“Can we watch something happy?”
So you’re telling me this is not late '60s/early '70s David Cronenberg OR David Lynch!?
Skinamarink is not a film for everyone. In fact, I'm honestly shocked that it not only got a theatrical release but that a leaked copy spread positively through the likes of Reddit, Twitter, and TikTok. Not because it doesn't deserve any recognition, but because it is one of the most unconventional modern films I've seen in well over a decade.…
Evan: "Which way is your bedroom?"
Laura: "East."
Another year, another "Amityville" movie. Apparently, this is the first one of 2023, even though it feels like the third or fourth. It was about ten minutes into the film when I realized it was not just an Amityville Horror ripoff, but an Emmanuelle ripoff too. I guess the name should have been a red flag. After doing some quick research, many people involved with the movie appear to be friends and…
"Oh, yes... They float, Georgie..."
I still love it, but whenever I introduce this miniseries to someone who hasn't seen it before or read the book, my nostalgia bias and reliance on book knowledge become clear. So while people cringe or laugh at the cheesiness of random montages with early 60s music, I'm smiling ear to ear listening to bops like "It's All Right" and "The Way You Do the Things You Do." I guess the same thing can go…
"What the fuck?! This isn't real. This isn't real. This isn't real."
TMDB has a vendetta against short films or miniseries that are only released on YouTube or films that are simply student films without festival showings. Letterboxd sources their catalog from TMDB so that is why this keeps getting removed. I have been involved in many arguments with those gatekeeping cinema over on that website. That being said, this will be removed eventually. I will keep a record of…
“My head is raining.”
The trailer evoked the aesthetic of the original Hills Have Eyes and Wolf Creek reimagined as The Blair Witch Project. The actual film is just half of a generic found footage film and half of an acid trip— and not in a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas kind of way— full sound design flexes and random horror images masquerading as cosmic horror. Suffice it to say, I just didn’t click or vibe with this film.…
