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Darren Carver-Balsiger
@DarrenCarverB
Just a movie fan watching too many films
Leeds, England
Joined June 2013
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    🎞️MY TOP FILMS OF 2025🎞️ Just counting films released for the first time in the UK this year in cinemas, via streaming, or on home media. Not including festival-only releases. 50. Caught Stealing (Darren Aronofsky) 49. Hedda (Nia DaCosta) 48. Flow (Gints Zilbalodis)
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    Favourite films I saw for the first time in 2022
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    Replying to @decoyrobot
    Everyone shitting on this list because the films on it have obvious themes and interesting visuals are taking it too seriously. This is a fun, dumb list of films where the plot is surreal / not explicitly explained. That's it. Of course these films are meaningful and deliberate.
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    Replying to @letterboxd and @70mmpod
    there's also this more detailed list of highest rated horror: boxd.it/2VQVG
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    My last day at #LFF Portrait of a Lady on Fire: an almost perfect romance piece. THE film of the festival. Heart: funny but uneven artsy comedy. Also interviewed House of Hummingbird director Kim Bo-ra, who was incredibly lovely and insightful. My reviews coming soon.
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    My first published article 😀, about Korean film 🇰🇷 and #LFF2019.
    The future of South Korean cinema looks very bright – and we’re not just talking about Bong Joon-ho... lwlies.com/articles/south…
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    My review of Blade of the Immortal, seen at Leeds Film Festival #LIFF2017 @leedsfilmcity :boxd.it/lEnct
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    🎞️MY TOP FILMS OF 2024🎞️ Just counting films released for the first time in the UK this year in cinemas, via streaming, or on home media. Not including festival-only releases (sorry Hard Truths). 50. In a Violent Nature (Chris Nash) 49. Samsara (Lois Patiño)
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    Best films I saw for the first time this year:
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    Listening to Kendrick Lamar on vinyl. Beautiful.
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    Saw this at a film festival, it's now among my all time favourites. If this isn't the best film of 2018 then there must be some real treats in store. Don't miss it!
    In cinemas 9th March, the new film from Lynne Ramsay, You Were Never Really Here, starring Joaquin Phoenix...
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    August Top 4 First-time Watches: The Battle of Algiers (1966, Pontecorvo) Beau Travail (1999, Denis) The Only Son (1936, Ozu) Sunset Boulevard (1950, Wilder)
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    I've used the lockdown to watch the films of Akira Kurosawa. It was a great journey, so here's a complete ranking of his entire filmography, with links to all my thoughts: