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Post by Brother Fease on Apr 11, 2024 1:41:56 GMT
Raising Arizona Contender for funniest Coens movie, and was surprised and excited by some of the inventive camerawork. Don't necessarily associate that with them. My dumb ass forgot about Lebowski. *Contender for 2nd funniest Coens movie. O Brother is my favorite Coens comedy film. Nicolas Cage used to be seen as elite in the 80s through early 2000s. Have you seen his Oscar winning role? It is a pretty sad film.
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 11, 2024 2:23:34 GMT
My dumb ass forgot about Lebowski. *Contender for 2nd funniest Coens movie. O Brother is my favorite Coens comedy film. Nicolas Cage used to be seen as elite in the 80s through early 2000s. Have you seen his Oscar winning role? It is a pretty sad film. I'm actually not a big fan of O Brother tbh, my second least favourite from them. And no, I haven't seen Leaving Las Vegas
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Post by Brother Fease on Apr 11, 2024 10:59:09 GMT
O Brother is my favorite Coens comedy film. Nicolas Cage used to be seen as elite in the 80s through early 2000s. Have you seen his Oscar winning role? It is a pretty sad film. I'm actually not a big fan of O Brother tbh, my second least favourite from them. And no, I haven't seen Leaving Las Vegas What did you think of the Hudsucker Proxy? My least favorite of the Coens were Intolerable Cruelty and the remake of the LadyKillers.
Burn After Reading was pretty good too. Fargo nears pretty top tier for me as well. It actually became a favorite of mine, after a second viewing.
Hope you're doing well at law school. I hope you learned some bird law from Charlie Kelly. LOL.
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 11, 2024 13:52:24 GMT
I'm actually not a big fan of O Brother tbh, my second least favourite from them. And no, I haven't seen Leaving Las Vegas What did you think of the Hudsucker Proxy? My least favorite of the Coens were Intolerable Cruelty and the remake of the LadyKillers.
Burn After Reading was pretty good too. Fargo nears pretty top tier for me as well. It actually became a favorite of mine, after a second viewing.
Hope you're doing well at law school. I hope you learned some bird law from Charlie Kelly. LOL.
Haven't seen any of those first 3 you mentioned, but yes, Fargo is god-tier. Oh lol, good memory, but I actually deferred.
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 12, 2024 23:18:18 GMT
2006 Scavenger Hunt #2
Exiled (Director: Johnnie To) Four gangsters show up at a man's house - two to kill him, two to protect him. After a sublimely silly slo-mo gunfight, the five childhood friends agree to help him make some money for his wife and newborn child before the assassination is carried out. There is not one subversive, unexpected beat in this movie. It is all about codes of honor and brotherhood loyalty and all that normal Eastern gangster movie sort of thing. And that is perfectly alright by me. The fight scenes make no sense but are lots of fun in all their over-the-top glory, the walking gangster cliches are all fun to watch, and the whole thing flies by. I do think this loses its way in an overlong third act that just continues to do what the first and second acts did without any real escalation or conclusion, but who cares. It's fun.
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 14, 2024 2:37:26 GMT
Asteroid City (re-watch)
Think I enjoyed it a little bit more the second time, probably at least in part due to having a better grasp on the narrative structure.
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Post by stephen on Apr 14, 2024 3:30:01 GMT
Wicked Little Letters: Had to rinse the bad taste of Alex Garland's latest out of my mouth, so I decided to watch the latest Colman/Buckley team-up, and yeah, I want the two of them making movies together forever because their chemistry absolutely crackles. It's a really strong ensemble supporting them (special shoutouts to Joanna Scanlan, Eileen Atkins, Lolly Adefope, and Tims Spall and Key), but this really is Olivia and Jessie's show and they complement each other perfectly. As a film itself it's a pretty slight story but very watchable with some choice swears in it.
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 14, 2024 10:35:32 GMT
Civil War (2024) Really, really liked this. Not everything clicked, and there was some sloppy writing when it came to character decisions, but it was just such a taut, visceral experience. Sound design and tension were top notch. But the real talking point is, who the fuck let Cailee Spaeny be so goddamn cute
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Post by Brother Fease on Apr 14, 2024 15:14:16 GMT
Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes - It's a solid prequel. Rachel Ziegler is pretty good. She is only the real standout. Without giving away any spoilers, it's 137 minutes long, and it's broken up into three different stories. All tonally different. I definitely thought the 2nd and 3rd parts were better than part 1.
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Post by speeders on Apr 14, 2024 16:04:37 GMT
Femme (2024/2023 depending on how you look at it). Wasn't sure I'd be into this but it was an extremely intense, engaging and fascinating watch. Nathan Stewart Jarrett is strong as a traumatized drag artist on a revenge quest after experiencing a hate crime but George Mackay truly blew me away with one of the best performances I've seen in a long time. Not sure what I think of the ending but I'm having a hard time shaking this film off.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Apr 14, 2024 19:12:43 GMT
Femme (2024/2023 depending on how you look at it). Wasn't sure I'd be into this but it was an extremely intense, engaging and fascinating watch. Nathan Stewart Jarrett is strong as a traumatized drag artist on a revenge quest after experiencing a hate crime but George Mackay truly blow me away with one of the best performances I've seen in a long time. Not sure what I think of the ending but I'm having a hard time shaking this film off. watched this a few weeks ago and was very impressed too, especially with the acting. Definitely worth checking out.
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Post by stephen on Apr 15, 2024 1:34:32 GMT
In the Land of Saints and Sinners: Probably Liam Neeson's best work since The Grey. Yeah, it plays out exactly like you expect it will as an Eastwood-esque revenge flick set in the beautifully lensed landscapes of Ireland. Even though it's a well-worn story, our stock repertoire of characters are nevertheless given some surprising amount of depth by a very strong array of performers. Kerry Condon decides to repudiate her sweet-natured soulfulness from Banshees in playing a viciously intemperate revolutionary, and we are treated to a lovely surprise from Jack Gleeson, playing a Barry Keoghan-esque character that nevertheless has a unique enough flavour to it that the former King Joffrey might have more in his arsenal post-Game of Thrones. All in all, this film plays out like a familiar song of old, but it's sung well enough that it's worth listening to.
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Post by MsMovieStar on Apr 15, 2024 16:15:56 GMT
Oh honeys, fine, fine filmmaking... Vive la France! If you haven't seen this, you're in for a treat!
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 16, 2024 5:56:25 GMT
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
If the guy installing our new oven could not walk into the room whilst Rosie has her tits out, that would be greatttttt.
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Post by countjohn on Apr 17, 2024 4:54:36 GMT
Kurosawa's Dreams
Obviously light on narrative but it looks so good it doesn't matter. With how impressed I was by it just watching on my computer I'll keep an eye out for a screening at any point, it's got to be so much better on the big screen. The Van Gogh segment is the obvious highlight, the Scorsese cameo is fun and it's so beautiful, like the kind of thing Loving Vincent was going for looking like a moving painting but executed so much better. It feels like he must have really admired Scorsese to cast him as Van Gogh. Might consider this for my second favorite Kurosawa, High and Low is in a class by itself and this is on a plateau with Throne of Blood and Rashomon but obviously completely different subject matter.
Kurosawa has way cooler dreams than most people though. For most people it would just be scenes of falling and walking around offices naked.
8/10
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 17, 2024 5:38:51 GMT
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me When Myers laughs, all I can hear is the Cat in the Hat
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Post by MsMovieStar on Apr 18, 2024 6:08:15 GMT
Oh cheri, Superb! Magnifique!
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Post by Brother Fease on Apr 21, 2024 2:49:28 GMT
Starman (1984) - 9/10. Jeff Bridges earned an Oscar nomination for this film. Quite good science fiction. Bridges plays an alien who takes the form of a woman's dead husband.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Apr 21, 2024 4:58:59 GMT
Saw X -
I mean most of the series is insufferable, but this one actually takes the cake. I was sort of looking forward to it since it had solid reviews, but this is really just every bad thing from the movies rolled into one joint. I would point out all the dumb lore and character issues but I'm doing this from my phone and trying to format spoilers would be a nightmare for me.
So this post put more fear into me than the movie... which is sad.
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Post by MsMovieStar on Apr 21, 2024 16:31:56 GMT
Oh honeys, I'm on a roll! This movie was also superb!
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 22, 2024 5:06:38 GMT
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil This was a RIOT
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 23, 2024 1:58:31 GMT
2006 Scavenger Hunt #3
Tekkonkinkreet (Director: Michael Arias) Okay, okay, picture this: What if City of God was an anime as imagined by Martin Scorsese on a cocaine binge? That's kind of what we get here: A bloody, violent, horrifying descent into a war-torn city that has lost its mind, and is on the verge of losing its soul. It is hard to describe any plot to this film, as it is an ensemble piece. A yakuza who learns that his girlfriend is pregnant begins to plan for a life outside of crime. Another gangster is mourning as his beloved city's whorehouses and strip clubs (boys have become men for generations in these landmarks!) get replaced by corporatized family-friendly entertainment centers. Two cops try to keep the streets free of violence. And two orphaned boys growing up in this world treat it as their playground, joyously hopping over rooftops and enjoying their "Treasure Town" with few others knowing just how dangerous and violent they can be when pressed into a corner. Add on top of this the AMAZING character designs that give every face a distinct, unique look and a production design that does the same for this ramshackle Neverland of a city, and you've got an all-timer in the making, right? Well... almost. There is A LOT going on in this movie, and I liked every piece of its narrative for most of the way. It is only in the final act that the seams began to rip. The sprawling, epic scope focuses down onto the kids. This has two effects: it feels much smaller because of the scope, first of all. (The other plotlines are mostly resolved satisfactorily, but they either wrap up before the last act or aren't given as much focus as I'd like for their resolutions.) But it also conversely becomes much more dramatic, as befits the more fantastical world the kids imagine/live in when compared to the rest of the cast. This means that everything in the last act is *very* charged emotionally and commits a bit too hard to a heartbreaking finale that was never quite earned, as the narrative mostly treats the children as ensemble pieces - important ones, but still ensemble pieces - before trying to make them *the main characters that are the core of the story.* But it's still a damn good movie - a great one for around 90 minutes - before it tries a bit too hard to elicit a big emotional response at the end. I still heartily recommend it.
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 23, 2024 5:44:51 GMT
Zoolander
Liked this more than I thought I would tbh. Still, doesn't do anything to differentiate itself from the 2000's comedy pack.
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Post by urbanpatrician on Apr 23, 2024 6:43:26 GMT
Poor Things - 4/10
Well WORSE than I thought. And I'm a non Lanthimoian, but even I was at least somewhat curious here.
Yes give me Von Trier anyday. Von Trier the provocateur he is, is at least a human being in his storytelling. Lanthimos likes to film sexual deviants and strange figments of society that does not exist.
Emma Stone while not as appalling as the movie is woefully out of her element. No idea what she was doing here. I was too bored to care by 45 minutes.
Absolutely 0 teensy weensy investment in this. I didnt have much investment into Barbie but it at least had a cool soundtrack and a little bit of funny antics like Ferrera and Robbie.
Also... how about superficial weirdness? Seems stupid this kinda stretch needed to be employed to tell a story about a dunce who suddenly becomes curious about the world, and goes into some form of self odyssey. That was the entire extent of my impression.... just a lot of mental leaps and stretches this movie attempts to go thru, feels like the next thing he's gonna do is set a movie about genitalia transplants into a superficial Mars backdrop and have it pass thru some hoola hoops.
This movie is just the pits. Nearly unwatchable. 2023 needs to be shoved into the backburner already. It's a useless year in all things pop culture, and I'm damn near ready to move onto 2024. I dont feel like I have any more to say about it, or care to again. Not seeing another Lanthimos for fear of another rendition of an endless repetition of nothing.
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 26, 2024 5:55:00 GMT
M*A*S*H
My first Altman. Good start, good start.
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