That's one way to take your relationship to the next level.Quoting Zac Efron (view post)
That's one way to take your relationship to the next level.
The Criterion Challenge 2021 — BUT IN ONE WEEK
Is this even mathematically possible?
That first date was good, but the second date he was very desperate and I was severely turned off. Mess!
Both of your 60s picks have me super intrigued.
I've always been aware of both of then peripherally, but know absolutely nothing about them.
Going to suggest both of them to Jen for when we get there.
Apologies for falling behind. The new lockdown here has had work consuming my life so Jen and I have been watching a lot of series' and comfort food stuff.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Deciding between Roma, Lady Snowblood, A Poem is a Naked Person, Manila in the Claws of Light, and Harlan County USA for week 15. I'm leaning Roma...
If you choose something other than Lady Snowblood I'm banning you from the thread.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Motion seconded
You leave me no other choice...
Followed up by tomorrow you posting about Roma.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I'll be honest, I'm not eagerly anticipating Roma but through some Netflix DVD mishaps the blu-ray ended up on my shelf.
You should totally anticipate Roma, it's kind of bonkers and a lot of fun. I mean, it is Felling playing fast and loose with the form, plus it looks fantastic. It'd be a solid ****/***** for me.
Stuff I've Watched out of *****
The Last Duel - ***
Only Murders in the Building: **
Squid Games: **.5
Love your avatar, BTW.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Which Roma, the good one or the Cuarón?
Just because...
The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, 2022) mild
Petite maman (Céline Sciamma, 2021) mild
The Banshees of Inisherin (Martin McDonagh, 2022) mild
The last book I read was...
The Complete Short Stories by Mark Twain
The (New) World
Bwahaha. I like the Cuarón, but this is well put.
Thanks! I actually watched Videodrome because of the Criterion Challenge. I'm hoping to catch up in May.
Stuff I've Watched out of *****
The Last Duel - ***
Only Murders in the Building: **
Squid Games: **.5
Oh snap!
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Was it your first time seeing it? Have you watched a lot of Cronenberg?
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
So how was Lady Snowblood, IS?
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
It was my first time seeing it. I like the Cronenberg that I've watched, but I haven't seen too many:
Dead Ringers *****/*****
Eastern Promises ****.5
A History of Violence ****
Videodrome ***.5
A Dangerous Mind **
(I watched Existenz and Crash about two decades ago, so can't stand behind a rating)
Given that I've liked what I've seen, any recommendation on others?
Stuff I've Watched out of *****
The Last Duel - ***
Only Murders in the Building: **
Squid Games: **.5
Very enjoyable. I guess the worst part of Kill Bill is now I can never see Lady Snowblood without comparing/contrasting.
Begins and ends with all the glorious blood-splattered melodrama you could hope for, but a long flashback, an uneventful “Chapter Two,” yet another flashback, and then the shockingly late introduction of a weak-but-key character all conspire to bog down the middle of the film, making us wait impatiently for “the good parts.” Still, even the slower bits benefit from quirky editing choices (freeze frames, intercutting, short snippets of animation), Fujita’s mobile camera (dude loves his quick-zoom close-ups), and a supremely plushy soundtrack befitting the times. (Theme song “Flower of Carnage,” sung by Meiko Kaji herself, is wonderful -- I instantly recognized it from O-Ren Ishii’s death scene in Kill Bill, a very cheeky move. Speaking of Tarantino, his smartest decision with his homage was to hire Yuen Woo-ping, differentiating himself through fight choreography if nothing else.)
Favorite parts: intro/ending credits doused in red, the hanging bifurcation, and when the guy says, “You’ve got the wrong guy! I’m an elementary school teacher!” Then is stabbed multiple times and while dying from massive blood loss exclaims, “This is an outrage!” Three stars.
MY MAN
15. Thomasine and Bushrod (1974) - Blaxploitation era western- part romance, part road/robbery picture, all while providing relevant criticism of white supremacy. Really dug it. 7/10
I think Crash is actually a lot better than its initial critical response when it was first released (which was very polarizing). One of those '90s films like Fire Walk with Me that I've done a 180 on after watching it again years after I first saw them.
I'd definitely watch THE FLY. Scanners is interesting, although I'd hesitate to call it a great film. Very early '80s aesthetics and kinda proto cyberpunk. I've heard good things about The Brood.
Ratings on a 1-10 scale for your pleasure:
Top Gun: Maverick - 8
Top Gun - 7
McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 8
Crimes of the Future - 8
Videodrome - 9
Valley Girl - 8
Summer of '42 - 7
In the Line of Fire - 8
Passenger 57 - 7
Everything Everywhere All at Once - 6
16. Five Corners (1987) - Ew. A 60s nostalgia trip that feels icky and overwrought. Tim Robbins was definitely wasted- even poor Jodie Foster doesn’t have a lot to do other than compromise for her well-being and surround herself with shitty men. John Turturro throws his mother out a window. Executive Produced by George Harrison. Cinema. 3.5/10
Scanners, Crash, The Brood...I wouldn't call any of them great films, but I have a soft spot for what I call experimental cinema. In that, I tend to like a movie that tries something different or insane even if its not that great. I would say all three of those accomplish that.
I guess that gives me hope then, because I really disliked both of those the one time I saw them.
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