Letterboxd — Your life in film

I’ve been staring at my keyboard for the past twenty minutes, debating on a multitude of possible paragraphs that could open this entry. An option I considered was outright stating that Atonement is the best picture I’ve seen all year, while simultaneously declaring that I will never again watch it. Another option included breaking down one of the many sumptuous and majestic shots that adorn the film, each one as breathtaking as the last, a postcard perfect rendition to love…

An opera of the human condition, Kieslowki's film refracts and reflects light off of the lives of two women, women evidently aware of some vague connection they feel but can never quite articulate the origins of such feelings. Is this sheer coincidence or the inner machinations of what it means to be human?

Weronika of Poland sings mightily, unleashed in an outdoor concert in the rain, feeling glimpses of sun, later belting out her heart doused in lavish shades of…

This movie is about a feeling. A feeling of being two places at once. It asks if this is perhaps a transcendent experience, and the answer to that is as elusive as the narrative. It suggests that understanding this feeling is impossible when our human lens is distorted. This idea is constantly played with by characters looking through glass, twisted reflections, and the swirling, tilting camera angles. Answers are not really given, and yet, the main character/characters seem only mildly…

My 1000th film

Hauntingly beautiful. Being on the road, far away from your love, and it is all that you can think about. Every stylistic choice Gallo made here matters and adds to the film. The lonely but strangely beautiful roads of Americana surround The Brown Bunny. All the memories made there, the memories that were missed, and the memories that will was forgotten. Bud Clay is a lonely character. A character that is desperate for love but is too…

Cannot decide whether the short is good, or the fantastic music is making me think it’s good. I love My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and I think it would work perfect cinematically, as the album itself is very cinematic, but Runaway is sort of lacking. There are so many good ideas here, and the cinematography is beautiful, but Kanye’s acting is horrible and we all know he can put his emotions into the screen and act his soul out, like…

It's been ages since I've had an experience of such pure, unmitigated pleasure at watching a movie unfold before my eyes. And not just pleasure, but *joy*. The absolute joy of watching a movie that is infinitely in tune with its story, its characters, and its way of presenting itself -- a form so enchanting and beautiful and humble and generous. The pleasure of the camera, at what it finds; the pleasure of the cut, at what it next reveals.…

it's called the straight story cuz the guy's name is straight but i like to imagine that the title came from some producer watching fire walk with me and lost highway and going "goddammit david, why can't you just make a STRAIGHT STORY for once?!"

Anyway, this is more touching than it has any right to be. The most humble film on Earth is also somehow David Lynch's most epic film; his major works are all intensely rooted in the…