Watched on Sunday October 21, 2018.
October 27, 2018 at 12:23AM27 October 2018
17 October 2018
First Man, 2018 - ★★★½
Geminee? The fact that this pronunciation bothered me so much suggests that not everything is as good as it should've been. If the rest of the film had lived up to my expectations would I have even noticed? Apparently the pronunciation is kind of accurate (but still wrong). There's a lot that's great, the time jumps beautifully edited without any need for explanation at the start of the film. Justin Hurwitz's score sounding ever so similar to La La Land. The lunar sequences are amazing but I can't help but wonder if that's more because of the the shaky, grainy, close-up look of the rest of the film rather than the IMAX majesty. I already think I'll appreciate more if I watch it again but not so sure if I have any desire to do that.
October 17, 2018 at 10:22PM15 October 2018
My #LIFF2018 Plan
All the films I'm planning on seeing at the 2018 Leeds International Film Festival.
- Peterloo
- Chris the Swiss
- Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
- Before Sunrise
- Possum
- Await Further Instructions
- Anna and the Apocalypse
- Suspiria
- Miracle Mile
- Penguin Highway
...plus 35 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
October 15, 2018 at 08:45PM14 October 2018
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour, 2016
Realise I'm very late to this but Madonna is a bit good isn't she? Hope she's not at Glastonbury next year (because I haven't got a ticket).
October 14, 2018 at 01:13PM13 October 2018
Leeds International Film Festival 2018
Most* the films of #LIFF2018
Leeds International Film Festival 2018
1-15 November
* all apart from the following which need added to tmdb
Josh Warrington: Fighting For A City
This Magnificent Cake! + Oh Willy
The Library Music Film + Live DJ Set
Something Left Behind
Pond Life
Killing God
True North
In the Stillness of Sounds
- 12 Angry Men
- 25 Watts
- After Hours
- All Good
- American Graffiti
- Anna and the Apocalypse
- Arctic
- Await Further Instructions
- Beautiful Boy
- Beautiful Things
...plus 113 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.
October 13, 2018 at 09:19AM09 October 2018
American Animals, 2018 - ★★★★
So much of American Animals feels fresh and original, but unfortunately it all slows down far too much around the actual heist.
October 08, 2018 at 10:53PM07 October 2018
★, 2017 - ★★★½
Sitting through all of this was a bit of a slog but it was also fascinating. Seeing thing such as aspect ratio and the technology change over the years was expected but seeing how similar and familiar the stars are portrayed came as more of a surprise.
October 07, 2018 at 12:14PM30 September 2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, 2017 - ★★★½
A fascinating story and further proof that perhaps we should just put women in charge of everything.
September 30, 2018 at 09:48PMFaces Places, 2017 - ★★★★
It feels like I've been waiting at least a year to watch this but it was worth the wait. Completely charming, surprisingly moving and life affirming. It's a shame it loses it way a little towards the end but it's still a wonderful meandering journey.
September 30, 2018 at 09:47PM16 September 2018
10 September 2018
The Miseducation of Cameron Post, 2018 - ★★★★
Watched on Sunday September 9, 2018.
September 09, 2018 at 11:28PM
02 September 2018
28 August 2018
BlacKkKlansman, 2018 - ★★★★
Undeniably a film for the moment, it may be too heavy handed in places but really this is no time for subtlety. I wish the story had a stronger ending before the film's powerful climax.
August 28, 2018 at 08:14PM23 August 2018
Le Bonheur, 1965 - ★★★
There were parts of this I completely adored but overall I'm not so sure.
August 23, 2018 at 07:33PM16 August 2018
Hearts Beat Loud, 2018 - ★★★★½
The trailer for this film left me with a feeling that it could be something I really loved. I knew nothing else about it before or since seeing that trailer but I was still a little apprehensive that it couldn’t live up to my own hype. I needn’t have worried because it’s a wonderful film that worked so well for me in so many different ways. It may just be a personal thing (but isn’t every opinion) because it’s hard to argue it’s a great film, or a particularly original one but it is a special film and that should mean so much more. It’s films like this that the Letterbox heart are made for.
August 16, 2018 at 07:02PM08 August 2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018 - ★★★★
It may not quite be up to the high standard of the early-Pixar-like-pantheon recent run of Marvel films (Spider-man - Infinity Wars) but it is a huge (and tiny) amount of fun. In many ways it's a shame that there isn't really much of a plot because all of the characters are so great.
Also has there never been a video game with the shrinking/growing mechanic, because there really should be.
August 08, 2018 at 09:15PM05 August 2018
Mission: Impossible - Fallout, 2018 - ★★★
Didn't enjoy this as much as Rogue Nation. Everything about it is just too long.
August 05, 2018 at 06:12PM01 August 2018
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, 2015 - ★★★½
Watched on Monday July 30, 2018.
August 01, 2018 at 08:22PM
Helpmates, 1932 - ★★★
Before watching these Laurel & Hardy films on Talking Pictures TV I think I'd only ever seen them in the cinema and with live music. I'm beginning to wonder how much that adds to the overall experience because watching them at home I'm just not getting into them the same way and this is considered one of their best. It may also be something to do with them talking.
August 01, 2018 at 08:20PM
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