FILM THREAD

[jaredfromsubway]

The Cranes Are Flying

[jaredfromsubway]

Also can't go wrong with Tarkovsky's filmography

Loveless is a current great Russian film

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Come and See is a grueling experience...

I have Mirror and Stalker I'll probably watch tonight. Came across this sci-fi movie as well and looks wild. lwlies.com/articles/kin-dza-dza-1986/

I'm trying to steer a little away from a lot of the WW2 stuff.

[Ian MacFlai]

Dec 17, 2019 10:37:16 GMT -5 @99rupees said:

I Am Cuba

Got to see it on the big screen earlier this year, fucking magical

[supertouchshitfit138]

Larisa Shepitko's The Ascent is definitely worth checking out.

[HURLNLUNGBUTTER]

I saw Uncut Gems last night and jesus fucking christ it wen't above and beyond my expectations(and I, like many of us in here, have been anticipating this movie for a couple of years now). Someone described it as an anxiety attack in film form and that's about right. The Safdie's found their niche after Heaven Knows What and just continue to build upon that with gritty characters & stories embodied by a city that's hard to find nowadays. The acting is unrivaled, Sandler in what has to be his best role to date, to Julia Fox(her first commercial film in what will undoubtedly be a long illustrious career) to fucking Kevin Garnett who showcased real chops. What it gives you and what it leaves you wanting makes this my movie of the year, which was hard to top after Parasite. I don't know, I have to see it again but the Safdie bros continue to just improve upon their craft and it's really cool to witness.

[unholywarcry]

Dec 17, 2019 12:45:34 GMT -5 @dds5 said:

Come and See is a grueling experience...

Janus is doing a restoration that's being released next year. I'm fucking stoked.

I'll be seeing Waves on Sunday, judging by the trailers I'm prepared to cry like a baby.

[jaredfromsubway]

Yorgos recently referred to Uncut Gems as "Robert Altman dipped in acid". He isn't far off.

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The Dead Don't Die was a lot of fun. I feel like people expected a Zombieland but wen't for that weirdo 80's movie vibe. Had a great feel to it and some hilarious moments.

[bentenn]

^I really liked The Dead Don't Die. It worked for me. Especially the ending.




I thought Good Time could pretty much be characterized by that also. Cant wait. A very weird Christmas movie lol. 

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Dec 19, 2019 11:07:50 GMT -5 bentenn said:

^I really liked The Dead Don't Die. It worked for me. Especially the ending.

The "we live in a society" bits were so over the top and absurdly self aware. I feel like this is too over the head for "normies" and too on the nose for most fans of his work.

[bentenn]

Dec 19, 2019 11:12:29 GMT -5 @dds5 said:

Dec 19, 2019 11:07:50 GMT -5 bentenn said:

^I really liked The Dead Don't Die. It worked for me. Especially the ending.

The "we live in a society" bits were so over the top and absurdly self aware. I feel like this is too over the head for "normies" and too on the nose for most fans of his work.

Like all JJ's work, it still was a film that had all the little minuscule moments adding up to something almost whole by the end with the thingy coming down 

[☭ Bob Loblaw ☭]

Dec 19, 2019 9:26:04 GMT -5 unholywarcry said:

Dec 17, 2019 12:45:34 GMT -5 @dds5 said:

Come and See is a grueling experience...

Janus is doing a restoration that's being released next year. I'm fucking stoked.

I'll be seeing Waves on Sunday, judging by the trailers I'm prepared to cry like a baby.

We’ve been waiting for a proper release for forever. Do you know if they’ll go Criterion or are there still rights issues?

Waves is fantastic. I loved it.

[I Gave You Power]

I have six movie theatres within a half-hour drive of me (three Regal, two Bowtie, one independent) and not ONE of them is showing Uncut Gems. I'm gonna riot if that doesn't get picked up anywhere.

[I Gave You Power]

Also, speaking of grueling experiences, The Nightengale. Good god. That may have been a tougher watch than Irreversible and I truly didn't think that would ever be possible.

[supertouchshitfit138]

Dec 19, 2019 14:32:40 GMT -5 ☭ Bob Loblaw ☭ said:

Dec 19, 2019 9:26:04 GMT -5 unholywarcry said:

Janus is doing a restoration that's being released next year. I'm fucking stoked.

I'll be seeing Waves on Sunday, judging by the trailers I'm prepared to cry like a baby.

We’ve been waiting for a proper release for forever. Do you know if they’ll go Criterion or are there still rights issues?

Waves is fantastic. I loved it.

Since it's Janus Films it'll be only a matter of time before Criterion puts it out. Usually after it spends a few months on the theatrical circuit.

[vcrheadcleaner]

Favorites from this decade:

The Raid 2
Magic Mike
Whiplash
The Rider
Good Time
Gone Girl
Hereditary
Brawl in Cell Block 99
Sicario
Blade Runner 2049
Bullhead (Rundskop)
Phantom Thread
Inherent Vice
Killing Them Softly
Blue is the Warmest Color
Green Room
Call Me by Your Name
Hateful Eight
I Saw the Devil
Dragged Across Concrete
Mud

[bentenn]

Dec 19, 2019 14:47:23 GMT -5 I Gave You Power said:

I have six movie theatres within a half-hour drive of me (three Regal, two Bowtie, one independent) and not ONE of them is showing Uncut Gems. I'm gonna riot if that doesn't get picked up anywhere.

I think it’s opening wider on Christmas Day. I know it is here. 

[SchlongConnery]

I was kind of underwhelmed by Uncut Gems.

[oldorder1]

Dec 17, 2019 12:13:33 GMT -5 bentenn said:

I've only seen the basic Russian film school movies...

Alexander Nevsky
Battleship Potemkin
Andrei Rublev

&

Come and See, although its definitely not basic

Honestly don't know much about Russian film, but does Andrey Zvyagintsev deserve to be on that list at this point?  Elana, Leviathan, and Loveless are all great.  I've got to check out more by him.

I've had Come and See on my computer for at least a month but I know I need to be in the right place to watch it, and just haven't felt that recently.   

[I Gave You Power]

Dec 19, 2019 19:55:28 GMT -5 bentenn said:

Dec 19, 2019 14:47:23 GMT -5 I Gave You Power said:

I have six movie theatres within a half-hour drive of me (three Regal, two Bowtie, one independent) and not ONE of them is showing Uncut Gems. I'm gonna riot if that doesn't get picked up anywhere.

I think it’s opening wider on Christmas Day. I know it is here. 

Ah word. Trailers kept saying the 13th so I didn't bother to see if it was being rolled out in select theatres then, just assumed it'd be everywhere.

[𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓]

If three theaters near me are showing it, at least one will near you.

[Talentless Elvis Costello]

yall.....I liked Cats

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I wanna see Cats I’m depraved

[MMST3K]

Dec 21, 2019 0:41:24 GMT -5 Talentless Elvis Costello said:

yall.....I liked Cats

What I don't get is why make them half person cat? When you could just make CGI cats.They were only human partly cause it was a play and not a movie.

[Talentless Elvis Costello]

the movie is insanely bland and blandly insane, but I like two or three parts a whole lot

[pbcookies]

Question for the thread: what is the most badly-wasted movie premise you can think of?

For me it might be Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. Just typing out the title makes me laugh, but the movie sucked and was a missed opportunity just based off of the premise alone.

[xnate☭hatex]

Jojo Rabbit is pretty good. I'm so excited for Uncut Gems next week.
As a Star Wars fan, I overall was pretty just meh with Rise of the Skywalker. Most of the things I disliked were because The Last Jedi was so fucking bad.

Podcast listeners: Every Movie Is Good is def one of my fav podcasts. 

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a better film than Cats.

[Radiation]

Watched Uncut Gems and the Lighthouse today, both are probably my favorite movies of the year, especially the Lighthouse. Uncut Gems is so fucking stressful and annoying in a great way haha. Fans of Good Time will definitely love it. Really dope.

The Lighthouse is just..... a perfect flick in my eyes. Goddamn. Shit on every other horror movie this year.