Movies

Selaws said:
I transferred my 2023 list to Letterboxd and currently at 223 films watched this year. More than I thought to be honest!
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kvetcha said:
Holy moly, I thought I was doing well with 146.
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The Denmarkian Wonder said:
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I myself am sitting pretty at 398 (and counting)
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I'm at 228!
 
kvetcha said:
I have to admit being a little baffled by the polarized response to Maestro. I thought it kinda ripped, but half the reviews on Letterboxd are fully shitting on it.
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I am going to watch it again, but I also don’t get the hate. It’s nice that it’s not a by the numbers biopic. That’s why I like it, also visually it is stunning.
 
Bull Shannon said:
Meanwhile, I was utterly demolished by The Boy and the Heron the weekend. Saw subs; definitely want to get back in there to see the dub.

In lieu of a review, I present in chronological order, a list of the times I cried during this movie:
  1. When Mahito found the book inscribed by his mother.
  2. When Mahito and Kariko are pushing the boat out to sea. I don't know what was going on with me, but it was just so beautifully animated and overwhelming, and there was something about them struggling and working together.
  3. When Mahito is begging Natsuko to come with him, the slips of paper are engulfing him, he's actually calling her his mother, and she screams in his face that she hates him.
  4. The Parakeet King following Mahito back to the uncle; something about the creeping inevitability of his pursuit was so dang overwhelming.
  5. When the world is falling apart around them; it's, again, so overwhelming.

Thank you for watching my Ted Talk.
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My wife and I went to see this last night. Such a great film.
 
kvetcha said:
I have to admit being a little baffled by the polarized response to Maestro. I thought it kinda ripped, but half the reviews on Letterboxd are fully shitting on it.
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I’m fully part of the problem as I haven’t sat down to watch it, but I think Netflix’s treatment of it (namely shunting it onto the service without a theatrical release) discourages people from engaging with it seriously. Whether the distributor thinks a movie is “worth” a theatrical run affects how I perceive it, even when watching at home under best circumstances.
 
Bull Shannon said:
I’m fully part of the problem as I haven’t sat down to watch it, but I think Netflix’s treatment of it (namely shunting it onto the service without a theatrical release) discourages people from engaging with it seriously. Whether the distributor thinks a movie is “worth” a theatrical run affects how I perceive it, even when watching at home under best circumstances.
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Regardless of how you end up feeling about the movie, the score (almost entirely Bernstein) is glorious and worth cranking.
 
Bull Shannon said:
I’m fully part of the problem as I haven’t sat down to watch it, but I think Netflix’s treatment of it (namely shunting it onto the service without a theatrical release) discourages people from engaging with it seriously. Whether the distributor thinks a movie is “worth” a theatrical run affects how I perceive it, even when watching at home under best circumstances.
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It's definitely played in theaters in my city. And if it played here, it probably did elsewhere.
 
Indymisanthrope said:
How is there finally a new Michael Mann movie again and no one, um, cares? I had no idea it was out — have not even seen an ad, much less a full trailer.
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It's distributed by Neon, an indie distributor not great at advertising or timed releases (much as I love their work). It premiered at Venice and just got a wide release a couple days ago. Reviews are good, but not amazing enough to get me to rush to see it, though. His one film of the last decade was pretty disposable.
 
Watched Killers of the Flower Moon a second time. With my folks who have a very low tolerance for violence and / or films about bad people. They loved it and it was even better on rewatch.

Also, the longer I sit with the Iron Claw, the more it grows on me.

I also rewatched Thunder Road with them last night for the first time since 2018 when it came out. Highly recommend checking that out if you haven't seen it. Great dramedy and character study in the vein of that festival indie that used to be popular but now rarely gets made.
 
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