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  1. Movies I watched today, all are on Peacock and leaving on Sunday.... The Places Beyond The Pines - Incredible movie. Vanity Fair - Movie is over 2 hours long and feels longer. Reese Witherspoon as Becky is interesting at times but bland at others. Her accent slips quite a bit and she sounds like she's from the very Southern part of England, y'all. First 30 minutes were the best part of the movie but once her character grew up, it got boring. I don't remember much else about the other people in the movie to have an opinion although Gabriel Byrne shows up to at least do something interesting. Hanna - Great action movie....it gave me the same feeling as Bourne Supremacy movie did (a lot of the story is remarkably similar). Why it didn't turn into a film franchise, I don't know. It did become a TV series, which isn't the same. I would love for them to revisit this premise in another movie with Saoirse Ronan (Hanna). Story wise is great although a bit light....great cinematography throughout and Cate Blanchett is just wonderful (despite her goofy Southern accent). Worth checking out. EDIT: Just finished this on Hulu and it's leaving on Sunday... Bronson - What the fresh hell is this?
  2. From the director that did Drive My Car, Ryusuke Hamaguchi
  3. More movies today.... Sexy Beast (Criterion Channel, leaving on Sunday) - Such a great movie. The opening scene is just incredible. Short movie but unbelievable tension throughout the whole movie. Ben Kingsley made me nervous watching him. Ian McShane was proto-Winston Scott in John Wick with his character Teddy Bass. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Criterion Channel / Hulu, leaving both on Sunday) - Interesting movie. The musical parts were the weakest (excluding the famous "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" scene). Surprisingly progressive for a movie at the time; the acting between Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe was pretty good and in some alternate universe, Howard Hawks would have realized that it didn't need songs to sell the movie and let the story be about a relationship between two women and it would have been a comedy/drama and won a bunch of Oscars. Out of Sight (Peacock, leaving on Sunday) - Disjointed movie but great at times. A bit like Jackie Brown at times and Soderbergh's later Ocean's Eleven at others. Jennifer Lopez was tolerable and George Clooney was well, George Clooney. Solaris and O Brother Where Art Thou are about his only great roles. I started on a few but just didn't finish: The Killers (1946) (stopped after an hour after I realized I have this and can watch it whenever) and Post Grad (stopped after first 15 minutes because I reflected on my post college life and it bothered me, might finish this week)
  4. I have seen Ace in the Hole years ago and it was crazy how relevant the movie is to today. It perfectly predicted tabloid news mentality we see commonplace today. It could work as a remake too with it being about internet news sites. I think I have almost all of those mentioned somewhere on a hard drive.
  5. More movies watched on Peacock.... The Constant Gardener - The movie based on the trailers appeared to be a spy thriller, when in fact it was a political movie about corruption in Kenya involving pharmaceuticals. Ralph Fiennes was great and Rachel Weisz was incredible and served as the heart of the movie. I was able to follow the story without any issue and Fernando Meirelles has a knack for showing countries in desperate conditions with humanity throughout the movie. Suffragette - Great performances from Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter with Meryl Streep barely in it enough to register. The Way Back - What's this? A Ben Affleck movie that's incredible that's NOT Good Will Hunting?
  6. Yeah, The Devils is a tough movie to watch. One of the most batshit insane movies I've ever seen. I'll have to watch Shock Corridor and The Big Red One (although that movie is not on Criterion) along with Billy Wilder's films who is considered around the same time as Fuller.
  7. Some more movies seen, all leaving Peacock at the end of the month: The Glorias - Decent movie, albeit a bit long at times. The Iron Lady - Oof. Never Rarely Sometimes Always - Wow.
  8. Some more movies: Dallas Buyers Club (Peacock, leaving at the end of the month) The Devils (1971) (Criterion Channel, leaving at the end of the month) - Seeing the brouhaha from right wing Twitter about Immaculate, have we got a film for them. This movie is what they hate. Immaculate walked while The Devils ran. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (saw at the theaters) - Despite the bad reviews online, I found myself throughly enjoying the movie. Yes, it taps into ‘80s nostalgia; at the same time, it succeeds where Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny failed. Still, it’s a brainless summer blockbuster movie…in March and sometimes those are what’s needed. A lot of the shots and scenes were gorgeous.
  9. I'm going to go see Frozen Empire tomorrow despite having missed Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Would I need to have seen Afterlife for Frozen Empire to make any sense? And why do both titles sound like PC expansion titles for Civilization?
  10. Watched three movies so far today: A Walk In The Woods (Max, leaving at the end of the month) - For a movie about going on a hike on the Appalachian Trail, it is surprisingly low stakes. There wasn't really a sense of tension in the movie. You probably could put Tim Allen in Robert Redford's place and would have the same result. Robert Redford and Nick Nolte have chemistry at times but other times they felt disconnected. Lord Huron's songs were great throughout the movie. Collective (Hulu, leaving on Monday) - Great documentary film about corruption running deep in an entire country. Immaculate (saw at the theaters) - Cinematography and sound for the movie is excellent. Acting and scripting isn’t as excellent.
  11. I wasn't aware there was AI until you mentioned it and it was talked about in a Google search. It was no more off putting than computer generated Peter Cushing in Rogue One (where in certain lighting had me wondering if it was a real person).
  12. Local arthouse theater near me doesn't have it. But I will be on the lookout for it. Hopefully, it'll come to Hulu or Mubi (which I'm pretty close to subscribing to on account of wanting to see Fallen Leaves and Passages).
  13. It is a joke (a terrible one too) Two more movies today: Jennifer's Body (Max, leaving at the end of the month) - Darkly funny horror movie with Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried. Megan Fox did this while being in between Transformers movie. People hated it, but I found it pretty good. Late Night With The Devil - Just got back from the theaters. GO SEE THIS NOW. It'll be on Shudder next month.
  14. Is the movie called Opera actually about all the characters doing dialogue as if they were singing in an opera?
  15. Two more movies: Nightmare Alley (2021) (Leaving Hulu at the end of the month) - Not the original 1947 version, but the Guillermo Del Toro remake. A bit long tbh. Revolutionary Road (Leaving Max at the end of the month) - It wasn't too bad. I haven't seen Titanic so I'm not familiar with Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio together in that movie. Michael Shannon was the best part of the movie as were Kathryn Hahn and David Harbour. David Harbour literally looked like Michael Shannon at first. EDIT: Another one Ismael's Ghosts (Leaving Max at the end of the month) - Rather long movie from Arnaud Desplechin starring Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Best way to describe it is as a French version of Adaptation. Interesting to watch this movie with having watched Late August, Early September. It does a similar 'story told out of order' but was easier to watch in comparison.
  16. Watched two more movies today: Belle (2013) (leaving Hulu at the end of the month) - Great movie and loved the story behind it based on a woman in a painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle. I will definitely seek out more movies from Amma Asante. She is definitely a great director. The Favourite (leaving Hulu at the end of the month) - After watching Poor Things, The Favourite is a parallel companion piece in a lot of ways. It used some of the same shots and ideas for its story - 'fish's eye' lens in a few of the scenes, debauchery everywhere, and sending up of societal norms. The story for both are vastly different though with the relationships involved. Emma Stone is completely amazing as is Olivia Colman as Queen Anne and Rachel Weisz as Sarah Churchill.
  17. After watching Xanadu this morning.... Snowpiercer (Peacock, leaving at the end of the month) - Very different movie with Chris Evans and....he can actually act? And he's not acting like Captain America throughout? At times, it was "Hunger Games on a train," but a lot more grime than that. Snack Shack - Just saw this in the theaters. Charming John Hughes-eque movie in a post-American Pie world. The movie says both main characters are 14 but they act like juniors in high school. The movie goes hard at the end. Worth checking out. Not sure where it'll fit in the dichotomy of high school movies though.
  18. Just finished Xanadu. Either the greatest musical movie ever or the worst. There is no in-between. It's the overall composition, makeup and vibe of the movie that matter. Also, ELO/Jeff Lynne could make songs about a cake recipe and it would be the most emotional cake recipe ever. Olivia Newton John is absolutely gorgeous and could stand there and smile and I'd be okay with that. Gene Kelly was great in the movie too.
  19. Yeah, Savages was just an impossibly bad movie. Oliver Stone seemingly does movies for money then does a wacked out conspiracy theory movie that he wants to do (JFK, Nixon, Snowden, etc). Another one I saw today: The Promise (Max, leaving at the end of the month) - Great movie with great acting and superb location shots. Shame it didn't make more money at the box office. If it came out 10 years earlier, it would have made gangbusters. It belongs in the same class of historical 2000's era big budget movies like Troy and Gladiator. Movie is a bit long, but nothing is ever boring in this movie and it holds a person's interest throughout. If there weren't a love triangle story, it would have been 10x times better. I just subscribed to The Criterion Channel so yay more movies. I started on Xanadu and....it's an experience.
  20. Few more movies: The Naked Kiss (Max, leaving at the end of the month) - Introductory credits and opening of the movie are incredible. The setting for the movie is quite ahead of its time in the '60s. Creepy song half way through the movie too. Constance Towers is a great actress and rises above the pulpy material. Brian And Charles (Peacock, leaving at the end of the month) - Rather short movie but beautifully done with Welsh landscapes and houses. Humor is a bit dry. It was described in a review online as being like "The Office but for introverted depressives."
  21. Oh no problem (no pun intended) on Problemista. I wasn't expecting to like it, but found myself enjoying it. We'll see where it ends up (if at all) with the Oscars next year. It was supposed to have come out last year but the SAG/AFTA strike delayed it. Interesting that David O. Russell provokes wildly different reactions to his movies. I also finished watching this: Late August, Early September (leaving Max at the end of the month): Deadly boring at times and an hour and half movie that feels longer. How these people in this movie all aren't dead I don't know. Anne (Virginie Ledoyen) is allergic to paying bills apparently while looking hot and Gabriel (Mathieu Amatric) can't decide if he wants her or not. Dude is moody as hell and probably needs to have someone shake him. Not sure I want to watch more from Olivier Assayas after this. This is one of his earliest films so maybe he gets better. Also, keep in mind it's a French movie in the late '90s so I probably need to temper my expectations.
  22. I think it was for me what was done in the first 30 minutes or so where Christian Bale and John David Washington are in the hospital dealing with something pretty serious with they nearly dying and Margot Robbie's character insisted on keeping sharpnel to turn into art projects. Bale and Washington's characters were seemingly fine with it despite....you know, getting seriously injured and almost killed in a war. I somewhat wished they trimmed Amsterdam down a bit for the movie's length and just focus on the main story. I probably was too harsh on American Hustle / Goodfellas 'copy and paste' comments - American Hustle worked so well for me because it reminded me of Goodfellas. It's like video games made with overt influences of other games (how games like Enslaved: Odyssey to the West were influenced by Naughty Dog's Uncharted 2 for example). I'll probably check out the other films you mentioned, although I've seen Three Kings years ago and have a DVD copy of Huckabees somewhere.
  23. Saw two more today: Jackie Brown (leaving Netflix at the end of the month) - One of the more story driven Quentin Tarantino movies that doesn't go over the top with 'shocking' material and told a competently well done story while keeping Tarantino's worst impulses in check. Amsterdam (leaving Max on March 19) - Beautifully shot and at times competently directed but such a waste of time for everyone involved. I enjoyed American Hustle because it literally copied/pasted Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas and left me with those vibes to want to see Goodfellas again. This, it made me want to watch better movies that exist.
  24. Yeah, that's what I meant....I have a bad habit of getting actresses confused with each other. Sometimes actors too.
  25. Got back from the theater and saw.... Problemista - Essentially "Job Hunting in Late '20s/Early '30s: The Movie." Tilda Swanson's character literally gave me anxiety every time I saw her on screen. Glenn Close's character from The Devil Wears Prada but overwhelmed and on cocaine, meth and caffeine combined.
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