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Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009)
I'm not Worthy
Good movies are rare. Rare movies are Rare. Good Rare movies are Impossible. The expected result of even the best attempt at a good movie is a bad movie. To create a great and entirely original movie is a fluke. Micmacs is a cinematic miracle. You could never remake it. You could never even copy it. It is a masterpiece, tied to a time and place that will never again exist. It's not fair to critique a film like Micmacs because Micmacs itself is critiquing any assertions about what a good movie is. Is a straight line the best path? Who am I to say when I just experienced a remarkably enjoyable side route. Micmacs is a one-of-kind gem, and I am in not position to tell it what it's doing wrong, because the result is probably just a worse movie.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Pointless
In direct contrast to the subjects of the film, this movie presents nothing new worth presenting, and instead represents just another generation's all-star team of repetitive self righteousness. There's absolutely nothing new to be learned from this movie other than you're still not as smart as Aaron Sorkin. Imdb is forcing me to write more about this movie, even though there's absolutely nothing else to say about it. It's a bunch of people who have never solved and never will solve the problems of society calling you a jerk for not being the subject of a movie that knows the one way to solve the problems of society without ever actually solving any of society's problems.
Men of Honor (2000)
Hidden Gem
One of the most underrated movies in history, Men Of Honor delivers all the necessary tropes of macho militaristic narratives without the overdone tropes of drama of displays of technological warfare. At no point does Men of Honor feel like the middle hour of Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor for example. Men of Honor has all the required characteristics of an approvable war movie without any feeling of being overdone, and dragging the narrative into a trench of western masculinity. It opened in theaters behind Little Nicky and Charlie's Angels(2000), showing just how under appreciated this movie has been since its release. Men Of Honor might not be the greatest movie of all time, but it certainly deserves more than it's received.
The Green Knight (2021)
No Idea
I think this is a good movie, but the lighting is so bad I couldn't see half of it. Sort of defeats the purpose, don't you think? Natural lighting is great and all when used properly. But you're making a big budget movie about a fake story. I think it's ok to turn on a couple LEDs.
Victoria (2015)
Delightful Intimacy
What a treat a movie like this is. In an industry where safety from success and budget and reputation can keep you from ever taking true risk, this is an all or nothing type of effort that works very well. Starts off slow, as intended, but gets better and better with every second. By the end, I wasn't sure what I had watched. Such a special movie, incredible performances all around. Bravo!
Class Action Park (2020)
Entertaining but repetitive and too long.
I think the term "battle scars" is used two dozen times. It's an overall fun documentary, but it's kind of a one note tune; 'This place was dangerous. In hindsight, how did this exist?'. They show so many article screenshots that they even reuse at least one that I saw. I feel like the doc could have told more of the story of Mulvihill, not just related to Action Park, especially from the other side of the isle. The whole story of him was fairly apocryphal. They only interviewed two people who had anything negative to say about such a shady man. They also should have edited out 15 minutes of everyone saying the exact same boring things. Chris Gethard really does the interview heavy lifting too. Without him, the whole thing would have felt really tedious. It's worth a watch, but overall definitely needed more substance.
Don't Breathe (2016)
Superb Horror
Really excellent horror movie. I went in expecting it to be a run-of-the-mill forgettable horror movie with all the same jump and gore garbage. Instead I found an ever surprising gem of a horror movie. I'll admit it might not be as good the second time, once you know all the twists and turns, but man oh man is this a great horror movie.
Some Kind of Heaven (2020)
Entertaining, but in a guilty way.
The stuff in this documentary feels faker than most non-documentaries, and I appreciate it being filmed like a scripted feature to further this feeling. It's not that you think the whole thing is staged, but rather that's how absurd the subject matter is. The movie is a horrifying and hilarious dreamscape. One that is way too possible to not be a nightmare. How is this real? How did these people get like this? And, most importantly, how do I avoid it like the plague? This documentary is funnier than the sitcom version of the same story would be, precisely because you know it isn't a sitcom. Life can and has become just a checklist for a lot of people. Though the subjects have their redemptive moments of vulnerability, I mostly walked away with viewing their stories as a cautionary tale. Life is short, but not at the villages.
Let Them All Talk (2020)
Worth a watch
The story and characters are very realistic, in an awkwardly human way, making the movie easily captivating for the viewer with not expecting explosions and bikinis. It's so heavy on the literary fetishization though, that some of the scenes flirt with the line between irony and cringe, and it leaves you wishing an explosion or bikini would enter the picture. The balance of characters does well to combat this however, and the 3rd act especially dispels any concerns of dishonest romanticism. Good movie, but not necessarily something I'd recommend to anyone.
Escape from Pretoria (2020)
Works for what it is, if it was that.
This movie is confused, or the financiers and the filmmakers had a lot of disagreements. For brief moments, mostly the first and last 5 minutes, it pretends to be a political drama film about apartheid, when the bulk of the evidence points to it just being a thriller prison escape movie. I get that it CAN be both, and it's accurately based on a true story that is about a prison escape during apartheid, but this is definitely not both. Anything to do with the setting or the premise just seemed kind of thrown in, not actually relevant to most of the story being told. Like some kind of schmuck-bait cherry on top of a basic prison escape movie. I learned more about woodworking than I did apartheid, and the accents are obnoxiously atrocious. I don't know, pick a lane, or commit to the whole story, but don't try to convince me that Harry Potter is a South African civil rights leader in the opening scene and then spend the next 90 minutes just being a bunch of white guys trying to escape prison.
Rent-a-Pal (2020)
Good thriller
Aside from the genre semantics that make up the bulk of the reviews in here, there's not a whole lot to complain about with this movie. A lot of the moments are fairly predictable as they unfold before you, but in no way does it come off as cliche. Excellent performances from all the actors involved. Wheaton is especially fantastic for his role. Perfect casting and a singular vision made this movie work really well. I haven't seen any of Jon Stevenson's other work, but Im looking forward to more.
Bacurau (2019)
A little too much
This movie seems like a bunch of movies smashed together. This is usually a disaster, but I didn't find the combination to be disjointed here. It's kind of incredible how well the transformations from one genre to the next work in Bacurau. But the bad news is that this lowers the odds that the audience is going to enjoy the entire process. Between the first and third act, the movie completely separates itself from the first impression. But this is an intentional mislead, not an accidental one, and it makes a fun and unpredictable story. I really enjoyed the experience overall, and I think there's a lot of depth of quality throughout. When you take a step back, you realize the movie isn't and was never trying to be the things you thought it was. And in the sense that it was just a "Purge" like movie all along, you have to admit it's better than that entire franchise combined. I can see that it won't please a lot of people. It's sort of like a lot of things who's fanbases would definitely argue with one another about what's good in a movie. It's therefore basically guaranteed to be somewhat unpopular. But in hindsight, it's a much better movie than most that would be considered similar.
Under the Silver Lake (2018)
nice evolution
I liked it. Took more interesting chances than it follows.
A Hidden Life (2019)
worth it
As you'd expect, it's very Malicky. So if you dont know what that means and you arent into constant spastic close-ups and minor character over-acting, then everything else wont really matter. But aside from the potentially off putting style, they're also very authentic. The actors playing farmers actually do farming. You get the sense that it was more about filming a reenactment, rather than reenacting for a film. There's no super heroes coming to save the day, no explosions to get you to look up from your phone. Just manage your expectations going in. Probably not the best introduction to Malick, especially if you're looking for something uplifting. But if you're aware of all, it's a really quality movie that only someone like him could get away with making.
Sword of Trust (2019)
Hidden Gem
Obvious passion here from both sides of the camera. As much fun as most big budget comedies, though I'll admit the ending sort of took the easy way out.
Greed (2019)
Takes forever
Feels like hours between moments that actually make you laugh. That is if there were even 2. I cant remember.
Save Yourselves! (2020)
Didn't expect much. Got slightly more.
This movie is maybe worth a watch. It's really heavy on the millennial hipster irony, to the point where it's clearly not all irony, and most of the plot. As a millennial hipster, I still found the acting good enough to overcome this stuck brake pad, but others probably don't feel the same. The ending is abrupt and dumb, and sort of just confirms the overall feeling of mediocrity. It definitely has its fun moments, but this movie is sort of begging to be ignored. It never really tries to be anything other than what it is. Im not sure if that's a compliment or not.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
3rd act problems
In hindsight, a lot of this movie is truly enjoyable. But, by the end, I regretted the overall investment. The kaufman hipster cred is really the only long term value. The last 20 minutes is useless chaos and really spoils what would otherwise be a satisfying experience.
Tenet (2020)
Dumb
By now it's painfully obvious we've fetishized the wrong nolan. This one always falls short without his brother. Just a lost cinematographer masquerading as an intellectual. Intelligence is making the complicated understandably simple, not the opposite. Without Jonathan's scripts and sense of direction, a Christopher Nolan movie is nothing more than a mess of fancy and expensive nonsense. It's like a timeshare pitch, and the only way I can convince myself it was money well spent, is if I convince everyone else to do the same.
Vacation (2015)
mean-spirited anti-comedy
The "humor" here is that of a bully. Mean-spirited, and low iq jokes. Flies in the face of the spirit of the originals.
Gisaengchung (2019)
pretty funny instant classic
It's a more hopeful and ironic Shoplifters. Dope Movie.
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
When you think your logline deserves an oscar
This movie is so phony and dishonest compared to Waititi's early/New Zealand stuff. It's just a horrible Wes Anderson knock off that takes itself way too seriously. You can tell everyone involved probably couldn't stop telling one another how "important" it was to make. Another victim of hollywood's asskissing fest. Waititi is being told(for your consideration/oscar campaign) that this is his best work, when it's his worst. I imagine he's on the downward path to hackville, as the money and accolades roll in. The harder fought battles were far more interersting. You cant be cute and political. Anti-Tarantino.
Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)
Trash humans
Everyone involved in this documentary is a piece of trash. They literally gang bully a guy until he kills himself and then just shrug their shoulders like 'meh on to the next'. Then they give a histrionic paranoid schizophrenic a fan page and encourage him to murder people. Then the real authorities catch him 3 weeks later. Fug all these people, they, just like Luka Magnotta, are using murder to get famous. The end of the movie is them complimenting him, calling him "brilliant" and complimentary crap like that and then they say it's your fault for watching the docuseries. We're a few more of these away from serial killers being influencers on insta.