★ . This was my own personal hell. This looks so much better than most modern movies. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 02 Jan 2018 18 A kaleidoscopic whirlwind of love, life, and longing amongst an urban environment teeming with vibrancy. 899Z. All Time 100 81% 81 of 100. Jabison113. A bright future left behind, a dark void remaining. If Crip. 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. Just names by themselves. 1950s UFO movies led to Close Encounters of the Third Kind , E. About this list: This list is no longer being updated. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The overwhelming feeling captured in The Only Son is disappointment. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: "Liberty. “August Top 4 First-time Watches: The Battle of Algiers (1966, Pontecorvo) Beau Travail (1999, Denis) The Only Son (1936, Ozu) Sunset Boulevard (1950, Wilder)”Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A Summer's Tale is about a young man confused. The Bridge on the River Kwai establishes itself as a superb wartime adventure. Two of the friends I most trust. Ugetsu is Mizoguchi's horror film, a nightmare across this life and the next. The film is a mood piece, a work of beauty and horror. Secondly: fuck those people with institutional power, they will always find a way to oppress the powerless. Join. A list of 500 films compiled on Letterboxd, including La La Land (2016), Casablanca (1942), Mulholland Drive (2001), Don't Look Now (1973) and Blade Runner (1982). I am speechless, even though it's been a few days since I saw Possession. It is genuinely eerie at times, with a very slow burn approach that elicits something creepy and. A Brighter Summer Day is a truth epic, a four hour journey into the abyss of teenage disillusionment. Hooptober #30. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. Black Sunday is relatively flimsy in plot but in terms of stylish gothic horror it is among the best. Still, I have a soft spot for Fear in the Night. For when you want to wallow in despair. We observe and experience, we do not know why things happen. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The first two hours of Avatar: The Way of Water are a bit rubbish. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 131. The location work is also impressive here, perhaps. The Bridge on the River Kwai establishes itself as a superb wartime adventure. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. 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. I went into this rewatch expecting it to be my time to hate it, but no, I still think it's a great film. Shot in an. Babel adds up to nothing. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: SPOILERS ahead, but I would recommend reading this review regardless. Once the big action finale starts, Cameron finally delivers what he's best at. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Deterioration. This is a film which starts at a loud. 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. Box Office Mojo. Read at your discretion. g. The decision to make an anime anthology film expanding the world of The Matrix franchise thus seems like a fascinating prospect. To fight for what is right is violent and tough. It takes cues from neorealist cinema, seeking an authentic portrayal of poverty. All of Us Strangers is a film of the past forcing itself upon us and needing to move on. The Sacrifice is almost an oddity amongst Tarkovsky's seven features. Watched May 29, 2023. This is a film of distractions within distractions. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s 2022 in review. 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. How can one even really approach judging Cannibal Holocaust? It exists outside all bounds of normal cinema. A man who believes cremation relieves a burden is the lead character, a rather strange setup. This list is unranked and sorted alphabetically. Aftersun is filled with little moments. Hooptober #25. In a burnt out, pointless world men die for nothing, but they were no longer men, they were already corpses sent out. Contrary to popular belief, the War on Drugs has been a colossal success. The Return of the Prodigal Son is a film of disillusionment, of experiencing the world and becoming changed. is a fascinating exploration of modern Europe. Fear in the Night is a late Hammer thriller that tells a nice, twisty story but lacks originality. 3,327 films watched. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s lists. To fight for what is right is violent and tough. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: 10 years of strong, but mostly unremarkable, blockbusters lead us to Avengers: Infinity War . Read at your discretion. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Todd Field's Tár is an inventive and detailed drama. 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 editing deceives us overtly and sometimes subtly. It is accompanied by a poetic narration, one that describes a. 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: Hooptober X. Highest First; Lowest First; Other; Your Interests. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 135. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Dracula 3D is just bafflingly poor on a technical level. 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 films. The way that Forrest ends up fitting into history is witty and amusing enough. 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. There are films that are trying to be artful and deep, and films which are experimental in style. Many WWII films focus on the fighting and usually save thematic deliberation for the downtime. Dungeonskramz #6. 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: Ixcanul is a slow burn, but it highlights a culture rarely seen onscreen and immerses through its careful, contemplative tragedy. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The story of killers. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober #18. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Share. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's articles, email address, contact information, Twitter and moreSee new Tweets. Suggestions welcome. 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. 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. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: TV Version. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: American bloodshed. It's his most complex movie that isn't cluttered, and certainly his most deep. 700Z. Instead it's mostly a Bergman-esque chamber piece with philosophical musings. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 10 May 2018 4. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Exorcist: Believer is the worst of all worlds. The pace is frantic, with footage cut together from many sources. Conversation“August Top 4 First-time Watches: The Battle of Algiers (1966, Pontecorvo) Beau Travail (1999, Denis) The Only Son (1936, Ozu) Sunset Boulevard (1950, Wilder)”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. I was actually very excited to see Weathering with You. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Many regard Martin Scorsese’s epic Casino as a lesser work. He also gives tips for other members on how to build their own relationship with the. It is at times very unpleasant and its constant commitment to style will ultimately limit the audience, but Blonde is astonishingly executed. Infinity Pool is raw and uncompromised, extreme cinema at its most conceptual and intriguing. Sansho the Bailiff is a humanist film of humble scope. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: There are no simple answers. There are so many bad and clumsy edits. Honesty, if you look into him further than his Letterboxd karsten isn’t that bad. 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). Join here. Sign in to create or like lists; Share. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Elemental is built on ideas that are terribly derivative for Pixar. This time I felt like a fallen god, thinking I knew it all only to learn there was even more to unearth. ★★★½ Watched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 27 Nov 2019 26 **Minor Spoilers** Knives Out isn't a murder mystery. ★★★★★ Watched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 24 Oct 2016 4. They are. Braveheart is pitiful and I feel truly insulted by it. Countdown to the end of the world. That was a stunning, earthy movie, swept in the Yorkshire countryside and masculine tensions. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. This film tries to explore the reality of exorcism by filming a. Lost young men in 1990s Russia faced a country in disarray. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Men don't fight in war, soldiers do. 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. Between this and 3 Idiots there's clearly a message to de-stress education, let people learn in their own way, and encourage creativity. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion is a savage satire on corruption, bureaucracy, and authoritarianism. I don’t particularly like any but I really cringe at. Funeral Parade of Roses is a landmark in gay and trans cinema. ago. Change. Extracted from here. 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. About this list: An accompaniment to the Letterboxd Top 250, which sadly contains very few horror films. Set in a house of dishonesty, Chinese Roulette functions as a beautiful chamber piece. Every frame looks beautiful, aided by some wonderful.