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Yessir, I think that's it!
Let's All Go to the Movies
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Yessir, I think that's it!
Haha! Awesome. Good luck watching it now - I loved this movie called Robot Jox as a kid, like I watched it constantly, but I tried to watch it as an adult and my god it was bad.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
The Death of Dick Long - 6.5/10
I'm still trying to process Daniel Scheinert's feature follow up to Swiss Army Man. He abandons the magical realism this time but amps up the awkward and disturbing. The movie follows two idiot best friends as they attempt to cover up the death of their third pal, the titular Dick Long *Peter Griffin laugh*. The details of the previous night aren't immediately clear and the painfully awkward best friends bumble around all day trying to cover their tracks. Rest assured, the truth slowly comes to light as the movie progresses but the big reveal and the fallout thereof is still shocking and disgusting in ways I didn't expect. Michael Abbott Jr's pained expressions as he buries himself deeper with lies along with the banter between himself and the always vaping Andre Hyland were the highlights for me.
The all around goofiness of the police and the two friends really made it feel like a modern-hillbilly-gothic meets Fargo. The Nickelback needle drops and Papa Roach references add to the uncomfortable hilarity of this blackest of black comedies. I do wish I could have seen this with a festival audience solely to hear their reactions. Let your freak flag fly, I guess.
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Little Monsters - 6.5/10
I was surprised to see this already streaming on Hulu. Lupita Nyong'o plays a kindergarten teacher shielding her class from a zombie outbreak that occurs during a field trip. It's breezy and lighthearted; a mostly comedic take on the zombie movie. The other lead was serviceable and the child actors worked with the premise. Josh Gad's character could have been better if it wasn't played by Josh Gad. Lupita may not earn an Oscar nom like she will with the other horror movie she did this year, but she's charming throughout.
Good hangover day watch.
I'm still trying to process Daniel Scheinert's feature follow up to Swiss Army Man. He abandons the magical realism this time but amps up the awkward and disturbing. The movie follows two idiot best friends as they attempt to cover up the death of their third pal, the titular Dick Long *Peter Griffin laugh*. The details of the previous night aren't immediately clear and the painfully awkward best friends bumble around all day trying to cover their tracks. Rest assured, the truth slowly comes to light as the movie progresses but the big reveal and the fallout thereof is still shocking and disgusting in ways I didn't expect. Michael Abbott Jr's pained expressions as he buries himself deeper with lies along with the banter between himself and the always vaping Andre Hyland were the highlights for me.
The all around goofiness of the police and the two friends really made it feel like a modern-hillbilly-gothic meets Fargo. The Nickelback needle drops and Papa Roach references add to the uncomfortable hilarity of this blackest of black comedies. I do wish I could have seen this with a festival audience solely to hear their reactions. Let your freak flag fly, I guess.
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Little Monsters - 6.5/10
I was surprised to see this already streaming on Hulu. Lupita Nyong'o plays a kindergarten teacher shielding her class from a zombie outbreak that occurs during a field trip. It's breezy and lighthearted; a mostly comedic take on the zombie movie. The other lead was serviceable and the child actors worked with the premise. Josh Gad's character could have been better if it wasn't played by Josh Gad. Lupita may not earn an Oscar nom like she will with the other horror movie she did this year, but she's charming throughout.
Good hangover day watch.
GhostOfGaspar
Husband of Dime-Piece
El Camino, 7.5/10
The first Breaking Bad spin-off film follows the storyline of Jesse Pinkman after the events of the final episode of the series. My first thought, upon hearing about the film, was, "Why? Do we really need this?"
The answers are "money", and "not really", however this was still pretty damn enjoyable.
It follows a lot of the motifs of the series, but certainly feels more cinematic. It's like a long episode, just with a bigger budget thrown at it- kind of like some of the later episodes of Game of Thrones.
It's well-written and as well-acted as the show was.
It uses some flashback to give a better backlog of what happened with Jesse near the end of the series, which explains more about his character in the "present".
My biggest issue with the production was that the actors, when in the flashback scenes, are obviously much older than they were when those scenes would have taken place in the timeline. It was a bit distracting, honestly.
Overall pretty enjoyable if you liked the show.
The first Breaking Bad spin-off film follows the storyline of Jesse Pinkman after the events of the final episode of the series. My first thought, upon hearing about the film, was, "Why? Do we really need this?"
The answers are "money", and "not really", however this was still pretty damn enjoyable.
It follows a lot of the motifs of the series, but certainly feels more cinematic. It's like a long episode, just with a bigger budget thrown at it- kind of like some of the later episodes of Game of Thrones.
It's well-written and as well-acted as the show was.
It uses some flashback to give a better backlog of what happened with Jesse near the end of the series, which explains more about his character in the "present".
My biggest issue with the production was that the actors, when in the flashback scenes, are obviously much older than they were when those scenes would have taken place in the timeline. It was a bit distracting, honestly.
Overall pretty enjoyable if you liked the show.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
So what I said before about smoking in movies being hyper cool...
Vaping in movies will always make me laugh. It has become an easy visual gag for goofball characters. 2019 is the year of movie vaping. Mark in Midsommar. Zac Efron in The Beach Bum, and Earl in Death of Dick long; all hilarious vapers.
Vaping in movies will always make me laugh. It has become an easy visual gag for goofball characters. 2019 is the year of movie vaping. Mark in Midsommar. Zac Efron in The Beach Bum, and Earl in Death of Dick long; all hilarious vapers.
Lutter
strong butthole 💪
Whenever I see vaping in movies:So what I said before about smoking in movies being hyper cool...
Vaping in movies will always make me laugh. It has become an easy visual gag for goofball characters. 2019 is the year of movie vaping. Mark in Midsommar. Zac Efron in The Beach Bum, and Earl in Death of Dick long; all hilarious vapers.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
Got my tickets to see The Lighthouse...
...on the 24th.
...on the 24th.
Parasite tix for Thursday acquired. They added screens at my local Drafthouse because all showings the first weekend were sold out when I checked last week.
Pretty much exactly the same review as @GhostOfGaspar for El Camino. One thing I will add regarding it is the alternate ending that Gilligan was talked out of by his girlfriend.
Pretty much exactly the same review as @GhostOfGaspar for El Camino. One thing I will add regarding it is the alternate ending that Gilligan was talked out of by his girlfriend.
Gilligan explained that one idea he had for the film’s conclusion saw Jesse winding up in police custody after meeting “a young woman who needed some help” by the Canadian border.
“Jesse goes into the process of saving her, knowing full well that he’s going to suffer for it, he’s going to get caught for it, but he does it anyway,” Gilligan said. “And the last scene would be maybe him in a jail cell but at peace for the first time since the movie began. I think there was going to be this component where he couldn’t sleep. He wouldn’t get a single night sleep for a week or so upon escaping. The police are looking for him and he’s too haunted and he’s too adrenaline-charged.
“And at the end of the thing, he’s in a jail cell, and ironically he can fall asleep like a baby. And I thought, ‘Ah, that’d be kind of cool.’”
“Jesse goes into the process of saving her, knowing full well that he’s going to suffer for it, he’s going to get caught for it, but he does it anyway,” Gilligan said. “And the last scene would be maybe him in a jail cell but at peace for the first time since the movie began. I think there was going to be this component where he couldn’t sleep. He wouldn’t get a single night sleep for a week or so upon escaping. The police are looking for him and he’s too haunted and he’s too adrenaline-charged.
“And at the end of the thing, he’s in a jail cell, and ironically he can fall asleep like a baby. And I thought, ‘Ah, that’d be kind of cool.’”
GhostOfGaspar
Husband of Dime-Piece
Monos, 6/10
My glorious wife and I caught this one after work yesterday, while it still had showtimes at our AMC. By Friday it was going to a single, 3:15 showing.
There were lots of things to like about this film. While trying to be spoiler-free, it is set in an ambiguous South American country, with touches of outside influence and direction. It follows a group of militarized (or militia-ized) late-teens as they struggle through exploration of responsibility, sexuality, experimentation, guilt and violence.
The film is very successful in a number of ways. It is beautifully photographic, leaning into the landscapes in which it is filmed, and it is also very well scored- there is a haunting and recurring 4-note motif that is used very well. There are plot devices and character actions that are used, but left unexplained, which is effective in giving the viewer a sense that this is just a look at a mere fraction of the group development that the characters have endured through their lives.
Ultimately what keeps the film from being more rewarding and more successful as a whole is that it feels very disjointed in terms of direction and pace. There are several brief moments of brilliance, both in scenery, shot selection, wardrobe and humanity, but they are never carried out to the point of completion. There are also elements that screamed to me, "THIS IS A HUGE FUCKING ALLEGORY, LOOK AND YE SHALL FIND!" But as hard as I looked, I couldn't quite grasp the film as more than a very surface level delivery of what seemed to be the source materials of Lord of the Flies, Things Fall Apart and A Simple Plan. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong, or maybe I just don't get it.
As I watched it, it was hard for me to not draw comparisons to mother!. But it worked in an opposite fashion- While watching mother! I felt like it was one of the worst things I'd ever seen, yet the deep allegory was so successful that it has resonated with me consistently for over a year now. This was much more enjoyable to watch, but I fear that in time, it will be much more forgettable and not live up to the promise of its potential.
Recommended on the big screen though, if you have the opportunity.
My glorious wife and I caught this one after work yesterday, while it still had showtimes at our AMC. By Friday it was going to a single, 3:15 showing.
There were lots of things to like about this film. While trying to be spoiler-free, it is set in an ambiguous South American country, with touches of outside influence and direction. It follows a group of militarized (or militia-ized) late-teens as they struggle through exploration of responsibility, sexuality, experimentation, guilt and violence.
The film is very successful in a number of ways. It is beautifully photographic, leaning into the landscapes in which it is filmed, and it is also very well scored- there is a haunting and recurring 4-note motif that is used very well. There are plot devices and character actions that are used, but left unexplained, which is effective in giving the viewer a sense that this is just a look at a mere fraction of the group development that the characters have endured through their lives.
Ultimately what keeps the film from being more rewarding and more successful as a whole is that it feels very disjointed in terms of direction and pace. There are several brief moments of brilliance, both in scenery, shot selection, wardrobe and humanity, but they are never carried out to the point of completion. There are also elements that screamed to me, "THIS IS A HUGE FUCKING ALLEGORY, LOOK AND YE SHALL FIND!" But as hard as I looked, I couldn't quite grasp the film as more than a very surface level delivery of what seemed to be the source materials of Lord of the Flies, Things Fall Apart and A Simple Plan. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong, or maybe I just don't get it.
As I watched it, it was hard for me to not draw comparisons to mother!. But it worked in an opposite fashion- While watching mother! I felt like it was one of the worst things I'd ever seen, yet the deep allegory was so successful that it has resonated with me consistently for over a year now. This was much more enjoyable to watch, but I fear that in time, it will be much more forgettable and not live up to the promise of its potential.
Recommended on the big screen though, if you have the opportunity.
Was traveling the last couple weeks and had time to catch a few movies:
Fractured: Movie where the name and plot matches up perfectly. Family is on a Thanksgiving road trip and the daughter hurts her arm from a fall at a construction site. It plays out similarly to any plot where a man's family vanishes while everyone pretends they don't exist. The outcome is usually some bizarre conspiracy or the dude was fucking crazy all along. It's predictable and we've seen this movie before, but done better. Save this one when you're bored (like in my case riding out a typhoon) or in an altered state.
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The Art of Self Defense: I spent the whole time thinking "I wish Yorgos directed this hilarious satire taking down toxic masculinity"
Jesse Eisenberg is a scrawny accountant who is beaten nearly to the death by a motorcycle gang. He enrolls in karate classes and the humor takes a considerably darker turn as we follow the main character's push into masculinity turn into a descent towards madness. None of the twists are particularly shocking, but it's still painful to see on screen.
It's easy to make comparisons to Fight Club: the office slave dweeb seeking self actualization, heavy violence with strict rules, and one female character. This modern take felt more successful at both openly mocking and showcasing the destructive nature of dude culture.
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Destroyer: I chose not to see this in a theater and ended up feeling like that was the right call since it was so disappointing. Nicole Kidman delivered a hell of a performance and the plot was full of grit, yet somehow the ending left me unfulfilled. The reveal felt like it happened too early because of the flashback style storytelling, plus the climax's impact was also weakened by how a certain character wasn't fully fleshed out. But on the plus side, this did make me want to check out The Invitation.
Fractured: Movie where the name and plot matches up perfectly. Family is on a Thanksgiving road trip and the daughter hurts her arm from a fall at a construction site. It plays out similarly to any plot where a man's family vanishes while everyone pretends they don't exist. The outcome is usually some bizarre conspiracy or the dude was fucking crazy all along. It's predictable and we've seen this movie before, but done better. Save this one when you're bored (like in my case riding out a typhoon) or in an altered state.
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The Art of Self Defense: I spent the whole time thinking "I wish Yorgos directed this hilarious satire taking down toxic masculinity"
Jesse Eisenberg is a scrawny accountant who is beaten nearly to the death by a motorcycle gang. He enrolls in karate classes and the humor takes a considerably darker turn as we follow the main character's push into masculinity turn into a descent towards madness. None of the twists are particularly shocking, but it's still painful to see on screen.
It's easy to make comparisons to Fight Club: the office slave dweeb seeking self actualization, heavy violence with strict rules, and one female character. This modern take felt more successful at both openly mocking and showcasing the destructive nature of dude culture.
--
Destroyer: I chose not to see this in a theater and ended up feeling like that was the right call since it was so disappointing. Nicole Kidman delivered a hell of a performance and the plot was full of grit, yet somehow the ending left me unfulfilled. The reveal felt like it happened too early because of the flashback style storytelling, plus the climax's impact was also weakened by how a certain character wasn't fully fleshed out. But on the plus side, this did make me want to check out The Invitation.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
The Art of Self Defense - 7/10
air beat me to it. I watched this last night and liked it. Fight Club as a black comedy with a Lanthimos-like deadpan quality to the dialogue. It is my favorite Jesse Eisenberg role ever, putting his usual awkward pipsqueak charm to work in new ways. It was hilarious seeing the office nerd over-correct for his previous lack of machismo. Alessandro Nivola (playing Dickie Moltisanti in the upcoming Sopranos prequel) is the highlight as the ultra macho karate Sensei. His performance will probably make my list of best supporting roles this year.
The movie has an obvious message about toxic masculinity while not trying to beat you over the head with ideology. While not a complex story and actually quite predictable, I had a blast watching this.
air beat me to it. I watched this last night and liked it. Fight Club as a black comedy with a Lanthimos-like deadpan quality to the dialogue. It is my favorite Jesse Eisenberg role ever, putting his usual awkward pipsqueak charm to work in new ways. It was hilarious seeing the office nerd over-correct for his previous lack of machismo. Alessandro Nivola (playing Dickie Moltisanti in the upcoming Sopranos prequel) is the highlight as the ultra macho karate Sensei. His performance will probably make my list of best supporting roles this year.
The movie has an obvious message about toxic masculinity while not trying to beat you over the head with ideology. While not a complex story and actually quite predictable, I had a blast watching this.
Lutter
strong butthole 💪
I'm not going to this because I couldn't imagine a worse way to spend time or money than blowing $100 for my lady and I to go to a movie and hear Kevin talk about his heart attack for the 87th time (plus food/booze/downtown parking) but goddamn.... ....
Mewes should blow you for a $755 ticket.
Also: It's sold out.
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LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
Why the fuck would a front row seat be desirable?
I'm not going to this because I couldn't imagine a worse way to spend time or money than blowing $100 for my lady and I to go to a movie and hear Kevin talk about his heart attack for the 87th time (plus food/booze/downtown parking) but goddamn.... ....
Mewes should blow you for a $755 ticket.
Also: It's sold out.
Fuck. yes.
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HBO Max Acquires U.S. Streaming Rights To Studio Ghibli Library
HBO Max has taken the U.S. streaming rights to Japan’s Oscar-winning animation house, Studio Ghibli, which reps the first time the latter’s content has been licensed to a streamer. The deal with North American distributor GKIDS includes 21 Studio Ghibli movies: Castle in the Sky, The Cat...
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LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
Haha, can't wait to see all of the deleted tweets from entertainment blogs from this week. "Studio Ghibli will never stream."Fuck. yes.
HBO Max Acquires U.S. Streaming Rights To Studio Ghibli Library
HBO Max has taken the U.S. streaming rights to Japan’s Oscar-winning animation house, Studio Ghibli, which reps the first time the latter’s content has been licensed to a streamer. The deal with North American distributor GKIDS includes 21 Studio Ghibli movies: Castle in the Sky, The Cat...
Money talks. HBO's buying.
On that note, I've spent more time seeing Ghibli movies in a home setting and I think it's only been a handful of occasions where I've seen them in a theater. This move instantly sold me on HBO Max.
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
LurchingBeast
King of Tool Development
Paul Dano as The Riddler??? Excellent.