Watched a lot of movies this week both at home and in the theatre. Here's the breakdown: The Accountant (meh) Colonia (Netflix, not bad) Inherent Vice (finally got through it and liked it a lot, was just never in the mood to deal with the density of the plot) Bleed for This (liked this way more than I expected to) The Lobster (super weird, I kinda liked it but I'm still processing this one) Mascots (the epitome of "wait for it on Netflix", a few really hilarious moments but overall a total letdown)
Wasn't too concerned since it's not a fully fledged book. I didn't have the $30 to throw away to buy it, and the wait list for the hold at the library was quite long. I'll pick it up if it gets released on paperback
Exactly how I felt. Totally enjoyable, but maybe objectively a bad movie. Required a bit too much suspension of disbelief for my liking. And every plot twist was way too predictable.
Edge of Seventeen. A surprisingly great coming of age movie. Filled with terrific performances, and well written a d developed characters, this feels like a modern day Hughes movie. 9/10. Not even kidding when I say it's jumped into my top ten of the year
My girlfriend saw it at TIFF and HATED it. I'll probably have to wait for it to show up on Netflix. The trailer looks so good.
I liked that it fleshed out characters like her brother. Did not feel like just a "hey it's the jock brother", there was real attention to trying to add little things there. It really did it for me.
Watch The Intervention on Netflix over the weekend. Nice ensemble comedy-drama with a standout performance from Melanie Lynskie from Heavenly Creatures. Really well-developed characters even though it doesn't really break any new ground in terms of themes. Definitely worth a watch.
Also finally got around to watching The Bronze which was fun, but not objectively a good movie. I was in the right mood for it though. And Saturday night we went out to the old rep theatre to a screening of The Lost Boys followed by a surprise screening of Corey Haim's Prayer of the Rollerboys, which has maybe the best short synopsis of any movie ever: "Corey Haim takes on white supremacist rollerbladers in Prayer of the Rollerboys, the futuristic tale of teen angst and sweet love on skates. Haim stars as Chris Griffin, a pizza delivery boy whose younger brother gets caught up with the local drug-pusher gang, the Rollerboys. With the help of Casey (Patricia Arquette), a female cop out for revenge for her own brother's death, they set out to bring down the dreaded 'boys for good."
Yeah, cuz we've never seen Hitchcock. I have a film degree and I like low culture as much (if not more than) high culture. It's a "What was the last movie you watched?" thread, there's going to be a lot of new movies. I post them to help others suss out the good from the schlock.
Should have kept quiet. This was bound to be a repeat of "I meant _new_ movies, not _good_ movies". Pardon me for calling out the fluffy post modern pretentiousness when I see it. *shrug* ? (if you'd left it at once post, I likely wouldn't have bothered replying, but answering one's self, see above, et cetera)
... Unfortunate that the point I was trying to make was missed. This wasn't about new / old or high / low brow... I was attempting to make a point about how shitty modern movies are. I'm sincerely sorry that you're too sensitive.
It's not that I'm too sensitive, it's that you didn't make the point you were trying to make. It was a vague statement and I misinterpreted it. It happens.
Spectral, the new Netflix original movie. Nothing amazing but it was fun. Also watched their original film Arq recently and like it
