The Narrow Margin is a lean, mean little noir—written, directed, and acted to perfection. Frankly, it’s one of the best noirs I’ve seen in a long while.
My ★★★★½ review of The Narrow Margin on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/d5Qn2R
For an adaptation of one of gaming’s most important horror texts, Return to Silent Hill ends up feeling toothless, confused, and misguided.
My ★½ review of Return to Silent Hill on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/cOxrwZ
This is, easily, my favorite Kōji Shiraishi film. He builds all-encompassing dread on a shoestring budget, but still manages to keep the tone light without defanging the horror.
My ★★★★½ review of Final Chapter on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/clCxqx
Shiraishi is dead-on with the rhythm and texture of the early online paranormal investigation shows he’s obviously riffing on. File 01 lays down a solid baseline for what’s to come.
My ★★★ review of Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01 on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/cdmhMj
Fire and Ash is many things, but vapid isn’t one of them. Cameron’s built a world that feels lived-in and emotionally legible, and I’m just happy to get lost in it.
My ★★★½ review of Avatar: Fire and Ash on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/c8cdWp
Written by Chih-Hung, Hex’s story is a bit all over the place, but the craft carries it. On style and execution alone, this is one of the coolest-looking, most inspired Shaw Brothers outings I’ve seen in a while.
My ★★★½ review of Hex on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/c3VPcJ
Like every other Boetticher I’ve seen, Buchanan Rides Alone is tightly crafted, smartly directed, and, best of all, efficient.
boxd.it/bZRYWR My ★★★½ review of Buchanan Rides Alone on @letterboxd.social :
I don’t have a fresh grand re-evaluation of Kill Bill to add, but this is proof that Tarantino can still put on a show and that moviegoing can still feel like a spectacle.
My ★★★★½ review of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bXtbZB
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Like much of Park Chan-wook’s past work, No Other Choice is a film with so much to chew on, practically demanding a rewatch. While I still prefer Decision to Leave by a hair, the gap isn’t wide.
My ★★★★½ review of No Other Choice on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bP1pfp
I loved this. One of Guillermo del Toro’s strongest films and an undeniably beautiful work of art. It’s a shame Netflix didn’t give it a wider theatrical release…
My ★★★★½ review of Frankenstein on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bN1FNz
For as well-made, well-acted, and well-shot as this is, The Man Who Knew Too Much feels familiar and a touch too redundant within Hitchcock’s prestigious body of work.
My ★★★½ review of The Man Who Knew Too Much on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bL8EIp
It’s not particularly scary, but it’s often fascinating. A prickly, feminist pivot that fits neatly into Romero’s continued exploration and critique of American life.
My ★★★★½ review of Hungry Wives on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bKd73p
Daimajin is a flex of miniatures, forced perspectives, and practical ingenuity, but it’s also a tight parable of divine justice against tyrannical rulers. Spare, sincere, and oh-so-satisfying.
My ★★★★ review of Daimajin on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bCwvRp
I adored this. Maximalist in its filmmaking, yet heart-achingly sincere. Beautiful in so many ways, heartbreaking in so many others. Quite frankly, unforgettable. I literally cried…
My ★★★★½ review of Casshern on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bBs5ZF
It’s a well-made, surprisingly strong entry in a franchise that’s killed off its titular character multiple times and brought him back just as many.
My ★★★★ review of Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/byTa2F
Quibbles aside, it’s that neo-western vibe that works so well. Outlaws at midnight, love and blood as a habit you can’t kick. It’s mean, dusty, and very much its own thing.
My ★★★★ review of Near Dark on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bxHm3R
If you want a visual feast, Dust Devil absolutely delivers. If you need engagement beyond the image, the connection frays early and never quite returns.
My ★★½ review of Dust Devil on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/bx7MZP
Dougherty borrows freely from his inspirations, but the blend feels wholly its own. A perfect, perennial late October film.
My ★★★★ review of Trick 'r Treat on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bwssxf #filmsky
Decent slasher, but a redundant sequel. Worth it for Cundey alone.
My ★★★ review of Halloween II on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bvKnpn
When the film stops over-explaining and just lets these icons brawl, it’s hard not to crack a smile. As engaging storytelling, it’s paper thin. As a fourth-wall-breaking spectacle, it does exactly what it says on the tin.
Freddy vs. Jason on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bvn5sH
Countless films have chased its blueprint, but very few capture its chill. Halloween remains a minimalist horror masterstroke, timeless because it strips fear to its essentials.
My ★★★★ review of Halloween on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/buZcPF
I kind of loved this in spite of myself. It’s silly, self-aware, and weirdly beautiful. It doesn’t fully work, but it’s trying something new, and I think that’s worth celebrating.
My ★★★ review of Alien Resurrection on @letterboxd.social : boxd.it/bhwQ0H
It’s hopeful. It’s messy. It’s sincere to a fault, but Superman is a bold, deeply human work. It’s a film that believes in human decency and the idea that being good for goodness’ sake is still something worth striving for. #SupermanMovie @letterboxd.social @jamesgunn.bsky.social
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Even if you choose not to engage with the subtext, Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 remains a prime example of what happens when a director is fully in command of his vision, open to experimentation and collaboration.
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The Return is difficult, often frustrating, but devastatingly beautiful. More than anything, it’s honest.
My ★★★★★ review of Twin Peaks: The Return on @letterboxd: boxd.it/9egJYv
Even in its truncated, compromised form, Fire Walk With Me is a singular work of art. It refuses to be the story audiences expected, becoming something far more profound.
My ★★★★½ review of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me on @letterboxd: boxd.it/9ag8of
At just 90 minutes, Black Bag wastes absolutely nothing. Soderbergh’s editing is surgical, delivering a film that is all killer, no filler.
My ★★★★½ review of Black Bag on @letterboxd.social
High Plains Drifter is less about vengeance and more about inevitability—the idea that some debts can never be repaid, that some ghosts never rest, until it manifests into something otherworldly.
My ★★★★ review of High Plains Drifter on @letterboxd: boxd.it/8OTjtP
Tsukamoto does not give us the satisfaction of a hero’s journey, because in this world, heroism simply does not exist.
My ★★★★ review of Killing on @letterboxd: boxd.it/8ObUXp
