Everything deserves at least one viewing
My globetrotting journey through my Letterboxd Map finds me in Kosovo this time around for Hive. Title: Hive Director: Blerta Basholli Premiered: January 31, 2021 (Sundance Film Festival – United States) Runtime: 1 hour 24 minutes Fahrije’s (Yllka Gashi) husband went missing during the Kosovo War. There are no signs of his whereabouts and nothing…
Last week’s Disc Dive was a first-time watch. This week I’m going with a personal favorite, Big. Title: Big Director: Penny Marshall Released: June 3, 1988 (Theatrical – Romania and United States) Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes Disc Format: Blu-ray Josh Baskin (David Moscow) and his best friend Billy (Jared Rushton) are inseparable. They live…
I’ve got some bonus content for you this week in the form of a screener review courtesy of Ruth and Sonorous Films. Premature opens in U.K. cinemas 18 September. Title: Premature Director: Kevin Walls Release Date: 18 September 2026 (Theatrical – United Kingdom) Runtime: 1 hour 28 minutes Cameron (James Rottger) and Eilidh (Elle Watson)…
Welcome back to another look at a featured Letterboxd List! We’re sticking with the decades lists this week as we turn to the Top 250 films of the 1930s where we find Block-Heads. Title: Block-Heads Director: John G. Blystone Released: August 19, 1938 (Theatrical – United States) Runtime: 57 minutes During the height of World…
This week’s Disc Dive is one that has been on my watchlist for a while now. I always seemed to miss it on streaming so when I saw it on sale, I picked up a copy of True Romance. Title: True Romance Director: Tony Scott Released: September 9, 1993 (Theatrical – United States) Runtime: 2…
This week’s journey through my Letterboxd Map takes us to Afghanistan for Three Songs for Benazir. Title: Three Songs for Benazir Directors: Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei Premiered: June 2, 2021 (United States – Full Frame Documentary Film Festival) Runtime: 24 minutes Shaista is a young man who also happens to be a husband and…
Welcome back to another installment of Disc Dive! This week we’re embracing the darkness with 30 Days of Night. Title: 30 Days of Night Director: David Slade Released: October 17, 2007 (Theatrical – Canada) Runtime: 1 hour 53 minutes Disc Format: DVD The town of Barrow, Alaska is moments away from the annual polar night,…
This week’s look at a featured Letterboxd List finds us perusing the Top 250 Films of the 1960s where we find Shock Corridor. Title: Shock Corridor Director: Samuel Fuller Released: September 25, 1963 (Theatrical – United States) Runtime: 1 hour 42 minutes Opening with voiceover narration, Johnny Barrett (Peter Breck) tells us that he is…
This week’s Disc Dive hands us an 8-hour window to wait around for The Cable Guy. Title: The Cable Guy Director: Ben Stiller Premiered: June 10, 1996 (United States – Hollywood) Runtime: 1 hour 36 minutes Disc Format: DVD Steven (Matthew Broderick) recently proposed to, and was rejected by, Robin (Leslie Mann). This has led…
This week Sri Lanka gets crossed off my Letterboxd Map with The Red Suitcase. Title: The Red Suitcase Director: Fidel Devkota Premiered: September 8, 2023 (Italy – Venice Film Festival) Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes The film opens with a phone call in Nepalese. We don’t see it, we can only hear what’s being said….