Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I always crack up at this very visible extra in FONG SAI YUK. He’s just as good as the sweeper whose broom never touches the ground in QUANTUM OF SOLACE. You don’t need a 4K transfer to spot him; he’s front and center during the finale. 010
Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I watched a Hong Kong classic in 4K and saw things in it I’ve never seen before: acne, stunt doubles, and wires. 000
Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 03/07/2026I went to a movie theater in Seoul, and they were selling DECISION TO LEAVE pillows! 110
Reposted by Calvin McMillinBright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 09/05/2026"In the end, the profound mysteries of CHAN IS MISSING never cease, inviting repeat viewings for all who seek the truth." - @roninonempty.bsky.socialbrightwalldarkroom.comWhy Don’t You Look in the Puddle? | Chan is Missing (1982) - BW/DRIn the end, the profound mysteries of 'Chan Is Missing' never cease, inviting repeat viewings for all who seek the truth. 1116
Reposted by Calvin McMillinGKIDS Films @gkids.com · 25/01/2026The 4K restoration of John Woo's HARD BOILED is now playing in theatres nationwide through January 28! 💥 Get tickets: brnw.ch/21wZgIq 213838
Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 25/06/2025While visiting Sydney, I picked up a copy of THE HITCHER from Australian distributor Umbrella Entertainment (@umbrellaent.bsky.social)! 000
Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 23/03/2025My essay — “Why I Teach THE CATCHER IN THE RYE” — is now available for free online from BROAD SOUND MAGAZINE! Anyway… 051
Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 21/03/2025My essay on my favorite Haruki Murakami novel is now available to read for free! 032
Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Things just got real in KAMEN RIDER BLACK RX… 100
Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 16/01/2025David Lynch has affected my life in profound, deeply personal ways. His body of work reminds me that yes, the world is a cruel, absurd place, but there also exists wonder, humor, and joy in the smallest of things. Even in the darkness, we can all be agents of light.brightwalldarkroom.comTo the Very End | Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) - Bright Wall/Dark RoomAs I watched Twin Peaks: The Return each week, I couldn’t help but recall the words of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky: “The aim of art is to prepare a person for death, to plough and harrow his so... 000
Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 26/12/2024SECRET: A HIDDEN SCORE (2024) is a poignant Japanese remake of the Taiwanese original that starred Jay Chou & Gwei Lun-mei. The new one has an ending that is more logically consistent, but I kinda preferred the over-the-top, “don’t think too hard about it” climax of the 2007 film. 000
Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 25/11/2024The audio version of my essay, “Why I Teach THE CATCHER IN THE RYE” is available for a listen! Now, I don’t exactly have a podcast-friendly recording environment or sound equipment, but I think it turned out okay! Anyway… 011
Reposted by Calvin McMillinBroad Sound @broadsoundmag.com · 23/11/2024Have you caught up on the Broad Sound podcast? Hear the newest episode, read by @roninonempty.bsky.social, and then visit the backlog for essays by @dodgyboffin.bsky.social, @bcwallin.com, @justinh94.bsky.social, and more! Available wherever you get your pods! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comWhy I TeachPodcast Episode · The Broad Sound Podcast · 11/19/2024 · 19m 023
Calvin McMillin @roninonempty.bsky.social · 15/12/2023My essays on BROKER (2022), ELVIS (2022), DECISION TO LEAVE (2022), DRIVE MY CAR (2021), BURNING (2018), TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN (2017), TONY TAKITANI (2004), CHAN IS MISSING (1982), & THE CRIMSON KIMONO (1959) can be read @bwdr.bsky.social! www.brightwalldarkroom.com/author/calvi... 091
Reposted by Calvin McMillinBright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 06/12/2023New today on the site: @roninonempty.bsky.social on TONY TAKITANI, Jun Ichikawa's adaptation of a Haruki Murakami story, "the inexplicable compulsion to collect things," and "what we do when the people we love, the ones who once imbued these material objects with meaning, are no longer with us?"brightwalldarkroom.comTony Takitani (2004): Collecting DustJun Ichikawa's 'Tony Takitani' contemplates the inevitable conclusion of all the collections we attempt to build for ourselves. 021
