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Soft, simple, sweet.

Yup, still great.

Watched in theatre.
A lot of things were done right while making the action scenes. Little details like a scene where the camera is on the truck bed pointing to the front and we see the driver looking back, and suddenly has a shocked face and you can see in the rear view what's coming.
Action scenes were a lot of fun (esp. with how "mechanical" and grounded everything was) and you could feel sympathy for a character (not in a deep way) who was not a crybaby about revenge (a lot of the film was show don't tell).

The story seemed a bit whacky in places, which is why I gave it 4.5 stars but it really delivers if you want some solid action.

An entertaining film, Kunal Khemu draws parallel from his recent film Lootcase in of finding a "get me out of this boring cycle" moneybag, but with some twists, with an epilogue that seems real.

I might be the odd one out here, but it felt too much like a film that people would pretend they enjoy because it's "indie". The film is unbearably slow, accentuated with scenes of mundane tasks which are just that, mundane and boring. The director shows Japan to have this cool unnecessary tech just because it's Japan, exactly what you'd expect an ordinary imagination to be satisfied by. The ending tried to give some semblance of shock, but it just leaves you with a feeling of lethargy -- of course he has these particular problems, of course there is such and such history of him, of course he will be the nice guy. I have had this lingering feeling for a while that there already many great films made, and it's better off for everyone to just watch the old greats than wasting our limited time on new remakes of old ideas. I am completely wrong of course, many recent films and books continue to enthrall me with a sense of fresh stories -- but this film tries it's best to prove me hypothesis right. The film is about a man filled with honesty and sincerity, and ironically it fails to achieve those ideals.

The parallel between his dreams being this (almost a Rorschach test of) white and black patterns, and his fascination with looking upwards at the sunny canopy was nifty though.

Perhaps it's my fault, because I had approached the film with zero context but a back-of-mind anticipation that rivalled Past of Lives (which, while having slow scenes was being driven by a very strong story, simple in content but strong in its character).

The film won best actor, and I wouldn't dispute that simply because of the final driving scene. But I had loose expectations from the film, and was still disappointed.

Leaving mubi in 10 days.

My first Chaplin movie, light hearted and enjoyable. Why is police so evil everywhere tho.

Captivating and well-acted, what with the Shakespeare-an dialogues.

Watched on Tuesday March 12, 2024.

Watched on Saturday March 16, 2024.

9/10.
A faithful adaptation. Fully confident in Denis to adapt Dune Messiah as well.

A slow burn in the beginning but the second half is great.
Talks about a lot of things in of human desire (mimetic desires) and why we act the way we do (infant conditioning).

I had written a longer review but the stupid app deleted it.

In of pre-morgue soul-searching films, I enjoyed Ikiru more than this (although both were painfully slow to start, but got a bit more engaging later). Probably because Ikiru goes into more depth of what the man's life is and how he could influence the world around him, but here is something more high-level.

Although, I'll it this felt more satisfying in coming to with things, but that's Eastern European cinema for ya.

I was on a flight and the altitude was changing and I'm not so sure the literal lump in my throat was because of the air pressure.

One of the strangest films (plot-wise) I have seen.

Watched on Monday September 25, 2023.

A beautiful film but quite a slow burner.

Not as great for a re-watch.

Saw re release in theatres. Still beautiful.

Eastern European films, even short films, are such a vibe.

Waiting for this for 4 months now. Very tightly packed. Music compliments well. Maybe I'm giving it 4.5 stars because i wish it was longer.

Quaint, a little bit slow, but just quite melancholy. Music was good, added to the film.

Watched on Wednesday July 5, 2023.

A somewhat meh adaptation of a very good source material (that i really enjoy). It was fun for a watch but felt a bit franchise-y, like just a setup for a sequel.

John Wick with some acting skills.

I haven't seen / played the game so found it quite fun (unlike most reviewers here). To be clueless is one of life's biggest gifts I suppose.

I don't know if it was me being hyped up for this movie too much or the fact this was a spiral-down instead of a moving-up-in-the-world (quite unlike the first part), this movie didn't feel as tight as the previous one. There were moments but didn't feel part of the whole narrative. Maybe because I was watched the part after interval separately.

It was fine. Inter (intra?) spidermen interaction was fun but the plot didn't feel anything special.

Watched on Monday December 20, 2021.

Watched on Wednesday December 15, 2021.

It's light and breezy but I don't see the appeal for it.

A very Tom Hanks, Aaron Sorkins-y film.

Y'know maybe alcohol isn't so bad after all.

A very fun movie to watch, fun characters.

Decent film for its genre. Not a fan of silly flamboyant heist movies though, especially not with a romantic angle.

A very delicate and beautiful movie.

Interesting concept, quite similar to Source code. Found this one bit more "subtle" than the previous. But good CGI and the whole lone on moon vibes.

A very peaceful movie, the kind you would expect from a European independent film set in silent winters. The plot wasn't anything out of ordinary, but fun to watch in some aspect.

Hits the nail on the picking up from the last movie. Some very memorable scenes that *should not* be watched sober.

Much better and less trashy than I assume the genre to be.

Fun to watch when lazy-ing around

Its a cheeky romantic comedy. What would you expect.

Amazing 90s LAPD vibes. LA Noire (the game) felt quite similar to this.

This should be a game

Chills. Also the Jodie Foster accent.

Fun to watch, joker wasn't necessarily the best tho.

Did not feel as good as the first one tbh

Cult classic, quite deserves it.

Fun to watch, plot wasn't necessarily the best

"City" Korean films have a different vibe.

Weird movie. Didn't really understand what all the fuss is about.

• My American Uncle

  A close, thorough, sincere commentary.

If I find some line from this movie on insta or smth I'll add it here

• Our Sunhi

Thought of making this list when I suddenly ed about Certified Copy (how it started and how it sweetly unrolled the story)

• Certified Copy
• Paris, Texas

• Heat
• Miami Vice
• Casino Royale
• Mission: Impossible – Fallout
• The Bourne Identity
• Kingsman: The Secret Service
• John Wick
• The Nice Guys
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
• Argo

...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Why we watch films instead of just reading a book. Its not just the story.

• Cinema Paradiso
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• The 400 Blows
• The Pianist

The idea for this list came when I watched Run Lola Run the same day I made my previous list (When the opening scene is enough). I thought it'd be nice to have a somewhat anti- of that.
And so keep a log of how many films fall in this category, I made this list with the most uncreative name.

• Run Lola Run

Have you ever watched the first 5 minutes of the film and went "Oh shit what I need to finish this". This list is for those moments.

NB The movies themselves may not be good but the opening scene (or say, span of 10 minutes) should completely hook you in.

• Corpus Christi
• A Clockwork Orange

• Rock On!!
• Wake Up Sid
• Life in a Metro
• Udaan
• Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
• Jab We Met
• Dil Chahta Hai
• Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
• Queen
• 3 Idiots

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.