Hey Letterboxd community! Decided to revive The Film Knobs podcast & this account. I’m excited to get back into the swing of things again, and what a wonderful catastrophe to come back to—
Beau is Afraid is the latest in Ari Aster’s growing catalogue of supernatural psycho-thriller horror dramas. I think with the success and credibility of Aster’s previous works, the studio allowed him to have a field day with this one. It felt like broad-stroked creative genius for the first 60…
Happiest Season opens up a timely discussion about the tendencies gay people might have about expressing who they are in the presence of a culture where, up until June of 2015, they have been oppressed.
Many Christmas movies tend to follow the same tropes and character archetypes, which is why I find most of them narratively boring. It felt as if the talent was there, with a great supporting cast carried by John Levy and Mary Holland, but the writing fell short.
It does manage to teach us all the valued holiday lesson in accepting people for who they are, but that's about it.
If any piece of art — whether it be a book, paintings, or film — can successfully instill in you a wide range of emotions, odds are the creators did their job correctly.
And that's just what happened with The Peanut Butter Falcon. Zak Gottsagen and Shia LaBeouf's on-screen chemistry gave way to an unlikely yet beautiful friendship that demanded audience attention, all while feeling narratively appealing as well. With remarkably little backstory, LaBeouf's character, Tyler, seemed to carry such…
