Everything deserves at least one viewing
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…
It’s Monday, you know what that means. That’s right, it’s time for another installment of Mubi Monday! While we went back almost one hundred years last week, this week we have a more recent offering in… The Unknown Country (2022). Title: The Unknown Country Director: Morissa Maltz Released: March 13, 2022 (SXSW Film Festival) Runtime:…
It is time to dive back into the featured Letterboxd Lists. This week we’ll be looking at an entry on the Top 250 Women-Directed list with…Petite Maman (2021). Title: Petite Maman Director: Céline Sciamma Runtime: 1 hour 12 minutes Released: June 2, 2021 (France) Available to stream on: Hulu and Kanopy Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) has…
Welcome back for another installment of Mubi Monday! This week we have a lesser-known, pre-Hays Code, Universal Pictures movie that stars a Universal Horror icon with…The Old Dark House (1932). Title: The Old Dark House Director: James Whale Released: October 20, 1932 Runtime: 1 hour 12 minutes Available to stream on: Mubi, Kanopy, and Tubi…
This week’s Mubi Monday review comes to us courtesy of a peculiar French and Belgian film titled The Green Perfume (2022). Let’s get right to it, shall we? Title: The Green Perfume (Le Parfum vert) Director: Nicolas Pariser Released: May 26, 2022 (France) Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes Available to stream on: Mubi Martin Rémi…
Welcome back for another installment of Mubi Monday! This week we look at an American drama laced with dark comedy from Todd Berger with…It’s a Disaster (2012). Title: It’s a Disaster (2012) Director: Todd Berger Released: June 20, 2012 (Los Angeles Film Festival) Runtime: 1 hour 28 minutes Available to stream on: Mubi (also available…