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nerdietalk) wrote2018-12-31 10:37 pm
nerdietalk) wrote2018-12-31 10:37 pmFiction of 2019
Hell yeah, a new and improved obsessive list
nerdietalk) wrote2018-12-31 10:37 pm
Movies
January
A moving yet brutal film about touch decisions in the face of a system rigged against you. A love story between a gorgeous couple: one behind bars, the other pregnant with his child. First major role of Kiki Layne and she puts on an amazing display. The whole cast is acting their socks off and the camera takes the time to carefully give each character just enough focus to understand them. The fathers who have to steal to support their families, the friend who's been in jail and has only just gotten out when the system tries to use him to imprison his friend. The victim who just wants to heal from the damage done to her, even if someone else suffers in the meantime. They are no good solutions, only ways to survive and try to keep yourselves going in the meantime. There's a couple images I don't understand the symbolism of, but I was real into it anyway.
Tokyo Godfathers (Rewatch)
I was pretty nervous showing this to my family. I think I was scared of being vulnerable enough to show something I loved that they might not like. That they wouldn't understand. And that's what this movie is about, in a way. That fear that the people you love won't want you anymore because of some mistake or flaw about yourself. But family - a tue loving family - won't judge you. They might even enjoy things with you, like mine did. And that's a powerful message. Its a film about hope and miracles. Its beautiful.
Mary: Queen of Scots
I sure do love it when historically murdered people are portrayed as gay so the straight white lady looks hip. Very progressive to depict the Elizabeth/Mary rivalry as jealousy over beauty and youth instead of angry Catholics/Protestants murdering a lot of people who believed different things. Didn't feel like a straight white man screenwriter trying to seem woke at all.
Even that aside, its just boring
Bumblebee
Finally, some good fucking Transformers.
This movie cares about its characters. It cares about its hero. It wants Charlie to improve and move past her father's death. It wants her to accept her stepdad Ron. It wants to see her bond with a giant yellow robot named Bumblebee. And that's so refreshing after a series of films that don't care about themselves, their content, their designs, or their girls. Its a good movie with good characters and good relationship building. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Rewatch)
It's impossible to understate how good this movie is. It's a miraculous spectacle that defies all animation we've seen before. It's a brilliantly written character piece with an absurdly likable cast. Every single piece of this puzzle fits beautifully. I'd watch it a million times over.
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
The Netflix Documentary. WOOF. Its a slow countdown of things going wrong and not enough time to fix them. Its funny and entertaining but there's a moment where it becomes revolting. Billy McFarland is an absolute sociopath and its sickening to watch him get away with it. Poor goddamn Andy.
The Green Book
Its basically modern Driving Miss Daisy. Black guy teaches white guy about racism. White guy saves black guy. The dynamics of those kind of odd couple movies are fun but still frustrating in how much they put the onus of teaching white people on black people. Mahershala Ali is doing his darnedest with what he's given and I appreciate that.
A Star is Born
Boy, people went gaga for this. And I don't entirely blame them? Its well-filmed. Its real nice to look at. It wasn't entirely for me but its good at using its camera to tell a hidden story. Ally looking directly at the camera to say "I do" for the wedding, but Jack isn't looking at the camera. He can make eye contact with her physically, but he can't emotionally. He thinks he can. But he can't. There's a lot of visual storytelling I appreciate.
February
A pretty fucked up story about triplets who were separated at birth for the sake of unclear experiments. It leaves the kids wondering what might have been and hurts them for life.
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Ex-Aid and Build
Lots of Kamen Riders I don't recognize but it was good to just see Fourze, Ex-Aid, and Build bounce off each other.
Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors
God, it just. It believes in itself so much. The animation isn't great, the voice work needs improvement. But it really believes in itself. This version of Squirrel Girl is one of my favorites. Its amazing to see Ms. Marvel on the big screen. And its doing so well representing other essential characters. Its a diverse cast and it does what it can to provide that diversity in genuine ways.
Get Me Roger Stone
Absolutely repulsive and difficult to watch. The sheer soullessness of Stone and is ilk is downright sickening. Every minute is another infuriating remark, another smug sense of superiority. Their disgust for morality and empathy. The glee with which he promotes anti-intellectualism and profits from lies and hurting people is the worst. And he doesn't care. And he'll get away with it.
They Shall Not Grow Old
The thirty minute behind the scenes thing after the credits is almost more fascinating than the movie itself. Its a labor of love and dedication the likes of which I haven't seen in the hands of a historian before but its amazing to behold. Peter Jackson worked hard to make sure every detail was accurate and everything you could learn from this piece of history was valuable. And that's great.
The Last Valley
Honestly, its more interesting to think about as a piece of the 70s/Vietnam War than it is as an actual movie? Its trying to be about Vietnam when talking about the Thirty Years War and sometimes it works? Other times it doesn't? Its a film more interesting when you go in deliberately looking to examine how it treats women/men/soldiers/peasants/etc.
The Curse of the 13th Ghost
The Duellists
What a fucking flick. Two men who have honor to uphold insist on holding stupid duels every time they meet. This goes on for sixteen years. Its a tale of obsession and codes of conduct and some stupid ass men. Its super compelling and an utter delight.
Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation
- Bao: its fine. Good, actually! I'm just salty Pixar will win again. But its really good this time.
- Late Afternoon: The shit I LIVE FOR in 2D animation. Fluid movements melting together to tell a story that only it can tell like that.
- Weekends: I think I'd need to give it another watch? I liked it a lot, but there was meaning there I didn't quite grasp.
- Animal Behavior: enjoyable but ultimately throw-away
- One Small Step: Felt very Pixar! Kinda schmaltzy, but good.
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Its trying. Its trying a lot. But I don't think it quite nails what its going for. Which is a shame because there's good ideas here? And just totally fails to nail them.
Joyeux Noel
Easily my favorite of the war film class so far. An incredible film about humanity in the face of war and propaganda.
March
I'm gonna be honest, I was way more focused on ranking which Looney Tunes character is more likely to defeat Bugs than I was on this movie. It seemed fine. Interesting themes.
Rashomon
It suffers the burden of most "first to do the influential thing" movies in that there's a lot of hype around it and it doesn't seem as special. But there is something compelling about how it uses the Rashomon theme: to question if humans are natural liars and evil.
Captain Marvel
I still have massive problems with it, but. Its visually more interesting than most Marvel films, has actual things to say about the refugee crisis, and its a fun popcorn film. Just with the military propaganda/Monica and Phylla erasure would stop.
Mrs. Miniver
A classic. I really thought the German in the house bit would have been longer but its mostly about these sort of class differences and how they need to be abolished during war time to focus on the real threat.
Inglorious Basterds
I really do despise Tarantino but I think this time his obsession with long conversations works because it rackets up the tension a lot. And I appreciate his willingness to depict the deals Americans were willing to make with Nazis. And the willingness to kill a lot of Nazis, just a whole slew of Nazis, and let Jewish people be the ones to do it. Great stuff.
April
Disturbing movie about the Katyn massacre, a little known event from Polish history wrapped up in lies and propaganda. Various soldiers, politicians, and people who might threaten Stalin's control were killed. What do the families of the victims believe? Do they believe the Nazis, who say the Russians killed them and they merely discovered the bodies? Or the Russians who insist that the men died three years after their original deaths? Its fucked man.
Shazam
This movie was fun and visually great with good arcs. I didn't feel the same pressure to enjoy it as I did with Marvel movies. Dumb fun is good. I need more of it.
Bad Times at the El Royale
I put this on at a whim and it skyrocketed up to one of my favorite movies of all time. I was transfixed for every single second. What a stellar, incredible, immaculate film.
A Woman in Berlin
That's. That's a rough one, fellas.
The Guardians/Les Gardinnes
Its very slow but it doesn't feel wasted? Its crafting an aesthetic before it hits you hard in the chest. Its tells a really personal feeling story about sacrifices for family and a tragedy about the things you lost for it.
May
A satirical look at the reign of Stalin and the many backstabbing mind games that ensued after his death. While it may diminish the real harm he did for laugh and where it places its sympathy is strange at times, there's definitely a feeling of "oh these people are the worst." No one comes out looking shiny and even when our "hero" Krushchev wins, you can see the mania of a tyrant start to seep into his thoughts too. Buscemi plays it way better than I expected and I'd love to see him given more things like that.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Way better than it has any right to be. Its not just fun, its surprising heartfelt. It genuinely cares about its characters and wants you to care about them too. Some of them do some pretty horrible stuff and you still hope they get out of it okay. Every performance is inspired, especially Jack Black. Its just a good time.
Detective Pikachu
SO MUCH FUN. For being a Pokemon movie, its wild how little franchise building this flick does? They get in, show their love for the entire Pokemon universe, have a solid mystery, and then get out. There's no loose ends or after credits teaser to get you excited for a sequel. Its really impressive! But most importantly, I got to see my girlfriend smile for two hours. I'd pay to see that anytime.
Ocean's 8
Cool heist movie. Weird gender politics? these GIRLS are gonna steal this NECKLACE and these JEWELRY and they need to go to FASHION SHOWS and hire a FASHION DESIGNER for their team and its all a ploy to get revenge on the EVIL EX-BOYFRIEND". That's weird, right?
Thomas Crown Affair
I watched it because Griffin McElroy kept referencing and man FUCK this movie. Its not even a good heist movie, its a smug asshole being clever and the movie supporting his bullshit. Fuck off with that.
Avengers: Endgame
The third heist movie in a row! But for real, I wish this movie was only the time heist. The time heist was what every Avengers movie should be: fun. Every character mattered, every personality shined, and it didn't try to erase the silliness of comic books. It embraced it for once! And you know, it almost improved my opinion of other Avengers movies? Its a nice celebration of the good the MCU has done.
Its the rest of the movie that falls apart. Nebula and Ant-Man get time to shine and enjoy genuine emotion like they haven't before, so that's good. Its a nice cap (eyyyyy) to Cap's reign in the MCU. But I've never enjoyed the Tony stuff and the treatment of women, POC, and LGBT people? Still pretty bad! Really bad actually!
Tolkien
Fine, inoffensive, kind long and drags sometimes and probably not what you're looking for if you want to know true things about Tolkien. Its two hours, whatever.
June
Its fine. They're really going to make these forever. The more absurd the franchise gets, the more I think I want to know about the everyday person rather than the numerous assassins. What's their life like?
Men In Black International
Iiiii think it needed a final rewrite and some more heart, to be honest. The chemistry is good, but it could be much better. Better than MiB2, worse than 1.
The Inventor: Out For Blood in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is such a gross place and this documentary really cements that no hope emerges from that hellscape. All efforts at good submits to rushed demands for profit. Its got the same fear the Fyre documentaries have: you know its a scam and you're waiting for the shoe to drop and everything to go to hell. The shoe isn't quite as harsh and you might expect, partly because you don't get to interview the people who were scammed by Theranos. But the suffering of the employees, which is horrific, is downright sickening to behold. Well worth the watch.
Godzilla (1954)
Overtly political in ways I didn't quite expect. Its a classic for a reason and boy does it deliver.
July
It exists.
Paddington 1 and 2
These movies are so charming. I was expecting dreck and was completely wowed by the creativity and love on display throughout the film. A pure joy to behold the entire time. Its the kind of movie that makes you want to make the world a better place.
Aziz Ansari: Right Now
Boy this dude is on the defensive. He apologizes straight-up in the first couple minutes but most of the stand-up is talking about people caring about issues and controversies. I don't know how I feel about it! On one hand, he makes some points about performative wokeness and people looking to gain imaginary points instead of doing good. On the other hand, its weird that most of the special is tailored around people pretending to care about things, like with R. Kelly and etc. On the other hand, "sometimes I'm just tired by the time actual racism towards me comes up, like I can't care anymore" makes a lot of sense! On the other hand.... weird tone for this special! Its a mess!
The Spy Behind Home Plate
Fun documentary! Kind of treated me like I didn't know what nuclear weapons/Manhatten project was, but the details about this one weird baseball player who ended up in the spy business? Wild.
Independence Day
I had to look through my search history to even remember that I watched this. I just immediately forgot all of it. That's not great. I don't understand why the president punched his assistant. He's doing his job dude. Relax. Maybe you didn't need to fly the planes to space yourself. Jesus.
Predator
I remembered this five seconds before I remembered I watched Independence Day. I guess these two movies are connected in my mind now as two boring films I couldn't be bothered to pay attention to.
League of Their Own
Okay, I didn't even know that was Madonna until dad walked in and said "Hi Madonna." DAMN, she can act way better than I expected. And what a charming movie! Everyone's having fun and merriment and there's real emotional punches in the middle. A great time!
August
So this was pitched to me as a goofy kid adventure movie and I was so tense and terrified throughout. This flick skirts the edge of terror, making the final minutes where they desperately try to stop the end of the world all the more hectic and gripping. The punchline of the film ends on a perfect note without drawing out questions about everyone's fate. A great ride.
Ed Wood
This is Doug Walker's fourth favorite "character" and I couldn't stop thinking about all the ways he clearly projected his own shit onto him. Yes, Ed Wood has a passion for film that pushes him to pursue a career he has no talent in. This is true. But Doug zeroed in on that and not the part where Ed was also making the movie for his friends. He wanted the crew to have a fun time. He wanted people to praise Bela Legosi. Doug Walker focusing only on "I want to make movies no matter WHAT people tell me" is so. Doug.
Cool movie, also, by the way.
Creature of the Black Lagoon
It probably was supposed to be scary but the creature's death is just really pitiful and its really hard to buy him as a monster. He's just doing his best. Let him live.
Bridge on the River Kwai
Gorgeous movie depicting an obsessive clash between ideologies and cultures. Nicholson's obsession with proving his strength is initially played as an admiral display of willpower. But when he has a chance to keep his men from work, his comrades, his fellow prisoners of war, he instead zeros in on this bridge as a way to prove his own abilities. When he starts talking about what the bridge would actually need to his own men, its hard not to feel like you're losing your mind. I basically spent most of his remaining scenes with my head in my hands, in utter disbelief that this was where he thought his priorities lay. His inability to realize he already won against his captors and was now committing treason in an attempt to break the warden. Its so buckwild and fascinating to watch.
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader
Evil Adam West Batman is Nolan Batman. I love it. Its so so good.
Kinda wish they went with Eartha Kitt Catwoman but I get why they went with the one who was, you know, alive to do voice work.
Unforgiven
The theme of Eastwood falling back into darkness was fairly well done and there's a lot of care to portray violence as a complicated and brutal act that helps no one. I think it kind of falls apart in places, but the parts that work work.
Miller's Crossing
Weirdly enjoyable Coen Bros film. Tom's loyalty and motives is under question throughout and even at the end its unclear exactly what kind of man he is. But he did everything he could to help Leo, at the cost of everything else he cared about.
American Grafitti
Incredibly boring. Good actors, probably ground-breaking, but I was bored out of my mind.
Brian Banks
TV movie-esque but I'll stan for Aldis Hodge any day. That man can ACT.
The Great Hack
HELLWORLD. HELLWORLD.
A Fish Called Wanda
Kinda dumb! I think I would like it more if the humor was... I don't know, there was something about it that bugged me. I liked the Kevin Kline scenes! Otto was just too much for me.
Mad Max
God I hated this. Its weird seeing the franchise start on the verge of apocalypse? But Max's starting point is boring and his family is so obviously slated to die for angst. I think Mad Max might be better without the backstory. Its all so whatever.
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
I watched this in two different chunks weeks apart and each chunk fucked me up. Jesus. Its so devastating. Incredible movie about the IRA, the search for freedom under the British, and more.
Planet of the Apes
Holds up insanely well. Great costumes, great actors, great dialogue. I kind of expected it to be a B-Movie that got popular, but its actually an incredible film with a lot to say. There's this compelling throughline of two characters arguing for a cause they don't believe in. Holden's character and Dr. Zaius aren't actually pro-human/pro-monkey, but that's the side they were born in and that's the side they'll stay with.
Handmaiden
Powerful story about women being pit against each other by evil men, before realizing how much they cared about each other and taking those dirtbags down. I can't say more than that without getting fucked up by feelings again.
The Postman
I fell for this movie hard. Its got major problems (too long, lame straight romance, pacing issues, too jingoistic) but I would love to see a remake that goes even harder. I can see why it failed in the 90s, but it was the perfect movie for right now in my life.
Shoplifters
Most of it didn't really... grab me at first.. But that's the thing- its all building to the final climax where the dream world falls apart. It wants you to see the cracks, but buy so totally into their happiness that you can ignore the flaws on the horizon. It was only that I realized this world was on the verge of collapse that I was finally gripped. Were they right to do what they did? Maybe not. But it was the best possible outcome for everyone. And the outside world doesn't care. The cameras flash on the decrepit house and see monsters. "We have no way of knowing what they did in that house." They can't imagine the love that existed there. The family that was built. They can only see the mistakes and the sacrifices made to survive. The majority view wins. The outsiders and children thrown away lose.
Gaslight
I'm so uncomfortable
Network
I'm so uncomfortable.
9
Weird movie, but gorgeous and well-crafted. I saw complaints that it was short but I think its just enough without over-staying its welcome. Its a really weird topic for an animated flick but it pulls it off well.
Harakira
Stunned to discover this wasn't a Kurosawa. A skewering of the samurai honor and demonstrates how this idea can be perverted for the sake of reputation. The Clan believes in their own classist bullshit so much and the climax of the story revolves around Hanshiro destroying every brick of their foundation of honor. He proves how for all their bragging, not a single one of them will commit to what they preach. The wild laughter of Hanshiro as he unveils the next step in his scheme is so infectious. What a legend.
Hellboy (2004)
Saw the second one first years ago- this one has more depth and its just a fun ride. Had a total blast watching it.
Goodbye Lenin
The core tragedy of the movie isn't the son's determination to let his mom believe Russia is still intact. Its that he wants to go back to that same time that he knows he was oppressed. All these people know that the government was corrupt, but the new world has no place for them. Their struggle to adjust to this world is the key piece of the film.
The Great Escape
I don't think it has a lot to say, but its a thrilling escape movie!
Memories of a Murder
You can't change the system. Even if you're a "good cop," the frustrations and desperation will change you too, until you're just as bad.
September
Really powerful. Well-received for a reason. Biggest surprise was that it was mainly based on the trial notes, so it could claim much more accuracy than most of these kinds of films. Was thrilled the entire, hard to watch journey through Joan's final days. God damn.
A Brighter Summer Day
So I went into this thinking it might be bullshit and too long but it actually has quite a lot to say and it knows how to say it. There's things that escape me because I don't have the right cultural context but. I was still really fascinated through the whole film. I think there's a sensation with these specific kinds of film where the treatment of women is appalling but it definitely was intended as a damnation of this sort of behavior, not a belief that the behavior is right. Ming gets put through the wringer while she's looking for someone mature and normal and that's accurate to that experience! Sucks, but its true to life. The secret police subplot is terrifying and unsettling, but I'm sure that's true to life too. Whew! A heck of a movie!
Steven Universe: The Movie
About the same mixed feelings I have about all of Steven Universe. Its so full of joy and delight and optimism but... Criminy. The Diamonds thing is so distracting.
Great music, great villain, great characters, but wowza those Diamonds.
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
A legitimately delightful movie with a delightful hero. You want to root for Dora and you want her to win and you know she'll turn this cynical world around. Its a treat!
Ben-Hurr
Folks, I think I hate this fucking flick.
The Sixth Sense
Jokes aside, a genuinely remarkable film. Knowing the famous twist enhances instead of destroys. Every actor knocks it out of the park and you're loving every second. Wow!
Princess Mononoke
Its Ghibli. Its good. Probably my favorite, even? Its easier to notice that for all Miyazaki fans praise his female characters, they're all kind of. samey. But Lady Eboshi is incredible as a complicated villain. The world is very carefully paced to let you see both sides and how, in the end, nature is going to lose if we aren't careful. But there's also still magic in the world.
Red Rock West
Dad said Bad Times at El Royle reminded him of this. People are sleeping on some STUNNING flicks, goddamn. Nic Cage goes subtle here but it absolutely works. You buy him as this dude who slipped on on his moral ground once (lying to a potential boss) and immediately gets swept into a complete mess that he wants nothing to do with. The world won't accept half-measures. You can be a crook and succeed or you stay righteous and hope to survive. He keeps trying to finagle the situation to keep the stolen money while keeping everyone alive and the world punishes him for it each time. Only when he gives up the money does he finally get to escape Red Rock knowing that no one else got hurt. And he gets a few hundred for his trouble! Its a great western neo-noir. Give it a look.
F For Fake
I'm not gonna lie, the beginning is a bit too mad-dash to work and its hard to follow at first. Eventually, it settles into a nice rhythm and lets itself breathe with what its trying to say. The last twenty minutes are kinda ugh but its almost worth it for the punchline.
October
I'm gonna have to keep an eye on Lorene Scafaria. This was INCREDIBLE. Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez robbing the hell out of Wall Street people. Love it love it love it. That said, boy that movie takes a turn that punches you in the heart. Hell of a flick.
The Dark Crystal
Watched it with my girlfriend, so I loved it.
Child's Play
I HATE CHUCKY A LOT.
12 Angry Men
That movie HOLDS THE FUCK UP, goddamn what a ride.
Six Degrees of Separation
Rich people getting conned deserves its own genre. Will Smith robs all these people and they basically thank him for it. That's how charming Will Smith is. Believe it. It didn't even occur to me this was based on a play and while there are scenes that clearly work better on stage, the camerawork to sell this is mind-blowing.
Hereditary
i'm so uncomfortable
Scream
Liked it way more than I thought I would! Every deconstruction rip-off kinda missed the point of its deeper message on how women are treated in horror flicks.
Clash By Night
Ah, 50s. Its a story of a woman cheating on her husband just because with a guy who does racist impressions. When the husband and the lover fight, I swear the husband actually said "Why don't you do another Chinese impression?! Like we used to?!" So not great!
November to December
There's probably some deeply troubling aspects but the slow shift of "kid needs to learn better" to "oh god they're child soldiers" is real good and Taika pulls off the switch from comedy to drama mostly well.
Platoon
Good movie good!
The Green Berets
hate hate hate hate hate hate john wayne can eat my shorts
Rambo: First Blood Part II
says way too much about masculinity and nationalism than I'd like
Knives Out
This movie OWNS. Amazing cast, amazing writing, amazing. It does become a movie that's also About Something, but it also still just a great murder mystery.
My only complaint is that I craved one more twist but I was satisfied with what I got.
Gosford Park
Something about it just Bugged Me and then I learned most dialogue was improvised and honestly that format just kills my enjoyment of most movies.
That said, there's a lot of great layers here and I think on a rewatch, now that I know what to expect, I'd enjoy it a lot more.
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
I'm too tired to explain why I hate it.
My Cousin Vinny
Mostly holds up, but also definitely doesn't.
Bombshell
The balancing act this movie plays is fascinating because it has to pull a careful thread of "the Fox news women don't deserve what happened to them" and "the Fox news women did some AWFUL shit." I think there's something to be had there in the morally complicated zone, but the movie finds its solution be... creating a new character to symbolize someone who bought into the propaganda and get struck with the realization that the network doesn't care about her. Margot Robbie does really good acting with that! But its also real hard to watch the real women because it doesn't feel like they'll quite go there with them. Mixed feelings all around
Kate McKinnon's character is perfect, but shout out to Liv Hewson with what little screentime they get in this. I really hope they get more parts.
Detective Dee
Played a video game called "Detective Di" recently (see below), which is inspired by either this or the historical figures Detective Dee is inspired by and I spent way too much of the early film trying to decipher if the people who made Di ripped this off. That said, both of them are ultimately doing different things and are just generally a riot of a time. Gotta love this Empress Wu renaissance!
Certified Copy
A movie about relationships and also I think it switches into a different universe half-way through the movie but its really unclear.
Under the Skin
A movie revealing what we always knew: ScarJo is an alien here to ruin our movies
Interstellar
McConaughey: We are the ghosts of our children's futures
Me, crying: he's the ghost of his kids' future...!
Phantom Thread
"Well this was kind of an interesting but weird movie that people seem to love about a romance falling apa- SHE'S DOING WHAT?!"
Moonrise Kingdom
I *should* love everything Wes Anderson goes for but it just fails for me for some reason
Carol
Harold jokes aside, this movie genuinely fucked me up with its meditation on the sacrifices lgbt people needed to make in order to survive
Melancholia
There's something profound in the movie's connection of human cruelty and the destruction of the world, but it just fails for me on every level
Tree of Life
There's something really beautiful and profound in the movie's connection of human empathy and the birth of the universe, but it kinda fails for me on every level
The Master
Joker meets scientology and its an uncomfortable mess that I couldn't look away from
Inside Llewyn Davis
I mostly watched for the star wars meme it got connected to, but its a really great film about an artist accidentally sabotaging himself at every turn