- on Weapons (2025):
I don’t think it really requires Barbarian, though for me it was instructive in the way the impulses behind Barbarian…
Sep 22, 16:48
- on Weapons (2025):
Been kind of on the fence on this, mainly because I’m for reasons I can’t even begin to articulate I…
Sep 20, 18:45
- on The Last Laugh (1924):
Kirk – I completely agree. It really sucks you in. I remember feeling the way I feel when reading a…
Sep 18, 07:49
- on The Last Laugh (1924):
The lack of intertitles and the camera work makes it stand apart from other silent films. I would argue, due…
Sep 18, 07:16
- on Materialists (2025):
Love prevails and heals, in the language of a K-drama or rom-com. The pacing and dialogue allow for long moments…
Sep 12, 11:20
- on F1 (2025):
I’m definitely on the fence. I didn’t mention it here but also thought Brad Pitt’s final beat was kinda dumb…
Sep 11, 12:33
- on F1 (2025):
I was aware Spiderhead though I thought it came out before Maverick; in fairness, I was *almost* right. It was…
Sep 9, 21:49
- on First Love (1939):
Yep, I imagine Durbin’s years were peaceful and happy compared to Garland’s. Like the recent Babylon explored, the industry of…
Sep 9, 20:34
- on Happy Feet Two (2011):
Well, like I said, I think it sounds more interesting than it actually is, but, yeah, it’s pretty weird and…
Sep 9, 19:51
- on The Thief of Bagdad (1924):
To be precise it wasn’t a modern Big Screen – this was in a concert hall rigged up as a…
Sep 9, 06:32
- on First Love (1939):
Reading this article, one cannot help but suspect that Ms Durbin was the lucky one – immortal fame and a…
Sep 9, 06:29
- on First Love (1939):
At least it gave us an intellectual grounding for coping with an all-too-often broke down and morally grubby world…
Sep 9, 06:18
- on First Love (1939):
“noirs remain more popular than ‘30s musicals” And just look at where it’s got us, right?
Sep 7, 23:44
- on Happy Feet Two (2011):
You kinda sold me on this with the krill, you know. (I’d actually kinda forgotten these two movies existed, honestly.)
Sep 7, 23:43
- on The Thief of Bagdad (1924):
I was excited to see this among your tens. “Dreaminess” is an element of this I don’t think I properly…
Sep 6, 09:21
- on The Thief of Bagdad (1924):
I’m super envious of seeing this on a big screen (or for that matter ANY silent film). Now that you…
Sep 6, 09:20
- on The Thief of Bagdad (1924):
Man, wish I could see this in a theater sometime. But yeah, this is really quite great. (I will agree…
Sep 5, 21:32
- on The Thief of Bagdad (1924):
One can proudly say that I saw THE THIEF OF BAGHDAD and the original BEN HUR (No, not that one,…
Sep 5, 14:53
- on KPop Demon Hunters (2025):
Also, there’s more than one member of the Band, so there’s plenty of room to explore their respective personal dramas…
Aug 27, 09:25
- on KPop Demon Hunters (2025):
I’m not actually registered on Letterboxd (Only so many websites I can post on regularly without spending more time typing…
Aug 27, 09:23
- on Loser (2000):
You know, I haven’t thought about the fact that I haven’t seen Biggs in much from the past 15 years,…
Aug 26, 10:01
- on Loser (2000):
In 2021, I binged what felt like a ridiculous number of Allen films in chronological order, and still made it…
Aug 26, 09:58
- on KPop Demon Hunters (2025):
I think I read that they’re eyeing sequels! Given its massive popularity, I would be more surprised if we see…
Aug 26, 09:52
- on KPop Demon Hunters (2025):
Haha, I see you follow me on Letterboxd? Not sure if I follow you back and just haven’t connected a…
Aug 26, 09:47
- on Loser (2000):
I wonder how long it will be before the likes of Mr Jason Biggs get their shot at a character…
Aug 26, 07:18
- on KPop Demon Hunters (2025):
Also, since you haven’t posted a SUPERMAN 2025 review as yet, this seems as appropriate a place as any to…
Aug 26, 06:51
- on KPop Demon Hunters (2025):
Watched this on a whim – also completely cold to the ‘K Pop’ phenomenon currently on a word tour -…
Aug 26, 06:45
- on Loser (2000):
I remember liking this, though it gets mixed up in my memory with Anything Else. Pretty sure the part where…
Aug 25, 16:06
- on Materialists (2025):
Yeah, I remember you coming in cold on that one. Who knows, maybe Song will flip back around for you…
Aug 20, 06:40
- on Materialists (2025):
“little over-felt and under-thought” Would argue too kind to Past Lives. I’m sort of morbidly curious about Materialists, in that…
Aug 19, 23:43
- on Materialists (2025):
For what it’s worth, some people I follow really liked it and found it moving. I didn’t! But it’s at…
Aug 19, 19:19
- on Materialists (2025):
Oddly, this only just came out in the UK this week; I was toying with going to see it, but…
Aug 19, 12:50
- on Gangs of London, Season 1, Episode 7:
Good of you to say, John, thanks! I did try to give these my best effort.
Aug 15, 14:06
- on Doctor Dolittle (1998):
ED – No worries at all, and thanks so much for the caring words, I’m already back up to speed,…
Aug 13, 19:57
- on Gangs of London, Season 1, Episode 7:
These writings have been excellent recaps of ‘GoL’. I didn’t realize how much I was missing until I found this…
Aug 13, 18:06
- on Doctor Dolittle (1998):
My dear fellow, I do hope you’ll get well soon: please allow me to apologise for having inadvertently touched on…
Aug 12, 16:09
- on Doctor Dolittle (1998):
I was actually planning to see Naked Gun with my wife today or tomorrow, but I’m currently stuck at home…
Aug 11, 22:10
- on Doctor Dolittle (1998):
Firstly and most importantly – if you have seen trailers for NAKED GUN 2025 and laughed even a little, watch…
Aug 11, 13:36
- on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974):
tcm is the most horrifying movie ever made. two big thumbs up.
Aug 10, 11:45
- on Doctor Dolittle (1967):
I do wish it did more for me. Maybe I’ll watch again some day, this time with my kids, which…
Aug 9, 11:35
- on Doctor Dolittle (1967):
“Who should watch this movie?” Richard Fleischer fans. Oh, right, that’s also just me and I slot readily enough under…
Aug 8, 22:56
- on 17 Again (2009):
Blame the BAYWATCH movie and also blame my local BAYWATCH channel (No, seriously) for having given me grounds for a…
Jul 31, 12:00
- on How to Train Your Dragon (2025):
I guess that was a benefit of casting a man with the physique of a cartoon Viking as the voice…
Jul 31, 10:47
- on 17 Again (2009):
One of the powers of being a site admin is that I can edit comments, which I do whenever I…
Jul 31, 10:45
- on 17 Again (2009):
When I was minorly depressed as a 19 year old, I binged the entirety of Friends and it was a…
Jul 31, 10:44
- on 17 Again (2009):
‘Lisa Kudrow’, dang it – the problem of typing on a phone is that the screen is often too small…
Jul 29, 18:48
- on How to Train Your Dragon (2025):
My interest in this film was mostly limited to my absolute and complete delight in learning they decided that whilst…
Jul 29, 15:45
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I’m intrigued, at any rate.
Sep 22, 17:48