Everything deserves at least one viewing
This week for Mubi Monday we dip our toes into the realm of documentaries. Come along as we explore a Turkish hospital with Phases of Matter (2020). Title: Phases of Matter Director: Deniz Tortum Released: January 25, 2020 (International Film Festival Rotterdam) Runtime: 1 hour 11 minutes Available to stream on: Kanopy and Mubi (have…
Yes, it’s another installment of Mubi Monday. No, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke. This week we get back to feature length films and look at a spaghetti western with…Keoma (1976). Title: Keoma Director: Enzo G. Castellari Released: November 25, 1976 (Italy) Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes Available to stream on: Pluto TV, Tubi, and…
Time to cross another movie off of one of the featured Letterboxd Lists. This time around we’re focusing on the 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list and another first-time watch for me with…Roman Holiday (1953). Title: Roman Holiday Director: William Wyler Runtime: 1 hour 59 minutes Released: August 20, 1953 (premiered at…
Welcome back to another installment of everyone’s favorite day of the week, Mubi Monday! This week we have a short from up-and-coming Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason with…Nest (2022). Title: Nest Director: Hlynur Pálmason Released: February 10, 2022 (Berlin International Film Festival) Runtime: 22 minutes Available to stream on: Mubi (here’s a month of Mubi on…
This week for Mubi Monday we’re going back to short films. In fact, we’re going to take a look at an Oscar nominated cartoon short starring a character that almost all of us are familiar with. Everyone be sure to eat your spinach and get ready for…Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor (1936). Title:…
This week as we continue on in our Letterboxd Lists journey, I decided it’s about time that we take a look at the Letterboxd Top 250 list. In doing so, I am able to correct a massive blind spot of mine with…The Third Man (1949). Title: The Third Man Director: Carol Reed Runtime: 1 hour…
Happy post-Oscars Mubi Monday! This week we’re going to look at an early offering from Takeshi Kitano, the director of the Outrage trilogy, with Fireworks (1997). Title: Fireworks (Hana-bi) Director: Takeshi Kitano Released: September 3, 1997 (Venice Film Festival) Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes Available to stream on: Mubi and Kanopy To say that life…
Welcome back to another installment of Mubi Monday! This week we have the feature debut from director, writer, and animator Céline Devaux…Everybody Loves Jeanne (2022). Title: Everybody Loves Jeanne (Tout Le Monde Aime Jeanne) Director: Céline Devaux Released: May 21, 2022 (Cannes Film Festival) Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes Available to stream on: Exclusively on…
Since the leap year gave us another day in the month, why not make the most of it with another review? Time to get back to the featured Letterboxd Lists. This time we’ll take a peek at the Cannes Palme d’Or Winners list with…The Conversation (1974). Title: The Conversation Director: Francis Ford Coppola Runtime: 1…
One of the great things about Mubi is the offering of both feature-length and short films. This week I have decided to switch it up for Mubi Monday and take a look at one of the short films available to stream with…Tuesday (2015). Title: Tuesday Director: Charlotte Wells Released: Digitally on November 19, 2015 (United…