Dear David,
I’m sitting here, a little lost, trying to put into words what your work has meant to me. The world feels a little off today, like it’s lost some of its weird, wonderful magic. Hearing about your ing hit me harder than I expected. You weren’t just a filmmaker, you were a guide into the parts of our minds we’re too afraid or too curious to explore on our own.
From the first frame of Eraserhead, I knew…
To relive or to feel like reliving another person's life by watching mere videotapes or recordings is the most transcending feeling ever. If executed accurately, that weirdly blissful feeling can succumb you, can even strangely overwhelm you.
Dhobi ghat is the literal definition of 'being underrated'. People might find it slow, and I'm sure they will but that's what makes art films enjoyable, keeps em away from the unnecessary noise that people create.
This goes straight in to my favourite…
When it’s your own family that holds you back. This hits way deeper than a fight movie. The Fighter is raw, unfiltered, and painfully real. It’s not just about the ring; it’s about the baggage you carry into it. Addiction, broken dreams, sibling rivalry, loyalty, and love, all clashing under the same roof. The punches hurt, but the emotional weight hurts more. No matter how toxic family gets, cutting them off never feels that simple, and this film gets that.
Our lives are the sum of our choices.
I completed all the six MI movies last year and waited on Dead Reckoning since it was releasing soon after. I don’t get why people keep saying it’s the “same old stuff”. Sure, it’s a long-running series, so some repetition is expected, but Dead Reckoning actually had a pretty solid storyline mixed with some seriously intense action scenes. Yeah, maybe the action isn’t groundbreaking anymore, but honestly, some of those moments hit hard, pure dopamine rush. I didn’t mind it at all.
Watched this tonight, so that I can go to the theatres for the second part tomorrow.
It's a warm and lazy Monday morning here in Kolkata, and I'm on vacation from work. I had almost forgotten that I had watched the Indian adaptation of Warrior i.e. Brothers. Well, obviously, Warrior was much better, as expected. Man, the adrenaline rush I felt while watching this! I nearly choked on my side pillow as Brendan was out there choking every fighter in the ring.
It’s an incredibly entertaining movie and easily one of my favourite combat sports films.
