№18: Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters /『ミシマ：ア・ライフ・イン・フォー・チャプター』(1985 / 昭和六十年) (US/日本) = “All my life I have been acutely aware of a contradiction in the very nature of my existence. For forty-five years I struggled to resolve this dilemma by writing plays and novels. The more I wrote, the more I realized mere words were not enough. So I found another form of expression.” The life of Yukio Mishima was a fascinating and controversial one. He was an author that…
№1: Killers Of The Flower Moon / 𐓀𐓣͘𐓪͘𐓬𐓘 𐒹𐓧𐓘𐓤𐓘 𐓓𐓣͘𐓤𐓘 𐓊ʼ𐓟𐓵𐓟 (2023) = “When this money start comin’ we shoulda known it came with something else. They're like buzzards circling our people.” The history of the Osage Nation / 𐓁𐒻 𐓂𐒼𐒰𐓇𐒼𐒰͘ is quite unique and fascinating. Like so many other Native Americans, they were forcibly removed from their ancestral lands and shoved onto reservations in the Oklahoma Territory. However, they struck black gold and found themselves with exclusive jurisdiction of…
Calcifer Yule Log /『キャルシファー・ユール・ログ』(2021) (US/日本)= I just felt like this should be on Letterboxd, so I added it, you’re welcome! As far as Yule Logs go, this is definitely up there! Calcifer is cute, and he really fits the holiday mood. I will be sure to have this on again next year to feel some Christmas Spirit! 6/10.
-Calcifer Yule Log is streaming on Max.
№10: Poor Things (2023) (UK/IE) = “I am finding being alive fascinating.” This movie is REALLY pushing the limits of what can be considered socially acceptable while still being considered art, and I’m very conflicted about it. On a technical level, this is nothing short of perfection, with every single frame being a visual marvel to behold. The almost garish production is absolutely stunning . However, the story is where my praises end. It follows a woman named Bella Baxter…
