Margot Robbie dazzles as the titular Harley Quinn, this time going for a full on New York accent and ramping up the crazy even more than in Suicide Squad. There’s a scene where she’s cutting her hair in an attempt to get over Joker and her acting was so impressive it was actually reminiscent of the mirror scene from I, Tonya.
The soundtrack was pretty cool (shoutout to Spiderbait for their extended cover of Black Betty), some of…
This is kind of a weird post, but I just got one of those “on this day” memories on Facebook, and it’s been 3 years to the day since I decided to start reviewing movies.
The reason I’m logging this on Baby Driver is because that’s the first film I reviewed on Letterboxd. Before that I’d hand-write them in a notepad just for my own amusement. Then I found out about this app and began writing around 3-4, quite long…
Just want to express my sadness at how overlooked this film has been in terms of Academy Awards recognition.
I know some films like Uncut Gems, Midsommar and The Farewell didn’t get a single nomination - which I also think is ridiculous - but I really think The Lighthouse deserves to be competing in at least 6 major categories (score, cinematography, actor, supporting actor, director and picture). Possibly even production design, editing and a couple of the smaller sound awards too.…
First let me say this: if you hate everything about this movie, I completely understand, and if you love everything about this movie, I get that too. It’s a mixed bag for sure, but I have to say I lean more towards loving it than hating it.
The action sequences are well-helmed and that general sense of otherworldly adventure is ever-present. Rey and Kylo’s will-they-won’t-they dynamic is interesting as always and Adam Driver gives a great performance with the…
