Post by Martin Stett on May 14, 2018 15:35:59 GMT
Wonder Wheel (2017) -- I'm usually a big fan of Woody Allen's "lesser works," but wow, this is one overwrought piece of melodrama. I don't necessarily mind the machinations of the narrative itself, just the 110% DRAMA(!!!) going on all the time. Storaro's equally overwrought cinematography does nothing to help matters. Still, the movie is so wild and bounces around between plot points so quickly that I can't say that it's boring. By the way, If you ever want to see the most miscast performance of the year, take a gander at Justin Timberlake here. 5/10
Capricious Summer (1968) -- I won't pretend to understand all of the cultural references going on here, but this is a fun sex comedy of manners that kept me chuckling the whole time. 7/10
A Most Violent Year (2014 rewatch) -- I wasn't sure if I'd embrace this movie as much a second time around, but I did. It's such a hard film to get a grasp on, because the main character is just about the most morally slippery person I've ever encountered on film. And that's wonderful. The movie doesn't force anything down your throat: You've gotta make up your own mind about Abel, about his business practices, about his wife and his competitors. I can't even call this a morally grey film, just a morally indefinable one. It's such a fascinating watch. 10/10
Amarcord (1973) -- Something is wrong with me. I just enjoyed a Fellini movie. 7/10
The Raid: Redemption (2011) -- Damn, I've played games of Tekken with more story than this. I felt this to be a nauseating orgy of blood, violence and shaky cam at first, but I got more on board with the mayhem as this went along. It's still a tiring mess for a movie without any semblance of characters, though. 5/10
Capricious Summer (1968) -- I won't pretend to understand all of the cultural references going on here, but this is a fun sex comedy of manners that kept me chuckling the whole time. 7/10
A Most Violent Year (2014 rewatch) -- I wasn't sure if I'd embrace this movie as much a second time around, but I did. It's such a hard film to get a grasp on, because the main character is just about the most morally slippery person I've ever encountered on film. And that's wonderful. The movie doesn't force anything down your throat: You've gotta make up your own mind about Abel, about his business practices, about his wife and his competitors. I can't even call this a morally grey film, just a morally indefinable one. It's such a fascinating watch. 10/10
Amarcord (1973) -- Something is wrong with me. I just enjoyed a Fellini movie. 7/10
The Raid: Redemption (2011) -- Damn, I've played games of Tekken with more story than this. I felt this to be a nauseating orgy of blood, violence and shaky cam at first, but I got more on board with the mayhem as this went along. It's still a tiring mess for a movie without any semblance of characters, though. 5/10
