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Fanny and Alexander



Bergman at his most intimate and opulent. It is my 20th film from him and it feels a culmination of all that he’s done before.

A superb Mizoguchi. Been on my list for ages. Perhaps a film that symbolises the identity crisis of japan and society that feudal japan created, with men stopping fighting and realizing their responsibilities. Or is it more of a pseudo ghostly guilt / temptation story about the highs and lows (and importance) of family. Some eerily beautiful shots of lakes and fog. Great film.


What a film. The delusion of facism and the facilitation / enabling ignorance of the Nazi party as seen through a child's eyes. Not dissimilar to the White Ribbon in this respect, infact there are quite a few that came after that MUST have been inspired by this film - Come and See, Underground, The Painted Bird etc. Young David Bennent's performance is incredible - at that age! Wow.

A country in complete disarray is portrayed so well - people so confused by change, chaos, war. The dilemma of Oskar's 2 'fathers' could perhaps symbolise world war 2 for that area, as one is German and one is a Pole.

The film is surreal, brutal and disturbing and is filled with magical realism at times. Maybe the notion of Oskar remaining as a child is an analogy for how people and societies should stay less civilized for the better so we can forget about how terrible humans are. Maybe it's saying we need horribleness to complete the cycle and return to normality. But that's a grim thought.

It deserves to be spoken about in the same breath as Elem Klimov's 'Come and See' as it's that good - war seen through a child's eyes. But with magical twists. A masterpiece.

Fearless and extraordinary filmmaking.


A typical Sang Soo Hong film with quiet low key tone. It's a series of 3 conversations that a woman has, while she seemingly makes decisions about her relationship. It has very subtle ideas throughout the film (I don't think there is 1 man's face shown, only their backs), and some very unsubtle camera movements during scenes like sharp zooms, as if to signal an inner thought that the main character. Slightly odd, but the film managed to captivate me for some reason.

When the other side of the argument is "why no lava gun", I don't need to try.

Hillbilly Elegy -

so is this still gonna win Oscars or did I not have to watch it

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loved Mads Mikkelsen on casino royale james bond movie

Westworld (1973) 6.9/10

Nothing spectacular, still, a brave movie on its release teeming with originality, just not used anywhere near to it’s full capacity. I guess I’m kind of grateful if it helped with Carpenters masterpiece Halloween get to the screen.

Carnage (2011)

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

This is quite obviously based on a play, which as is often the case is both its strength and its limitation. If Chadwick Boseman doesn't win an Oscar for this performance, I will eat my metaphorical hat.

"You know, being Stephen King, that it's going nowhere good. It doesn't. For a movie of its sort, it's done really well, believable enough and well acted enough to be really creepy."

Walken does incredibly well in fleshing out his part. I liked this.

Blade Trilogy:
Blade (1998):
My favorite comic book movie, feels very much a tribute to films like Shaft and Black Cesar. Wesley Snipes is the only Blade in my mind. Probably one of the best opening scenes in cinema, only a few brief CGI problems here and there.
9.5/10
Blade II (2002):
A amazing follow up to the 1st film. fast paced, action packed, and has some of the coolest looking villains of recent note. Cory Yuen is spotted in an early role and helped create the fights with Wesley Snipes.
9.5/10
Blade Trinity (2004):
A garbage follow-up to the 1st 2, didn't even make it 30 minutes into the movie. Opening fight scene was okay. Ryan Reynolds was a bit much at times, but Jessica Biel looked kinda hot though. Would've preferred the Mad Max type idea they originally had was what we got instead of this.
1.5/10

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I watched doctor sleep today it was worth my time

Did you watch the 3 hour version or the mini-series?

I've only seen the 3 hour version, and it's my second favorite of his films, right behind Persona.

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5 1/3 hour series version. Like Scenes from a Marriage, its Bergman’s intended cut and I’m not gonna compromise B-man’s vision!

I plan to watch the mini-series eventually. At the time, I thought the 3 hour film was the only version of the film available. It wasn't till after the fact when I realized the 5 hour version is more widely praised.

The Criterion Blu contains both versions. The 5 hour cut is so expansive that I have to imagine he cut out virtually all the other extraneous plot lines that make it feel epic and expansive beyond the direct family drama.

It's been a while since I've seen it, but yeah, I think most of what went on involved the central family drama. I don't remember many other plot lines which went on in the film. Though I don't think the 3 hour version was hindered by its intimacy in any way, I'm curious to see if I'll prefer the expansive feel of the 5 hour cut.

I imagine the film version feels more fittingly called “Fanny and Alexander” while the series focuses on the Ekdahls themselves, with the various uncles, grandparents and close friends are given asides and monologues that use their own existential crises to emphasis the direct issues that impact Alexander and to a much lesser extent,Fanny.

I'll have to check it out then.

With the 3 hour version, I don't remember Fanny being that important of a character. She didn't talk much, nor did she do much in the film. It felt more or less like Alexander's film (from what I recall, Alexander had some parallels to Bergman's childhood). This isn't to say this is a problem with the film. Just curious to see how this will compare with the mini series since some of the monologues in it will be about Fanny.

When I watched the 3 hour version, I was mainly focused on the production design, which made the film feel either like a dream or a nightmare. On a side note, the is one of my favorite things I've ever seen in a film, in particular.

This is my strategy for keeping up with the Best Picture winners. I can sort of narrow down the winner so I don't waste time on something nominated that I don't necessarily want to watch.

Agreed. But I'm still looking forward to what someone like Mahershala Ali can bring to the role.

Same here. I went into it not expecting much and was pleasantly surprised. The young actress playing Abra was particularly good and the villains were especially slimy. And Ewan McGregor solidly anchors the whole thing.