yeah its bleak i did the same thing. usually there is at least a halfway interesting indie to go to but i looked at all the movies in my area and they all sucked besides mad max and ex machina and i already saw those

The Winkies Diner scene in MULHOLLAND DRIVE is one of the very few scenes I can ever remember where the hair on my back legitimately stood up and I jumped out of my seat the first time I watched it. I think the surprise factor really caught me off guard.

The old people in Mulholland got me more than that did, and just the tone of the whole movie was extremely unsettling to me the first time I watched it. Years later I watched Rabbits and literally had to sleep with the light on for weeks.

Ha Ha i have much love for that movie as well

Yep.

Agree with Lynch's movies being more disturbing than any typical "horror film".

I had to watch the end of Twin Peaks and Inland Empire with the video player to a portion of its original size to give me the sense that I was irl.

Mullholland Dr is just excellent, is on my top 30 and I have no ****ing idea what most of the things were about, but is just the tone and the feeling you get from watching it, it really touchs something on you, and thats a merit for any movie.

I agree. Mulholland Dr was among my favorite films long before I had any clue what was going on. It works even if it doesn't make sense to the viewer.

Watch Lynch's Rabbits you two. Not ideal to watch on YouTube but if you can't find a better option then do that.

Well thanks! Sorry I missed this post the first time around. Hopefully this is what you're referring to (highly embarrassing if it's not):

that was exactly what I was referring to!
glad you reposted it.

Watched Irreversible for the first time since it first came out in 2002. I was thinking of having my students watch it.

But hell no...I'd be fired lol.

However, I will say that it is just as impressive, shocking, disturbing, horrifying, and brilliant as I remembered.

Gasper Noe's film is one of the best examples of the cinéma du corps of the late 90s. By showing us a revenge tale in reverse - the shocking act of vengeance takes place first - it makes us question the purpose of it. And by showing the sweetness and hope for the future and happy moments that we all ultimately experience and strive for, Noe is telling us no matter what happens, we will still have that moment. When it happens in our timelines doesn't matter. Only that it goes happen. It's astonishing how telling the story backwards changes everything.

The camera work and editing is astounding. The acting by the three leads, especially Monica Bellucci,is superb. The score by one of the Daft Punk guys, is perfect.

I could go on...but it's difficult to say that a movie so disgusting might actually be in my personal top ten. I'm still taking it in. The opening, vertiginous search through Club Rectum is nightmarish, homophobic, and scary as ****. The rape scene is justifiably famous for it's graphic, unblinking view that seems to never end.

One of the very best films of the 21st century. Still, I don't recommend it to anyone. And i'm damn sure not showing it to my class.

The scene during the rape where but probably all too real.

I have a question re Irreversible actually. Do you think it's possible that Alex I know it's a bit of a reach, but I've always wondered- and hoped- that was the case.

That scene in club Rectum was like an allegory for Hell, to me. Sickening as it was, I gotta say the scene was very impressive from a technical point of view.
Indeed a great film although not one I'd revisit often as it's just too hard to sit through except very occasionally and while an ordeal, it's a film that does warrant repeat viewings if only to fully appreciate its nuances more.

A Bittersweet Life was simply amazing. I had seen it a few years ago, but for some reason, I had forgotten most of the movie. It is not far behind Old Boy as far as revenge thrillers go (and movies all together), and probably more gracious...

Great review for a superb movie. I'll always have this in my top ten even though it is a tough one to watch.

Yep it's really pretty cool and I really should revisit it actually as I only seen it once years ago but remember really liking it. Have you seen I Saw the Devil (2010) by the same director? If you haven't yet then you should cuz it's awesome and Min-sik Choi (the protagonist from Oldboy) is great in it.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1588170/reference



The full film is available without breaks on youtube.

I Saw the Devil is available on Netfix streaming

dallas buyers club- 6.5/10. I thought this was merely pretty good and not close to one of the best films of the last couple years. Worth a watch but I probably won't watch again for a long time. The acting was quite good though and the story is of course infuriating that terminal people can't really take whatever the hell they want, but at the same time i'm pretty sympathetic to the necessity of the FDA actually doing tests where some people are getting a placebo. Humans as guinea pigs sucks but I'm not really sure how else they are supposed to figure out if a drug works really. OFC i am not a scientist and have no real clue what i'm talking about.

Inherent Vice- I didn't have super high expectations going in due to the lukewarm reviews but I loved it. The best movie I've seen in a long time. Many hilarious parts and Joaquin Phoenix absolutely nailed it. It's like The Big Lebowski mixed in with some Boogie Nights with a touch of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

diplomacy-7/10 french film that is basically an 80 minute long conversation between swedish diplomat and german general in charge of burning down paris right before the allies come in

And a heavy dash of The Long Goodbye.

I liked it more on second viewing and it expect it will age well.

I'm sold...will watch IV soon.

Watched this recently and thought it was pretty awesome Def my favorite action movie of the year and hope they make a second one

Inherent Vice was hilarious, Especially once the movie starts to get hazy and the plot starts getting convoluted.

Guys who know the movie industry - does the massive month long promotion of Terminator Genisys presage a good film?

Man this looks horrible from the previews

Umm old man Arnoldbot fights young man Arnoldbot. Movie will be epic based on that alone.