Letterboxd — Your life in film

At first I was like there to support my wife in her time of need, but then it was like fuck me this is chin scratchingly entertaining... in fact I could say that I quite liked this film! I never saw the original but I suspect this is a close replica because it is littered with 80s feel-good happy outcomes that you just don't see in modern masterpieces such as the Time Travelers Wife. The bad guys are straight out…

This film is perfect. A great story about a great story teller, well-told.

I usually loathe Tim Burton's films, because I have a terrible reaction to grotesqueness. His usual love of grotesqueness is present in Big Fish, as is Helena Bonham Carter, but don't let that fool you. He is unusually restrained in this beautiful, heart-warming and emotional fantasy.

I don't mind admitting that I had tears rolling down my cheeks at the end. Normally I'm pretty hard to move…

"Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?"
"Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?"

For what seems like the hundredth time, a movie has broken my brain. And it feels brilliant.

Up until now, this was simply 'the creepy rabbit movie' in my mind. Of course it's still partly that, just with the phrase 'simply amazing' added to the front of it. Because, well, it just is. There's that opening, presenting a seemingly normal scene but still managing…

So many films I've seen recently favour telling story over character development, but rely on my involvement with the characters for the story to have impact. I'm always left feeling empty.

Not so with The Breakfast Club. I have given this 5 stars. The relationships develop from nothing to an uneasy and honest familiarity. The journey of the relationships is all on screen, it makes sense and I think it speaks to the audience. On top of that the dialogue…

I love Rian Johnson. I love "Brick". I love "The Brothers Bloom". I love "Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!!" which you can find pretty easily floating around on YouTube. I love his banjo-laden appearances on the /Filmcast. I love his episodes of Breaking Bad. And I love this movie.

When I heard that he recorded a commentary just for the theatre-going experience when Looper came out, I was delighted at the idea and excited to listen to it, but I…

"Sounds sad as a weeping willow." - Thurston Howell

You know that beautiful, wonderous feeling when a film comes along and absolutely knocks you for six? When a film comes along and puts you through the emotional wringer? When a film leaves you drained, yet strangely invigorated? Yeah, this is what Magnolia has done to me.

There is no plausible way to express how much emotion and atmosphere this film gives off. From the unorthodox beginning to the uplifting end,…

I'll go on for days raving about how good Easy A is before remembering that it wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Neither would Election. Or pretty much any modern coming-of-age film.

Rewatching this was interesting, because I had seen this film numerous times as a kid. Both of my parents love this movie, and I thought it was pretty great, too. But between my last viewing and this one, I've matured. In fact, I…

I was quite excited to see this film, given the love for it from trusted friends, but when I realized that it was a crime film, and very much a police procedural, my heart sank a little. I love those types of films, but there are so many of them and I am so used to them that I couldn't imagine being blown away by one, even if it was from Kurosawa.

Remind me never to underestimate the Master again.…