Happy Together had been the only one of Wong Kar-wai's films that I had seen previously before I chose to do a school project on his films, so I chose to revisit it last to see if it would still hold up after seeing some of the most acclaimed films in the history of world cinema.
And you know what? Not only has Happy Together held up as a beautiful film in its own right and one of the greatest…
I dunno, man. Am I crazy for liking 2046 more than In the Mood for Love (and Days of Being Wild, for that matter)? Because I really, really feel like I do.
Based on my experience so far, this is Wong Kar-wai at his most narratively and thematically ambitious, and the visual style is a perfect hybrid of the stylistically erratic camerawork of Chungking Express and the sleek smoothness of In the Mood for Love.
Some might argue that this…
I am literally shocked by the unanimously positive reception that this film has received. I don't check reviews before I watch a film, so it's absolutely blowing my mind that it currently sits at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and 3.8 here on Letterboxd.
Do we all collectively have a lower bar for gay content? But then again, so do I, and Fire Island still failed to clear it. Horrible voiceover, a horrible main character, a horrible love interest, a confusing…
Before I get into my review, I just want to make it clear that above all else, I desperately hope that The Northman succeeds at the box office. This is the type of ambitious, mid-budget passion project that is becoming increasingly rare in the current cinema landscape, so even though, as you’ll find out, I wasn’t crazy about this movie, please, if you have even an inkling of interest, go see the film and decide for yourself. The only way we’re…
