Letterboxd — Your life in film

I like that during the Ken dream ballet they get distracted from the distraction, and so do we

Benny Safdie being in this actually makes a lot of sense

Troubling

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Guess I’ll be watching every movie Kitty Green directs. Simmers perfectly.

Sort of a kaiju movie?

If you’re catching this now, I’d recommend only watching the episodes Miyazaki was involved in. Somehow the quality of every element dips after that - the animation, writing… everything. The first half is really worth seeing, though.

The sound design absolutely rips. Creepypasta Zodiac, and your mileage will vary depending on how you feel about either of those things. James Badge Dale is sneakily very funny here.

There are more obvious pairings, but this and Tumbbad (2018) would be a great double feature.

“We can’t indict the cosmos.”

Remains the best zombie film of the past decade

It’s a four-quadrant hit

not good. Why have I seen so many of this man’s movies

Even if you don’t like it overall, it still works as an enjoyable Disney-themed scavenger hunt. Frozen already did the self-parody animal companion thing, so I wish they had passed on that in favor of having a single side companion: the star.

While Sherlock Jr is my favorite, this one is the best comfort watch of Buster’s films. It’s a bit longer, a bit more meandering, and is relatively cheerful throughout. For example, I wouldn’t say his detour through a stage magic show during a cyclone was critical to the plot, but all the bits were gold and I’m glad they’re there.