Joshua Alvarez

OH, HI! Proves a Film Can Be Both Subversive and Kind Thanks to Logan Lerman, we’re now enjoying a #SoftboiSummer.There’s something old-fashioned about Oh, Hi! that harkens back to the days of the Rock Hudson and Doris Day rom-coms of the 50s and

The new romantic comedy, OH, HI!, harkens back to the old Rock Hudson/Doris Day pictures. We have the review for you! #filmsky

A ★★★★ review of The Journey to Tilsit (1939) i typically don’t get down with movies centered around marital infidelity because that shit bums me out. that said, even though this one ended on a saccharine note that is a touch too trite for my tas...

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A ★★★★ review of Mother Joan of the Angels (1961) devastating in its somnambulant dread. interesting to trace the phylogeny of ken russel’s The Devils to this.

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A ★★★★ review of My Man Godfrey (1936) super fun charmer on yet another pristine print.

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A ★★★★★ review of Hue and Cry (1947) probably the most fun that we’ve had at a nitrate screening since the time they showed Vesyolye rebyata. not to say that nitrate doesn’t rule our world, but i personally never head into a screening at...

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A ★★★★ review of Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935) interesting look into urban / rural juxtaposition in 1930s Japan. can’t help but consider the gender dynamics of the movie. compelling.

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A ★★★★★ review of You Only Live Once (1937) breathtaking. not our first fritz lang on nitrate but our first henry fonda nitrate print. easily my favorite movie of the festival thus far.

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A ★★★★ review of Hardly a Criminal (1949) my favorite of the festival so far, narratively speaking.

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A ★★★★ review of La Ronde (1950) i preferred this one to the Ophüls movie from last year. far more charming of a narrative and has a sense of innocence that carries the story.

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A ★★★½ review of It's in the Bag (1932) deliciously bizarre.

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A ★★★★ review of The City (1939) oddly comprehensive, at least more than i expected. i’m getting myself confused with my admiration of the print vs. my reaction to the movie.

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A ★★★½ review of Canyon Passage (1946) charming western. lloyd bridges back then looks like ryan gosling now and when he shows up i thought i was having a psychotic episode.

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A ★★★ review of Becky Sharp (1935) stunning projection, absolutely gorgeous print. movie itself was just fine. campy like a drag queen. brilliant start to the nitrate picture show this year.

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i forgotthat lea seydoux was in this. i love her.

i forgot that lea seydoux was in this. love her.

Mission : Impossible
GHOST PROTOCOL

let’s go.

simon pegg. fuck yeah.

fuck i love this.

this is an adrenaline thrill ride. this is where it gets great.

oh man. Mission : Impossible 3. jj abrams.

woof. that one was not my favorite. swashbuckling ethan hunt.

the cgi is distractingly bad.

ethan is so smug in this one and i forgot that thandie newton was in this. also, ethan’s hair in this first ten minutes so far is luxurious, honey. i really do not remember this one very well.

Mission: Impossible II
the john woo one.

also: the depiction of an internet future reality in this rocks.

young young young. still a great thrill ride though. people forget that depalma directed this one but sweet jesus does that dude do tension well. john voight is delightful in this but tom cruise’s steely yet chaotic turn is so entertaining. ving rhames as the nerd rules.

in prep for the impending MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE finale coming out, it has come to light that meilani has never seen any of them. so we’re starting with the first one.

i’m bailing on this movie and switching to listening to records and reading hellboy. @eluviumtaken.bsky.social feels correct right now.