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[Rodgerwilco]

OzzyFan got burnt out, kihei is watching more tennis than movies, shadow1 hasn't been the same since watching Dracula 3D and some of the rest of us, especially me, are AWOL, but Chili keeps on truckin'. We don't deserve him.

Meant to do a few write-ups after this comment and never got around to it, so here goes.


Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) - Don Siegel 8/10

A man comes to the emergency room in a state of confusion and terror. He tells a story of strange events which led him to end up there. A slew of patients at the hospital begin reporting that their friends and/or loved ones have been replaced by imposters. It is initially brushed off as mass hysteria or instances of Capgras syndrome, but this is quickly dismissed as several people witness the duplication in various points of its development.

By some alien force humans are being replicated through the use of giant seed pods which have fallen from the sky. Try as they may, most residents are unable to save themselves from the imposters, whose goal appears to be to turn the population into emotionless and mindless copies.

Very iconic horror film which helped to really launch some popular tropes of the genre. As with many films of this period, I find that the pacing is pretty good. The acting is great, the dialogue doesn't feel too forced, and the story is fairly concise.

It also leaves quite a lot unexplained that may be further elaborated on in subsequent films, I've not seen any other version of this movie, however.


Dogville (2003) - Lars von Trier (9/10)

Prototypical avant-garde film by certified lunatic Lars von Trier, Dogville has a fairly unique story telling mechanic in which the film is show in 9 separate titled chapters with a prologue. The movie is filmed on a stage-like set with minimal structure, even showing the floorplan with labels written on the stage.

The story takes place in the fictional town of Dogville, a run-down and secluded silver mining town nestled in the heights of the Colorado Rockies... It follows Grace Mulligan, a runaway from the mob who seeks refuge in the remote town in exchange for her physical labor. Wannabe philosopher and writer Tom Edison Jr. attempts to lead the town of 15 residents with an almost cult-like leadership style.

Initially not welcoming of Grace the townsfolk begin to open up to her slowly, as she helps them with regular tasks. The degradation of Grace begins quickly, as the townsfolk devolve into treating her more like a slave, and then a piece of property to be used at their own whims. Grace attempts to escape, only to be betrayed yet again. Without spoiling the ending I will just say that the townsfolk receive their reckoning somehow or another.

A very impactful film with a very impactful story to tell. A great parable of acceptance, the capability of evil to arise anywhere, revenge, and mob mentality. What the film sacrifices in sets, special effects, or staging it more than makes up for with cutting dialogue and a really bleak display of raw, tribal, human nature.

All that being said, Lars von Trier is a maniac and excels at making viewers feel uncomfortable.


Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam 2.5/10

British satire which tells the fictional story of King Arthur and his court and their search for the titular Holy Grail through various sketch comedy bits. I don't care how popular it is, I don't care how many people find this to be one of the paramounts of comedy, I do not find this style of comedy funny at all and I think the movie is totally stupid. Maybe it's lost on me, maybe it's a generational thing... who knows?

Then again, The Room is one of my favorite films, so make of that what you will.

 

[kihei]

Gravity (2013) - Sandra Bullock has a real bad day, hallucinates a bit then embodies an evolution of a new existence. The Russians do a thing. Character study feels like something that works better with proper context, throwing in an offhand reference in a conversation with someone who would already know your life doesn't work. Still very good. Can only imagine what it would have been like on a big screen.

Gravity was my best movie of the year in 2013. However, no movie in history required a very big screen and state- of- the- art 3-D more than this one. I saw its premiere at TIFF under perfect conditions, so I was lucky to see it in such an ideal circumstances.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Clue (1985) - 7.5/10

Campy mid 80s comedy is something I had forgotten how much I enjoyed. This movie is completely unhinged, which for a film about a boardgame is honestly kind of what you want. The cast is fun and they all do something different with their characters, I especially enjoyed how randy and boorish Christopher Lloyd's Professor Plum was. You already know the concept, standard whodunnit murder mystery that the director and writers really have a lot of fun with. Ridiculous twists, witty banter, Tim Curry rattling off great line after great line. The maid's cleavage might as well have been a character all on its own

To pull off a silly comedy like this may not be the highest form of the art of film but I do think it's harder than it looks a lot of the time. Clearly this movie was a ton of fun to make and where it really succeeds is testing limits and pushing boundaries of good taste. Manages to be complex enough that there wasn't many wasted moments while also giving the characters ample opportunity to be dynamic within the ensemble. The cast really makes it move and be lively, the overacting and the quips and the physical comedy were all energetic. Tim Curry was absolute perfection as Wadworth the butler. Don't really have too much more to say about it other than if you're in the mood for a fun low stakes couple hours that can keep you simultaneously engaged and incredulous then I would recommend. Probably best enjoyed with someone else to get a running commentary going.

 

[Osprey]

Mission: Impossible -Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
All of the Stars

“Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.”
Tiny Tom Cruise the android does it again. Tommy proves once again that he can outrun any human in his little elevator shoes. This time he takes on someone his own size, sentient artificial intelligence as they hunt for a 2 piece cruciform key. Now finding the key isn’t the biggest issue for teeny Tom, it’s reaching for the lock it goes in without hyper-extending or separating his infantile shoulder. And production pulled out all the stops for little Tom. He gets to use super fast mini-bikes, child-sized Fiats, miniature horses, pocket pistols, toy soldier parachutes, and some well crafted settings of sand boxes, a redesigned Barbie airport, Fisher Price nightclub, and Lionel train sets with fully loaded accessories. Definitely a must see film. The Lord of the Rings Hobbit style camera angles are perfectly meshed, making the King Kong size discrepancies indiscernible.

Did you just call Tom Cruise a hobbit?

British satire which tells the fictional story of King Arthur and his court and their search for the titular Holy Grail through various sketch comedy bits. I don't care how popular it is, I don't care how many people find this to be one of the paramounts of comedy, I do not find this style of comedy funny at all and I think the movie is totally stupid. Maybe it's lost on me, maybe it's a generational thing... who knows?

No, you got it.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

Can anyone who's seen Oppenheimer comment if the dialogue was easily understandable without subtitles or if it would be better to wait for the streaming release so it can be watched with subs?

It's also 3 hours long and I'm not looking too forward to sitting in the theatre for three hours but I know I'll like the film based on reviews and the director, just wanna be able to watch it so I can actually understand it.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

I was surprised by how I enjoyed Skyscraper (2018) more than most action movies from post-2000. It's simple, like almost all Emmerich films, but it was done in a classy way and the acting was pretty respectable. The antagonist isn't over the top and is believable, the special effects are solid and it had some really badass scenes. There's no supporting characters I found unbearable, like I usually do. The story was totally fine.
Steve Jablonsky did a really good job with the score. It all felt really fitting for the situation.
The suspenseful moments made me anxious af, with my fear of heights. But that added to the experience.

I didn't pause the movie once to do something else, which I tend to do.
No exhaustive social or political messages. Just pure action, done in an old school style with modern effects. Classic Emmerich.
You'll have to put up with some cringy dialogue, but basic action movies demand those!

I don't think the 5.8 on IMDB is warranted. I'd bump it up to 6.8.

 

[Osprey]

Evil Dead Rise. I'm torn on this one. It's certainly technically on point. Gets some of the visuals and bits right. Liked the change of setting. And I don't recall seeing Alyssa Sutherland in anything before but she is a STRIKING presence.

But I have to admit, I really miss the humor. I understand (and respect!) why you wouldn't go full Raimi if you're not Raimi. I liked the last reboot and how serious and grimy it went. If you're going to reboot, do something different. Now we get to this one and it's another serious take and it just wasn't that interesting to me.

Humor is an important component of the series' best movies. Stirpping that out strips out part of what makes the best ones so enjoyable and, frankly, distinct. I dug it once as a change of pace. I didn't this time and I don't have high hopes going forward. It makes it ... just another horror movie. Slap a different title on it and take like two bits of dialogue out and it's pretty indistinct.

I just watched this. What a disappointment. I somewhat liked the previous movie, myself, but we got the excellent Ash vs Evil Dead series since then and that proved that you can successfully modernize Evil Dead faithfully and hilariously. I'm just not satisfied this time around with Evil Dead being serious and generic. I couldn't even appreciate it as a horror because I half expected the scary moments to be interrupted by the franchise's trademark humor. The only few times that it even tries to be slightly funny or fun are when it references the originals (such as when the hero says "come get some"), but they just reminded me how much Bruce Campbell was missing. I understand wanting to reach a new generation, but it's just disappointing that they made it familiar and generic to appeal to them instead of trusting that the kind of silly horror that loved might appeal to them, too.

Spoiler

Why did they just calmly assume that the mom was dead instead of freaking out and at least trying to get her to a hospital and why there was a wood chipper in an apartment building's underground garage?

 

[ItsFineImFine]

Castaway (2000) - 7.5/10

Good but could've been potentially great. It's a Hanks/Zemickis combo so you know it will have that soft emotional touch as its focus but I think it could've potentially spent more of its time on Tom Hanks figuring out life on the island because it was honestly the most entertaining part of the film. Having a charismatic actor be resourcesful while running around frantically is this films strength so why spend more of the runtime on a love story, which is decently done but not what people came to see imo.

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) - 7/10

Got tricked into watching another musical but thankfully the musical numbers are only at the beginning and end of the film. There's a great middle part in this film which is close to top tier screwball in terms of both quality of lines and dlivery. Ginger Rogers is also in this film but not one of the main 2-3 female characters despite featuring strongly in the opening, her character just clumsily drifts in and out of the rest of the film. The ending is bizarre, two long musical score numbers and then you expect a conclusion but it just ends with the musical numbers.

Wall-E (2008) - 7.5/10

It's a cute little film. I never watched it when it came out because I was starting university I think and was more interested in watching all the great classics I'd missed so I thought I'd watch stuff like this later if I ever had kids. The final third gets a bit too goggly eyed 'magic of Disney' but the first two thirds featuring the robot being clumsy and endearing are a nice watch. Also didn't realize this but it evetually devolves into an AI vs humans theme later on.

 

[Chili]

This Sporting Life-1963

The opening shots take you right into a rugby match. A coal miner (Richard Harris) aims to play rugby professionally. He's a volatile young man, which probably helps his play on the pitch. He boards with a widow (Rachel Roberts) and her two young children. She still mourns her late husband. Great shots of rugby action that literally take you right into the scrums and tackles. Powerful performances from the two leads. Gripping drama, great film. As someone else commented, 'It's a great sports film that isn't really about sports'.

MacArthur-1977

'Where are you going Sergeant?'
'To the latrine Sir, but I shall return!'

Biopic of the famous WWII general during that war until his retirement in 1951. More of a character study of the man during the war in the Pacific, his post war role in Japan and later in Korea. Gregory Peck seems like he was the ideal choice to play the role. Watched a documentary on the general and GP nails some of the speeches, included the retirement from the military speech. He had already retired before WWII but was brought back. Did not know about the large role he had in Japan after the war. Not a dynamic film but an interesting history lesson.

Sanjuro-1962 (subtitles)

The sequel to Yojimbo. The samurai with no name (Toshiro Mifune) is resting in a building when he overhears a group with a dilemma. He believes they are in serious danger and he gets involved in a political conspiracy. The samurai must use both his wits and his sword in the film. Funny to see how laid back Mifune is in some scenes, yawning, looking bored. But when needed he is all action. Impressive duel later in the film. Maybe not quite up to some of Kurosawa's classics but comedy was effectively added to the drama.

The Prisoner of Zenda-1937

A romantic fable of an Englishman on holiday in Ruritania who is recognized by the locals as their king to be (Ronald Colman in a dual role). The new king is about to be crowned but treachery is lurking. His evil brother Michael (Raymond Massey) also seeks the crown. There are at least 5 different films on this story, this one seems to be considered the best of them. Believe that has a lot to do with a truly great cast from the evil brother's rogue accomplice (Douglas Fairbanks Jr) to the lovely Princess Flavia (Madeleine Carroll) and David Niven in a small role. Some fun escapism like The Adventures of Robin Hood.

1952 version: Pretty much a scene for scene remake of the 1937 film. Another strong cast and this film is in colour which adds nicely to a few scenes. Beyond that, seems like an unnecessary remake, the villains especially aren't as convincing. And even though it's the same length as 1937, sure seemed longer. Always nice to see Jane Greer, a personal favorite.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Dogville (2003) - Lars von Trier (9/10)
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Prototypical avant-garde film by certified lunatic Lars von Trier, Dogville has a fairly unique story telling mechanic in which the film is show in 9 separate titled chapters with a prologue. The movie is filmed on a stage-like set with minimal structure, even showing the floorplan with labels written on the stage.

The story takes place in the fictional town of Dogville, a run-down and secluded silver mining town nestled in the heights of the Colorado Rockies... It follows Grace Mulligan, a runaway from the mob who seeks refuge in the remote town in exchange for her physical labor. Wannabe philosopher and writer Tom Edison Jr. attempts to lead the town of 15 residents with an almost cult-like leadership style.

Initially not welcoming of Grace the townsfolk begin to open up to her slowly, as she helps them with regular tasks. The degradation of Grace begins quickly, as the townsfolk devolve into treating her more like a slave, and then a piece of property to be used at their own whims. Grace attempts to escape, only to be betrayed yet again. Without spoiling the ending I will just say that the townsfolk receive their reckoning somehow or another.

A very impactful film with a very impactful story to tell. A great parable of acceptance, the capability of evil to arise anywhere, revenge, and mob mentality. What the film sacrifices in sets, special effects, or staging it more than makes up for with cutting dialogue and a really bleak display of raw, tribal, human nature.

All that being said, Lars von Trier is a maniac and excels at making viewers feel uncomfortable.

Back from the clink.

I only watched roughly thirty minutes of that film but I'd wish a better viewer could explain to me what was gained by filming the film on a stage-like set. Mind you, I think Von Trier has hit some absurd highs (The Idiots especially) so I'm not hating but I don't get the reasoning of that move.

 

[Spawn]

Can anyone who's seen Oppenheimer comment if the dialogue was easily understandable without subtitles or if it would be better to wait for the streaming release so it can be watched with subs?

It's also 3 hours long and I'm not looking too forward to sitting in the theatre for three hours but I know I'll like the film based on reviews and the director, just wanna be able to watch it so I can actually understand it.

I personally didn't have any trouble understanding what was being said.

Halloween Ends 2/10 - What were they thinking with this one?

They should have just ended it after Halloween (2018) with Michael burning to death in a basement.

 

[ItsFineImFine]

The Ice Storm (1997) - 5/10

One of those films you don't enjoy at all with characters which are poor (Tobey Maguire acting like the usual smug weirdo) and a plot which is thin but you try to finish anyways because the acting is decent enough and you think maybe it will go somewhere. A bunch of muddled plot lines around family members which the film makes you feel will lead up to a big event which never really happens and it just fizzles out. Also everyone talks and seems to sound like they're on some sort of a depressant drug in a dream-like state. Ang Lee's premise here is 'hey look how bad suburban life is look how unhappy everyone is' and it just seems bland.

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1945) - 7/10

Book adapted melodrama about a poor family with two kids, a hard working wife, and a husband with a good heart but who never earns much and is an alcoholic. The child actor here won an academy and there are moments where she's good but to say her acting style is stagey and outdated is an understatement. The slices of life moments here are nice and it has a decently touching ending but something holds it back.....sort of those same reasons why all those other American novels like Gatsby made for good books but poor films....their structure just doesn't make for captivating cinema. Oh and Joan Blondell is in this, she's pretty good.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

I personally didn't have any trouble understanding what was being said.

Halloween Ends 2/10 - What were they thinking with this one?

They should have just ended it after Halloween (2018) with Michael burning to death in a basement.

Probably something along these lines.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Back from the clink.

I only watched roughly thirty minutes of that film but I'd wish a better viewer could explain to me what was gained by filming the film on a stage-like set. Mind you, I think Von Trier has hit some absurd highs (The Idiots especially) so I'm not hating but I don't get the reasoning of that move.

I don’t see the point either. In my opinion it came off as Von Trier just wanting to show everyone how creative and artsy fartsy he is lol.

I’m not very familiar with theatre, but from what I’ve read it’s sort of a call-back to the “epic theatre” theatrical style of the early/mid 20th century. The minimalist set and shooting style are meant to be a contrast to the immersion and suspension of disbelief felt in more conventional theatre.

I’m still sticking with my theory lol

 

[kihei]

Barbie (2023) Directed by Greta Gerwig 8A

Discovering that her feet are suddenly flat and that her legs are developing cellulite, Barbie (Margot Robbie) suffers an existential crisis. She is advised to leave Barbieland and rectify the rift that is occurring between her matriarchal, idealized doll world and the real world outside, still largely dominated by patriarchal authority figures. Ken (Ryan Gosling) goes along for the ride. Turns out he thinks patriarchy is a pretty good idea, and he returns to Barbieland with plans to reform the place. Barbie is still trying to figure things out, but she knows a bad idea when she sees one. Still, she has a lot of thinking to do before she can work out what to do next.

I have to go back to Doctor Strangelove to think of a satire this clever and this thoroughly realized. I think Barbie is especially brilliant when one considers the tightrope that director Greta Gerwig had to walk given the fact that Mattel, maker of Barbie, is one of the major producers of this film. She has to take into account Barbie's history as an idealized sex object with an hour-glass figure and her feet permanently deformed so that she can wear high heels. Then there is the fact that Barbie remains a much loved figure to many of the girls/women who grew up with her and remember her fondly. Add to this a very light, almost frothy, yet still pointed critique of patriarchy and a healthy dose of female empowerment, and it is a heady achievement to pull all this stuff off and look graceful doing it. The material is handled with wit, humour and a candy-coloured tonal palette and supported by set direction and costume design that are already locks for Academy Awards. The result is a special movie that says something important and has a whole lot of fun doing it. As well, the acting is top notch with Robbie perfectly calibrating her performance somewhere between clueless doll and emerging consciousness, and Gosling largely stealing the second half of the movie with his suddenly conflicted Ken. All and all, a tour-de-force for Gerwig and the best American movie so far this year.


Best of '23 so far

1) Riceboy Sleeps, Shim, Canada
2) Barbie, Gerwig, US

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Barbie (2023) Directed by Greta Gerwig 8A

Discovering that her feet are suddenly flat and that her legs are developing cellulite, Barbie (Margot Robbie) suffers an existential crisis. She is advised to leave Barbieland and rectify the rift that is occurring between her matriarchal, idealized doll world and the real world outside, still largely dominated by patriarchal authority figures. Ken (Ryan Gosling) goes along for the ride. Turns out he thinks patriarchy is a pretty good idea, and he returns to Barbieland with plans to reform the place. Barbie is still trying to figure things out, but she knows a bad idea when she sees one. Still, she has a lot of thinking to do before she can work out what to do next.

I have to go back to Doctor Strangelove to think of a satire this clever and this thoroughly realized. I think Barbie is especially brilliant when one considers the tightrope that director Greta Gerwig had to walk given the fact that Mattel, maker of Barbie, is one of the major producers of this film. She has to take into account Barbie's history as an idealized sex object with an hour-glass figure and her feet permanently deformed so that she can wear high heels. Then there is the fact that Barbie remains a much loved figure to many of the girls/women who grew up with her and remember her fondly. Add to this a very light, almost frothy, yet still pointed critique of patriarchy and a healthy dose of female empowerment, and it is a heady achievement to pull all this stuff off and look graceful doing it. The material is handled with wit, humour and a candy-coloured tonal palette and supported by set direction and costume design that are already locks for Academy Awards. The result is a special movie that says something important and has a whole lot of fun doing it. As well, the acting is top notch with Robbie perfectly calibrating her performance somewhere between clueless doll and emerging consciousness, and Gosling largely stealing the second half of the movie with his suddenly conflicted Ken. All and all, a tour-de-force for Gerwig and the best American movie so far this year.


Best of '23 so far

1) Riceboy Sleeps, Shim, Canada
2) Barbie, Gerwig, US

I can't count on a lot in life, but I can always count on a great and well thought-out review from you, @kihei. I agree with pretty much all of your assessment here. Gerwig did such a great job of walking the tightrope of satire without crossing the line into arrogance or preachy.

I won't be surprised if Gosling gets a lot of buzz and might even win some Supporting Actor awards. His character was absolutely hilarious and he is an incredible actor himself, of course. I was a bit surprised to have realized that he's actually only 42 years old. Feels like it was 30 years ago that he broke out in The Notebook.

 

[NyQuil]

Gravity was my best movie of the year in 2013. However, no movie in history required a very big screen and state- of- the- art 3-D more than this one. I saw its premiere at TIFF under perfect conditions, so I was lucky to see it in such an ideal circumstances.

I also saw it in theatres.

I thought it was decent at the time but the early hype was unreal and it didn’t meet my expectations.

Actual astronaut Chris Hadfield was less than enthused.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

I don’t see the point either. In my opinion it came off as Von Trier just wanting to show everyone how creative and artsy fartsy he is lol.

I’m not very familiar with theatre, but from what I’ve read it’s sort of a call-back to the “epic theatre” theatrical style of the early/mid 20th century. The minimalist set and shooting style are meant to be a contrast to the immersion and suspension of disbelief felt in more conventional theatre.

I’m still sticking with my theory lol

I like reading plays but hate attending them so I'm going to guess that the movie's always had little chance of hitting with me.

 

[Mario Lemieux fan 66]

The Flash: 7.5/10 one of the best recent DC film.

Oppenheimer : 7.3/10 one of the weakest Nolan if not his weakest. Great sound, great explosion, good acting but 3 hours was too much for the pace and rythmn of the movie.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Barbie (2023) Directed by Greta Gerwig 8A

Discovering that her feet are suddenly flat and that her legs are developing cellulite, Barbie (Margot Robbie) suffers an existential crisis. She is advised to leave Barbieland and rectify the rift that is occurring between her matriarchal, idealized doll world and the real world outside, still largely dominated by patriarchal authority figures. Ken (Ryan Gosling) goes along for the ride. Turns out he thinks patriarchy is a pretty good idea, and he returns to Barbieland with plans to reform the place. Barbie is still trying to figure things out, but she knows a bad idea when she sees one. Still, she has a lot of thinking to do before she can work out what to do next.

I have to go back to Doctor Strangelove to think of a satire this clever and this thoroughly realized. I think Barbie is especially brilliant when one considers the tightrope that director Greta Gerwig had to walk given the fact that Mattel, maker of Barbie, is one of the major producers of this film. She has to take into account Barbie's history as an idealized sex object with an hour-glass figure and her feet permanently deformed so that she can wear high heels. Then there is the fact that Barbie remains a much loved figure to many of the girls/women who grew up with her and remember her fondly. Add to this a very light, almost frothy, yet still pointed critique of patriarchy and a healthy dose of female empowerment, and it is a heady achievement to pull all this stuff off and look graceful doing it. The material is handled with wit, humour and a candy-coloured tonal palette and supported by set direction and costume design that are already locks for Academy Awards. The result is a special movie that says something important and has a whole lot of fun doing it. As well, the acting is top notch with Robbie perfectly calibrating her performance somewhere between clueless doll and emerging consciousness, and Gosling largely stealing the second half of the movie with his suddenly conflicted Ken. All and all, a tour-de-force for Gerwig and the best American movie so far this year.


Best of '23 so far

1) Riceboy Sleeps, Shim, Canada
2) Barbie, Gerwig, US

Yeah? It's that good?

I'm nowhere near a conservative (I hate even having to preface with this) but I can't lie, I hate Baumbach (co-wrote the film) and am getting utterly sick of societal art so I've been avoiding this despite an invite to go see it.

The entire thing struck me as Mattel shilling with a heavy dose of corporate GirlBoss messaging (gag).

 

[ItsFineImFine]

Best of '23 so far

1) Riceboy Sleeps, Shim, Canada
2) Barbie, Gerwig, US

Why does your best of have only two so far, that bad eh?

Also do you have the one from 2020?

 

[kihei]

Yeah? It's that good?

I'm nowhere near a conservative (I hate even having to preface with this) but I can't lie, I hate Baumbach (co-wrote the film) and am getting utterly sick of societal art so I've been avoiding this despite an invite to go see it.

The entire thing struck me as Mattel shilling with a heavy dose of corporate GirlBoss messaging (gag).

I'm not actually much of a Baumbach fan either. I didn't think of him once while I was watching Barbie. Gerwig's treatment of the Mattel brand is one of the things that makes the movie feel a little subversive. You're missing a fun time at the movies.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

I'm not actually much of a Baumbach fan either. I didn't think of him once while I was watching Barbie. Gerwig's treatment of the Mattel brand is one of the things that makes the movie feel a little subversive. You're missing a fun time at the movies.

Alright, I'll DM you my e-mail address. With this board as my witness, if I hate it, I expect a wire transfer. I'm sure you're good for it!

 

[kihei]

Why does your best of have only two so far, that bad eh?

Also do you have the one from 2020?

Yep, that bad--though it's rare when something really good shows up in the first six, seven months, Everything Everywhere All at Once being a notable exception last year. However, Riceboy Sleeps could go wire to wire this year on merit.

2020 Best of Year

1) Nomadland, Zhao, US
2) First Cow, Reichardt, US
3) Small Axe: Lovers Rock, McQueen, UK
4) Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Hittman, US
5) The Father, Zeller, UK
6) Babyteeth, Murphy, Australia
7) Collective, Nanau, Romania
8) Another Round, Vinterberg, Denmark
9) Beanpole, Balagov, Russia
10) Swimming Out till the Sea Turns Blue, Jia, China


.....not a vintage year by any means. Looking back on that list now, I think the one I ended up just purely liking the most is Babyteeth, which kept creeping up the list all year, or maybe it's just the wonderful performance by Ben Mendelsohn that I remember so fondly. Only time in memory where my top six were English language, too.

 

[kihei]

Alright, I'll DM you my e-mail address. With this board as my witness, if I hate it, I expect a wire transfer. I'm sure you're good for it!

In vcash dollars, sure.