Letterboxd — Your life in film

"I never want to leave this world without saying I love you."

In an interview that occurred I believe relating to this film, Paul Schrader shared this sentiment, punctuated by the fact that he used to be a person who didn't want to leave this world without saying "Fuck you." Paul Schrader had changed as a man. The person he used to be was not the person he was now. As he would share, and others would find out when…

Yeah, yeah, good train bits, but The Lost Cause narrative of the whole thing is a huge-ass bummer.

It would’ve been funnier if he was a Union  soldier anyways.

Like that bit where it takes the union soldiers a long time to fix the railroad. If they were Confederates one of them could’ve been like “How come none of you guys know how to do any hard work for yourselves? Oh, right.”

Or like when they stole the train in…

The ultimate Marvel-fication of a franchise that until now has somewhat managed to skirt that problem by earnestly committing to its silly little bits. We've reached a point where these films can no longer outdo themselves or even deliver any lasting images, forced to turn inward and backward after blowing the last drops of their creative load into space in F9. Now we have a villain who, while played with admirable charm by Jason Momoa, is himself built from the…

"I mean, who do you fight next?"
"Yes."

Of the "lesser" (lighter on stunts and heavier on comedy) Keaton feature films, this one is my favorite thus far. Mostly just very cute, fun, and where it counts, funny! Keaton has this thing, especially here and in his film after this The General, where he can make characters who while aren't horrible also aren't "great" men, but you get behind him because, well, look at Buster. He's adorable! Battling Butler is…

Undeniably a great movie about our modern times and the debate between the value of art when held up against the morals of the artist.

Cancel culture commentary aside, Tàr is an amazing piece of work on time and ego. Field’s script does a great job at showing how you can’t run from your past, present, or future. There’s an undeniable force of entropy to the story; things can only go one way for Lydia and characters like her.

I…

Massive in scale, epic in its visuals, Godzilla was my introduction to the Godzilla-universe and still remains one of my favorite monster movies. It’s true downside is its lack of anti-war, anti-nuclear weapons messaging that is the foundation of the Godzilla films. My little hometown is mentioned BY NAME (because of the nuclear lab that employees so many people in the area) and that absolutely floored me in theaters and floors me upon a rewatch. 

I personally think Gareth Edwards…