Some context: I binge-watched the entire show for the first time over the past couple days, and otherwise knew nothing about the series except the basic premise going in.

I'm quite sad to see The Last Act getting savaged, both for the unfortunate leak and for the way the show ended. While there's a lot that I think could have been done better, there's also a lot of criticism that I have difficulty understanding, especially when it comes to the…

Awesome fucking film, one that I struggle to come up with genuine criticisms for. Compared to Backrooms, which takes a uniquely internet-driven phenomenon and gives it the Hollywood treatment, Obsession takes the pretty well-worn hypnotized love interest plot and breathes so, so much life into it. I was honestly expecting this to be much more rote and routine than it turned out. I'm not saying that the result is some kind of auteur masterpiece, only that this surprised me in…

This was one of my first forays into a genus of fiction oriented around military descents into madness. I have not watched Apocalypse Now, nor have I read Heart of Darkness, but my first impression of Aguirre, the Wrath of God has moved those up my reading / watch lists. Aguirre is delightfully simple, even bordering on minimalistic, and while I think it was a bit thin when it came to character motivation, overall it evokes a lot of emotion…

Letterboxd Season Challenge 2022-23
Week 1: September 19th-25th
Central American Independence Week

Like AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD on crack. I'll admit that when I heard about WALKER's deliberate anachronisms, I was a bit worried that they'd be played for cheap laughs. Don't get me wrong, they definitely are, yet there's also a surprising thoughtfulness behind them. If this had been constructed as a straightforward historical drama, Walker would be too easy to brush aside as nothing more than idiotic…