Letterboxd — Your life in film

Well, it's better than Spree in that I didn't want every single character to die.

Cautiously optimistic for The Boogeyman.

A pandemic themed Zoom horror film that makes use of its lean 56 minutes, Host might not reinvent the wheel and can get a tad repetitive but it boasts decent enough execution and searing terror to get the job done.

It takes a lot to scare me, but this one almost made me slip backwards to the floor.

I dunno, man. Maybe I shouldn't settle for crumbs when I could be expecting a whole banquet.

Glazer is 3/3.

Oozing with tasty black humor, white-hot suspense and an air of pathos, Sexy Beast boasts the most visual bravura and narrative ingenuity I've seen in a feature debut than from any other director I know, and Jonathan Glazer's technical mastery (his use of mise-en-scène is flawless here) and dynamite performances (including a spectacularly unhinged Ben Kingsley) add up to a gripping heist drama about a man who just wants to relax.

You've got to laugh a little, cry a little
Before the clouds roll by a little
That's the story of...
That's the glory of love

Isabelle Fuhrman, Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard do the heavy lifting in Jaume Collet-Serra's middling psychological thriller that revels in its pulpy thrills but is hampered by uneven pacing, non-existent style and some shoddy child performances.

It might not break the mold, but Hustle & Flow is a stunningly grounded and engrossing Memphis rap drama with engaging characters, a superlative soundtrack and a committed cast led by an electrifying Terrence Howard.

Oh, and It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp slaps so much.

Echoing the best work of Douglas Sirk and Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Todd Haynes transcends mere imitation and tribute to deliver a warm, blisteringly unsentimental domestic drama about repressed emotions, love and identity with crisp cinematography, Haynes's delicate direction/screenplay and wonderful performances from Julianne Moore and Dennis Haysbert. And did Elmer Bernstein ever make a wonderful score to go out on.

A briskly paced, surreal, funny tale of crippling obsession and solid early work from Martin Scorsese.

A Million Little Pieces does not completely fall apart thanks to Aaron Taylor-Johnson's committed performance and the film's unglamorous approach to the topic of addiction, but the film stumbles in crafting a strong, cohesive drama based on a controversial memoir where much doubt is cast on the legitimacy of the author's life story.

Part romantic comedy, part clumsy sci-fi satire, all half-baked horseshit.

Shailene Woodley should fire her agents, as they clearly don't know what's best for her.

Hirokazu Kore-eda strikes gold with another absorbing and deeply affecting family drama with a sharp script, stunningly precise editing/camerawork and a phenomenal cast.