The Cinephile Detox: 8/30 - Watch an Adam Sandler film.
Adam Sandler's one of the more interesting actors to talk about when it comes to his work, especially from watching its fluctuation. He's not like Larry the Cable Guy or his associates like Kevin James, where him being the lead is an automatic sign of its quality. Uncut Gems not only proved to be one of the best films of last year (for me at least), but it confirmed that…
Watched as a double-feature with Persona.
Does anyone flog themselves for not seeing a film in theaters after watching it at home for the first time? Neither do I, mostly because I don't have a whip readily available.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, while not as immense as Parasite (which I seriously need to rewatch someday, my initial review seems so quaint now), made a big splash at Cannes and became a Letterboxd sensation throughout 2019. Currently sitting at…
In many ways, the way I feel about The Double Life of Véronique fits with the themes the film itself explores. I don't know what my attachment to it is; I mostly don't know where it comes from; it just is. From this and my experience watching Three Colors: Blue, it's clear that Krzysztof Kieślowski appeals to me in more aspects than his technical prowess. There's an emotional and subconscious attachment that lingers within, one that…
Link to my original (but very outdated) review.
All That Jazz is the best musical ever made, nothing else comes close. Bob Fosse's masterpiece is the most unflinching self-portrait told through cinematic language, uncompromising in its scope and web of self-hatred. It's everything I want out of a musical, as it takes every aspect of most musicals and embraces them, but also turn them on its head with this film's dark subject matter. It's also everything I want out of…
