Well, this was a fucking wild one, eh?
For the most part, I liked Saltburn quite a bit. Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan are one of the most intriguing pairings of the year, and they do not disappoint, especially Keoghan, who is as devilishly dark and mysterious as ever. Rosamund Pike steals almost every single scene she's in and never fails to get a laugh with her absurd dialogue. The film looks absolutely incredible, with some of the most dynamic…
Yeah, this is the one. This is the film where you can see Wong Kar-wai and Christopher Doyle literally rewrite the language of cinema to tell the story they wanted to tell.
The fact that this film was made almost 30 years ago is both not surprising and absolutely flabbergasting. On one hand, you can see Doyle's influence on pretty much every independent film made across the world in the past three decades. On the other, the style and direction…
I am literally shocked by the unanimously positive reception that this film has received. I don't check reviews before I watch a film, so it's absolutely blowing my mind that it currently sits at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and 3.8 here on Letterboxd.
Do we all collectively have a lower bar for gay content? But then again, so do I, and Fire Island still failed to clear it. Horrible voiceover, a horrible main character, a horrible love interest, a confusing…
Before I get into my review, I just want to make it clear that above all else, I desperately hope that The Northman succeeds at the box office. This is the type of ambitious, mid-budget passion project that is becoming increasingly rare in the current cinema landscape, so even though, as you’ll find out, I wasn’t crazy about this movie, please, if you have even an inkling of interest, go see the film and decide for yourself. The only way we’re…
