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That's an interesting point, but I see it in much the same way as the final sequence -- it's a direct result of Maya's actions, and thus a fulfillment of what she wanted and worked for.

These are disorganised thoughts, but I felt like putting them down to paper:

This is a much, much better movie that many people give it credit for. Yes, just like Zodiac (another exceptional, and...

Good catch -- I meant other than Hanna.



A little late to the party, but my two cents: in addition to the strange atmosphere/aesthetics, I liked Hanna because it pointed out, in its own...

It's a puzzle, and one that appeals to fans of sci-fi because it fits into a number of scientific (or pseudo-scientific?) frameworks. It's also impressive in that it's totally uncompromising. And the...

I'm no Wright hater -- he's proven to be a talented craftsman if anything -- but this is his first movie since Hanna that looks genuinely *interesting*. I'm not a huge fan of the Cast, but it's going...

I actually had a fairly lengthy conversation with a few people about this a few days ago, and you've expressed my position better than I did at the time.

Ditto.

[***½]

1. Zodiac

One of the best -- and really, one of the only -- true procedurals I've seen, a film interested as much in the nature, minutiae and consequences of the procedure as...

Jackson I can understand, but Oldman?

Come on.

I'll stand by my original qualification. He is a remarkable visual stylist in shot composition, lighting (in fact, particularly lighting) and in using production design, art direction and costume...

I probably can't list five (shame! shame!) and I don't have a Youtube link for the one I want to mention, but...

The monologue scene in Face to Face, with Liv Ullmann baring her soul to an...

I'll stop in to say that I enjoyed this movie quite a bit, but that they lost a magnificent opportunity to call it "Training Day".

A few recent viewings. Comments welcome.

GEORGE WASHINGTON (DAVID GORDON GREEN, 2000)
Ode to rust: the coming of age movie as poetry. The melancholy pace, sensual photography, near-constant music...

I may be in the minority, but that "teaser" looked dreadful -- it looked like a badly rendered commercial!

One aspect of the "thematic" content in Tarantino's films that hasn't been touched on:

Whatever else may be happening in his movies -- and whether we're talking about the realistic ones or the...

I saw this last summer and loved it. Definitely in my top two or three of 2011. It works because it focuses on the characters and not the premise -- and because it's so well-acted, the characters are...

I agree. Awesome movie. I'm not sure I can call it underrated -- no one I've talked to who has seen hasn't loved it -- but it's certainly not mentioned enough.

I like it a lot too -- this and U-Turn are, in my mind, among Stone's best films (along with Platoon, JFK and Nixon).

That's actually a pretty good reason.

I just saw this recently as well and god-damn, was that a good movie or what?

Update.

This beg the question ... why not!?

Oh my god.

This looks strangely awesome.

And if we're name-dropping directors, the lurid scheme and retro vibe screamed nothing but Argento to me.

Updated with Asimov's lean but compelling sci-fi epic.

Agreed. Terrific little movie with some very, very tasty performances.