Fight Club has long been known as a bit of a cult classic, but as it turns out, it’s actually the top watched film on Letterboxd.A quick little rundown for Letterboxd for those of you that might be new to my favourite film app around: it’s a database of movies that you can log your interest in watching, leave reviews in an attempt to score internet points for, and make lists of with titles like “Movies That Will Literally Make Your Heart Explode From Joy And Pain.” It’s essentially the best tool for those moments where you go “oh I should really remember to watch that,” except you don’t have to remember, because Letterboxd does that for you. It is also the de facto home for every film bro you’ll ever meet, as they write lengthy reviews no one will read in such flowery language that only an…
Read moreThe first clip for A Minecraft Movie is here, and much like the first trailer it has me questioning what they were thinking with the lighting.Look, I get it, lighting a movie is hard, particularly when you’re trying to make that lighting feel real. It gets even harder when you put CGI or greenscreens in the mix, as you need to make sure the real elements, like sets or people, look right when mixed in with the unreal. Unfortunately for the Minecraft movie, it seems like something went wrong, as the lighting in the first trailer is so horrifically bright and unnatural it looks more like an expensive ad than an actual film. And yesterday, the first clip from the film was shared, and I’d say that seeing the film as it’s meant to be without all the trailer music and cuts, that feeling is even w…
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