Sometimes you just stumble upon a movie that feels tailor-made for you. I realized Kin-dza-dza! would be like this in the first 15 minutes.
I've been exploring eastern bloc science-ficton and fantasy films for a while now. It all started with Tarkovsky, but I eventually realized it was necessary to dig deeper. So it began: from a couple of the animated endeavors by Soyuzmultfilm to most recently half of Piotr Szulkin's Apocalypse Tetralogy. Last year I finally decided to dive…
A superbly written story with much more psychological shades than I usually expect from this kind of film. Once again Boetticher works with Randolph Scott and delivers a minimalist tale set in the Old West. His films aren't about thrilling action sequences, sprawling vistas and a huge scope, but intimate dialogue that reveal the inner world of these people, small gestures that say more about one's character than words ever could. The Tall T exists in the kind of closed…
Watched between December 30 2022 - March 18 2025
(I know, I suck at watching TV series, sorry)
Glad I finally finished it. The only reason it took me so long is that the monster of the week formula didn't make me want to rush things and watch the whole show non-stop. Also, the last half of the series is far superior to the first, so after a (very long) break from it the episodes were so good that I…
More character study than music doc, and a great one for that matter. Made me really feel for Bobby, but even more for his parents. It's just a well-made film with a powerful and touching narrative arch. You don't need to be a metalhead to appreciate it, but if you love the music it will have a bigger impact on you. As someone who loves Doom Metal and 70's Heavy Psych I've been aware of Pentagram for quite a while.…
Most people who love movies have that one film that made them fall in love with cinema. Maybe it's something they grew up with, a childhood favorite they used to watch all the time. Perhaps it is something their parents made them watch when they were young, or a movie someone showed them when they were a teen. Maybe it's something they randomly watched on television, a renowned classic they decided to give a go and immediately fell in love.…
What a great feeling to watch a film that believes in its audience. Flow embraces a poetic structure similar to mythical narrative journeys, an Odyssey in a flooded world that tells its tale through environmental storytelling. No dialogue, no obvious explanations, no antopomorphizing its character to create an easy connection with the spectator. Animals react mostly as they would in real life, maintaining a certain level of realism that contrasts with the stylized setting. Brimming with poetic visuals, the layers…
