Letterboxd 4v3r4n Brendan Michaels https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/ Letterboxd - Brendan Michaels A Safe Place 611u2c 1971 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/a-safe-place/ letterboxd-watch-910484684 Sun, 8 Jun 2025 18:34:52 +1200 2025-06-07 No A Safe Place 1971 53898 <![CDATA[

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Fruitvale Station 60163a 2013 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/fruitvale-station/ letterboxd-review-910060579 Sun, 8 Jun 2025 10:05:52 +1200 2025-06-07 Yes Fruitvale Station 2013 157354 <![CDATA[

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The Tragedy of the Victims of Police Violence is that it feels like a curse, a moment waiting to happen. Even when you want to start over, the lingering threat of your life ending haunts you. Oscar Grant was not supposed to die, but that’s what happened. He couldn’t escape it. They never would let him get away.

I’ve been thinking about the concept of Bleak Week. What is truly the goal of a fun festival that is dedicated to the saddest, darkest films cinema has to offer? I think the importance of this festival is the fact that we are exposed to reality. There is no escapism in these films. We are confronted by things that many of us do not experience yet we are aware of films are not only supposed to give you comfort, but they should wake you up And remind you how precious life is and how important it is to be aware that we all need help. Humanity needs one another to coexist maybe after watching some of these films you will come to the realization that the world does not revolve around you and remind you to check in on someone else. You never know what someone is going through until you ask.

Bleak Week shows us the worst of humanity to emphasize why we need the best of it.

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Grave of the Fireflies 6k67v 1988 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/grave-of-the-fireflies/ letterboxd-review-909886803 Sun, 8 Jun 2025 07:19:16 +1200 2025-06-07 No Grave of the Fireflies 1988 12477 <![CDATA[

Pain.

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Come and See 5mx6g 1985 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/come-and-see/1/ letterboxd-review-909294088 Sat, 7 Jun 2025 14:26:18 +1200 2025-06-06 Yes Come and See 1985 25237 <![CDATA[

The gasps of horror from the audience when Flor’s village is found behind the house say it all. Harrowing isn’t enough to describe this film. An assault of the senses, especially on the big screen. I’m one for wanting a great director to continue making films as long as possible, but how do you follow this up? The answer: You don’t. If you make a film like “Come and See”, you have nothing to prove.

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The Ghost Writer 705f62 2010 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/the-ghost-writer/ letterboxd-review-908497462 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 15:05:11 +1200 2025-06-05 No The Ghost Writer 2010 11439 <![CDATA[

Olivia Williams kills in this.

Such a bleak, hilarious ending.

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Looking for Langston 33n45 1989 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/looking-for-langston/ letterboxd-review-908496864 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 15:04:07 +1200 2025-06-05 No Looking for Langston 1989 32329 <![CDATA[

Beautiful people and places that are destroyed but never forgotten.

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35 Shots of Rum 6v5m5m 2008 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/35-shots-of-rum/1/ letterboxd-review-907761829 Thu, 5 Jun 2025 16:20:08 +1200 2025-06-04 Yes 35 Shots of Rum 2008 26191 <![CDATA[

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This is always been kind of a mysterious film to me because for whatever reason I could not anything that happened upon reflection. This was basically a first time viewing in many ways. A blessing.

Incroyable is all I’ll say.

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The Childhood of a Leader 2k3c3a 2015 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/the-childhood-of-a-leader/1/ letterboxd-review-907011975 Wed, 4 Jun 2025 17:35:33 +1200 2025-06-03 Yes The Childhood of a Leader 2015 330982 <![CDATA[

Brady Corbet Q&As are always the best.

Getting to see one of my favorite endings of all time on the big screen was a treat. Rest in Peace Scott Walker, you were a real one. 

I got to meet Stacy Martin after the screening and she was delightful. She got a real kick out of us wearing the same color jacket. If I had a nickel for every time an actress complemented my clothing at a Q&A I’d have two which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice in a row.

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Protect You + Me 2r414 2008 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/protect-you-me/1/ letterboxd-watch-906989442 Wed, 4 Jun 2025 16:54:12 +1200 2025-06-03 Yes Protect You + Me 2008 347999 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday June 3, 2025.

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Bring Her Back 4ai2z 2025 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/bring-her-back/ letterboxd-watch-904220891 Sun, 1 Jun 2025 19:07:14 +1200 2025-06-01 No Bring Her Back 2025 1151031 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday June 1, 2025.

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Friendship 6xc3c 2024 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/friendship-2024/ letterboxd-review-903183457 Sat, 31 May 2025 18:01:30 +1200 2025-05-30 No Friendship 2024 1239655 <![CDATA[

“I feel like we should still be in Afghanistan!”

There were moments of where Tim Robinson looked like George C. Scott and I don’t know what to do with that information.

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The Phoenician Scheme 1r2y3h 2025 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/the-phoenician-scheme/1/ letterboxd-review-902599881 Sat, 31 May 2025 05:17:15 +1200 2025-05-29 No The Phoenician Scheme 2025 1137350 <![CDATA[

Wes’ most daring film? A film with some of his most blatant movie mashing with the core being “Mr. Arkadin”, Michael Curtiz sense of espionage adventure, and some splashes of Buñuel. 

I’m glad Wes can surprise me when I think I’ve figured him out. A lot of his most bold imagery and his quickest pacing yet. I couldn’t believe the movie flew by so quickly. 

For a filmmaker that’s considered out of his own time, this might have some of the most potent reflections on modern day capitalism. It’s like they say, films about the past tell us more about our current times. 

Benicio Del Toro will always be a great presence in a film. His face tells so many stories. Mia Threapleton and Michael Cera are also fantastic in the film. 

A bit of a surreal experience to see this in the Mission Street Alamo Drafthouse, itself looking like a Wes Anderson set, and then having Tom Hanks and Bryan Cranston wear Stanford and Pepperdine apparel.

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Baltimore 41235z 2003 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/baltimore/ letterboxd-watch-902108103 Fri, 30 May 2025 12:59:56 +1200 2025-05-28 No Baltimore 2003 611410 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday May 28, 2025.

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Western Union 394v1p Small Boats, 2007 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/western-union-small-boats/ letterboxd-watch-901457116 Thu, 29 May 2025 18:09:33 +1200 2025-05-28 No Western Union: Small Boats 2007 420466 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday May 28, 2025.

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Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvelous Entanglement 333j1 2020 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/lina-bo-bardi-a-marvelous-entanglement/ letterboxd-watch-901456970 Thu, 29 May 2025 18:09:14 +1200 2025-05-28 No Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvelous Entanglement 2020 789000 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday May 28, 2025.

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Night Moves 1cg6l 1975 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/night-moves/ letterboxd-review-898694213 Mon, 26 May 2025 18:02:15 +1200 2025-05-25 No Night Moves 1975 32042 <![CDATA[

It’s interesting how they have the Rohmer gag in the beginning of the film as this feels like Arthur Penn made a hard boiled Rohmer film. A film about relationships, infidelity, and sexualization hiding past traumas and creating new ones. No one had a chance in this film.

A very jazzy score for such a bleak film.

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Simon of the Desert 36456d 1965 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/simon-of-the-desert/ letterboxd-watch-898383191 Mon, 26 May 2025 12:06:38 +1200 2025-05-25 No Simon of the Desert 1965 36265 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday May 25, 2025.

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Mission 71384a Impossible – The Final Reckoning, 2025 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning/ letterboxd-review-895621095 Fri, 23 May 2025 21:12:48 +1200 2025-05-22 No Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 575265 <![CDATA[

[IMAX]
Gone is the Ethan Hunt that was human but capable of overcoming the impossible odds. Now we have a Christ like figure that must defeat the Anti Christ that is AI. 

Such a mess of a film but a good one at that. The original cast still has what it takes including sharing the spotlight with the standouts of the new cast like Pom Klementiff, Tramell Tillman and Katy O’Brian. The submarine and plane sequences are incredible, some of the best in the whole series. 

The issues I had with “Dead Reckoning” are still here. While Gabriel has more personality than he did in the last film, it seems like they completely abandoned the whole concept of tying him to Ethan’s past with the only indication of the flashback amongst a sea of archival clips from the entire series. The Entity has some better character definition, but is never really fully utilized to its full potential as an antagonist.

BRIEF SPOILERS:

I feel like the way Ilsa was killed off was very anticlimactic, but could’ve been a great driving force in the sequel. Unfortunately, “Final Reckoning” feels like they’ve forgotten Ilsa was even in any of the other films. It’s so odd given how much they were building to a slightly wishy-washy romantic relationship with her and Ethan to just basically ignore her existence. 

I know that the connections to previous installments have existed since Brad Bird’s “Ghost Protocol“, but McQuarrie’s obsession to connect every dot just makes the story feel too convenient. Telling me Shea Whigham’s Briggs is actually the son of Jon Voight’s Jim Phelps is silly and adds nothing to Hunt and Briggs’ dynamic. 

END OF SPOILERS

When it comes to trying to wrap everything up into a neat little bow to make a faux ending to this series, I think that’s when we get the worst of “Mission: Impossible”. But when we stick with the great stunts and characters, we’ve grown to love, this is where this film shines the brightest. I really enjoy how much McQuarrie advances the craziness of his directing style with this film, but I hope the next films can go back to basics, and we can go back to having different directors for every installment.

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Mission 71384a Impossible – Dead Reckoning, 2023 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning/1/ letterboxd-review-894524409 Thu, 22 May 2025 11:30:58 +1200 2025-05-21 Yes Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning 2023 575264 <![CDATA[

It’s a solid movie even if half the dialogue sounds like a Scientology recruitment video. 

I was not very impressed with this film the last time I saw it. I still stand by my criticisms. Gabriel and The Entity are weak villains and Ilsa’s death is just lame. A lot of the CGI in this looks flatout bad. 

Other than that, it’s a solid “Mission: Impossible” film. McQuarrie finds a personality with his directing style even if not all of the quirks land. Action is a lot better than “Fallout” with the visuals meshing together better. Aside from the villains, the ing characters are better developed, Pom Klementiff’s Paris being the standout.

I am curious given how much course correction they’ve allegedly done with “The Final Reckoning” how Tom and Christopher will tie up the most eclectic action series cinema has to offer.

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Mission 71384a Impossible – Fallout, 2018 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible-fallout/2/ letterboxd-review-894319424 Thu, 22 May 2025 06:50:26 +1200 2025-05-21 Yes Mission: Impossible – Fallout 2018 353081 <![CDATA[

I don’t know. I was really into this when it came out but with some distance in rewatching this series, “Fallout” falls flat for me. “Mission: Impossible” was interesting because every film had its own vision. Whether that was successful is up for debate but you can clearly tell the distinct visions from De Palma to Woo to Abrams to Bird. Even McQuarrie had something distinct with “Rogue Nation”. Aside from some moments, “Fallout” falls somewhat flat. Weak characterization, reused ideas, and a predictable story just make this a very mechanical film for me. 

Also, this might just be me but this is a very ugly film. Rob Hardy is a great DP but making this look like “John Wick Chapter 2” strips away the charm of the previous analog aesthetics. I know this was shot on film with digital elements here and there but it comes off too glossy.

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Mission 71384a Impossible – Rogue Nation, 2015 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation/4/ letterboxd-review-893951286 Wed, 21 May 2025 17:05:22 +1200 2025-05-20 Yes Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation 2015 177677 <![CDATA[

McQuarrie brings back a slick spy procedural sense to the series that’s reminiscent of De Palma but never quite having its own sense of personality. Nonetheless, the plotting and execution is great with the breakout role of Svenska Drottningen Rebecca Ferguson being a clear standout. I like how McQuarrie deepens Ethan and Benji’s relationship and creates the greatest Spy/Gadget Sidekick duo since Connery/Moore/Dalton/Bronson’s Bonds and Desmond Llewelyn’s Q.

I still don’t like the use of guns by Ethan, feels like he’s in less danger when he can just shoot someone and Tom’s fake beard will never not be funny.

This is probably the best transition from the opening to the title sequence in the series.

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Mission 71384a Impossible – Ghost Protocol, 2011 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol/2/ letterboxd-review-893841936 Wed, 21 May 2025 14:23:39 +1200 2025-05-20 Yes Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 2011 56292 <![CDATA[

Tom and Brad’s love of cinema, specifically of silent cinema, is what makes this my favorite of the series. Even if I don’t think it’s the “best” per se, it’s so damn playful I can’t help but love it. People can criticize the villain but he’s no better or worse than villains in other masterpiece series like “Indiana Jones”. I love when “Mission: Impossible” is a series where weapons are a last resort and it’s all ing your wits and physicality. The use of malfunction in this creates incredible suspense that still holds even after a umpteenth rewatch. I wish they got to have more auteurs direct the rest of the series, people like Brad Bird brought so much to Ethan Hunt’s adventures, it’s hard to complain when we still get spoiled with the McQuarrie films.

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Conan O’Brien 64722 The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, 2025 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/conan-obrien-the-kennedy-center-mark-twain-2025/ letterboxd-watch-889470883 Fri, 16 May 2025 17:57:22 +1200 2025-05-15 No Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2025 1469959 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 15, 2025.

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Mission 71384a Impossible III, 2006 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible-iii/2/ letterboxd-review-889226696 Fri, 16 May 2025 10:56:31 +1200 2025-05-15 Yes Mission: Impossible III 2006 956 <![CDATA[

A lot stronger than its reputation nowadays. The themes of a post 9/11 world Ethan has to fight in adds a lot more thematic weight than other entries in the franchise. The script by Abrams, Kurtzmann, and Orchi (RIP) fixes 2's biggest issue and not only returns Ethan back to who he was in 1 but expands by helping him find love. Phillip Seymour Hoffman rules, obviously. He tilts from deadpan coldness to moments of absolute fury. I hope more people give it a chance on rewatch because it really packs a punch. I hope JJ goes back to being as inventive as he was with this film.

I wonder if The Rabbit's Foot was inspired by "Kiss Me Deadly".

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Mission 71384a Impossible – Ghost Protocol, 2011 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol/1/ letterboxd-watch-889115908 Fri, 16 May 2025 08:19:26 +1200 2015-07-27 No Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 2011 56292 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday July 27, 2015.

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Mission 71384a Impossible III, 2006 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible-iii/1/ letterboxd-watch-889115240 Fri, 16 May 2025 08:18:32 +1200 2015-07-26 No Mission: Impossible III 2006 956 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday July 26, 2015.

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Mission 71384a Impossible II, 2000 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible-ii/2/ letterboxd-watch-889114992 Fri, 16 May 2025 08:18:10 +1200 2015-07-25 No Mission: Impossible II 2000 955 <![CDATA[

Watched on Saturday July 25, 2015.

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Mission 71384a Impossible, 1996 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible/2/ letterboxd-watch-889114711 Fri, 16 May 2025 08:17:46 +1200 2015-07-24 No Mission: Impossible 1996 954 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday July 24, 2015.

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Mission 71384a Impossible II, 2000 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible-ii/1/ letterboxd-review-889105794 Fri, 16 May 2025 08:05:18 +1200 2025-05-15 Yes Mission: Impossible II 2000 955 <![CDATA[

Maybe on its own, this is a decent movie with flashes of stylistic artistry. As a sequel to "Mission: Impossible"? Bad. I realized while watching it was the first time I'd seen these films since watching all the Bond films. That only emphasized the fact that this is just a bad Roger Moore Bond film directed by John Woo. I'm fine and open to the original conceit of this series being other directors could bring their own vision but it isn't worth it at the cost of the Ethan Hunt character which is completely botched in this film. 

John Woo is a good director but his guns ablazing style doesn’t work with the practical spy work the series would be known for. It goes too far with the action where it becomes dull by the end. Ethan is a lot less interesting when he solves his problems by just shooting them. 

Also, WAY. TOO. MANY. MASKS.

Thankfully they moved away but this is just a failure for the most part.

The motorcycle stuff is cool though.

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Drive 1m3hs He Said, 1971 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/drive-he-said/ letterboxd-review-887975767 Wed, 14 May 2025 17:34:27 +1200 2025-05-13 No Drive, He Said 1971 57215 <![CDATA[

Jack Nicholson made a whole movie about the plumbers and firemen JJ Redick was talking about.

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Mission 71384a Impossible, 1996 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/mission-impossible/1/ letterboxd-review-887625641 Wed, 14 May 2025 08:33:07 +1200 2025-05-13 Yes Mission: Impossible 1996 954 <![CDATA[

De Palma’s most confident film and a great start to a fantastic series. Tom Cruise’s energy explodes through the screen, keeping a balance of calm and collectedness but still feeling the weight of the mission ahead of him. It’s incredible stuff to witness.

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Footloose 4d4m4h 1984 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/footloose/ letterboxd-review-886805605 Tue, 13 May 2025 07:17:02 +1200 2025-05-12 No Footloose 1984 1788 <![CDATA[

The biggest regret I have is having not seen this film sooner. This movie has everything, tractor jousting, Kevin Bacon swinging around a factory like a monkey, Lori Singer getting into a bloody brawl with her ex, Dianne Wiest giving a stirring dramatic performance, John Lithgow, and DANCING! How much was the glitter budget on this?

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After Life 1c322c 1998 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/after-life/ letterboxd-review-885398381 Sun, 11 May 2025 16:59:28 +1200 2025-05-10 No After Life 1998 17962 <![CDATA[

Isn’t all of life so grand?

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Jeanne Dielman 4d6c3p 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, 1975 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles/1/ letterboxd-review-885139894 Sun, 11 May 2025 11:26:14 +1200 2025-05-10 Yes Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975 44012 <![CDATA[

When routine deteriorates, what else do you have?

A horror film about being a mother where the dread is encapsulated in finishing your chores early, leaving you with nothing but yourself, a frightening presence for Jeanne Dielman and one that I assume women are all too familiar with.

I liked this film when I first saw it in my early cinephile days but it’s grown stronger knowing Chantal’s films better and having matured in my film watching taste. It’s a soul sister to her short film, “Blow Up My Town”, where I wouldn’t be surprised if the kitchen was the same.

It’s a film that could be accused of plotlessness or “nothing happens” or as one poorly written clickbait YouTube thumbnail states in bold caps “THIS MOVIE HATES YOU!” All would be false. I going to see “Werckmeister Harmonies” and afterwards I asked Béla Tarr what he thought of slow cinema the term and his thoughts on the current state of slow cinema and he bluntly replied, “Slow cinema, fast cinema. It’s all the same.” He was right. “Jeanne Dielman” is a slow film but it’s gripping from the first frame to its very last.

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Pavements k5s2z 2024 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/pavements/ letterboxd-watch-884471262 Sat, 10 May 2025 17:26:37 +1200 2025-05-09 No Pavements 2024 1063307 <![CDATA[

Watched on Friday May 9, 2025.

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We Need to Talk About Cosby 6z152a 2022 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/we-need-to-talk-about-cosby/ letterboxd-watch-883488291 Fri, 9 May 2025 11:47:37 +1200 2025-05-08 No We Need to Talk About Cosby 2022 153742 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 8, 2025.

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Dirty Dancing 4i4ad 1987 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/dirty-dancing/ letterboxd-review-883268587 Fri, 9 May 2025 06:28:02 +1200 2025-05-08 No Dirty Dancing 1987 88 <![CDATA[

Yes, this is my first time seeing it.

Who knew the driving force of this film is basically “If we don’t dance, Peggy can’t get an abortion!”

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The Misfits 5wj2 1961 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/the-misfits/ letterboxd-watch-882996732 Thu, 8 May 2025 18:48:11 +1200 2025-05-07 No The Misfits 1961 11536 <![CDATA[

Watched on Wednesday May 7, 2025.

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Jimmy P. 3t3b4 2013 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/jimmy-p/ letterboxd-watch-882017016 Wed, 7 May 2025 10:54:20 +1200 2025-05-06 No Jimmy P. 2013 160768 <![CDATA[

Watched on Tuesday May 6, 2025.

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The Departed 536me 2006 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/the-departed/2/ letterboxd-review-880668341 Mon, 5 May 2025 18:09:35 +1200 2025-05-04 Yes The Departed 2006 1422 <![CDATA[

[35mm]
One of the greatest casts ever? A movie made for the theater.

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Star Wars 4u2m5r 1977 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/star-wars/11/ letterboxd-review-880063780 Mon, 5 May 2025 07:34:30 +1200 2025-05-04 Yes Star Wars 1977 11 <![CDATA[

Yes, I did the meme.

But this time, I finally watched the Despecialized Editions. I wasn’t a full defender of the Special Editions, but I enjoyed select changes that enhanced the story. But the Original Theatrical Cut is just so much better. Not by a mile, by a lightyear. A lot more nuanced storytelling, an actual even tone, and even better pacing. This is the only way to watch “Star Wars”. Period.

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The Terminator 3m4g4d 1984 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/the-terminator/1/ letterboxd-review-879477775 Sun, 4 May 2025 16:45:45 +1200 2025-05-03 Yes The Terminator 1984 218 <![CDATA[

The 4K Restoration of this on Dolby Vision is so beautiful it’ll make you cry.

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The Ninth Configuration 723n5k 1980 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/the-ninth-configuration/ letterboxd-watch-877191655 Fri, 2 May 2025 09:06:39 +1200 2025-05-01 No The Ninth Configuration 1980 18910 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

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Serendipity 4zf5y 2001 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/serendipity/ letterboxd-watch-877042529 Fri, 2 May 2025 06:06:23 +1200 2025-05-01 No Serendipity 2001 9778 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday May 1, 2025.

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Star Wars 4u2m5r Clone Wars, 2003 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/star-wars-clone-wars-2003/ letterboxd-watch-874791349 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 05:30:51 +1200 2025-04-28 Yes Star Wars: Clone Wars 2003 3122 <![CDATA[

Watched on Monday April 28, 2025.

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Sinners 585y6o 2025 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/sinners-2025/1/ letterboxd-watch-874516546 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:00:12 +1200 2025-04-27 Yes Sinners 2025 1233413 <![CDATA[

Watched on Sunday April 27, 2025.

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Dishonored 4g3x2u 1931 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/dishonored/ letterboxd-review-873800693 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:07:59 +1200 2025-04-27 No Dishonored 1931 73420 <![CDATA[

By a country mile the best of the Dietrich/Von Sternberg films I’ve seen so far. Back when actors acted like feral animals.

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The Fugitive 2l3g4 1993 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/the-fugitive-1993/ letterboxd-review-873528928 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 19:24:28 +1200 2025-04-27 No The Fugitive 1993 5503 <![CDATA[

I thought I was getting into your typical action chase film, and it is that on STEROIDS! So insane, my family and I were losing our minds.

A perfect film.

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Star Wars 4u2m5r Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, 2005 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith/5/ letterboxd-review-872541050 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 19:44:03 +1200 2025-04-26 Yes Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005 1895 <![CDATA[

Despite the irony poisoned audience, this is still one of the peaks of 2000s blockbuster cinema.

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The Wind That Shakes the Barley k4x1y 2006 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/film/the-wind-that-shakes-the-barley/ letterboxd-watch-871245749 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:22:47 +1200 2025-04-24 No The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2006 1116 <![CDATA[

Watched on Thursday April 24, 2025.

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First Viewings of 2025 4x5v2z https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/first-viewings-of-2025/ letterboxd-list-62125926 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:43:53 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 58 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Double Feature Ideas 3a2k2x https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/double-feature-ideas-1/ letterboxd-list-42778217 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 07:25:39 +1300 <![CDATA[

...plus 194 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Bleak 6x33 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/bleak/ letterboxd-list-52641586 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:01:09 +1300 <![CDATA[

The most disturbing, bleak, no hope in sight films I've ever seen. You don't speak after a while once the credits roll. Bad vibes all around.

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Film Collection 4e6b50 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/film-collection/ letterboxd-list-713947 Mon, 2 Nov 2015 19:25:10 +1300 <![CDATA[

TV Shows: 
“Avatar: The Last Airbender”
“The Legend of Korra”
“Better Call Saul Season 5”
“Twin Peaks”

...plus 497 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
The Grand Finale 18255f https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/the-grand-finale/ letterboxd-list-52321493 Wed, 9 Oct 2024 08:33:06 +1300 <![CDATA[

My Favorite Endings.

...plus 127 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Best of 2d426s 2010s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/best-of-2010s/ letterboxd-list-52399397 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:30:13 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. The Tree of Life
  2. Boyhood
  3. Song to Song
  4. Carol
  5. Her
  6. Drive
  7. Knight of Cups
  8. To the Wonder
  9. 20th Century Women
  10. The Lobster

...plus 122 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Favorite Films 4nv6r https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/favorite-films/ letterboxd-list-640836 Mon, 3 Aug 2015 06:14:09 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Punch-Drunk Love
  2. The Tree of Life
  3. Boyhood
  4. Song to Song
  5. Carol
  6. Her
  7. The Godfather
  8. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  9. Blue Velvet
  10. The Big Lebowski

...plus 480 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Ryan Coogler 6a2e42 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/ryan-coogler-1/ letterboxd-list-60689083 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 06:18:14 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. Creed
  2. Fruitvale Station
  3. Sinners
  4. Black Panther
  5. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Brendan Michaels
Film Prints 672h27 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/film-prints/ letterboxd-list-1608233 Sun, 21 May 2017 03:19:05 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 260 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Movies I've Seen In Theaters 3q35f https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/movies-ive-seen-in-theaters/ letterboxd-list-1033193 Mon, 23 May 2016 15:04:26 +1200 <![CDATA[

All from what I can .

...plus 1199 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Best of 2d426s 1980s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/best-of-1980s/ letterboxd-list-52399943 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:46:53 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. Blue Velvet
  2. Blade Runner
  3. Identification of a Woman
  4. The Elephant Man
  5. Blow Out
  6. Back to the Future
  7. Possession
  8. Come and See
  9. L'Argent
  10. Paris, Texas

...plus 37 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 1999 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-1999/ letterboxd-list-64515691 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 09:39:28 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Eyes Wide Shut
  2. Magnolia
  3. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
  4. Fight Club
  5. The Insider
  6. The Matrix
  7. The Straight Story
  8. Beau Travail
  9. The Iron Giant
  10. Being John Malkovich
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2000 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2000/ letterboxd-list-64515585 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 09:35:57 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Memento
  2. Yi Yi
  3. Unbreakable
  4. In the Mood for Love
  5. Dancer in the Dark
  6. Werckmeister Harmonies
  7. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  8. Sexy Beast
  9. t Security Area
  10. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2001 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2001/ letterboxd-list-64515507 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 09:33:51 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Mulholland Drive
  2. The Man Who Wasn't There
  3. The Royal Tenenbaums
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  5. Spirited Away
  6. The Piano Teacher
  7. Y Tu Mamá También
  8. Donnie Darko
  9. The Devil's Backbone
  10. Ocean's Eleven
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2002 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2002/ letterboxd-list-64515395 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 09:31:04 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Punch-Drunk Love
  2. Spider-Man
  3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  4. Adaptation.
  5. Far from Heaven
  6. Gangs of New York
  7. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
  8. Irreversible
  9. Lilo & Stitch
  10. Catch Me If You Can
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2003 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2003/ letterboxd-list-64515334 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 09:29:21 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Lost in Translation
  2. Dogville
  3. Oldboy
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  5. The Brown Bunny
  6. Memories of Murder
  7. Kill Bill: Vol. 1
  8. Masked and Anonymous
  9. The Dreamers
  10. Big Fish
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2004 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2004/ letterboxd-list-64515256 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 09:27:07 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Before Sunset
  2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  3. The Aviator
  4. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  5. Collateral
  6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  7. Notre Musique
  8. Birth
  9. Million Dollar Baby
  10. Spider-Man 2
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2005 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2005/ letterboxd-list-64514974 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 09:19:30 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. The New World
  2. Brokeback Mountain
  3. Caché
  4. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
  5. King Kong
  6. Batman Begins
  7. A History of Violence
  8. Broken Flowers
  9. Kingdom of Heaven
  10. Grizzly Man
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2006 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2006/ letterboxd-list-64514824 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 09:15:24 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Children of Men
  2. A Scanner Darkly
  3. Inland Empire
  4. The Prestige
  5. Miami Vice
  6. The Departed
  7. Casino Royale
  8. Pan's Labyrinth
  9. The Host
  10. Old Joy
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2007 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2007/ letterboxd-list-64514729 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 09:12:41 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. No Country for Old Men
  2. There Will Be Blood
  3. Zodiac
  4. Eastern Promises
  5. Hot Fuzz
  6. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
  7. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
  8. The Darjeeling Limited
  9. I'm Not There
  10. Ratatouille
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Brendan Michaels
Best of 2d426s 2000s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/best-of-2000s/ letterboxd-list-52399496 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:33:24 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. Punch-Drunk Love
  2. Lost in Translation
  3. Mulholland Drive
  4. No Country for Old Men
  5. Before Sunset
  6. Children of Men
  7. The New World
  8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  9. The Aviator
  10. Spider-Man

...plus 76 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2008 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2008/ letterboxd-list-64512485 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 08:07:05 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. The Dark Knight
  2. Che: Part One
  3. Che: Part Two
  4. Burn After Reading
  5. 35 Shots of Rum
  6. Wendy and Lucy
  7. Speed Racer
  8. Step Brothers
  9. Hunger
  10. In Bruges
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2009 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2009/ letterboxd-list-64512345 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 08:03:09 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Inglourious Basterds
  2. Fantastic Mr. Fox
  3. Avatar
  4. Enter the Void
  5. The White Ribbon
  6. I Am Love
  7. Mother
  8. Tetro
  9. A Prophet
  10. Daddy Longlegs
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2010 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2010/ letterboxd-list-64512217 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 07:59:14 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. The Social Network
  2. Blue Valentine
  3. Incendies
  4. Inception
  5. Certified Copy
  6. True Grit
  7. Somewhere
  8. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
  9. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
  10. The Other Guys
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2011 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2011/ letterboxd-list-64512109 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 07:55:45 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. The Tree of Life
  2. Drive
  3. Contagion
  4. Shame
  5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  6. Melancholia
  7. The Turin Horse
  8. Moneyball
  9. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
  10. Killer Joe
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2012 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2012/ letterboxd-list-64511973 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 07:52:22 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. To the Wonder
  2. The Master
  3. Moonrise Kingdom
  4. Lincoln
  5. Django Unchained
  6. Looper
  7. Killing Them Softly
  8. Amour
  9. Holy Motors
  10. Cosmopolis
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Brendan Michaels
Top 10 4g61u 2013 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/top-10-2013/ letterboxd-list-64511861 Fri, 6 Jun 2025 07:49:08 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Her
  2. Under the Skin
  3. The Wolf of Wall Street
  4. The Wind Rises
  5. Before Midnight
  6. Inside Llewyn Davis
  7. The Counselor
  8. Snowpiercer
  9. Only Lovers Left Alive
  10. Only God Forgives
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Brendan Michaels
Wes Anderson 245g3 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/wes-anderson-1/ letterboxd-list-6200722 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:32:46 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. The Grand Budapest Hotel
  2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  3. Moonrise Kingdom
  4. The Royal Tenenbaums
  5. The French Dispatch
  6. Fantastic Mr. Fox
  7. Asteroid City
  8. The Darjeeling Limited
  9. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
  10. The Phoenician Scheme

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Mission 71384a Impossible https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/mission-impossible-3/ letterboxd-list-63490873 Sat, 24 May 2025 04:17:22 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Mission: Impossible
  2. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
  3. Mission: Impossible III
  4. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
  5. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
  6. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
  7. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
  8. Mission: Impossible II
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Brendan Michaels
Christopher McQuarrie 1j5a1g https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/christopher-mcquarrie-1/ letterboxd-list-63803069 Wed, 21 May 2025 14:44:19 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
  2. Jack Reacher
  3. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
  4. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
  5. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
  6. The Way of the Gun
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Brendan Michaels
Bizzaro Cinema 5x5510 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/bizzaro-cinema/ letterboxd-list-53483483 Thu, 7 Nov 2024 08:23:19 +1300 <![CDATA[

Off kilter cinema for the respective director. Begs the question, “Why would you make this and why make it the way you made it?”

I'm not counting early films because majority of the time, a filmmaker hasn't discovered their voice by then. These are films where the filmmaker is established and made something that's out of place in their body of work.

...plus 54 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Book Adaptations 4q6o49 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/book-adaptations-1/ letterboxd-list-32597289 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:13:20 +1300 <![CDATA[

Only including films where I read the book as well.

  1. Fantastic Mr. Fox

    The reason I think this is the best movie adaptation of a book is simple. Dahl laid out a good groundwork of a story and Anderson built a castle out of it. The character additions, the animation, the expansion of the other underground animal communities exceeds the limitations Dahl had when crafting this as a children's book and Wes still keeps all that. It's a brilliant film.

  2. Carol

    The best Patricia Highsmith adaptation.

  3. Inherent Vice

    Adapting Thomas Pynchon is basically impossible, but if you're going to do it, "Inherent Vice" is the best one to go with aside from "The Crying of Lot 49". Paul Thomas Anderson does an incredible job at adapting Pynchon's novel. Some of his most devoted followers may call it Pynchon Lite but I think it's one of his best works, both on the page and on the screen.

  4. Dune: Part Two

    One of the greatest movies ever. I truly believe that. Such an incredible cinematic spectacle, Frank Herbert would have been proud.

  5. Dune

    A massive success in adapting a dense book without sacrificing the core of the story. More in Part 2.

  6. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    I grew up with this trilogy and never read the books. I listened to the audiobook and... I'll just say I'll stick with the films.

  7. Blonde

    Dominik's film is divisive, I happen to be on the side of it being a masterpiece. Joyce Carol Oates' book is even greater. If Dominik's film is a snapshot of a phenomena of an actress, Oates book is an epic impressionist historical textbook into Norma Jeane. I think both are beautiful and I think in time, Dominik's film will get its due.

  8. Killers of the Flower Moon

    I do love the classic police procedural structure to Grann's book but I also really like how Scorsese flips it with focusing on Ernest. This is one of the most affecting films I've seen. Grann and Scorsese's pieces on this story are both worthwhile and great. The perfect example of making an adaptation your own while not having to live under the shadow of the source material.

  9. Poor Things

    Alasdair Gray's book is really creative and so fun in its story structure. The only thing that I hated about the book was its ending. The reveal that Max McCandles made everything up and everything we've read is not true is understandable with the themes of men rewriting women's histories but completely destroys the fantastical story we've just read. Thank God Yorgos cut it out, his adaptation is incredible. No disrespect to Lily Gladstone but Emma Stone deserved the Oscar for this film.

  10. Call Me by Your Name

    Luca's adaptation feels even more powerful than Aciman's writing. It takes the story on a path of its own, creating a memorable story that justifies a cinematic adaptation.

...plus 51 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Best of 2d426s 1970s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/best-of-1970s/ letterboxd-list-52400181 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:54:39 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. The Godfather
  2. Chinatown
  3. Barry Lyndon
  4. Taxi Driver
  5. The Conversation
  6. Autumn Sonata
  7. Stalker
  8. Paper Moon
  9. Eraserhead
  10. Jaws

...plus 39 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Alex Ross Perry 7124 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/alex-ross-perry-1/ letterboxd-list-63339320 Sat, 10 May 2025 17:38:52 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Queen of Earth
  2. Her Smell
  3. Listen Up Philip
  4. The Color Wheel
  5. Impolex
  6. Golden Exits
  7. Pavements
  8. Paul Schrader: Man in a Room
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Brendan Michaels
Best of 2d426s 1990s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/best-of-1990s/ letterboxd-list-52399771 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:42:05 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
  2. The Big Lebowski
  3. Fallen Angels
  4. Lost Highway
  5. Short Cuts
  6. The Silence of the Lambs
  7. GoodFellas
  8. The Age of Innocence
  9. Eyes Wide Shut
  10. Heat

...plus 57 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Best of 2d426s 1960s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/best-of-1960s/ letterboxd-list-52400496 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:04:31 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. Andrei Rublev
  2. Persona
  3. Ivan's Childhood
  4. Easy Rider
  5. High and Low
  6. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  7. Psycho
  8. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  9. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
  10. The Immortal Story

...plus 21 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Best of 2d426s 1950s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/best-of-1950s/ letterboxd-list-52424736 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 05:32:11 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. A Man Escaped
  2. The Seventh Seal
  3. Touch of Evil
  4. The Searchers
  5. Wild Strawberries
  6. Seven Samurai
  7. The 400 Blows
  8. Rashomon
  9. Pickpocket
  10. In a Lonely Place

...plus 12 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Best of 2d426s 1940s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/best-of-1940s-1/ letterboxd-list-52425744 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 06:08:17 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. Bicycle Thieves
  2. Citizen Kane
  3. The Red Shoes
  4. My Darling Clementine
  5. Casablanca
  6. The Third Man
  7. His Girl Friday
  8. Rome, Open City
  9. The Big Sleep
  10. Out of the Past

...plus 1 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Brendan Michaels
Best of 2d426s 1930s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/best-of-1930s-1/ letterboxd-list-52428457 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 07:43:00 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. City Lights
  2. M
  3. Modern Times
  4. Bringing Up Baby
  5. Grand Illusion
  6. Stagecoach
  7. The Wizard of Oz
  8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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Brendan Michaels
Best of 2d426s 1920s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/best-of-1920s/ letterboxd-list-52431062 Sat, 12 Oct 2024 09:04:34 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. The Gold Rush
  2. The ion of Joan of Arc
  3. Greed
  4. The Kid
  5. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
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Brendan Michaels
Martin Scorsese 3w5q25 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/martin-scorsese/ letterboxd-list-5808032 Mon, 9 Sep 2019 12:18:13 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Taxi Driver
  2. The Irishman
  3. The Aviator
  4. GoodFellas
  5. Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
  6. The Age of Innocence
  7. The Wolf of Wall Street
  8. Killers of the Flower Moon
  9. Raging Bull
  10. The Departed

...plus 29 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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James Cameron 1z6g4f https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/james-cameron-1/ letterboxd-list-63087386 Mon, 5 May 2025 06:29:59 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Aliens
  2. The Terminator
  3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  4. Avatar
  5. Avatar: The Way of Water
  6. Titanic
  7. True Lies
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Brendan Michaels
Robert Bresson 671za https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/robert-bresson-1/ letterboxd-list-44293296 Tue, 4 Jun 2024 14:40:00 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. A Man Escaped
  2. Lancelot of the Lake
  3. Pickpocket
  4. L'Argent
  5. Mouchette
  6. Au Hasard Balthazar
  7. The Devil, Probably
  8. Four Nights of a Dreamer
  9. The Trial of Joan of Arc
  10. Les Dames du bois de Boulogne

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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First Viewings of 2024 5r6833 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/first-viewings-of-2024/ letterboxd-list-62125038 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:23:30 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 242 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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First Viewings of 2017 1q5v3o https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/first-viewings-of-2017-1/ letterboxd-list-62122571 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:28:45 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 318 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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First Viewings of 2023 2mu4s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/first-viewings-of-2023-1/ letterboxd-list-62123247 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:44:24 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 267 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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First Viewings of 2022 4e543s https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/first-viewings-of-2022-1/ letterboxd-list-62122756 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:32:52 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 231 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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First Viewings of 2021 3s682y https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/first-viewings-of-2021-1/ letterboxd-list-62122734 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:32:14 +1200 <![CDATA[

...plus 235 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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First Viewings of 2020 66h35 https://letterboxd.conexionsite.com/brendanmichaels/list/first-viewings-of-2020-1/ letterboxd-list-62122695 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:31:33 +1200 <![CDATA[

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