Movies

DownIsTheNewUp said:
I've posted my list at several points, so at the risk of drowning people in my opinions, and not having seen but anticipating that I'll love A Real Pain, the Brutalist, Babygirl and Nickel Boys-- the films that I've given a 3.5 or higher (out of 52 seen) are:

1. I Saw the TV Glow
2. Anora
3. The Substance
4. Civil War
5. Kneecap
6. Dune II
7. Furiosa
8. Didi
9. Love Lies Bleeding
10. The Bikeriders
11. It's What's Inside
12. Inside Out
13. Red Rooms
14. Challengers
15. The Order
16. Hitman
17. Monkey Man
18. Maxxxine
19. Rebel Ridge
20. My Old Ass
21. Strange Darling
22. Will and Harper
23. Sasquatch Sunset
24. Snack Shack

That is in order.
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Snack Shack was so good! Didi is on my list to watch soon at home.
 
DownIsTheNewUp said:
I've posted my list at several points, so at the risk of drowning people in my opinions, and not having seen but anticipating that I'll love A Real Pain, the Brutalist, Babygirl and Nickel Boys-- the films that I've given a 3.5 or higher (out of 52 seen) are:

1. I Saw the TV Glow
2. Anora
3. The Substance
4. Civil War
5. Kneecap
6. Dune II
7. Furiosa
8. Didi
9. Love Lies Bleeding
10. The Bikeriders
11. It's What's Inside
12. Inside Out
13. Red Rooms
14. Challengers
15. The Order
16. Hitman
17. Monkey Man
18. Maxxxine
19. Rebel Ridge⁸
20. My Old Ass
21. Strange Darling
22. Will and Harper
23. Sasquatch Sunset
24. Snack Shack

That is in order.
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I saw ONE of these :ROFLMAO:
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
I always thought it was funny that De Palma get dropped into the auteur 70s director conversation mainly because he was making movies at the same time as Coppola, Scorsese, Lucas, Spielberg, etc… His movies definitely have a distinct voice but to me he’s closer to Carpenter or Paul Verhoeven than the truly elite directors from that era.

TBH, I think it does De Palma a disservice. His movies are fun enough but are definitely a few steps below on the quality scale.
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DownIsTheNewUp said:
See, the irony is that I enjoy most of Verhoeven's films (even Show Girls) because the camp is in the name of satire. Same reason I've defended Southland Tales at several points on here. But I do think that is probably the comp.

As somebody whose been on a bit of a 70's bender this year, I'd argue Lumet and Friedkan are the two that should be remembered the way Palma is. Probably Altman to. But it's not shocking that Palma's "pop" has more mainstream appeal.
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Definitely think De Palma is kind of a master of camp first, and then just happened to drop a couple all timer thrillers, and not necessarily the other way around. Phantom of the Paradise, Mission Impossible, Dressed to Kill, Scarface, etc are ridiculous and know they're ridiculous. Even his more straight edge stuff like Blow Out and Untouchables have that kind of flavor.
 
My movies watched this year, ranked:

The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal
Nosferatu
The Substance
Civil War
MadS
Deadpool & Wolverine
In A Violent Nature
Alien: Romulus
Mr. McMahon
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F


...I actually watched more than I thought this year. The bottom is 3/5 - anything I watched that was horrible this year didn't come out this year.
 
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avecigrec said:
I saw ONE of these :ROFLMAO:
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I've always been a film junkie and letterbox has made it worse. As has shifting to buying 4ks instead of records because they take up less space and are less $.

I see about 20 films a year in Theater because it's affordable to do so in Chicago and then have access to a server (run by a friend in the industry) for everything else.

Part of why I've grown to loathe streaming (on top of their impact on the workers in the industry) is because it creates a situation where people mostly only see what's on Netflix.

But regardless, it was a great year for film and I encourage you to seek some of these out.
 
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DownIsTheNewUp said:
I've always been a film junkie and letterbox has made it worse. As has shifting to buying 4ks instead of records because they take up less space and are less $.

I see about 20 films a year in Theater because it's affordable to do so in Chicago and then have access to a server (run by a friend in the industry) for everything else.

Part of why I've grown to loathe streaming (on top of their impact on the workers in the industry) is because it creates a situation where people mostly only see what's on Netflix.

But regardless, it was a great year for film and I encourage you to seek some of these out.
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I was a film junkie in my teens and early Twenties, but things definitely slowed down once I took up being a touring poet. Money for theaters was rare, although I did a decent bit of torrenting until my early 30s. The past few years it's been mostly feeling like I don't have enough time, but I've been watching a fair bit the past couple months and am hoping I can somehow keep that momentum while also getting back to better reading habits. We'll see she goes, I guess! There is a lot on your list that interests me.
 
Been on a bender of 2024 movies the last week, with more to come. My thoughts on em!

Bird - 3/5 - Quiet new Indie from Andrea Arnold, he first narrative movie in a while. Very similar to her other stuff with a stylistic twist. Didn't totally land for me, but I still liked it.

Maria - 2.5/5 - The third in Pablo Larrain's trilogy of biopics (Jackie, Spencer). Longer than both those movies, but less interesting stuff to say. Diminished returns this time around for sure. But it looks great and Jolie is very good.

Babygirl - 4/5 - This is a blast. Smart, sexy, and thrilling, and Kidman is awesome. Check it out for sure.

Juor #2 - 3.5/5 - Probably Clint Eastwood's last movie! A very old school morality tale. Super vintage. I really enjoyed.

A Complete Unknown - 3.5/5 - Shockingly really enjoyed this. I'm not a big biopic fan, I think they're lazy, and this still doesn't really break the mold. But I love Dylan and this era music so maybe I'm biased. Solid entertainment. Timmy kinda rules in it.

Nosferatu - 4/5 - pretty much 1:1 what you would expect from an Eggers Nosferatu. Delightfully bleak, majestically crafted. Great time.
 
avecigrec said:
My movies watched this year, ranked:

The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal
Nosferatu
The Substance
Civil War
MadS
Deadpool & Wolverine
In A Violent Nature
Alien: Romulus
Mr. McMahon
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F


...I actually watched more than I thought this year. The bottom is 3/5 - anything I watched that was horrible this year didn't come out this year.
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Updated to include Civil War, which was far better than I expected.
 
Finally got around to watching Alien: Covenant which is so rarely on my pleb streaming services. (Its brief stay on HULU is expiring again quite soon.) Figured the ocassion was worth a refresher on Prometheus, too, as I hadn't seen that since theaters.

I originally came out of Prometheus not hating it as much as many others did. On second watch my feelings are similar but clearer — it's pretty amusing when you ignore some of the glaring stupidity. Unintentional camp with neat sets.

Alien: Covenant takes Prometheus's intermittent moments of stupidity and cranks it up to 11. Kind of a shame considering this may have the strongest and most consistent showing of horror genre elements since the first installment. It's just such a huge step down narratively — above only the extraneous AVP Requiem in my mind.
 
Film Review: Nosferatu.

In short, it exceeded my already high expectations. The film was pure art. It was beautifully grotesque. It both hypnotized and repulsed. The atmosphere, landscapes, and lighting were all breathtaking, and the acting and cinematography were masterclass. Paying strong homage to Murnau's 1922 original, as well as other adaptations, Eggers has crafted a gothic horror masterpiece. 5⭐
 
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