Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Right if I’m succumbing to the whole Letterboxd thing I may as well do my favourite film.
Danny Boyle’s British classic is infused with an incredible energy and humour, despite its heavy subject matter. Addiction is a complicated theme to tackle and rarely does a film so deftly balance showing the horrific realities with the humanity of those involved. Trainspotting effortlessly glides between hilarity, surrealism, intensity and even banality, and the viewers chaotic journey is supported throughout by one of…
I was in a weird mood where I kind of wanted to watch a play out of nowhere but was too stingy to buy tickets, too impatient to wait and too lazy to get up off my arse and go anywhere. I picked out Doubt on Netflix owing to its acclaimed status as a stage play and its stellar cast and it absolutely scratched that oddly specific itch for me. In all honesty I wasn’t expecting much from it, which…
One of my biggest issues with the film, from the explosive opening, was that I consistently felt that I knew exactly in which direction it was heading. While not every film requires twists and turns throughout, I’d rather not be able to deduce the entire contents of the film within 10-15 minutes or so. That said, I did enjoy the watch and didn’t feel particularly bored at any point, although I did feel that something was lacking by the time…