A round of Roulette generates some nostalgic ruminations on the passage of time. More from Amend. Two pictures. A new novel and an old children's book. An experimental new feature of this newsletter.
I was mostly okay with The Whale, but I your review feels like the voice in the back of my head the entire time I was watching the film, thinking "Why does this movie even exist, though."
Special mention must be made about your talent for destroying films with high Metacritic ratings. This and your review of 3 Billboards have really stuck with me. I don't have much feeling toward either of those films, but now when I think of them your review pops into my head before my own thoughts. That's the mark of a great review, positive or negative as it may be.
I came here to mention Leviathan, though. I saw it in the theatre when it was first released and man, did it leave an impression. There's nothing quite like it, and the way it openly displayed the gore of large-scale fishing was the very definition of re-imagining a space I thought I had become familiar with in video-form.
Thanks; I can't say I don't take a certain enjoyment in executing my duties as the film critic here at One Could Argue.
I had never heard of Leviathan until yesterday and I was mesmerized. Part of what disarmed me was that I actually found the mass and gore of all the fish...oddly comforting, even while it was horrifying. It was very evocative, feeling those sensations intertwined.
Got any other documentaries you love or think I need to take a look at? Feel free to email me if you want to get into it offline.
I was mostly okay with The Whale, but I your review feels like the voice in the back of my head the entire time I was watching the film, thinking "Why does this movie even exist, though."
Special mention must be made about your talent for destroying films with high Metacritic ratings. This and your review of 3 Billboards have really stuck with me. I don't have much feeling toward either of those films, but now when I think of them your review pops into my head before my own thoughts. That's the mark of a great review, positive or negative as it may be.
I came here to mention Leviathan, though. I saw it in the theatre when it was first released and man, did it leave an impression. There's nothing quite like it, and the way it openly displayed the gore of large-scale fishing was the very definition of re-imagining a space I thought I had become familiar with in video-form.
Also, the new poll feature is genius!
Thanks; I can't say I don't take a certain enjoyment in executing my duties as the film critic here at One Could Argue.
I had never heard of Leviathan until yesterday and I was mesmerized. Part of what disarmed me was that I actually found the mass and gore of all the fish...oddly comforting, even while it was horrifying. It was very evocative, feeling those sensations intertwined.
Got any other documentaries you love or think I need to take a look at? Feel free to email me if you want to get into it offline.