american beauty. first film my sister worked on, got to see it early ( against moms wishes ) ;p
sometimes i feel like kevin spacey workin out in his garage, smokin weed... but that dude is creep irl iirc...
that's awesome about your sister. love that scene. 1999 was the year i was first allowed to watch r-rated movies. my parents wanting me to see
Saving Private Ryan, plus
The Matrix coming out, opened the floodgates. still i wasn't allowed to see
American Beauty right away. same with
Fight Club. had to plead for a few months before my parents to give in.
i'm way behind. sure i've forgotten many. and a lot of details of those i do remember. in order of goodness ...
Paris, Texas
beautiful. odd, awesome cast. the second half is five stars. waited so long to watch this because i didn't think it included a mesmerizing actress despite being the type of slow, soft film that should. oops.
Donald Cried
funny as fuck and not otherwise empty. has a weird, dark feel that never went too far. the guy playing donald is great. the good father/facebook convo and a few other moments had me laughing out loud by myself on the rowing machine.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
"The Gal Who Got Rattled" is hands down my favorite. all are worth watching. coen brother's hopping on the cgi bandwagon. sure looks like shit.
Mustang
had already seen it but didn't write it down so oh well. it was ok to watch again. a foreign remake of
The Virgin Suicides. linen, little girls, and soft lighting.
On Body and Soul
kinda bland. the theme of attempting to break through the picture of life to connect with another human is worthwhile. the exploration is ethereal and
Romantic.
Miss Stevens
like
The United States of Lealand. has a deep atmosphere while not saying anything. cool cover art.
Tokyo Idols
poorly made documentary about an interesting subject. crazy thing they got going on there with these "handshake events." the filmmakers are being deceptive without good reason. the angles in which they film the concerts are trying to make the show seem full. maybe they were embarrassed about not being able to get participants with larger celebrity? that it's 10 or so men in a big empty room watching a child girl perform on stage is way more gritty. and the first half of the movie is inexplicably about a girl that's too old to fit the profile. exploring how the "expiration date" effects these girls is worthwhile but should be later in the movie.
Suspiria (2018)
focuses and expands on the original's plot, instead of style. interesting approach. don't know who thinks the plot of Suspiria is the takeaway. not that it should be a copy of dario argento's style. it does play with sound and has a scene with an ode to the red, but the new director's rendition of these is not pleasing.
it's got a few stilted feminist lines and some of political commentary that are lost on me.
shocked this was filmed on 35mm. cgi laden with an overall digital look. looks like Sleeping Beauty (2011) with its muted colors and textureless look.
would like to see mia goth in something good. girl is sex. wish i liked lars von trier films.
The Incredible Jessica James
greta-gerwig-ish 20-something-girl-trying-to-make-in-the-city with a black protagonist. that's good. don't remember anything else about it. other than the title and some of the script makes it feel like a long tv show episode.
The Big Sick
corny.
The Company of Wolves
no way angela carter didn't hang her head. i'd seen the the werewolf party scene flipping through channels as a kid. remembered it being creepy with that
The Thing stop motion effect. plus all rococo. not a good scene. best scene in the movie.
Private Life
boring and long to the point where i was staring at the screen but not watching.
Creep
The Blair Witch Project style. yet another horror film that horror fans describe as "different" despite being more of the same.
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
elle fanning interacts well with cameras. this movie's presentation of punk is cringe-worthy.
