Ever since I first watched The Shining, I’ve always loved it. It’s a really great film for when your starting out your cinematic journey as there are plenty of iconic scenes and moments to keep you entertained but there’s also a control and craft to this film which most never hit and is the reason I keep coming back to it. It’s really easy to see why this film is so influential and in my opinion it’s one of the…
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The White Ribbon 2009
Michael Haneke. I feel like I haven’t properly given this man the recognition and praise he deserves on my account. One of the reasons for this is that whilst I’ve always highly admired his work and thought of him as a masterful director, it is only recently after some rewatches that I truly believe he has made some of the greatest films of all time. Not too long ago, I rewatched Amour and was absolutely flawed by it. It instantly…
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The Searchers 1956
Want to start getting back in to writing and thought this was a good film to do so. The Searchers is the first film I've seen from director John Ford and I've got to say I'm impressed. To be honest I went into this film with pretty low expectations due to certain controversies around the film. Whilst I understand and agree with some of these complaints, others for me are what make this film interesting and admirable.
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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia 2011
Nuri Bilge Ceylan ranked - Part 6 of 9
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia is an absolutely magnificent film and Ceylan’s best (so far). This is a really complex film in the way it explores the characters emotions. It’s simple in narrative but it explores such deep emotions in such an interesting way. The directing is stunning and purposeful. Every shot in this film is beautiful and flows so well. The performances were all terrific and understated. The writing is…
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I May Destroy You 2020
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i may destroy you is a english tv show which has been gaining a lot of praise on letterboxd (as shown by its whopping 4.6 rating which only seems to be increasing). it’s challenging themes and ideas are definitely interesting and michaela coel clearly cared a lot about this project which is something i really do love and respect. there are many aspects of…
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Andrei Rublev 1966
at this point i need to admit that this is my favourite film. i still love you a clockwork orange but andrei rublev is just everything i want and need from a film. it is the most important film i’ve ever seen and completely changed the way i not only looked at films but my life in general.
before watching any of tarkovsky’s work, i was already very interested by him. as soon as i downloaded letterboxd and begin searching…
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