Return Of The Film Corner Thread

[gmonahan]

On 11/18/2017 at 10:27 PM, kinuta said:

Logan Lucky - Steven Soderbergh (2017)

Featherweight, half hearted and instantly forgettable.

Yes, all those, and yet, still loads of fun. Especially Daniel Craig, who seemed to be enjoying himself immensely.

 

 

gregmo

[BillF]

Saw this yesterday as part of a European Political Thrillers of the 1970s programme. Excellent.

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

Saw this yesterday as part of a European Political Thrillers of the 1970s programme. Excellent.

Classic genre movie from 1972 feat a great soundtrack by Mikis Theodorakis ....

[kinuta]

American Assassin - Michael Cuesta (2017)

Run of the mill white hats vs black hats shoot 'em full of holes stuff.

Starts as highly implausible and you can guess where it goes from there.

Instantly forgettable.

[jlhoots]

Coco - Pixar

[GA Russell]

I have never seen a Fast & Furious movie.  Are any of them any good?

I enjoy car chases as much as everyone else, but is there anything more to any of these?

Thanks!

[medjuck]

2 hours ago, GA Russell said:

I have never seen a Fast & Furious movie.  Are any of them any good?

I enjoy car chases as much as everyone else, but is there anything more to any of these?

Thanks!

I've only seen the first one all the way through and it's pretty good.  Seen parts of later ones and they look silly but many people I know really like them. 

[GA Russell]

Thanks Joe.  Many are on sale right now.

[BillF]

Saw this this afternoon and found it less impressive than this review had led me to expect:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/02/thelma-review-joachim-trier-telekenetic-lesbian-psychological-drama

[kinuta]

Crooked House - Gilles Paquet-Brenner (2017)

Flat, looked and felt liked a tv movie.

Not a patch on the last two BBC adaptations, namely, Witness For The Prosecution & And Then There Were None.

Both were great.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5834256/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581932/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

 

[kinuta]

Mudbound - Dee Rees (2017)

Earnest but a long dismal slog with just one moment of brightness.

The mud and rain are a perfect metaphor for the film.

[jlhoots]

Mudbound has had great reviews. Don't do Netflix, so will wait until it shows up in a real theater & see for myself.

Going to see Three Billboards today.

[kinuta]

13 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Mudbound has had great reviews. Don't do Netflix, so will wait until it shows up in a real theater & see for myself.

Going to see Three Billboards today.

Right. I read the same reviews and I dare say it has it's fans.

Just not me.

Three Billboards sounds good.

[kinuta]

Borg McEnroe - Janus Metz Pedersen (2017)

Pretty good, it had it's moments.

Above average sports film that builds to the epic first Wimbledon final.

 

[kinuta]

Detroit - Kathryn Bigelow (2017)

Wrenching, powerhouse film making.

Oddly, I've been listening to The Dramatics quite a lot recently.

 

[kinuta]

The Foreigner -Martin Campbell (2017)

Jackie Chan does Liam Neeson, not.

Although the great man is billed as the main attraction, the film is actually a smart, well done political thriller 'with' or 'and ' JC.

I enjoyed it a lot. The action parts are convincing ala Jason Bourne and Pierce Brosnan is an excellent evil doer.

Exceeded expectations.

 

[kinuta]

Kissing Jessica Stein - Charles Herman Wurmfeld (2001)

[kinuta]

Hell Or High Water - Taylor Sheridan (2016)

Actually better on the second viewing.

[kinuta]

Dunkirk - Christopher Nolan (2017)

Dazzling, breathtaking film that grips like a vice from first frame to last.

With a bare minimum of dialogue , the film is propelled by truly amazing cinematography and editing with subtle use of idiosyncratic non linear cutting.

 For me this elevates Nolan to the ranks of David Lean and Alfred Hitchcock.

 

[Morganized]

[BillF]

Unpleasant subject matter. Superb film.

[gmonahan]

6 hours ago, Morganized said:

I liked this one a lot. Frances McDormand was brilliant, and Sam Rockwell has seldom done better work.

 

 

gregmo

[kinuta]

Mother ! - Darren Aronofsky (2017)

 

Nice Jennifer Lawrence drops a mega dose of bad acid.

That's all you need to know.

Intreresting but seriously deranged.

[jlhoots]

The Novitiate - Melissa Leo

[soulpope]