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As we wind down Mubi Monday, we’re going to take a look at the humble beginnings for a famed director. Hayao Miyazaki has made quite the name for himself over the years, both as a director and as the co-founder of Studio Ghibli. Today we going all the way back to his first solo directorial…
As we approach the end of the year, it’s time for our second-to-last Letterboxd List review of 2024! This week, I explored a particularly robust list and selected a film at random. From the featured list titled Guillermo del Toro’s Twitter Film Recommendations, which includes 536 films, we’ll be focusing on one inspired by true…
Hello again and welcome to another Mubi Monday review! Have you ever seen a film where the main character is unlikeable yet still possesses some redeemable qualities? Well, this week we have an unlikeable main character with zero redeemable qualities with…Listen Up Philip (2014). Title: Listen Up Philip Director: Alex Ross Perry Runtime: 1 hour…
Welcome back! Well, we’re down to our last five installments of Mubi Monday in 2024. This week we’ll take a look at a Romanian short film from director Radu Jude that collected quite a few awards…The Tube with a Hat (2006). Title: The Tube with a Hat Director: Radu Jude Runtime: 25 minutes Released: November…
Welcome back! Here we are with the last Letterboxd List Review of November. This week we dip our toes into yet another new list with Letterboxd’s Top 100 Silent Films. More specifically, we’ll look at #7 on that list (as of this writing), the mostly silent…Modern Times (1936). Title: Modern Times Director: Charlie Chaplin Runtime:…
Welcome back for the final Mubi Monday of November! This week we have a minimalist approach to one man’s struggle to “make it” as an actor. Settle in as we dive in and look at…Ok, Good (2012). Title: Ok, Good Director: Daniel Martinico Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes Released: January 19, 2012 (Slamdance Film Festival)…
Welcome back, and thanks for joining me for another edition of Mubi Monday! This week we take a look at Andrea Arnold’s Academy Award winning short film…Wasp (2003). Title: Wasp Director: Andrea Arnold Runtime: 26 minutes Released: August 1, 2003 (Edinburgh International Film Festival) Available to stream: Exclusively on Mubi Andrea Arnold’s Wasp is a…
Welcome back for another Letterboxd List review! This week I’m diving deeper into the featured lists over on Letterboxd and landed on the BAFTA for Best British Film list. Today, we look at the fourth recipient of that award…The Blue Lamp (1950). Title: The Blue Lamp Director: Basil Dearden Runtime: 1 hour 24 minutes Released:…
The horrors persist but so does Mubi Monday. This week we take a look at a hapless yoga instructor and his misadventures with…The Practice (2023). Title: The Substance Director: Martín Rejtman Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes Released: September 22, 2023 (Festival de San Sebastián – Spain) Available to stream on: Mubi Gustavo (Esteban Bigliardi) is an…
Welcome back again for another Mubi Monday review! Crazy to think that, including today, there’s only 9 more Monday’s left in the year. Today we’ll be looking at a short film from an Oscar winning director. That’s right, this week we have the Justine Triet short…Two Ships (2012). Title: Two Ships Director: Justine Triet Runtime:…