Karsten has written 205 reviews for films during 2021.

The Power of the Dog

2021

★★★★★ Liked 1

this is a different movie the 2nd time

When Harry Met Sally...

1989

★★★★½ Liked Watched

she has great hair, he has god awful hair, simple as that

The Matrix Resurrections

2021

★★★★ Liked Watched

a love story that feels like it was made by an actual human being! enjoyed this movie a lot

Princess Mononoke

1997

★★★★★ Liked Watched

thinking about the three dead plants sitting in my apartment rn

Don't Look Up

2021

★★ Liked 1

corny, self-important, out of touch, too long, underuses every actor besides jonah hill, and the absolute worst editing i’ve seen all year…possibly all decade. there’s no chance in hell this wasn’t a rough cut!!! sorry, i’m usually picky with any editing but thiiiiiiiiiiis….oh Brother this guy stinks!!

the ariana grande thing and the “memes” made me wanna gouge my eyes out. but i was entertained? like vice, this gets worse the more i think about it, and i don’t see what…

Frosty the Snowman

1969

Watched

oh WHATEVER

The Matrix Revolutions

2003

★★★ Liked 2

“The only way you're getting through this door is over my big dead ass” 

they don’t write movies like they used to

The Trouble with Harry

1955

★★★½ Liked Watched

hitchcock, but silly

The Lost Daughter

2021

★★★½ Liked Watched

liked, didn’t love. thought about ‘ing’ a lot during this? both are debut features directed by actresses and distributed by netflix and feel like they’re missing something. despite some phenomenal performances going down in both. olivia colman is obviously great. paul mescal pushes the 5 inseam agenda in a promising direction. i loved how ugly and uncomfortable this was. just wish it didn’t scream “first time feature film” (cutting between flashbacks and present day? we’ve seen it all before!!!)

Network

1976

★★★½ Liked 1

faye dunaway would be a great shiv
(i promise i’ll stop referencing succession eventually)

Drive My Car

2021

★★★★½ Liked 1

there’s a 5 minute scene with a dog in it