About this list: Made this list for my friend Alex. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Dracula 3D is just bafflingly poor on a technical level. 1,001 To See. (2016), The Garden of Words (2013), Suzume (2022), Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) and Weathering with You (2019). Once the big action finale starts, Cameron finally delivers what he's best at. What is an edit if not a tear in reality? F for Fake is playful, a movie where everything is a trick. Our lead is diagnosed with HIV, no explanation is given, this exists in the abstract. Just names by themselves. Please consider upgrading to a Pro account—for less than a couple bucks a month, you’ll get cool additional features like all-time and annual stats pages (), the ability to select (and filter by) your favorite streaming. Mabuse, the Gambler is one of the creepiest films of the silent era. It is a film made with freedom. Infinity Pool is raw and uncompromised, extreme cinema at its most conceptual and intriguing. To be very reductive The Northman is just about a man out to murder his father's killer, and the narrative becomes…The Wicker Man remains a personal favourite of mine and a high point in the rich history of British horror. Obama had 8 years to fix some of these problems and did not. To some extent there's a political muddlement to the film, but what perseveres is its radical uniqueness within US cinema. Chungking Express is a mood piece filled with yearning and overflowing scenes all about feeling rather than thinking. 3000 Followers Celebration Picked by: Kosta Jovanović and sciallacooper. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I have to respect Pearl for its incredible visual texture, achieved on such a low budget. Its endlessly quirky postmodernism is used in service of an offbeat style and complete fun. I would have called it pretentious wank but it's so empty I don't even think it's trying to say something. Abuse is allowed as long as it produces prestige and profit, and almost no one wants to change that. Not counting festival-only movies (apologies to The Novelist's. Favorites: The Wicker Man (1973), Beauty and the Beast (1978), Mommy (2014), Sambizanga (1972). Funeral Parade of Roses is a landmark in gay and trans cinema. I recently wrote an article about long films, so here is a list of every film over 4* hours in length that I could think of. We want to feel success and win through the success of others, and if that means turning a blind eye to abuse, that is what we do as a world. Looking through my friend's ratings, I anticipate some people will disagree massively with my review. Ugetsu is Mizoguchi's horror film, a nightmare across this life and the next. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★½ . 333Z Updated 2023-11-14T12:30:33. It is at times very unpleasant and its constant commitment to style will ultimately limit the audience, but Blonde is astonishingly executed. [deleted] • 9 mo. I thought I'd share movies that. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Fisherman's Diary is a deeply flawed film, though it has the noble intention of encouraging gender equality in education. A gasp of “wait, this is going to be three and a half hours!?!”Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion is a savage satire on corruption, bureaucracy, and authoritarianism. The film is a mood piece, a work of beauty and horror intertwined. Focusing on Mayan characters and told in the Kaqchikel language, Ixcanul is about people living on the side of a volcano. Tagged. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 23. Every second pulsates with energy, heart, and intensity. Alejandro González Iñárritu is a technical master as a. Based on films you liked;A list of 629 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Big Lebowski (1998), Hot Fuzz (2007), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Dr. It is firmly stuck in Fassbinder's harsh, icy world and is a film of cold intellectualism. The world is populated with mysterious strangers and the topics dealt with (death, domestic. Rewatched Apr 09, 2017. Taipei was the centre of a new middle class in a rapidly developed economy. The decision to make an anime anthology film expanding the world of The Matrix franchise thus seems like a fascinating prospect. Here are my favourites 😀: letterboxd. About this list: My Top 100 films from 2020 - 2029. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Pretty much entirely fictional, Corsage is a work of artistic expression and interpretation more than a biopic. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Tree of Wooden Clogs is a study of 19th century Italy, presenting an ordinary rural life and the struggles within such an existence. It is visually spectacular. Darren Carver-Balsiger commented on his own review of The Holdovers 19h. Remove filters; Fade watched films;. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. It is a tale of greed and violence, strung out across hours, with a dark story emerging in the most stark and frank way. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Mizoguchi's final film is a return to his classic setup, of poor women in difficult circumstances. 🎞️MY TOP FILMS OF 2022🎞️ Only including films released in the UK through cinemas, streaming, or home media. Past Lives 2023 ★★★★ Watched Sep 11, 2023. A Brighter Summer Day is a truth epic, a four hour journey into the abyss of teenage disillusionment. For when you want to wallow in despair. A list of 100 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Return to Seoul (2022), Oppenheimer (2023), Decision to Leave (2022), The Novelist's Film (2022) and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). It is popular blockbuster filmmaking at its best, an epic that is relentlessly enjoyable and constantly breathtaking. Greatest Films 76% 201 of 264. Nobody Loves You and You Don't Deserve to Exist is a powerful look at a kind of social rot that has taken root in a lot of British society. About this list: Films where a city defines the film to the point where it becomes an integral character. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Bus 174 takes one incident of crime and unearths so many different types of social failure. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review contains various thematic spoilers but only vague allusions to plot spoilers. The Sacrifice is almost an oddity amongst Tarkovsky's seven features. This is the perfect wuxia movie. Edward Yang made cinema that probed the. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. You're a different person when you're on holiday. It is an immersive, intense work, but its dependence on narrative takes away from the themes and experience. A man who believes cremation relieves a burden is the lead character, a rather strange setup. It is an audacious work, one plucked from both fantasy and reality. The opening five minutes has an elephant shit on the lens and the ending is a corny montage filled with questionable. The final act is silly and far-fetched, but not in a particularly endearing way. Taipei Story is a masterpiece of inner feeling. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A hideous piece of corporate cinema, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is just ugly film-making. 1950s UFO movies led to Close Encounters of the Third Kind , E. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Many regard Martin Scorsese’s epic Casino as a lesser work. Chloé Zhao is perhaps the greatest new director to emerge in the past few years. But Scoob! is a terribly soulless and bland imitation of Scooby Doo. It can show a moving image of real life which, without comment, can tell. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Athena starts off so strongly, with an incredible long take that would be a perfect short film by itself. Tagged. Sansho the Bailiff is a humanist film of humble scope. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 4. The Northman is fantastic in all regards, except for its story. Suggestions welcome. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: 3000 Followers Celebration. ========== I'd love to see your leagues if you set them up, so please share them with me in the comments if you want! My friend John has produced an excellent resource for creating your own. Everything is so iconic. Set in an abstract Europe without many specifics, Transit merges the modern and old to tell a story of people on the run. Before I was a huge film nerd, I used to be a Doctor Who nerd. These are… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 List maestro Darren Carver-Balsiger chats with Letterboxd's head of platform content Jack Moulton about arthouse cinema, enduring The Room, obscure essential horror films from around the world and tips for how to conduct a Letterboxd community poll. About this list: Science fiction is one of my favourite genres, and I thought it'd. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The man who ended the world. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s reviews. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Todd Field's Tár is an inventive and detailed drama. It deals with spirituality in a world that does not make sense, which makes belief more of a risk for the characters. Basically, every director who I've seen 5+ films by is ranked here according to the mean average rating I've given to their work. We are a failed society. Sight & Sound. It is less a socio-political drama and more a grand historical tale that transcends a critique of any particular moment in time. As the film shows, fighting inequality is not about ideology (being a. Watched Dec 13, 2020. For when you want to wallow in despair. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A waltz with eternity. Mankind's significance in the universe is. The film's biggest successes are twofold. It's a film of imagined conversations and ghosts caught in the mind. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Political struggle does not end. It is genuinely eerie at times, with a very slow burn approach that elicits something creepy and. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Babylon is a big fucking mess. Yet the final act really did win me over. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★½ 3. This is a film where Park is at the height of his powers, using complex. It has authenticity, even though it manages to be musical and have a pop soundtrack. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Talk to Me has some pretty intense scares, but it's not as interesting as it appears. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A horror masterpiece, whilst The Shining may not even be among my top 4 Kubrick films, it is certainly the one which I most think of when describing his distinctive style. Sorry! What a bunch of nonsense. About this list: Pessimistic worldviews. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Set many centuries ago, in unstable times, Taira Clan Saga is a film of beautiful compositions and complicated characters. Join here. Full Metal Jacket is the story of how to create killers. I was actually very excited to see Weathering with You. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: What a load of shite. Visibility Filters. Following the disintegration of a marriage across years, this is a work about communication and unearthing the underlying unhappiness a couple. It's a film of murder, rape, and mutilated corpses, shown in ways his previous films would only imply. It is Stanley Kubrick's earliest masterpiece, and holds up despite a career. The informal trilogy - Hour of the Wolf, Shame, The. The Old Oak 2023 ★★★ Watched Oct 03, 2023. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: B'Twixt Now and Sunrise: The Authentic Cut. Unfortunately The Creator falls short elsewhere. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I find Aamir Khan's commitment to bringing social issues to a mass audience to be very admirable. The film is also beautifully shot, with shining colours that make the whole world vibrant. About this list: Douban is an all-purpose Chinese social media. It is 2025 and all that remains is trauma and death. AFI 100 Years. Makoto Shinkai is a mixed director at best but his work was certainly improving over the years. This looks so much better than most modern movies. Neo's role as The One is explored, and the saviour metaphor is compelling. The Killer is a doomed romance disguised as a buddy cop film inside a gangster film. The Fountain isn't even enjoyable nonsense, it's just overindulgent and boring. It is Mizoguchi operating beyond modernity. It is fundamentally pointless. It is the story of a widow who struggles her entire life to pay for her son's education, and eventually sending him away to study and become a great man. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The memories that remain. It is mostly a film of quiet, in which Madhabi Mukherjee in particular has to sell the emotions using silence. His career began in Sweden but he catapulted to fame with his collaborations with director Ingmar Bergman. . The editing deceives us overtly and sometimes subtly. Weathering with You thus minimises real suffering, sexualises and fantasises a love story that has no believable start point, and panders to a vacuous and selfish view of romance. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hitchcock's Frenzy is a nasty film, easily the cruelest of his that I have seen. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 131. 100 Movies 80% 80 of 100. Just to give you an idea of what you might see, here are some of my pumpkins. It's not that. The pace is frantic, with footage cut together from many sources. It is an immersive, intense work, but its dependence on narrative takes away from the themes and experience. A story that has no author, just reality as art. This is a film of honour, loyalty, and bravery. Obviously Kevin Spacey playing a predatory guy has dated poorly. Watched Oct 28, 2019. For when you want to wallow in despair. the Extra-Terrestrial , and Indiana Jones and the. Not only is it a masterpiece, it is a cultural landmark we are foolish to downplay. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A single touch on the shoulder, all the love and pain in the world. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober X. It is partially about trauma and rebuilding everything. It's a fascinating experiment, abstract and disjointed. The buildings and locations often appear ruined and dilapidated rather than lived in. Of course there are Bergman tropes but it's played at a different level to his. A bastard son of Goodfellas, an overlong, over-indulgent epilogue to his previous gangster movies. High Life is harsh and pointless, an exercise in futility. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: At the centre of Biutiful Javier Bardem gives an extraordinary and subtle performance. Sadly it is also a failure. To the characters in Maurice, homosexuality locks them in, unable to share their feelings with anyone. Yet it slowly reveals social anarchy and the everyday fascism of family. In a burnt out, pointless world men die for nothing, but they were no longer men, they were already corpses sent out. r/Letterboxd. For when you want to wallow in despair. 3000 Followers Celebration Picked by: Cinemaverse Official. It is a film about being assertive and perceptions of how that is required for success in this world. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ Making the most out of its limitations, Detour is an atmospheric and doom-filled gem. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ 6. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: In the Fade starts off as a powerful drama about grief and racism, but derails by the end and doesn't really amount to much. Imagination and wit is not limited by physical limitations. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. From Daniel Farrands, director of the abymal The Haunting of Sharon Tate, comes a somehow even worse film. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I don't really get the backlash for American Beauty, which now seems to dominate every conversation I see about it. Samurai movies and old space operas inspired Star Wars . Joyland is about the inner turmoil within the lives of a few people, but its depiction of repression and desire feels very expansive. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. As the film goes on it begins to fall apart. However Athena as a whole does not live up to that beginning. Instead it is a film about family discourse and the awful views dug out of the woodwork in the current climate. Box Office Mojo. Yet it is too effective, too clever, and too influential to be called a failure. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Spermy Solaris. A list of 1,000 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Satantango (1994), Antichrist (2009), mother! (2017), Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) and Werckmeister Harmonies (2000). Opening Night is a film of a woman struggling, unstable in her own life. 23. It's a strange film that remains unpredictable to the end. I suppose a good story is a good story and can always be retold well. It is so broad and mainstream that it ends up dumb and patronising, treating the audience as fools. Set in a house of dishonesty, Chinese Roulette functions as a beautiful chamber piece. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Juraj Herz's Morgiana is a hallucinatory experience, made as a descent into madness and cruelty. This is a film of complete psychological manipulation, as our titular lead hypnotises and controls so many people. Between this and 3 Idiots there's clearly a message to de-stress education, let people learn in their own way, and encourage creativity. It opens with a forty minute prologue, that would be a perfect short film by itself, but manages to then spend the rest of the runtime peeling away all the leftover feelings that linger. It doesn't make any giant missteps, but the story is largely. Glorious revolution. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: American bloodshed. Service. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. There's a further victory, in never wavering from their principles. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Shakespeare within the Japanese mountains. Araya is cinematic art in its purest form. There are previous Hammer films like Taste of Fear or Nightmare which aren't so far away from this. While the film begins as a more genre-inflected work, of a serial killer and those searching for him, Holy Spider is much more concerned with its dramatic depictions of religious conservatism within Iran and. Darren is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review may contain spoilers. It feels experimental and low budget, built upon a digital aesthetic that looks amateur. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: A cry of anger and frustration. Read at your discretion. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The slow rhythm of eternity. Poor Things allows Yorgos Lanthimos the opportunity to fully embrace the surreal in his own quirky way. About this list: A ranking of all the films I've seen directed by. This is new kind of event cinema, a film built on the back of 18 others, with over 20 already established cinematic heroes, at least 10 other reprising characters, and a villain setup over 6. It has a peaceful calm that comes from its mature and sensible characters. ★★★★★ Rewatched by Darren Carver-Balsiger 11 Apr 2018 6. It centres on his interactions with three women and his indecision about what he wants. Killers of the Flower Moon is a masterpiece of evil, a film of the horrors of man. It exists in a world of judgment, where characters feel attacked by expectations while also being expected to judge others. Set in a multilingual village, with Romanian, Hungarian, and German speakers, the story becomes emblematic of wider issues in contemporary Europe. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of the most intense movies ever made and one whose scares held up for me upon this re-watch. Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Captain Clegg is a high quality Hammer film, playing to a lot of the studio's strengths. Full Metal Jacket is the story of how to create killers. Moonlight 2016 ★★★★★ Rewatched Sep 09, 2018. Ratigan (that made this amazing list - Mine is this if you want to check it: Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: What a load of wank. No Bears is complex and dense, showcasing great meaning and many parallel stories and styles even though the execution is made within limits. There are disturbed and surreal images all throughout the opening credits, setting the stage for something twisted yet to come. is a fascinating exploration of modern Europe. It does not idolise or admire poverty, but accepts such a reality and builds from there. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★ I really enjoyed Furie as an exciting and likeable action flick, so I was looking forward to checking out Furies as a prequel. As a film it savours tension, saving the horror moments for just a few effective scenes. At times Opening Night is overwhelming, with the camera pressed against. Yes, it has failed to reduce the number of drug users, it has increased the power of criminal organisations, and it has lasted far longer than ever imagined. Yet it slowly reveals social anarchy and the everyday fascism of family life. r/Letterboxd. Martin Scorsese. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Daring in the way that cinema should be, Punishment Park is a provocative piece that challenges us to face the system. Find Darren Carver-Balsiger's email address, contact information, LinkedIn, Twitter, other social media and more. It is obscure and unending, travelling through pain to reach something significant. Cries and Whispers is a film of dominant reds, with white and black serving as secondary colours. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Scoob! is an abomination. So often stories derive conflict from people handling. About this list: As we're approaching Halloween and horror is one of my favourite genres, I thought it'd be fun to have a community vote to find the best loved horror films on the site. M. This film tries to explore the reality of exorcism by filming a. To fight for what is right is violent and tough. Let's not sugarcoat this. It is a film of humour and heart. It is a film of changing times and the constant presence of history. Shots are placed within shots, sound blends across time. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Outsiders presents a mythical, rural, teenage reality. A man, dirtied and shirtless, wanders across a burnt landscape. After the incomparable Persona, Bergman followed it up with three lesser known masterpieces from 1968-69. Grid; List; Published 2019-11-06T22:24:33. Reply Popo1on Buntmans •. It is cheaply made, shoddily written, and poorly acted. There are previous Hammer films like Taste of Fear or Nightmare which aren't so far away from this. This is perhaps why I find films like Andrei Rublev so enticing. Showgirls could be described as a high budget exploitation flick. No shorts, no TV series or movies, no YouTube videos, no filmed. Tagged. Honesty, if you look into him further than his Letterboxd karsten isn’t that bad. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The least known film by Studio Ghibli, Ocean Waves is a brilliant little film from the anime powerhouse. It is a bleak and gory film, but less unrelentingly disturbing than the other films in Park's Vengeance Trilogy. Hooptober #30. As always with Éric Rohmer, there's an honesty to the dialogue and performances, but A Summer's Tale. Mario Bava was a composer of images. It reflects the calm of life, through still shots of windows and beds and phones, and yet it reveals a constant inner chaos. 3,327 films watched. About this list: My favourite 10% of all films I've logged on Letterboxd. It is about the dehumanisation of war, the reduction of man into weaponry. The yucky, forced surgery is an incredible highlight, living up to its iconic and truly grim. --- Contribute to my other lists. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Landscapes of empty beauty dominate A Touch of Zen. N. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: I was rather indifferent towards Incendies. A list of 1,000 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Satantango (1994), Antichrist (2009), mother! (2017), Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) and Werckmeister Harmonies (2000). 24framesofnick, IHE, Joe Aragon, Patrick Willems, Hbomberguy, demi adejuyigbe and Sean Baker. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★ A unique and odd film, Dementia is a silent work from the 1950s, playing with mundane surrealism in a way that feels proto-Lynchian. It has a charm that allows harsh truths to exist in conjunction with light absurdity. Looking back over Akira Kurosawa's career,. A list of 64 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Duck, You Sucker (1971), The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), Napoleon (1927), October (Ten Days that Shook the World) (1927) and Battleship Potemkin (1925). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Mild spoilers, but the film isn't worth watching anyway. This review contains various thematic spoilers but only vague allusions to plot spoilers. It's about the reality of growing up and the consequences of an. Politics. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: On the Waterfront is a celebration of the informer, existing in the context of Elia Kazan attempting to cleanse himself after his despicable testimony to the HUAC. The Blue Caftan seems initially to be a study of repressed desire, but it gives way to broader themes about death and life. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: M. We observe and experience, we do not know why things happen. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: So this is the last film on my Akira Kurosawa marathon. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 6. Any protest for justice and fairness has my unequivocal support. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Phoenix is a story of deception that plays in multiple ways, with layers of identity hidden between different masks for different people. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This is an article I wrote about long films for Cineflix Daily. ========== I'd love to see your leagues if you set them up, so please share them with me in the comments if you want! My friend John has produced an excellent resource for creating your own. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Class consciousness is something rarely seen in the media, but it's important that we're aware of it. Ordered by films titled with a full name, then just first names, and then surnames. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: See How They Run is a fun whodunnit romp. Mostly nonverbal, each beautiful second is about immersion rather than clarity. Night Shyamalan has had a rocky career, with some pretty decent efforts about twenty years ago and then a big slump in quality. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Men don't fight in war, soldiers do. Please visit the current, updated Top 250 Sci-Fi Films list. imgur. A list of 270 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Shining (1980), Alien (1979), Psycho (1960), The Thing (1982) and Jaws (1975). Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: Hooptober X. The film is based on the life story of William Walker, the American filibuster who invaded and made himself president of Nicaragua. It is completely unoriginal, mashing together ideas from loads of better movies. But as a documentary film from William Friedkin, it's a bit of a mess. Business, Economics, and Finance. A list of 500 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Stalker (1979), Bacurau (2019), Possession (1981), Solaris (1972) and Blue Velvet (1986). Remove filters; Fade watched films;. About this list: 20/03/2023 My 500 favourite films. Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker is the perfect deconstruction of romanticised revolutions. The film straddles multiple genres, with musical and comedy elements attached to a mystery plot that slowly becomes a horror film. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: You can also read this review at Cineflix Daily. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The least known film by Studio Ghibli, Ocean Waves is a brilliant little film from the anime powerhouse. It mostly boils down to a. Suggestions welcome. There are so many bad and clumsy edits. No repeated titles. Touching upon patriarchy within Pakistan, Joyland presents a world where sexuality, masculinity, and femininity. Review by Darren Carver-Balsiger ★★★★★ 16. Hello Columbus redditors! I am in your fine city this weekend to carve pumpkins at the zoo. It's like an Ozu movie, knotted in the tension between old and new. About this list: Every film to have ever appeared on Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: This review contains various thematic spoilers but only vague allusions to plot spoilers. Posted by u/borisdandorra - 8 votes and 10 comments Darren Carver-Balsiger commented on his own review of The Holdovers 19h. List by Darren Carver-Balsiger Patron. Casino 1995 ★★★★½ . Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: An interesting thriller that's consistently engaging, if rarely outstanding, Personal Shopper is strong evidence that Kristen Stewart is a better actress than a lot of people give her credit for. Darren Carver-Balsiger’s review published on Letterboxd: The Creator looks fantastic, and it does achieve the feeling of a future implanted over our real world very well.