Everything deserves at least one viewing
Hope you packed a jacket because this week we’re heading north to cross another country off my Letterboxd Map. Next stop, Greenland for Ivalu (2023). Title: Ivalu Directors: Anders Walter and Pipaluk K. Jørgensen Released: January 22, 2023 (Australia, Brazil, Romania) Runtime: 16 minutes Pipaluk is looking for her sister. Simple enough setup. Except no one else seems…
This week for Disc Dive I’m staying in the Criterion Collection with Thief (1981). Mann. Caan. Neon. Let’s go. Title: Thief Director: Michael Mann Released: March 27, 1981 (Theatrical – Canada and the United States) Runtime: 2 hours 3 minutes Disc Format: Criterion 4K Frank (James Caan) is an ex-convict running a used car lot…
Last time we looked at a featured Letterboxd List it was romantic comedies. This week we’re pulling from the Top 250 Science Fiction Films with River (2023). Title: River Director: Junta Yamaguchi Released: June 23, 2023 (Theatrical – Japan) Runtime: 1 hour 26 minutes A near-empty resort by a river. Staff going about their day,…
This week for Disc Dive I’ve got a movie that I was lucky to find a DVD copy of at an indie video store. Why would I be lucky to find a DVD copy of a movie? Well, it’s a 2-DVD Criterion edition that is out of print. That’s right, turn off your brains, folks….
We’re back on the road for another stop on the Letterboxd Map! This week we’re heading to Guatemala, where folklore and political horror collide in a way you don’t see every day. The film is… La Llorona (2019). Title: La Llorona Director: Jayro Bustamante Released: July 25, 2019 (Theatrical – South Korea) Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes…
For this week’s Disc Dive I’m revisiting a movie that I haven’t seen since it initially released back in 2008. Let’s check out what might be one of the whitest movie released that year with Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Title: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist Director: Peter Sollett Released: October 3, 2008 (United States)…
Who’s ready to check out another one of the new featured Letterboxd Lists?! This time around we’re taking a look at the Top 250 Romantic Comedies where I find a movie that felt oddly familiar in Shadows in Paradise (1986). Title: Shadows in Paradise Director: Aki Kaurismäki Released: October 17, 1986 (Finland) Runtime: 1 hour…
Crazy as it may sound in today’s climate, there was a time when the United States and Russia weren’t the best of friends. For this week’s Disc Dive, we’re traveling back to the Cold War to see how well the CIA and KGB can cooperate in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015). Title: The Man from…
According to Letterboxd, there are only 38 films produced by the country of Botswana. Luckily, 5 of those 38 films are available for me to stream. This week’s Letterboxd Map review has us examining a government educational outreach program in… Jewel in the Sand (2020). Title: Jewel in the Sand Director: Abraham Kabwe Released: August…
Growing up is hard. In this week’s Disc Dive, we see just how hard it can be for the Bean Bag Boys in Gene Stupnitsky’s directorial debut, Good Boys. Title: Good Boys Director: Gene Stupnitsky Released: August 14, 2019 (Theatrical – Belgium and Sweden) Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes Disc Format: Blu-ray Max (Jacob Tremblay),…