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The 400 Blows - The closest thing to The Catcher In The Rye on the big screen (which might be the best case scenario as I can't stand that book and really dug this). The ultimate Cannes revenge movie. Singles - Great soundtrack to an extremely mid movie. Heat - MICHAEL. loving. MANN.
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Blonde - A pretentious slog. Listen, I love watching people suffer for three hours, but at least have a story and not just a bunch of scenes barely threaded together by daddy issues. Felt like a low-brow attempt at being high-brow due to how frequently aspect-ratios and shots change (I kid you not, I counted a 10 minute sequence towards the end where it goes from 2.40:1 cinemascope, to 4:3 technicolor, to a digital-as-gently caress lens-flare blown out 16:9 slow-mo tracking shot going in and out of focus like a generic student film, to a CGI fetus, to INFRARED, to 4:3 black & white). Amadeus is still the biopic gold-standard.
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The Banshees Of Inisherin - Platonic War of the Roses from the Irish Cohen brother. Pretty drat close to being my favorite of the year. TAR - The first hour or so is the most high brow poo poo I've ever seen in my life -- The last shot is hilariously lowbrow. Very smart (almost too smart for me). I'll have to ruminate over it a bit more.
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Wakanda Forever is lame as all gently caress holy poo poo. The first 5 minutes was a powerful start followed by 15 minutes of political intrigue that made me perk up and think we were actually getting a radical story involving the world vs a rich black nation & some aztecs... but then the bouncy looking blue people hopped up onto the ship and the film got successively more silly (and boring) from there. There's only so much bullshit I can take. About as unpleasant of a watch as Jurassic World 2 & 3 tbh.
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Gaius Marius posted:The Long Goodbye Man, I watched MASH in school and liked it well enough. This movie though, Jesus, it's abysmal. I see Chandler I expect Hardboilded and Noir. Altman gave me some mumblecore bullshit, where a man sleepwalks around a plot that almost totally fails to involve him. Shoutout to Gould for making drat near every word he says incomprehensible, Hayden for managing to disabuse me of any notion I had of him being a good actor after my recent viewing of The Killing, and to the gangster who managed to feel less threatening than the Polanski cameo in Chinatown. Arnie taking off his shirt was the tiny fleck of gold in an ocean of excrement that Mr.Altman delivered straight into my eyeholes. He seems like the kind of smug dipshit who would take pleasure in subverting my expectations for what the film would be, good job sir, shame you couldn't also make a film that isn't a rancid waste of time. Also the movie looks like rear end, colors are washed out to gently caress. How you shoot on film and make it look like something shot on tape? Perhaps only the cinematic genius of Altman knows. Just found John Carpenter's goon account.
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Fabelmans is worth it for the final scene alone. Quicky reviews: Fabelmans - See above. Decision To Leave - Non-conventional use of flashbacks require concentration, but one of the better films of the year. Bones And All - Mid. Might even be a step below mid tbh. Triangle Of Sadness - Interesting idea squandered. For commies who think Spielberg films aren't on the nose enough. Normally not squeamish but vomit is my one weakness. The Menu - Enjoyed it! It is just Ready Or Not and Midsommar smashed together with food but whatever I had fun. Nightmare Cinema fucked around with this message at 22:16 on Dec 11, 2022 |
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On The Count Of Three - Great premise with undercooked execution. The short runtime ends up being a handicap.
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The Whale felt like one of those fake movies from Tropic Thunder.
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Home Alone was never good.
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Some quickie reviews: Infinity Pool - I'm curious as to what was cut from the R-rated cut and I'm going to find out as soon as the Blu-ray drops. A great existentialist trip for fellow psychos who believe White Lotus was mild Lifetime fare. Women Talking - SO BRAVE SO BRAVE SO BRAVE *CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP* Jesus loving Christ this thing was just 100 minutes of the Mennonite Vagina Monologues. Knock At The Cabin - I liked it up until the 3rd act where it totally poo poo the bed in classic Shyamalan fashion. Bautista's officially the best wrestler-turned-actor. Rupert Grint gives a pretty chilling performance too.
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Cocaine Bear - I'm sorry to report this was kinda mid. Even more sorry to report Ray Liotta's character stops the movie dead. Not irreverent enough I think. What it really needed was an equally coked-out Bruce Campbell trying to hunt down the bear throughout its runtime.
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Colonel Whitey posted:Aftersun was a masterpiece. It didn’t hit me until the credits rolled but when it did it was like a piano made of emotions fell on my head. The most deeply melancholy and bittersweet movie I’ve seen in a long time, maybe ever. Just saw this last night. That ending... ow. I would hesitate showing this to anyone with dead parents.
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Quebec Bagnet posted:More or less agreed. I was hoping it would be more fun than it was. Weird, that was one of the few parts of the movie that worked for me lol Basically any scene with Margot Martindale is what I wanted from this thing back-to-front. Nightmare Cinema fucked around with this message at 20:29 on Mar 4, 2023 |
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Touch Of Evil - This thing bangs. Had Welles been allowed to release it his way, it would've blown minds in 1958. LOL at Heston's brownface though. Enys Men - A MOMA exhibit falsely released to theaters. Pretentious.
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Rental Sting posted:How to Blow Up a Pipeline is the best movie I've seen this year. Totally thrilling and entertaining without compromising its politics in the slightest. Does the flashing-back-to-characters'-origins-in-the-heat-of-the-action thing that's really common now, but it's like the best version of that, adding depth and motivation without ever bogging down like in the movie Bullet Train. The score was one of my favorite parts of the movie: severe, minimalist tangerine dream/john carpenter-style synths. 5/5 2nd-ed. Also appreciated how this thing moved at the clup of a gaillo (you're in and out at the right time, no bullshit). Really dug the choice to go with whatever film stock made this thing look like it jumped straight out of the late-80's / early-90's (font and grungy attitude & swagger among cast also propelled this feeling).
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Gaius Marius posted:Touch of Evil Vastly more psychologically complex and nuanced than most noir tales. Vargas is the only person that could be reasonably thought of as a good guy, but even he is positioned to tip into the same level of fabrication and corruption over purist of his justice that Quinlan fell into. The cinematography is also gorgeous, I had to stop the film and check when it was made after seeing that first scene; it's work a decade ahead of its time. Glad to finally get a movie dealing with the dangers of Marijuana as well. You see the theatrical or reconstructed version? Only seen the latter (probably the only version I need to see tbh) but it goes very hard. Surprised by the open talk of heroin for something from Code-era Hollywood. There's a couple moments with the biker gang that reminds me of Blue Velvet for some reason.
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SISU - Not getting tired of these John Wick-esque "Feared legend kills a bunch of dudes" [this time with Nazis] movies anytime soon. poo poo went hard. Final 2 minutes were a reach though. Evil Dead Rise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rpp1-8q2EM Sir Kodiak posted:How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) The fact this movie was deemed "dangerous" enough to trigger FBI warnings shoots it right to the top of my MOTY list.
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Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 - Mixed on it. Had some teeth not typically seen in the MCU (as well as visuals that actually looked pretty good / finished), but it suffers the same dragged out 2nd act issues / bloated 3rd act involving giant thing blowing up in the sky that's super played out by now. Better than the 2nd one at least.
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Dr. Yinz Ljubljana posted:First Reformed almost does something similar but I thought it didn't go far enough That movie isn't so much about ecoterrorism as it is man vs. religion, so it works fine as just the saison.
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Hypnotic - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA so dumb. New Friday night group drunk-watch classic. Master Gardener - Meh. Paul Schrader on autopilot.
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Sanctuary - Pretty hot.
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Gaius Marius posted:Perfect Blue Great Film. Awful dub I had the privilege of seeing it at the IFC center several months ago subbed. Speakers banging. A+.
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The Blackening - Comedy of the year, though not like that's a high bar this orbital cycle to begin with. The schtick does get a bit annoying at the 50-minute mark when they start venturing in to the woods, but it does work itself back for the ending.Gyro Zeppeli posted:Asteroid City setting new records for framing device levels with "a movie about a TV show of a play within a play". It's very Wes Anderson, so you already know if that's a plus or a minus to you. I loved it a lot, it's maybe in my top 3 Wes movies immediately. And for such a massive and almost absurdly star-studded cast, everyone puts in a good showing. *nods in agreement*
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Eh. At least we see Burton/Nic Cage Superman in action. Looks like a lovely Xbox 360 render but still
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Blow Out - There was a point where the methodical nature of the film was on the verge of losing me, but gently caress if this doesn't have one of the darkest endings ever hahahahaHAHAHA *screams* Barbie - No idea what I was expecting but pleasantly surprised. I am Kenough. Oppenheimer - 
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The Wicker Man (1973) - Between this thing being written and directed in a way that feels too "Academically British" for the material to the point of rendering this thing a hammy boring slog (the goddamn music too jfc), my plebian modern brain couldn't connect with it. Midsommar renders this movie obsolete.
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Mat Cauthon posted:I saw Interstellar in an IMAX theater and it owned. Agree that it's a pretty good movie overall; even the macguffins and handwavey stuff at the end don't really lower my estimation of it. One can't find this annoying if they're not a socialist 
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Yeah GITS took a couple watches to grow on me. The first time I remember shouting "Wait THAT'S IT??" at my SD computer screen / kissanime webpage. Now I think it's a stone cold classic and I wish both Stand Alone Complex seasons had an even an ounce of the same atmosphere, but it’s still 20 minutes too short.
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To Live And Die In LA - The BALLS on this movie. The cool factor... the culture... I feel like doing manly things. My hands are too soft. I am drinking a HARP and downing an oven-crisp frozen pizza as I type. Also lol gently caress cops / lawyers / every govt employee
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Bottoms - Christ that was annoying. About to walk into Strays next. Haven't done a double-feature in a minute but they're both a tight 90 so... EDIT: Strays was EXCEPTIONALLY terrible holy poo poo. Nightmare Cinema fucked around with this message at 07:32 on Sep 4, 2023 |
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"Take care of your mentals, take care of your chickens"
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A Haunting In Venice - Officially establishes Branagh's Poiroh as WOAT mystery series. Some banging cinematography though (and coincidentally the best looking of the bunch even though it's the only one shot digitally). The Nun II - Better than the 1st one, but that's such a low bar I can't call it a compliment. Dreck. Dumb Money - Formulaic as all hell biopic but I have a very good time with it. Helps that I was sucked into the r/wallsteetbets stuff myself around that time lol. Gaius Marius posted:Howl's Moving Castle Such a good looking and interestingly designed film that totally fails to live up to the skills of the artists because of the total incompetence of the Director. Like the titular castle the film lumbers around without any plot, interesting characters, or drama for an hour and a half and then just ends. It's like watching a greatest hits album getting dropped without the band's consent, just a string of "heartwarming" and "whimsy" banded together with spit and prayers. By the sound of this review you'd think it's a Goro joint.
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ShoogaSlim posted:mandy - maybe the most boring, annoying movie i've ever watched. no
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When Evil Lurks - Hardest horror flick I've seen in a while. Excellent upkeep of dread throughout, and I feel like the Hispanic connection to Catholicism, faith, satan, and hosed up voodoo-adjacent traditions elevates that mood. Feel bad hit of the year. Beetlejuice - Delightful. Chicken Butt posted:I thought Men was great — deliberately-uncomfortably balanced between hilarious and disturbing, and a very thorough polemical takedown of various forms of toxic masculinity. I’m definitely in the minority on this one, though – most people read it as unintentionally hilarious, and only intermittently effective as suspense/horror. Men only became hilarious in like the the last 5 minutes.
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Bram Stoker's Dracula - Is there a more hilariously miscasted role in cinema history than Keanu here? It rules.
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Videodrome - Fuckin thing is this for the whole drat movie: All hail the new flesh
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Killers of the Flower Moon Phenomenal. A masterpiece on every level, and it's a drat shame Marty's only likely to make one or two more films before his time is up.
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The Killer - Enjoyed it! Didn't expect it to be a pitch black comedy (the narration and constant Smiths playlist had me rolling). I would never put it in the same tier as most his other flicks as this thing is a Netflix-rear end Netflix movie, but it's a way better time than, idk, loving Gray Man. Dr. Yinz Ljubljana posted:Five Nights at Freddy's: it's alright. A solid 2.5/5 with way too much fan service. Matthew Lillard chewing on the scenery makes me happy, so it's all worth it. My teens kept doing the point-at-the-screen thing when they recognized something which was often. Anytime an exec says something is made "For the fans!" signals automatic avoid.
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The Holdovers - Manages to be the coziest goddamn thing ever while simultaneously being devoid of cheese. Delightful. A new Christmas classic. Though I did find two fauls in its "fake 35mm" presentation in that they didn't replicate 1). Flicker and 2). Reel changes. BUT I did end up seeing May December in 35mm which psychologically added an extra layer of "intensity" (I guess you could say) with the story. Also dug how the score bashes you over the head with its presence, which is a refreshing change of pace from the modern tendency to just have scores subtly exist in the background.
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