It took me three tries to figure out what the appeal was. The Coen brothers have a strong life is s**t and then you die vibe.
I don't get the appeal of No Country. I like the Coens, but this just seemed empty style, nothing else. I'm not opposed to form over function, but that film did not work for me.
No, not my thing "Miller's Crossing" turned my stomach BTW. Jodorowsky's "Fando and Lis" is more what I go for. A good film should clear 90% of the room in 15min.
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Freeway is pretty damn harsh. Most people don't like it, but it's the first time I'd seen Reese and she amazed me. Nice to see her success.
Me too, I couldn't take all the violence. The Coens are excellent story tellers, they don't need to cheap out and result to all the violence. I feels it's too easy, too cheap. Tarantino does the same thing. He doesn't have to.
Just came home from seeing "Gifted". What an excellent movie. Real characters played by skilled actors that make you care about them. With a story that don't devolve into cliches. Chris Evans was perfect as was Octavia Spencer and the rest of the cast. Highly recommended.
Pano - I think that Inglorious Bastards proved just how effective QT could be without getting too silly / fetishistic with the bloodsport.
Hulu/Bravo streaming series "Handmaid's Tale" - sure, I just finished reading the book, so there's no spoilers to worry about, but I'm quite liking the handling of the interior monologue and flashbacks - can't wait to see how the epilogue plays out
BTW, Margaret herself had a brief, fuzzy background appearance as one of the Aunts - her hair gave it away.
BTW, Margaret herself had a brief, fuzzy background appearance as one of the Aunts - her hair gave it away.
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Barbara Stanwyck "Baby Face" (1933) (Preview edition - GREAT) - waiting for "Night Nurse" (1931) dvd to arrive. also "The Roaring Twenties" (1939) was very good.
I recently watched a French-Canadian movie Incendies and was really impressed. It's a heavy movie but the plot is very catchy, a bit difficult to watch first 20 minutes, but after you just stick to the screen. DO recommend, good detective drama.
Fall TV season?
some fun new shows / seasons:
The new Star Trek reboot has some pretty stunning production values, and a predictably diverse cast - and fore me certainly the most brutish yet sympathetic vision of Klingons to date.
Outlander - the continued (mis)adventures of Jamie and Claire, and since the time travel trope is so flexible, let's hope there's more flashbacks of Frank.
Ballers - continues to be a guilty pleasure - Rob and Dwayne are an absolute delight to watch.
some fun new shows / seasons:
The new Star Trek reboot has some pretty stunning production values, and a predictably diverse cast - and fore me certainly the most brutish yet sympathetic vision of Klingons to date.
Outlander - the continued (mis)adventures of Jamie and Claire, and since the time travel trope is so flexible, let's hope there's more flashbacks of Frank.
Ballers - continues to be a guilty pleasure - Rob and Dwayne are an absolute delight to watch.