Josh O'Connor made me think of James Cagney in Wake Up Dead Man.
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Josh O'Connor made me think of James Cagney in Wake Up Dead Man.
Every review I read of Wake Up Dead Man makes me realise that no-one else was driven completely crazy by the the fantastical conceit in Knives Out that Ana de Armas vomits when she lies. I fucking hate that choice and knocked about 2 stars off for that alone in scoring the first film.
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Every review I read of Wake Up Dead Man makes me realise that no-one else was driven completely crazy by the the fantastical conceit in Knives Out that Ana de Armas vomits when she lies. I fucking hate that choice and knocked about 2 stars off for that alone in scoring the first film.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If you happened to remove Rian Johnson's super irritating and glib reliance on cultural criticism instead of character, then this would be great film. It is the least marred of the series, the best Benoit Blanc film, and Josh O'Connor gives the best performance in any Johnson film.
November 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If you happened to remove Rian Johnson's super irritating and glib reliance on cultural criticism instead of character, then this would be great film. It is the least marred of the series, the best Benoit Blanc film, and Josh O'Connor gives the best performance in any Johnson film.
Off to the cinema to see
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Off to the cinema to see
My wife only watches two TV shows - Loot and A Man on the Inside. As much as I like A Man on the Inside, watching four episodes in a row is too much Ted Danson for me.
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
My wife only watches two TV shows - Loot and A Man on the Inside. As much as I like A Man on the Inside, watching four episodes in a row is too much Ted Danson for me.
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It’s a piece of perfect cinema, pure mass market entertainment, that took the field in a world suddenly flooded with films seeking a slice of the Bond market. It’s packaged as anti-Bond, yet Harry Palmer is the nearly Bond...my Letterboxd review of THE IPCRESS FILE #FilmSky
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A ★★★★★ review of The Ipcress File (1965)
“Look! The IPCRESS File is on TV.” “How many times have you seen this?" “Oh, I’ll just give it five minutes…" We all know how this scenario plays out; could not resist... Sidney J. Furie’s spy thrille...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It’s a piece of perfect cinema, pure mass market entertainment, that took the field in a world suddenly flooded with films seeking a slice of the Bond market. It’s packaged as anti-Bond, yet Harry Palmer is the nearly Bond...my Letterboxd review of THE IPCRESS FILE #FilmSky
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What a film! Three distinct acts, a stylised prison movie (what is going on with that strip tease scene, nothing good!); an escape, and the 30 minutes with 17 year old Marina Vlady.
Robert Hossein stars and directs. Every shot is interesting, every edit is a bit mad.
Robert Hossein stars and directs. Every shot is interesting, every edit is a bit mad.
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
What a film! Three distinct acts, a stylised prison movie (what is going on with that strip tease scene, nothing good!); an escape, and the 30 minutes with 17 year old Marina Vlady.
Robert Hossein stars and directs. Every shot is interesting, every edit is a bit mad.
Robert Hossein stars and directs. Every shot is interesting, every edit is a bit mad.
This morning's film
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This morning's film
Going to have to buy 4 of these.
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Going to have to buy 4 of these.
1. Train Dreams
2. Roofman
3. Highest 2 Lowest
That's my favourite 3 films from this year, with The Ballad of Wallis Island, One Battle After Another, Deliver Me from Nowhere, Weapons, and 28 Years Later next in no order.
2. Roofman
3. Highest 2 Lowest
That's my favourite 3 films from this year, with The Ballad of Wallis Island, One Battle After Another, Deliver Me from Nowhere, Weapons, and 28 Years Later next in no order.
Sight and Sound’s films of the year
2021: The Souvenir Part II
2022: Aftersun
2023: Killers of the Flower Moon
2024: All We Imagine As Light
What will win in 2025? Find out on Friday 5 December when we reveal the full top 50
2021: The Souvenir Part II
2022: Aftersun
2023: Killers of the Flower Moon
2024: All We Imagine As Light
What will win in 2025? Find out on Friday 5 December when we reveal the full top 50
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
1. Train Dreams
2. Roofman
3. Highest 2 Lowest
That's my favourite 3 films from this year, with The Ballad of Wallis Island, One Battle After Another, Deliver Me from Nowhere, Weapons, and 28 Years Later next in no order.
2. Roofman
3. Highest 2 Lowest
That's my favourite 3 films from this year, with The Ballad of Wallis Island, One Battle After Another, Deliver Me from Nowhere, Weapons, and 28 Years Later next in no order.
I still have a Stephen Frears problem. The Hit is a good film. Maybe a great one. But, I find Frears's style irritating. John Hurt and Terence Stamp are superb, and everything Laura del Sol does works. I was less sold on Tim Roth. Then again, I am always less sold on Tim Roth in everything.
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I still have a Stephen Frears problem. The Hit is a good film. Maybe a great one. But, I find Frears's style irritating. John Hurt and Terence Stamp are superb, and everything Laura del Sol does works. I was less sold on Tim Roth. Then again, I am always less sold on Tim Roth in everything.
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I'll say it again: Edgerton simply MUST catch an Oscar nom
“If once upon a time Joel Edgerton was merely a familiar face, he has now become something altogether different: an unforgettable presence.” www.vulture.com/article/joel...
Joel Edgerton’s Anti-Charisma Has Become His Greatest Strength
For years, he was the opposite of what we expect from leading men. But the Train Dreams actor has become a more memorable onscreen presence with age.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I'll say it again: Edgerton simply MUST catch an Oscar nom
My favourite reviewer on Letterboxd. A must follow.
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Rick uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 2,930 films watched. Favorites: Remember the Night (1939), Children of Paradise (1945), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Ghost World (2...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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First watch: Torn Curtain (1966), starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. Put this off for a while as it is considered one of Hitchcock's less appreciated films, but it was more entertaining than expected, especially the first half.
1/3
1/3
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
First watch: Torn Curtain (1966), starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. Put this off for a while as it is considered one of Hitchcock's less appreciated films, but it was more entertaining than expected, especially the first half.
1/3
1/3
Jack Palance. A very convincing monster. Not a very convincing Doctor.
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Jack Palance. A very convincing monster. Not a very convincing Doctor.
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love...
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love...
Man from Del Rio has the bones of my favourite kind of Western. A man rides into town for vengeance. He is soon knee-deep in bodies, romance, and conflicted feelings about civilisation. This film is exactly that.
Except it is really jittery. Really nervy. Fraught with an unspoken anxiety.
Except it is really jittery. Really nervy. Fraught with an unspoken anxiety.
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Man from Del Rio has the bones of my favourite kind of Western. A man rides into town for vengeance. He is soon knee-deep in bodies, romance, and conflicted feelings about civilisation. This film is exactly that.
Except it is really jittery. Really nervy. Fraught with an unspoken anxiety.
Except it is really jittery. Really nervy. Fraught with an unspoken anxiety.
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Reading The Lonesome Dove Books in chronological order of the events rather than the book’s release dates. Dead Man’s Walk and Comanche Moon are really excellent books, and the latter beautifully evokes the end of the old west. But Lonesome Dove itself is an unimpeachable classic.
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Reading The Lonesome Dove Books in chronological order of the events rather than the book’s release dates. Dead Man’s Walk and Comanche Moon are really excellent books, and the latter beautifully evokes the end of the old west. But Lonesome Dove itself is an unimpeachable classic.