alvinApple TV+’s The Crowded Room: Unveiling the Complexities of the Mind‘The Crowded Room’ is a psychological thriller that takes you on a profound exploration of a fractured psyche. This limited series…Jul 30, 2023Jul 30, 2023
alvinApple TV+’s Ted Lasso S3: The Game Gets Slow, But the Heart Stays TrueAh, Ted Lasso. The show that took us on a delightful ride, where an American football coach found himself coaching soccer in England. The…Jun 2, 2023Jun 2, 2023
alvinApple TV+’s Shrinking: A Rollercoaster of Feelings Wrapped in Wit and WisdomImagine this: Jason Segel, the guy who brought us ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ takes on a role that’s a far cry from Marshall. He’s Jimmy…Mar 26, 2023Mar 26, 2023
alvinKirvy’s 2022 Slamdance Film Festival CoverageThese are just my Letterboxd reviews for the Slamdance films this year. Go give it a read!Feb 6, 2022Feb 6, 2022
alvinJoel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth: A Somber Shakespearean Experience in FilmOver the last few decades, there have been numerous film, television, and stage adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Some are…Jan 14, 2022Jan 14, 2022
alvinApichatpong Weerasethakul’s Memoria: The Mystifying Power of SoundWhat happens when you’re woken up in the middle of the night by a loud noise? You think it’s an intruder, a gunshot, or even worse, a bomb…Dec 30, 2021Dec 30, 2021
alvinJoachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World: A Beautiful, Tragic Portrait of LifeThe greatest struggle in life is the quest for direction. It is a journey we all must take, and the path is far less clear for some. This…Dec 27, 2021Dec 27, 2021
alvinPaolo Sorrentino’s The Hand of God review: Family, Football, Film, and…We live in a world where the news is more often than not a dreary bummer, where the headlines feel like a never-ending stream of bad news…Dec 16, 2021Dec 16, 2021
alvinKenneth Branagh’s BelfastWe are the sum of our memories. As we create them, we build a narrative that becomes a part of our life story, as all the good and bad…Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021
alvinPablo Larraín’s Spencer: The Complexity of an Iconic FigureThere is something about Pablo Larraín’s biopic “Spencer” that is so beautiful, yet so deeply disturbing. There is an undeniable poignancy…Nov 23, 2021Nov 23, 2021