movies

[InvincibleCakeEater]

Finally got around to watching The Nice Guys. Loved it.

[JackofDiamonds]

Don't see the Hottie and the Nottie on there. List is invalid.

[themiddle54]

I liked the Nice Guys a lot too. Was fun watching those guys play tough goofballs, and the girl who played Gosling's kid was great as the smartest of the three.

[go birds]

the reviews for Vilenueve's ARRIVAL are pouring in and they are basically all great. really looking forward to that one

[cardsfantx]

TTM, i don't see any zack snyder films on your list?

[heyzeus]

Oh yeah, me likey.

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[Tambourine Man]

Everyone will enjoy this.

The Evolution of Stop-Motion

Third Man will enjoy this.

Nature Through Malick

[ghostrunner]

I might have benefitted from having my expectations lowered, but I thought Hail Caesar was great until the very end. Only thing I can figure is the briefcase and it's fate was a metaphor for whatever plot the Coens were trying to hang this thing on.

Anyway, lots of fun until then. Oddly enough, the Roman epic at the center is the one production that didn't quite ring true for me. Scarlett Johannson is really good in a small part, and hilarious. Loved all the old screenwriters - though the Coens sometimes love poking fun at socialists a little toooo much. You could plunk an aged Barton Fink amid that group and he'd be right at home, still just as pathetic and clueless as he ever was. Alden Ehrenreich was a nice surprise. Great cameos and performances all over the place. Even liked the Channing Tatum dance number, which had just enough self-mockery to make it enjoyable.

[themiddle54]

I didn't think of that, ghost, but it would have been legitimately funny if they put Turturro in the room in a non-speaking role and made some passing reference to Barton, the washed-up old commie screenwriter at the table. That's a great observation.

[thrill]

Alden Ehrenreich was a nice surprise.

This guy is going to be a superstar.