Everything deserves at least one viewing
Hope you’re ready to rack up some frequent flyer miles, because this week’s Disc Dive has us bouncing from one city to the next in Up in the Air. Title: Up in the Air Director: Jason Reitman Released: December 4, 2009 (Theatrical – Canada and the United States) Runtime: 1 hour 50 minutes Disc Format:…
This week’s journey through my Letterboxd Map takes us to Azerbaijan as we explore Ali and Nino. Title: Ali and Nino Director: Asif Kapadia Released: January 27, 2016 (Theatrical – United States) Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes Set in Baku on the eve of World War I, Ali and Nino follows Ali Khan Shirvanshir (Adam…
This week in Disc Dive, Ida Lupino gets top billing over Humphrey Bogart, in the film that would turn him into a star. Let’s head out to High Sierra. Title: High Sierra Director: Raoul Walsh Released: January 23, 1941 (Theatrical – Sweden) Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes Disc Format: Criterion Blu-ray Fresh out of prison…
Welcome back for another featured Letterboxd List review! This week we’re returning to the Berlinale Golden Bear Winners list, and this time around, things take a much lighter turn with Hobson’s Choice. Title: Hobson’s Choice Director: David Lean Released: April 19, 1954 (Theatrical – Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom) Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes Henry Hobson…
This week for Disc Dive I’m pulling something off the shelf that doesn’t get brought up nearly enough when people talk about Tim Burton’s best. Let’s fix that. It’s Mars Attacks! (1996). Title: Mars Attacks! Director: Tim Burton Released: December 13, 1996 (Canada and the United States) Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes Disc Format: Blu-ray Mars Attacks!…
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…