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VacuousTom

VacuousTom

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Bloodborne and Takeshi Kitano enthusiast. Certified Film Buff 🎞. Mostly here to post Letterboxd reviews. Big Japanese Cinephile. #FreePalestine 🍉 Follow me on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/2iRWx

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VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · May 16

Nobuhiko Obayashi Ranked (Ongoing) list has been promptly updated following the Kenya Boy watch: boxd.it/Gf4rk

Nobuhiko Obayashi Ranked (Ongoing)

My ranking of the films of Nobuhiko Obayashi (ongoing).

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 11d

They showed a few trailers for upcoming films before this. New anime really looks rubbish, doesn't it?

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 11d

It's moooovie tiiiiime! And it's a special one! #PerfectBlue #SatoshiKon @gkids.com

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 11d

House AND Perfect Blue?! What's your Letterboxd?

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 11d

Happy Friday, everyone! 🥳 Here are my #LastFourWatched. And here's my Letterboxd if you like my taste in film: boxd.it/2iRWx

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 11d

It's that time of the week. Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Here are my #LastFourWatched. boxd.it/2iRWx

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 11d

My ★★★★★ review of Purple Rain on Letterboxd boxd.it/bjYkld

A ★★★★★ review of Purple Rain (1984)

Over the last five years or so, Purple Rain has become a comfort film film of mine. One I stick on whenever I'm feeling stressed or sad, whether it's playing in the background or with me watching astu...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 12d

My ★★★½ review of Radio City Fantasy on Letterboxd boxd.it/bjD8NR

A ★★★½ review of Radio City Fantasy (1984)

Radio City Fantasy is one of those obscure '80s OVAs that you sometimes stumble upon and ask yourself how you'd never heard of it before. Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (most famously of California Cris...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 12d

My ★★★★½ review of Angel Dust on Letterboxd boxd.it/bjuyFr

A ★★★★½ review of Angel Dust (1994)

Having watched two of Gakuryu Ishii’s films previously, I found myself loving a whole lot of elements from his work but also struggling to totally resonate with them. They’re films that I’ve felt woul...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 13d

My ★★★½ review of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues on Letterboxd boxd.it/bj9O0H

A ★★★½ review of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)

Many viewers who watched This is Spinal Tap! upon its release back in 1984 will tell you of their shock upon discovering that Spinal Tap and the "rockumentary" that followed their tour of the States w...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 18d

Happy Friday, everyone! Here is my #LastFourWatched. boxd.it/2iRWx

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 18d

Happy #LetterboxdFriday, everyone! 🥳 Here's my #LastFourWatched. boxd.it/2iRWx

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 18d

My ★★★ review of M3GAN 2.0 on Letterboxd boxd.it/bfx9br

A ★★★ review of M3GAN 2.0 (2025)

After the silly PG horror fun of the first, M3GAN is back, and this time, she's humanity's only hope. Rather than simply retreading the same slasher elements of the first, director (and writer this ti...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 19d

He's fine

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 19d

My ★★★½ review of A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out on Letterboxd boxd.it/bfeTot

A ★★★½ review of A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992)

A Spinal Tap Reunion is essentially Tap performing a full concert at the Royal Albert Hall that was filmed and released. And that's cool, because despite the joke of the film being that they're dsyfun...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 20d

My ★★★★ review of The Fly on Letterboxd boxd.it/beyFf9 #DavidCronenberg

A ★★★★ review of The Fly (1986)

Only the second David Cronenberg film I’ve watched after the extremely average Crimes of the Future. 1986’s The Fly thankfully left a far greater impression on me. I’ve seen more parodies and spoofs t...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 21d

My ★★★★ review of The Guard from Underground on Letterboxd boxd.it/be97cZ #KiyoshiKurosawa

A ★★★★ review of The Guard from Underground (1992)

[Kiyoshi Kurosawa Filmography Watch #5] Despite being a big Kiyoshi Kurosawa fan, my expectations coming into this weren't super high on account of the very middling scores that many had given this. B...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 25d

Happy Friday, everyone (finally!). Here are my #LastFourWatched. boxd.it/2iRWx

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 25d

The Harder They Come 🙌

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 25d

Happy #LetterboxdFriday at last, everyone! Here are my #LastFourWatched. boxd.it/2iRWx

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 25d

My ★★½ review of The Woman in the Yard on Letterboxd boxd.it/bbdvFx

A ★★½ review of The Woman in the Yard (2025)

I decided to watch Woman in the Yard because I was so intrigued by how divisive it is. Some people enjoyed it, some people seemingly hated it. It’s those kind of movies that leave me curious to try fo...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 26d

My ★★★½ review of Mirrored Mind on Letterboxd boxd.it/baZi5N

A ★★★½ review of Mirrored Mind (2005)

Having previously watched (and having mixed feelings) on Gakuryu Ishii’s August in the Water, I decided to delve into another of the director’s works - 2005’s Mirrored Mind. Similar to my first exposu...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 26d

My ★★★★ review of The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash on Letterboxd boxd.it/baYxlf

A ★★★★ review of The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)

When the enormity of The Beatles resulted in them starring in their own films, having films made about them and being extensively covered in documentaries where else was there to go?… well, a parody o...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · 28d

My ★★★★½ review of April Fish on Letterboxd boxd.it/b9UG59 #Obayashi

A ★★★★½ review of April Fish (1986)

[Obayashi Filmography Watch #20] After a brief hiatus, my Obayashi filmography watch continues, and how I've missed his work in that time. Releasing a mere month after the phenomenal His Motorbike, He...

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · Sep 19

I've yet to watch Door 3 yet, but as a big Kurosawa fan I'm excited to.

VacuousTom @vacuoustom.bsky.social · Sep 19

Happy Friday, everyone ✨️ Here are my #LastFourWatched. A decent little bunch of films this week! boxd.it/2iRWx