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Welp as promised yesterday, I'm making a film thread specifically for stuff I watched during self-quarantine.
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) dir. Ruben Fleischer
Feels like it's stitched together 4 sitcom eps followed an obligatory action scene, but this cast still makes me smile even when their jokes overstay their welcome now.
Feels like it's stitched together 4 sitcom eps followed an obligatory action scene, but this cast still makes me smile even when their jokes overstay their welcome now.
Rumble in the Bronx (1995) dir. Stanley Tong
Very unfocused after the convenience store fight, but Jackie fights with a ski and that's enough to excuse this 83 min mess of a script.
Very unfocused after the convenience store fight, but Jackie fights with a ski and that's enough to excuse this 83 min mess of a script.
Honey Boy (2019) dir. Alma Har’el
By the first half hour you sympathize with the kind of abuse Shia went thru as a kid, but it got tiring once it became clear that's all it really had. Good acting though.
By the first half hour you sympathize with the kind of abuse Shia went thru as a kid, but it got tiring once it became clear that's all it really had. Good acting though.
Contagion (2011) dir. Steven Soderbergh
Wash your hands and stop touching your face. Also don't listen to conspiracy theorists, Gwyneth Paltrow started it all, f#ck bats, Jennifer Ehle is your hero, and Kate Winslet died for your sins.
Wash your hands and stop touching your face. Also don't listen to conspiracy theorists, Gwyneth Paltrow started it all, f#ck bats, Jennifer Ehle is your hero, and Kate Winslet died for your sins.
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) dir. Guy Ritchie
Compared to some of his later work I’ve seen, this has a renegade feel to its direction that I actually dug. His tricks with editing and snappy dialogue feel fresh here and some of the framing is indie film genius.
Compared to some of his later work I’ve seen, this has a renegade feel to its direction that I actually dug. His tricks with editing and snappy dialogue feel fresh here and some of the framing is indie film genius.
RockNRolla (2008) dir. Guy Ritchie
A masculine gangster confronting his inner homophobia when his getaway driver comes out to him could be its own movies. Too bad it's just a 10 min subplot disconnected from a story that's otherwise kind of a letdown. The last 45 mins sucks.
A masculine gangster confronting his inner homophobia when his getaway driver comes out to him could be its own movies. Too bad it's just a 10 min subplot disconnected from a story that's otherwise kind of a letdown. The last 45 mins sucks.
Psycho-Pass Sinners of the System (2019) dir. Naoyoshi Shiotani
Case 1 = Movie 1 with Ginoza senpai and GOOD Mika (holy shit I thought that'd never happen)
Case 2 = Patlabor 2-lite and a good Ex-pat backstory
Case 3 = These two are gud
Verdict: Wow, I'm actually excited for S3
Case 1 = Movie 1 with Ginoza senpai and GOOD Mika (holy shit I thought that'd never happen)
Case 2 = Patlabor 2-lite and a good Ex-pat backstory
Case 3 = These two are gud
Verdict: Wow, I'm actually excited for S3
In the Mood for Love aka The Age of Flowers (2000) dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Listening to the criterion interview, he achieved his goal: to portray a reserved mindset during this era visually. Practically a class on set-infused color scheme, subtle camera movement, and physical acting.
Listening to the criterion interview, he achieved his goal: to portray a reserved mindset during this era visually. Practically a class on set-infused color scheme, subtle camera movement, and physical acting.
Ran (1985) dir. Akira Kurosawa
The faces of defeat this man painted for 10 years (while nearly blind) are more vivid than most of film in the coming decades.
The faces of defeat this man painted for 10 years (while nearly blind) are more vivid than most of film in the coming decades.
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Fellas, is it gay to jack off in an empty pool with your bud who you’ll later share an older woman with and admit that both of you fucked each other’s girlfriends?
Fellas, is it gay to jack off in an empty pool with your bud who you’ll later share an older woman with and admit that both of you fucked each other’s girlfriends?
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) dir. David Lean
Everything before the intermission is undoubtedly KINO, and even the stuff after is an effective tale on hubris. My biggest complement is that at 3hr 35mins 30secs, I wish it passed the 4 hr mark. https://twitter.com/stephenweirdy8/status/1243046197419339778?s=20
Everything before the intermission is undoubtedly KINO, and even the stuff after is an effective tale on hubris. My biggest complement is that at 3hr 35mins 30secs, I wish it passed the 4 hr mark. https://twitter.com/stephenweirdy8/status/1243046197419339778?s=20
Snatch (2000) dir. Guy Ritchie
Glad I saved this one for last, because this now tops the first Sherlock Holmes for my favorite. Everything just works in this film where his others tend to trip. If you only plan on watching one Guy Ritchie film, make sure it’s this one.
Glad I saved this one for last, because this now tops the first Sherlock Holmes for my favorite. Everything just works in this film where his others tend to trip. If you only plan on watching one Guy Ritchie film, make sure it’s this one.
Ringing Bell (1978) dir. Masami Hata
What if Vinland Saga was more like Charlotte's Web (1973)?
What if Vinland Saga was more like Charlotte's Web (1973)?
American Psycho (2000) dir. Mary Harron
Started losing interest after this scene and the satire feels very surface level, but Bale and the director did a fantastic job portraying Bateman as a symbol of vanity and privilege finding escapism in sadism.
Started losing interest after this scene and the satire feels very surface level, but Bale and the director did a fantastic job portraying Bateman as a symbol of vanity and privilege finding escapism in sadism.
Ok, it inspired me to make this so clearly it did something. https://twitter.com/stephenweirdy8/status/1244878736668803073?s=20
