So this is what users do for their announcements or serious posts I guess? It's not like I would know, though there's a healthy amount of hilarity knowing that a movie about paint drying has probably the most serious reviews on this site.
I'm not going to beat around the bush, if you're here you're here for the answer to one question - where the hell have you been?! Also what's with this nonsense name change?
It's a tangled web,…
The Cinephile Detox: 8/30 - Watch an Adam Sandler film.
Adam Sandler's one of the more interesting actors to talk about when it comes to his work, especially from watching its fluctuation. He's not like Larry the Cable Guy or his associates like Kevin James, where him being the lead is an automatic sign of its quality. Uncut Gems not only proved to be one of the best films of last year (for me at least), but it confirmed that…
In many ways, the way I feel about The Double Life of Véronique fits with the themes the film itself explores. I don't know what my attachment to it is; I mostly don't know where it comes from; it just is. From this and my experience watching Three Colors: Blue, it's clear that Krzysztof Kieślowski appeals to me in more aspects than his technical prowess. There's an emotional and subconscious attachment that lingers within, one that…
I don't think a rewatch deteriorated a film's quality quite like Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. I remember watching this one in theaters last year; I needed to drive over 20 miles to get a showing. All that does is make me question how I was blind to all of Maquia's glaring faults. Particularly the visuals, which don't stack up to anime series from decades ago. Maquia is filled with unnecessary CG in the backgrounds and monsters, and it…
