Andrei Filote
@letominor.bsky.social
The film community's never been shy about The Third Man's quality. But they've never been forward about its (literally) off-kilter vibe. My congratulations. Visually this film looks like the crowning glory of the hardboiled family. Tonally, it has more in common with The Big Lebowski. What a movie.
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The film community's never been shy about The Third Man's quality. But they've never been forward about its (literally) off-kilter vibe. My congratulations. Visually this film looks like the crowning glory of the hardboiled family. Tonally, it has more in common with The Big Lebowski. What a movie.
Caught the second Siodmak/Lancaster combo: Criss Cross. The movie works off a similar setup. Again, Lancaster provides a narrative frame, a fatal attraction to a gal who is maybe too attached to a crook to be trusted, an old friend who is a cop, etc.
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Caught the second Siodmak/Lancaster combo: Criss Cross. The movie works off a similar setup. Again, Lancaster provides a narrative frame, a fatal attraction to a gal who is maybe too attached to a crook to be trusted, an old friend who is a cop, etc.
I started The Seance of Blake Manor tonight and while I don't know how the mystery will resolve... Diabolik, is that you?!
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I started The Seance of Blake Manor tonight and while I don't know how the mystery will resolve... Diabolik, is that you?!
The Killers, 1946, a gorgeous noir flick adapted from Hemingway starring Burt Lancaster in his debut, and Ava Gardner in what Wikipedia informs me was her breakout role.
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Killers, 1946, a gorgeous noir flick adapted from Hemingway starring Burt Lancaster in his debut, and Ava Gardner in what Wikipedia informs me was her breakout role.
I watched The Naked Gun and while I laughed, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the onscreen romance between Neeson and Anderson's characters.
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I watched The Naked Gun and while I laughed, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the onscreen romance between Neeson and Anderson's characters.
Watched Del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Watched Del Toro's Frankenstein.
Munich, 2005. Spielberg knows how to spin a yarn, but this movie needed something more. It doesn't feel like it comes out of the reality which it depicts, with great embellishment and gorgeous cinematography, but out of the Hollywood dream factory. It's simply built with the wrong grammar.
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Munich, 2005. Spielberg knows how to spin a yarn, but this movie needed something more. It doesn't feel like it comes out of the reality which it depicts, with great embellishment and gorgeous cinematography, but out of the Hollywood dream factory. It's simply built with the wrong grammar.
Trouble Every Day, Claire Denis' 2002 erotic horror gig with Vincent Gallo, Beatrice Dalle, and regular Alex Descas. Its genre identifier is a bit bold, as, regardless of its themes, and even imagery, it felt like watching any of Denis' previous works. I think showing gore requires some bad taste.
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Trouble Every Day, Claire Denis' 2002 erotic horror gig with Vincent Gallo, Beatrice Dalle, and regular Alex Descas. Its genre identifier is a bit bold, as, regardless of its themes, and even imagery, it felt like watching any of Denis' previous works. I think showing gore requires some bad taste.
Demons, 1971, Toshio Matsumoto, is so classically structured it wouldn't surprise me if it was adapting something. The web makes this sound like a gory revenge flick. It is a tragedy and it does not hold back.
November 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Demons, 1971, Toshio Matsumoto, is so classically structured it wouldn't surprise me if it was adapting something. The web makes this sound like a gory revenge flick. It is a tragedy and it does not hold back.
Finally watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which I now realize was the last of the classic Spielbergs I was missing. What can I say: class.
October 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Finally watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which I now realize was the last of the classic Spielbergs I was missing. What can I say: class.
I watched Lo Mao aka The Cat, a 1991 movie about a cat burglar from outer space who is also a literal cat. The creature from the Thing is also involved for some reason. Even more mysterious is the inclusion of a romance subplot involving (yawn) human characters. Good bad.
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I watched Lo Mao aka The Cat, a 1991 movie about a cat burglar from outer space who is also a literal cat. The creature from the Thing is also involved for some reason. Even more mysterious is the inclusion of a romance subplot involving (yawn) human characters. Good bad.
I Can't Sleep is Claire Denis' third feature. Visually closer to the previous No Kill, No Die, splashes of blue are our constant companions. While I respect Denis' commitment to outsiders, the movie is both too unfocused and its characters so hermetic that it failed to build into anything for me.
October 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I Can't Sleep is Claire Denis' third feature. Visually closer to the previous No Kill, No Die, splashes of blue are our constant companions. While I respect Denis' commitment to outsiders, the movie is both too unfocused and its characters so hermetic that it failed to build into anything for me.
Skin Deep is an indie immersive sim. This is a game that succeeds at being funny on purpose. Step into the shoes of Nina Pasadena and rescue barefoot your cat bosses from pirates. Tactical resources include: banana peels and the trash chute. You will use both liberally.
September 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Skin Deep is an indie immersive sim. This is a game that succeeds at being funny on purpose. Step into the shoes of Nina Pasadena and rescue barefoot your cat bosses from pirates. Tactical resources include: banana peels and the trash chute. You will use both liberally.
Judero by @taloketo.bsky.social and @king-spooner.bsky.social was my favorite game of 2024, a demonstration of how music and poetry are both truth and truths combined spell out the human soul which is contained within.
September 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Judero by @taloketo.bsky.social and @king-spooner.bsky.social was my favorite game of 2024, a demonstration of how music and poetry are both truth and truths combined spell out the human soul which is contained within.
Phoenix Springs is one of the few point and click games that truly feel like a result of 21st century art and I urge everyone interested in ludonarrative to play it. Alexandra Crow's performance as Iris Dormer is terrific.
September 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Phoenix Springs is one of the few point and click games that truly feel like a result of 21st century art and I urge everyone interested in ludonarrative to play it. Alexandra Crow's performance as Iris Dormer is terrific.
I'll put Dread Delusion in the slightly off kilter weird fantasy genre, which really doesn't and shouldn't exist, which is what makes it worth it in the first place. It dodges the pains of conventional fantasy and contains some genuinely great imagery and language.
September 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I'll put Dread Delusion in the slightly off kilter weird fantasy genre, which really doesn't and shouldn't exist, which is what makes it worth it in the first place. It dodges the pains of conventional fantasy and contains some genuinely great imagery and language.
Like serial killers who are precious about books? Detectives with middle age burnout in the middle ages? Pentiment has it all and works with each as if it's a novel concept and will have you believing it. Another Obsidian classic.
September 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Like serial killers who are precious about books? Detectives with middle age burnout in the middle ages? Pentiment has it all and works with each as if it's a novel concept and will have you believing it. Another Obsidian classic.
Duty compels me to continue singing the praises of Ultros, the best metroidvania you don't know about, but should. This *botanovania* looks and sounds wonderful and will teach you to truly appreciate flower power.
September 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Duty compels me to continue singing the praises of Ultros, the best metroidvania you don't know about, but should. This *botanovania* looks and sounds wonderful and will teach you to truly appreciate flower power.
I'd describe Norco as the result of William Gibson dropping the technobabble and embracing the dirt and the people who live in it, that is, us. It's a point & click joint and a weirder thing than you expect and it rocks.
September 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I'd describe Norco as the result of William Gibson dropping the technobabble and embracing the dirt and the people who live in it, that is, us. It's a point & click joint and a weirder thing than you expect and it rocks.
Talos Principle II plays like a philosophical dialogue between mythological beings. It's a scifi game that doesn't part from the assumption that the human touch will ruin everything. Its puzzles filled me with the delight of epiphany. A much needd counterweight to the trend of dystopias.
September 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Talos Principle II plays like a philosophical dialogue between mythological beings. It's a scifi game that doesn't part from the assumption that the human touch will ruin everything. Its puzzles filled me with the delight of epiphany. A much needd counterweight to the trend of dystopias.