Karsten has written 243 reviews for films during 2018.

Bird Box

2018

★½ 12

hidden meaning: they keep the blind fold on sandra bullock so you can’t see her rolling her eyes at how ridiculously stupid and boring this movie is.

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

2018

★★★½ Liked 13

Not gonna lie, this was so fun lol. Leave it to Black Mirror to not only get the chance to do this idea but do it in the most hilarious and disturbing way possible. It’s way too WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY a lot of the time but towards the end I feel they were pretty aware how ridiculous it is. I’ve watched a few Black Mirror episodes and really enjoyed them so this really makes me want to plow through the rest.

Spotlight

2015

★★★★ Liked 4

The scene where the kids sing Silent Night is just....
so...
good.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018

★★★★½ Liked 19

Just can’t get over how bad that dog trailer is...

If Beale Street Could Talk

2018

★★★★½ Liked 10

Barry Jenkins could film himself taking a shit and it’d probably be one of the most beautiful things I’ll ever see.

Elf

2003

★★★½ Liked 5

It’s all fun and games until you realize your diet isn’t far from Buddy’s.

Leave No Trace

2018

★★★½ Liked 3

As 2018 comes closer to an end I’m doing my best to catch up on some movies I missed this year (as you can tell from my inconsistent Letterboxd activity, I’m doing a pretty bad job so far.) I HEAVILY regret not catching this in theatres. Beautifully shot film. I, like most people, was totally moved by it and was on the verge of tears by the end. At times this film is almost hard to watch, and the fact…

Shoplifters

2018

★★★★½ Liked 7

I just....like....how could you not love this?


BEST SCORE OF THE YEAR

The Rider

2017

★★★½ Liked 15

Good

A Charlie Brown Christmas

1965

★★★★★ Liked 8

literally perfection

The Lobster

2015

★★★★½ Liked 22

imagine directing this

Lover

2018

★★½ Liked 10

Before even getting into the review I just wanna acknowledge how much respect I have for Ralph for really doing it and making a feature. Regardless of the result, it was ambitious for his age and for his resources and I personally find it super inspiring. 
Now as for the movie. The music was definitely my favorite part. It was one of the main aspects that didn’t feel very “student film”. That and the cinematography. Aside from some shots that…