Pontius Pilate: It's one thing to want to change the way people live; but, you want to change how they think, how they feel.
Jesus: All I'm saying is that change will happen with love, not with killing.
Pontius Pilate: Either way, it's dangerous. It's against Rome. It's against the way the world is. And killing or loving, it's all the same. It simply doesn't matter how you want to change things. We don't want them changed.
I have not…
I’m drunk.
At least, that is what I wrote the last time I watched The Tree of Life. Looking at the date of that entry on Letterboxd, October 14th, 2016, I know it was exactly five days before my last (and worst) night of drinking – and believe me when I say I had many, many horrendous nights of drinking back while I was still at it, so for that one to be the worst, you *know* it must have…
Goodfellas 2: The Fellaning
The initial barrage of narration is almost too much, but Casino really makes up for it in the back half with some good ol’ human drama. A tale as old as the hills: the rich cuck, his unfaithful wife, and his snake friend. Three titanic performances here from DeNiro, Pesci, and especially Sharon Stone who is the height of hysteria. I prefer Scorsese’s dramas over his gangster films, but this one really is the best of…
I know I use this phrase a lot, but this one is a mixed bag. All the things you love about Del Toro are here — incredible set design, gorgeous camerawork and colors and lighting, a committed cast, and an effusive love for craft and story. I mean, this REALLY is a stunner to look at. So many lovely details in the environments and costumes. So much texture to this film. So much tactility and immersion for what is a…
I remember back when this girl and I were still together, she once asked me when I fell in love with her. I told her it was like a house you pass every day on the way to work. One day, you notice a for sale sign on an empty lot. Another day you drive by and you notice they've laid the foundations. Another day, the walls are up, and another day there's a roof, a garage, and finally a…
Fact: Cowboy Bebop is the greatest show to have ever aired on television, animated or otherwise.
Fact: this movie is two hours of Cowboy Bebop.
Fact: this movie is two hours of the greatest show to have ever aired on television, animated or otherwise.
Fact: this was bloody fucking awesome and it makes me miss this beautiful show even more than I already did.
See you, space cowboy.
