Margin Call is so so good. One annoying mistake though.

who are these idiots who believe white men can't watch and enjoy a movie that doesn't include white men? So stupid.

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Quite the tell.

For some reason, I had it in my head that I needed to watch Spaceballs because I had forgotten how funny it was.

It wasn't nearly as good as I thought. Mel Brooks stuff never was my cup of tea.

Nightmare Alley was a bit of a weird ride... I am usually a fan of Guillermo del Toro and always enjoy the construction of his fantastical universes (as I did with this film as well) and despite many viewers criticizing the (slow) pace, I beg to differ, as I do simply enjoy to dwell in del Toro's realms That being said, the ending seemed contrived, unnecessary and a bit nonsensical... Still worth a viewing though.

It's not. I liked Star Wars a lot and as a kid it was worth seeing kinda but I'm not really into Mel Brooks either. I do like some of his other movies of course but over time I realized I was actually a much bigger fan of Gene Wilder, who along with Gene Hackman were really my two favorite actors.

I watched two movies today. First up was A Clockwork Orange. I've seen it twice before but some scenes but barely remember. I think I liked it better this time because I paid more attention to what seems like violence done as dance.

The second film was Messiah of Evil, one of those '70s horror films that makes little sense. A girl comes to a strange town seeking her father who is an artist. Nobody seems to know who he is. Apparently almost everyone in town is a zombie. There's a Messiah, but he takes up about two minutes of screen time. I guess it's worth seeing for the '70s costumes, the film within a film, and the ways in which this movie makes no sense.

Both, believe it or not, are on Criterion.

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John - My Gf and I watched Messiah Of Evil last year and loved it...so 70s and weird. If you can find the Visitor, you should check that one out, too.

Do you think Criterion standards have definitely slipped in recent years? Is the Criterion name losing its cachet?

Not at all. This month they are featuring movies with synth scores, ensemble films, and Paul Schrader films (Mishima is great).

They also release movies you won't see anywhere else. I loved EO, Afire, No Bears, About Dry Grasses, and Ahed's Knee.

I have been able to see many Kiarostami films, and in the Bergman collection there must be twenty films.

You will be surprised how many great films they have if you search, too.



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Dom, I kept looking at the prices in the supermarket scene. Bananas were 11 cents a pound.

The opening scene is just nuts.

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Saw Furiosa again, this time in IMax. Liked it more on the second go, even though I still have some of the same reservations. Chapter 2 would be better served by being shorter. Hemsworth's verbal diarrhea becomes tiresome, while in sharp contrast ATJ doesn't say anything at times when it feels she should. ATJ said she had to argue with George Miller to allow her to emote more. He wanted Furiosa to be even more stoic, but I think he's wrong and she's right.

Brie Larson?

Likely because the name is trying to emulate a Latin or Latinate language name, and I don't think those languages have the ou diphthong.

I've never actually seen that film, but my understanding is that it was pretty successful.

Forest Gump was successful too. So were most bullshit 90s movies made for boomers.

People who commit suicide don't hold hands and smile as they drive off a cliff into the eternal sunset. They are in dark, dark places, and instantly end all hope of ever having peace again.

it's a movie, Chucklefu*k. Not real life.

Once again, Children: movies are NOT supposed to be realistic 100% of the time. They are often metaphorical or surreal or just plain fantastical.

you know, just like your hopes of getting laid.

Dom,

Temper. Temper.

I was just about to say the same thing but in a kinder and gentler way.

At least look at the final shot in the film. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid?

The protagonists in films, especially Westerns, don't always survive. Or do they?



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The bench from Forest Gump. Actually, the real one is in a museum or in a studio (disputed), but this is where the scene was shot.



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Took a rewatch of The Place Beyond The Pines (2012) by Cianfrance. It's hard to describe the plot in a single and simple line without conflating a part of the story, so I'd probably identify the themes and call it a film about fatherhood and legacy with suspenseful elements.

The third act is easily the worst. Partly because the pace and the ending don't quite live up to the first two acts for me, and partly because of the silly over-acting by AJ Jr. But it is still an enjoyable watch and a recommend. You could easily sit and watch a 150-minute story on just Gosling's character. Overall 7.5/10.

Never bothered with The Light Between Oceans, but I'd like to see more new stuff from Cianfrance. Wrote Sound of Metal which was great, but hasn't directed since 2016.

both movies were fantastic but I felt margin call was close to perfect and have watched it many times.

anyone seen sasquatch sunset?