Letterboxd — Your life in film

Me: This movie will not enchant me as much on a second viewing.

*15 minutes in*

Me (enchanted): Crap crap crap uuuuuggggggghhhhhhgggggggguuuttggjj$$$

The minute William Hurt and Keanu Reeves enter the picture, it goes full gonzo mode. I had a good time. I paid $4.99 CAD to rent it from iTunes.

The most Doctor Who has felt like Doctor Who in a long time (with all due respect for last week's special).

My friend Seb made this! And it packs a whallop for a 45 minute feature. A confident debut, and unique for one made in 2023. I look forward to seeing this as a bonus feature on the Criterion Blu-ray edition of one of his future films.

Weirdly paced, and gives itself a pat on the back so hard it leaves a mark, but a good Doctor Who romp regardless. It’s nice to have the show in good hands again.

If you’re an Aki fan, you know the drill: romantic, minimalist, witty, authentic, sweet, film grain, unabashed Jim Jarmusch appreciation.

Designing and lighting the shoe lab like it’s Q’s workshop is the kind of choice that needs to be made more in Hollywood.

Haven’t really thought about how it’s been another 10 years - a full decade - since this aired. The hype for this still feels fresh in my mind. Melancholic!

Look, I just think it’s funny that, in each of his appearances on Doctor Who, John Simm forces the Doctor into a lil’ wheelchair and he gets pushed around in it.

“Martin, Amy is 25. That’s like 62 in Christian years.”

It hurts how perfect that joke is.

Cinematography by Gregg Toland

“Who needs atom clamps? I have a funny robot!!”