Letterboxd — Your life in film

This thing was totally branded in a different way than it actually played out. The commercials and previews make it appear like the film is about a pilot who heroically…

"There is no greater solitude than that of the samurai unless it is that of the tiger in the jungle... Perhaps... — Bushido (Book of the Samurai)"

Well this was…

Here's my first, more thorough, review.

It's better the second time around!

What stood out more than anything else was Ray McKinnon, who as Ellis' father had some great standout…

Ôshima's final film is a quietly constructed but ultimately powerful note to end his masterful career. It sits beside the other great final films that few auteurs have accomplished to…

I can only assume that V/H/S here stands for Very Heavy Snoring, because I found this film to be an absolute bore. "Hey, you know those bits at the beginning…