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Not just about The Florida Project, that I loved by the way, but I'm totally amazed by the quality of the films the A24 studio is producing, both in aesthetics, soundtrack's and dept of emotion there actors bring in each film. They're my predilect studio right now, I find it difficult to totally dislike a film they've made, and most of them I really liked.
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Has a few hairy moments but nothing that's not been seen before or done better
Has a few hairy moments but nothing that's not been seen before or done better
Not just about The Florida Project, that I loved by the way, but I'm totally amazed by the quality of the films the A24 studio is producing, both in aesthetics, soundtrack's and dept of emotion there actors bring in each film. They're my predilect studio right now, I find it difficult to totally dislike a film they've made, and most of them I really liked.
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I watched about an hour of Stir of Echoes last night, mainly for Kevin Bacon. As usual, he was really good, but there's such an onslaught of sounds and images that it killed the mood. If I get through the rest I'll rate it.
Stir of Echoes (1999) 4/10
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Got through the film in three sittings and it was hard work. It got better around the time of the police funeral, with a bit more intrigue, and there's something worthy in the flashforwards and flashbacks and how they're resolved; the "feathers" bit is nice. The obvious The Shining influence, where Tom is digging, seemed sloppy. The way the film was done it was like it should have been centered around teenagers rather than the adults – very strange. At least Shirley Manson got a mention 
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I watched about an hour of Stir of Echoes last night, mainly for Kevin Bacon. As usual, he was really good, but there's such an onslaught of sounds and images that it killed the mood. If I get through the rest I'll rate it.
This Must Be The Place (Paolo Sorrentino, 2011)
Not often a main character both delights and frustrates me, and the film meanders just like that character
Not often a main character both delights and frustrates me, and the film meanders just like that character
The Big Lebowski - 1998
Sometimes there is a movie, well, is the movie for it's time and place. That was not the case with The Big Lebowski, that was largely disregard in the United States and later loved in Europe; they got it. They got the glorification of a slacker, of someone without a place to go, like the tumbleweed rolling and rolling at the direction the wind determines, someone that was not afraid of not being busy, and also not afraid to say The Eagles suck. They do. Someone that didn't strive to be a big Lebowski, he was alright just being a dude. A movie that is now being more and more attractive to a generation tired of competition, tired of the pressure to be a achiever, they even created a religion out of it, Dudeism, cool. It's one of those movies I watch when I'm felling down to remind myself that life goes on man, and, just keep on abiding, don't take things seriously.
Sometimes there is a movie, well, is the movie for it's time and place. That was not the case with The Big Lebowski, that was largely disregard in the United States and later loved in Europe; they got it. They got the glorification of a slacker, of someone without a place to go, like the tumbleweed rolling and rolling at the direction the wind determines, someone that was not afraid of not being busy, and also not afraid to say The Eagles suck. They do. Someone that didn't strive to be a big Lebowski, he was alright just being a dude. A movie that is now being more and more attractive to a generation tired of competition, tired of the pressure to be a achiever, they even created a religion out of it, Dudeism, cool. It's one of those movies I watch when I'm felling down to remind myself that life goes on man, and, just keep on abiding, don't take things seriously.
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Suddenly, Last Summer (1959, Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Decent mystery drama with an impressive cast, well directed and acted (Elizabeth Taylor as Catherine Holly was particularly riveting) but also a bit too verbose and dramatically overwrought at times (imo). The premise was interesting, but the way the central mystery played out didn't pack as much punch as I hoped, and I didn't care for that climactic 'flashback' scene at the end.
Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)
Never having been one for heeding advice I remained true to myself and stayed to the very end
Never having been one for heeding advice I remained true to myself and stayed to the very end
Quite the mish-mash of a movie. Finished it, but almost bailed out. Amusing twist that finally dawned on me one hour in.
One of the problems for me is that Meryl Streep had the lead rôle in the credits, but it is not a Streep movie. She just played her part among others.
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Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
The legendary almost-porn tentacle-rape horror OVA from the late 1980s. Visually impressive but the writing was not that good, but in terms of style this was really a major innovation. In fact, the whole stereotype of anime = tentacle rape comes from this OVA. So it was nice to watch the original source material for the meme. Really over the top stuff. 8/10
Actually, the tentacle thing has a historical reason: instead of saying its a genital they said it was a "tentacle" so they could show it (as Japanese censorship laws are very strict, even in porn movies genitals are blocked from view, but not in here!).
The legendary almost-porn tentacle-rape horror OVA from the late 1980s. Visually impressive but the writing was not that good, but in terms of style this was really a major innovation. In fact, the whole stereotype of anime = tentacle rape comes from this OVA. So it was nice to watch the original source material for the meme. Really over the top stuff. 8/10
Actually, the tentacle thing has a historical reason: instead of saying its a genital they said it was a "tentacle" so they could show it (as Japanese censorship laws are very strict, even in porn movies genitals are blocked from view, but not in here!).
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Are We Not Cats (Xander Robin, 2016)
Darling (Mickey Keating, 2015) -
Mood Indigo (Michel Gondry, 2013)
Audrey Tautou abd Romain Duris enjoy their honeymoon.
Agnieszka (Tomasz Emil Rudzik, 2014) +.
Once Upon a Time Veronica (Marcelo Gomes, 2012)
Nelly (Anne Émond, 2016)
Terrified AKA Aterrados (Demián Rugna, 2017) -
Strange, suspenseful mystery-thriller set in Buenos Aires
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Without Name (Lorcan Finnegan, 2016) +
M (Yolande Zauberman, 2018)
Demon (Marcin Wrona, 2015) +
Wacko thriller set in Poland during a Jewish wedding where the groom mat be possessed by a dybbuk. R.I.P. the director.
Signal 8 (Simon Liu, 2019)
Rough Night (Lucia Aniello, 2017)
Ever After (Carolina Hellsgård, 2018)
Copenhagen (Mark Raso, 2014) -
American Gethin Anthony comes to Copenhagen to learn about his dead father gets life lessons from 14-tear-pld Frederikke Dahl Hansen.
The Color Out of Space (Huan Vu, 2010)
Pangu AKA Curse III: Blood Sacrifice (Sean Barton, 1989)
Dusky Paradise (Gregory Kirchhoff, 2016)
Dolemite Is My Name (Craig Brewer, 2019)
Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy) makes the cult classic Dolemite in unconventional ways.
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Decent feel good movie. A lot of smiling, a few good laughs. Very similar to The Disaster Artist. Eddie portraying Rudy is MUCH more enjoyable than James doing Tommy.
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The Nightingale (2018)
The second feature film by Jennifer Kent of The Babadook fame is quite a mixed bag for me. I think it's a major improvement from her debut but it still has lots of issues that prevent it from being great.
The Nightingale is brutal story set in early 19th century Tasmania. It kinda reminds me of Brimstone (especially early on) in it's focus on the cruelties afflicted to its protagonist and her family. Eventually it starts to focus too much on modern politics and being woke becomes more and more important. It never ruins the film but it surely hurts it quite a bit.
I really liked the 4:3 ratio used in the film. Especially the early parts of the film benefit a lot from that choice. Leading actress was great while others suffered a bit from too caricature writing (evil white patriarchy and noble savages among other cliches). Editing is kinda wonky (no sense of time or chase, some funky horse stuff, etc.) and the film was tad too long (2h 16min).
Despite the issues I have to say that I liked The Nightingale. It just could have been much better.
The second feature film by Jennifer Kent of The Babadook fame is quite a mixed bag for me. I think it's a major improvement from her debut but it still has lots of issues that prevent it from being great.
The Nightingale is brutal story set in early 19th century Tasmania. It kinda reminds me of Brimstone (especially early on) in it's focus on the cruelties afflicted to its protagonist and her family. Eventually it starts to focus too much on modern politics and being woke becomes more and more important. It never ruins the film but it surely hurts it quite a bit.
I really liked the 4:3 ratio used in the film. Especially the early parts of the film benefit a lot from that choice. Leading actress was great while others suffered a bit from too caricature writing (evil white patriarchy and noble savages among other cliches). Editing is kinda wonky (no sense of time or chase, some funky horse stuff, etc.) and the film was tad too long (2h 16min).
Despite the issues I have to say that I liked The Nightingale. It just could have been much better.
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Bugsy Malone (1976)
This one is truly confusing. How could a good director like Alan Parker make a film like this? Why were all the songs dubbed by adults? How odd it must have been to see Jodie Foster in a film like this after Taxi Driver? What's the point of the film in general?
For the most part acting is bad (yes, I know they're kids but it's still bad). Script consists of almost random scenes and (terribly dubbed) songs add nothing. Ending is among the stupidest I've seen. Sets and costumes are pretty good though and the pedal-driven cars are great.
Terrible movie.
This one is truly confusing. How could a good director like Alan Parker make a film like this? Why were all the songs dubbed by adults? How odd it must have been to see Jodie Foster in a film like this after Taxi Driver? What's the point of the film in general?
For the most part acting is bad (yes, I know they're kids but it's still bad). Script consists of almost random scenes and (terribly dubbed) songs add nothing. Ending is among the stupidest I've seen. Sets and costumes are pretty good though and the pedal-driven cars are great.
Terrible movie.
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Nancy Reagan wildin' out
Nancy Reagan wildin' out
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