#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Yeah, lets make a film about a great intergalactic Sunni Jihad, engineered by some white people. Dumbasses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Solo In the cinema, I thought this was a huge 'meh' with virtually nothing standout in it (except the score of course, which is mixed pretty low), kept checking my clock. And now... it's only a little bit better. I was more entertained overall, but noticed more shoehorned callbacks (callforwards?) and still found nothing really engaging about the characters or the story. Looks bland, at times too dark. Lando has his moments and I like Enfys Nest but I don't really know why. L3 is terrible. Spoiler Maul is completely needless and useless setup for sequels that probably won't happen soon, it really sticks out. However, if we believe the queefing joke rumours and going by some of the humour left in the final film, I'd take this any day over the funny guys' version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Holko said: Looks bland, at times too dark. That is a problem with Ron Howard's films lately. You had to squint through the haze to see the glamour that was supposed to be at the heart of Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John 2,032 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 It really isn't Howard's film, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Bradford Young, director of photography, had a huge part to play in that aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Roma Caught Cuaron's return to film after his post-Gravity hiatus at TIFF last night. At the heart of this beautifully-shot film is a simple drama about a middle-class family at the verge of breaking up. But we follow this family against the sprawling imagery and character of 1970s Mexico. For those unimpressed by the more flashy Gravity, you might be more pleased with the lack of showy flourishes here, but in typical Cuaron-fashion, we are invited into a world of its own. This is clearly an insider trying to encapsulate the world he grew up in, in a two-hour portrait, or tone poem, rather. Was also impressed to see that Cuaron shot this alone, without Lubezki. And I hope he gets proper Oscar recognition for it! This might be my favourite film of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 12 minutes ago, KK said: This might be my favourite film of his. Children of Men might want to have a word with you about that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 favourite =/= best or greatest Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 That's an excellent film. I think this one might be better though. Perhaps not as thrilling or ambitious on an immediate level. It's much too subtle for that. But it comes off as the work of a more mature storyteller. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Prisoner Of Azkaban is his best film. Gravity his second best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Nonsense! Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 23 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Prisoner Of Azkaban is his best film. Gravity his second best. I really like Prisoner of Azkaban, but its not THAT great, to be held anywhere near the standard of Children of Men. That film is a textbook example of catharsis, in the best possible way. Truly deserving of the title masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Alex will weep at your words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, KK said: That's an excellent film. I think this one might be better though. Perhaps not as thrilling or ambitious on an immediate level. It's much too subtle for that. But it comes off as the work of a more mature storyteller. That's good news because his storytelling capabilities in COM really felt juvenile. Not a fan of Gravity either so I'm not keeping my hopes up for Roma, even though the trailer looks beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Aside from looking quite beautiful, Roma is very much the antithesis of Gravity. This is a much more contemplative Cuaron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: Alex will weep at your words. Children of Men is a solid 3 out of 5 movie. I enjoy it. I suppose today it's essentially equivalent to an extended Black Mirror episode, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Quintus said: Children of Men is a solid 3 out of 5 movie. I enjoy it. I suppose today it's essentially equivalent to an extended Black Mirror episode, though. 1 hour ago, Stefancos said: Alex will weep at your words, Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 @Stefancos is right. COM and GRAVITY are good films, in their own ways, but nothing he has directed comes close to the physical, and emotional, beauty of POA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, Stefancos said: Alex will weep at your words, Lee. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Kate's looking lovely these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Kate? Beckinsale? Holmes? Bush? ...The Great? ...Of Aragon? Hepburn? Parr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Sure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,534 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 No, honestly; which Kate is it? I've not got a Scooby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Can You Ever Forgive Me - Saw this at the tiff screenings at Dartmouth. Great. It's awesome to see Melissa McCarthy in a different role then usual, and she's very good, but Richard E. Grant was especially outstanding as the best friend. I didn't even know much about who Lee Israel was beforehand, and I still found the art forgery story very interesting. - 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,832 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 has anyone seen Mandy yet? what is the jwfan members' opinion about it? It's funny that it was just released at cinemas in USA, but you can find it ahem... in the usual places at the same time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Didn’t know it was out. I’ll try and make a trek to the theater soon. Thanks for the reminder, Johannsson’s score was released yesterday too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Hereditary This could be a classic (The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, et cetera) and it's most definitely the best Horror flick I've seen since It Follows. One of the great things about it is that it's not strictly a horror movie and that it works equally well as a family drama. And it's important to note that the horror itself isn't jump scare based, which is truly rare these days. Even though not perfect, Hereditary is a quite an impressive debut film. We will follow Ari Aster's career with great interest! 7/10 or 8/10. Nick Parker and Not Mr. Big 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: This could be a classic (The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, et cetera) and it's most definitely the best Horror flick I've seen since It Follows. One of the great things about it is that it's not strictly a horror movie and that it works equally well as a family drama. And it's important to note that the horror itself isn't jump scare based, which is truly rare these days. Even though not perfect, Hereditary is a quite an impressive debut film. We will follow Ari Aster's career with great interest! 7/10 or 8/10. How's the score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Agreed Alex. I enjoyed that film quite a bit, even though it's very much in the mould of Rosemary's Baby. Collette is great in it too. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 29 minutes ago, Nick Parker said: How's the score? Very effective and eerie, but not something to listen to on its own, I guess. 21 minutes ago, KK said: Collette is great in it too. She is (can you get an Oscar for a performance in a horror movie?), and so it Gabriel Byrne. And where the heck do I know Ann Dowd from?! Oh, I remember now, from The Handmaid's Tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Just now, Alexcremers said: Very effective, but not something to listen to on its own, I guess. 21 minutes ago, KK said: Shame, I miss when deeper horror movies would produce thought provoking scores that meditate on the film's underlying themes (It Follows was the last to do this that I'm familiar with). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 First Man Gone is the glitz and glamour of La La Land. Chazelle wants to show that he's grown up with plenty of shaky cam and intense close-ups for 2 hours. And it works. First Man is a solid film that explores the pressures on Armstrong and his wife during the development of the Apollo mission. It has a nice rhythm and 60s flair with a nice mix of 16mm and 35mm film with solid performances from Gosling and Foy. Chazelle channels the claustrophobia and intensity of space flight well. But at the end of the day, I don't think I can really get excited about it. Good stuff, not sure if it's great. Hurwitz's score also has nice moments. There's a Desplat-esque harp idea that gets expanded into a full-blown ensemble piece that sounds like it came straight from Trevor Jones' The Last of the Mohicans. The theremin use is subtle, and there's a nice bass riff for the NASA stuff. 11 hours ago, Alexcremers said: And where the heck do I know Ann Dowd from?! Oh, I remember now, from The Handmaid's Tale. 1 The Leftovers!! One of her best. Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Is that the same one with Toni Collette that I said I really fancied a couple of months back? Is it out on home release already?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Quintus said: Is that the same one with Toni Collette that I said I really fancied a couple of months back? Is it out on home release already?? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Black ‘47 It’s essentially a revenge driven western set during the Irish potato famine but it’s themes of the evils of colonialism and the rule of the 1% speak to the major issues effecting the world right now. Beautifully shot and it has a great cast. Hugo Weaving is an ex soldier and disgraced police inspector tasked with hunting down a former fellow soldier who seeks justice for his dead mother and family by killing those responsible, the ruling class. Loads of tension, hauntingly beautiful but bleak landscapes, excellent action sequences, and perfectly paced. The revenge plot and tracking down Feeney is the main focus but it succinctly gets across all the main points of England’s genocide of Ireland without becoming polemic. Chen G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkin's follow-up to his Best Picture-winning Moonlight preserves his flair for a strong visual language, but with a much more uneven execution. Although it's carried well enough by a strong cast, the film is just kind of all over the place. Britell's score serves as the more interesting attempt at what he did with Moonlight (dry string quartet renditions of melancholic chords). I came out disappointed, but the crowd loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 The Favorite - Yorgos Lanthimos latest is sort of like a big royal baroque mess. The cinematography is top-notch, and you can tell the lead actresses (Coleman, Weisz, and Stone), are having a "ball" in their respected roll. It's also really hilarious, witty, and feels like a change of pace for Lanthimos, being much more accessible then his last few films. Super impressed. - 8.5 / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Any modern horror film recommendations? Horror. Not psycho drama crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 If you just want cheap jump scares then most new horror movie deliver that in spades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Jump scares are meant to keep the female audiences in a state of fight or flight. And those of us with hearing damage well away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I recently saw Hereditary too, and also loved it! Great directing, tons of really cool shots and effective pacing throughout. Great ending that subverted expectations - I hope they never make a sequel. Not Mr. Big 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 39 minutes ago, Jay said: I recently saw Hereditary too, and also loved it! Great directing, tons of really cool shots and effective pacing throughout. Great ending that subverted expectations - I hope they never make a sequel. Well, that was my one minor gripe with the movie. The last scene could have been more ambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Yea, it was a little on the nose. But: I thought it was a fitting tribute to Rosemary's Baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,338 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 True. But still ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 39 minutes ago, Alexcremers said: Well, that was my one minor gripe with the movie. The last scene could have been more ambiguous. True, I'll give you that. The actual ending could have been way shorter / they didn't have to spell out every last bit about what really happened. What I just meant was that Spoiler the bad guys win, and all the good guys die / are possessed. That was refreshing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 The Predator is a trainwreck. Its a mess of a film. You can see the kid grow and shrink in various parts of this mishmash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Saw The Nun last Thursday. Thought it was very mediocre. My review. https://dailyuv.com/feed/967326?location=norwich-vt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Mandy It takes some time for it to get going, but once it does, it's a fine ride. Cosmatos delivers a revenge flick fascinated with 80s biker gangs, grunge, heavy metal, and pulp fantasy. It could definitely use some trimming in its first act, but once Cage wakes up, it's hard to turn away as he slobbers over himself, chopping off heads with giant axes and chainsaws. It should be very easy to get this wrong, to laugh at its self-indulgent ambitions, but the film strikes a fine balance in its tone and character. And much of that success owes itself to Jóhannsson's psychedelic score, which ranges from dreamy strumming guitars to screaming organs with every crevice of sound explored in between. It's all one feverish LSD trip. Would have been a good one to have hit a joint before walking in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Atmospheric-looking shot there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Is this already streaming or it it in cinema's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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