2025 watch #188 - Charisma (1999). I’m glad I discovered Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After watching Cure I found Charisma. A very different story with shades of Stalker, Kurosawa puts so much into every frame, every soundscape, every performance. Truly a unique cinematic voice. Can’t wait to see more #filmsky
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
2025 watch #188 - Charisma (1999). I’m glad I discovered Kiyoshi Kurosawa. After watching Cure I found Charisma. A very different story with shades of Stalker, Kurosawa puts so much into every frame, every soundscape, every performance. Truly a unique cinematic voice. Can’t wait to see more #filmsky
2025 watch #187 - Dogma (1999). God is absent & Angels are rebelling. Kevin Smith at the height of his powers with this irreverent but smartly written religious comedy. Not as funny as The Life of Brian, much funnier than The Passion of the Christ. Whatever happened to Linda Fiorentino? #filmsky
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
2025 watch #187 - Dogma (1999). God is absent & Angels are rebelling. Kevin Smith at the height of his powers with this irreverent but smartly written religious comedy. Not as funny as The Life of Brian, much funnier than The Passion of the Christ. Whatever happened to Linda Fiorentino? #filmsky
2025 watch #186 - Cure (1997). The onion peels slowly in Japanese movies, and you begin to understand what’s happening at the same speed as the detective, played by the always excellent Koji Yakusho (Perfect Days). Japanese psychological horror, creeping dread & occasionally gruesome. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #filmsky
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
2025 watch #186 - Cure (1997). The onion peels slowly in Japanese movies, and you begin to understand what’s happening at the same speed as the detective, played by the always excellent Koji Yakusho (Perfect Days). Japanese psychological horror, creeping dread & occasionally gruesome. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #filmsky
2025 watch #185 - Honey Don’t! (2025). Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke might vibe on set, but it’s not translating to the screen. This one’s marginally better than Drive-Away Dolls, which means the third in the trilogy holds some promise…?
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
2025 watch #185 - Honey Don’t! (2025). Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke might vibe on set, but it’s not translating to the screen. This one’s marginally better than Drive-Away Dolls, which means the third in the trilogy holds some promise…?
2025 watch #184 - Eddington. Feels like every importance & every division heightened by Covid, the response, everyone going online, is injected directly into your brain & the body must adjust. Race, politics, conspiracies, protests, masks, bent cops, apathy & anger. But satire? Not sure. #filmsky
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
2025 watch #184 - Eddington. Feels like every importance & every division heightened by Covid, the response, everyone going online, is injected directly into your brain & the body must adjust. Race, politics, conspiracies, protests, masks, bent cops, apathy & anger. But satire? Not sure. #filmsky
A mastermind who’s dumber than he looks
A girl with a needle and a sweet tooth for poor decisions
A David Cronenberg about the human body in flux
A week saved by David Lynch and his odd visions.
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
A girl with a needle and a sweet tooth for poor decisions
A David Cronenberg about the human body in flux
A week saved by David Lynch and his odd visions.
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
A mastermind who’s dumber than he looks
A girl with a needle and a sweet tooth for poor decisions
A David Cronenberg about the human body in flux
A week saved by David Lynch and his odd visions.
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
A girl with a needle and a sweet tooth for poor decisions
A David Cronenberg about the human body in flux
A week saved by David Lynch and his odd visions.
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
2025 watch #183 - Wild at Heart (1990). Certainly one of Lynch’s horniest movies. Not a personal favourite, but at least the actors are all in, including Nic Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd, and Harry Dean Stanton. Also a few Twin Peaks cameos like Sherilyn Fenn. #filmsky
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
2025 watch #183 - Wild at Heart (1990). Certainly one of Lynch’s horniest movies. Not a personal favourite, but at least the actors are all in, including Nic Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd, and Harry Dean Stanton. Also a few Twin Peaks cameos like Sherilyn Fenn. #filmsky
2025 watch #182 - The Mastermind (2025). The Jeanne Dielman of heist movies: 1/4 interesting build up, 3/4 endurance test. But I fell asleep twice at this rainy afternoon showing, so feel I can’t give an exact review…
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
2025 watch #182 - The Mastermind (2025). The Jeanne Dielman of heist movies: 1/4 interesting build up, 3/4 endurance test. But I fell asleep twice at this rainy afternoon showing, so feel I can’t give an exact review…
2025 watch #181 - The Girl with the Needle. Girl meets boy, girl loses boy to war and does what she can to survive in this brooding Danish kitchen sink gothic horror from Magnus von Horn. Plenty to like here, most notably beautiful black & white cinematography, and an unpredictable story. #filmsky
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
2025 watch #181 - The Girl with the Needle. Girl meets boy, girl loses boy to war and does what she can to survive in this brooding Danish kitchen sink gothic horror from Magnus von Horn. Plenty to like here, most notably beautiful black & white cinematography, and an unpredictable story. #filmsky
2025 watch #180 - Crimes of the Future (2022). Crimes of Cronenberg amirite? Crash plus Existenz in a future where the body is growing neo organs & performance artists seem to be the only people who know what to do with them. Plus sex & plastic surgery & autopsies on kids. Built to shock. Bit daft.
October 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
2025 watch #180 - Crimes of the Future (2022). Crimes of Cronenberg amirite? Crash plus Existenz in a future where the body is growing neo organs & performance artists seem to be the only people who know what to do with them. Plus sex & plastic surgery & autopsies on kids. Built to shock. Bit daft.
A subtle dark comedy about sexual assault, Coppola shlopola should have been a pass, Nobody needed a Nobody 2, but Stone vs Plemons is an acting masterclass.
#lastfourwatched #letterbox #filmsky
#lastfourwatched #letterbox #filmsky
October 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A subtle dark comedy about sexual assault, Coppola shlopola should have been a pass, Nobody needed a Nobody 2, but Stone vs Plemons is an acting masterclass.
#lastfourwatched #letterbox #filmsky
#lastfourwatched #letterbox #filmsky
2025 watch #179 - Bugonia (2025). Misery meets 10 Cloverfield Lane! Poor Things was the first time Lanthimos directed someone else’s screenplay. Bugonia is the second, but it’s more obvious here. Still, an underwhelming Lanthimos is still a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ treasure and Stone and Plemons are perfect. #filmsky
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
2025 watch #179 - Bugonia (2025). Misery meets 10 Cloverfield Lane! Poor Things was the first time Lanthimos directed someone else’s screenplay. Bugonia is the second, but it’s more obvious here. Still, an underwhelming Lanthimos is still a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ treasure and Stone and Plemons are perfect. #filmsky
NW The Chair Company. “I just think HR should know you saw up my skirt. On my birthday.” Only Tim Robinson can write for Tim Robinson, but he writes him so well. It’s I Think You Should Leave - The Movie, except it’s a TV show. About a man who creates stress-inducing mountains out of molehills.
a man wearing glasses is looking at a computer screen with hbo max written on the bottom
Alt: Tim Robinson’s Rob is socially and psychologically all over the shop in The Chair Company.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
NW The Chair Company. “I just think HR should know you saw up my skirt. On my birthday.” Only Tim Robinson can write for Tim Robinson, but he writes him so well. It’s I Think You Should Leave - The Movie, except it’s a TV show. About a man who creates stress-inducing mountains out of molehills.
2025 watch #178 - Nobody 2. Script machinations and telegraphing aside, it’s still Bob Odenkirk stomping bullies Wick-style, so this sequel to it’s superior original is not without some fun choreography. Just not much else, sadly. Low budget cash grab. Not all the way but most of the way. #filmsky
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
2025 watch #178 - Nobody 2. Script machinations and telegraphing aside, it’s still Bob Odenkirk stomping bullies Wick-style, so this sequel to it’s superior original is not without some fun choreography. Just not much else, sadly. Low budget cash grab. Not all the way but most of the way. #filmsky
2025 watch #177 - Still of the Night (1982). Roy Scheider and Meryl Streep star in an intriguing Hitchcockian noir from the writer/director of Kramer vs. Kramer. Not a flashy film, but a wonderful supporting cast with the likes of Jessica Tandy, Josef Sommer and Joe Grifasi. Keeps you guessing.
October 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
2025 watch #177 - Still of the Night (1982). Roy Scheider and Meryl Streep star in an intriguing Hitchcockian noir from the writer/director of Kramer vs. Kramer. Not a flashy film, but a wonderful supporting cast with the likes of Jessica Tandy, Josef Sommer and Joe Grifasi. Keeps you guessing.
Inevitably there’s going to be another season of Only Murders in the Building, but I’d be happy to wait a couple years to give more time to develop the story. This season felt like someone forgot to turn the oven on.
a woman in a blue sweater says " you must ask permission to tell stories from now on . "
Alt: Selena Gomez as Mabel says" you must ask permission to tell stories from now on . "
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October 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Inevitably there’s going to be another season of Only Murders in the Building, but I’d be happy to wait a couple years to give more time to develop the story. This season felt like someone forgot to turn the oven on.
2025 watch no.176 - Megalopolis (2024). Visually arresting, but Francis should be in jail for the childish script. It’s nearly as off putting as Aubrey Plaza and Shia LaBeouf’s characters. I’m only half way through, but I’ll put my human capacity for suffering through the second half. #filmsky
October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
2025 watch no.176 - Megalopolis (2024). Visually arresting, but Francis should be in jail for the childish script. It’s nearly as off putting as Aubrey Plaza and Shia LaBeouf’s characters. I’m only half way through, but I’ll put my human capacity for suffering through the second half. #filmsky
2025 watch no.175 - Sorry, Baby (2025). Exceptional telling of a hard subject that many if not most women are forced to be part of. Exceptional that this is Eva Victor’s directorial debut. Subtle kaleidoscope of tones & the acting & the dialogue are exactly right for the story to be heard. #filmsky
October 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
2025 watch no.175 - Sorry, Baby (2025). Exceptional telling of a hard subject that many if not most women are forced to be part of. Exceptional that this is Eva Victor’s directorial debut. Subtle kaleidoscope of tones & the acting & the dialogue are exactly right for the story to be heard. #filmsky
Watching 2020’s The Stand with a streaming cold, snot (sic) the best way to watch Stephen King’s apocalyptic super flu show! #filmsky www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Doug Liman to Tackle Stephen King Epic ‘The Stand’ for Paramount (Exclusive)
Liman is attached to direct the feature and will produce, along with Tyler Thompson of Cross Creek Pictures.
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October 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Watching 2020’s The Stand with a streaming cold, snot (sic) the best way to watch Stephen King’s apocalyptic super flu show! #filmsky www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
2025 watch no.174 - Storks (2016). The funniest, whackiest animation since Up, and it’s both funnier and whackier with a superior voice cast, including Key and Peele, and Andy Samberg’s finest work. Where’s Storks 2??
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
2025 watch no.174 - Storks (2016). The funniest, whackiest animation since Up, and it’s both funnier and whackier with a superior voice cast, including Key and Peele, and Andy Samberg’s finest work. Where’s Storks 2??
2025 watch no.173 - The Dead Zone (1983). One of the best Stephen King adaptations from the 80’s (and all time). In a different universe Walken could have been the Walking Dude, here he’s a slightly spooky English teacher who develops supernatural abilities he doesn’t know what to do with. #filmsky
October 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
2025 watch no.173 - The Dead Zone (1983). One of the best Stephen King adaptations from the 80’s (and all time). In a different universe Walken could have been the Walking Dude, here he’s a slightly spooky English teacher who develops supernatural abilities he doesn’t know what to do with. #filmsky
Inspired by One Battle After Another to finally watch this masterpiece, Stephen King as Bachman with a short book taking a long walk, the grandaddy of zombie flicks won’t let you rest in peace, and Neil Jordan brings the pork. A great week for discovery.
#lastfourwatched #letterbox #filmsky
#lastfourwatched #letterbox #filmsky
October 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Inspired by One Battle After Another to finally watch this masterpiece, Stephen King as Bachman with a short book taking a long walk, the grandaddy of zombie flicks won’t let you rest in peace, and Neil Jordan brings the pork. A great week for discovery.
#lastfourwatched #letterbox #filmsky
#lastfourwatched #letterbox #filmsky
2025 watch no.172 - Double Indemnity (1944). “That was all there was to it, nothing had slipped, nothing had been overlooked, there was nothing to give us away…” A clever plot and three great performances make this crime noir a cut above.
October 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
2025 watch no.172 - Double Indemnity (1944). “That was all there was to it, nothing had slipped, nothing had been overlooked, there was nothing to give us away…” A clever plot and three great performances make this crime noir a cut above.
2025 watch no.171 - The Dark Knight (2008). One of if not the best of the “dark” superhero movies. Superior sequel - rare - Nolan even gets away with having two villains. But having the film show a good man turn into a villain is sublime. It does help to have seen Batman Begins, still no notes.
October 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
2025 watch no.171 - The Dark Knight (2008). One of if not the best of the “dark” superhero movies. Superior sequel - rare - Nolan even gets away with having two villains. But having the film show a good man turn into a villain is sublime. It does help to have seen Batman Begins, still no notes.
2025 watch no.170 - The Butcher Boy (1997). “Fish, f**k off!” Francie Brady doesn’t stand a chance in this dark comedy about a raucous boy with a fierce imagination, a protective best friend, and a drunk pa. The voice over from Stephen Rea is reminiscent of A Clockwork Orange at times. #filmsky.
October 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
2025 watch no.170 - The Butcher Boy (1997). “Fish, f**k off!” Francie Brady doesn’t stand a chance in this dark comedy about a raucous boy with a fierce imagination, a protective best friend, and a drunk pa. The voice over from Stephen Rea is reminiscent of A Clockwork Orange at times. #filmsky.