Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (The Ross Brothers; January 24, 2020) Movie • Page 2

Lovers Rock is an apt comparison. Both perfectly capture the feeling of escape and comradery community gatherings provide. It's something I've missed dearly during the pandemic.

The relationships you build at a dive or pub are unique. Growing up, there was one pub where we'd go to when ditching class or after school. It wasn't a particularly incredible place on the surface, we mainly went there because we knew we could get served underage. But it was like this second home. There would always be a few older patrons, like Michael, who you would inevitably get to know just by being around them enough. I didn't necessarily develop a deep connection with them, I would never see or know much about most of these people outside the pub, but there was a connection nonetheless built over this shared experience.

But there is also sort of a negative side to these places as well. They can be a crutch. They become the default thing to do. A security blanket (In one of the more literal shots of the film we see Michael through the eyes of a security camera while everyone else is enjoying the night outside of the walls of the bar). You pass up opportunities to go new places, try new things because that would mean passing up the comfort of that second home. What happens when that goes away? Can relationships forged and experienced in one place thrive outside of it? We see this hollow side expose itself a few times. Patrons saying they'll keep in touch but instead of exchanging numbers they just say "oh well we're friends on facebook" and leaving it at that. The day shift bartender leaving somewhat unceremoniously and not returning for the evening celebration. And perhaps the hardest hitting, a seemingly small comment of "are you okay to drive?" when it's shown clearly at the start that Michael's only modes of transportation are his own two feet.

There's a beauty and sadness to the local watering hole. I can see this movie being a comfort watch for me until I'm able to return a place like it.

 

Well fuck

 

Fuck. RIP. His performance in this has not left my mind.

 

damn

 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/michael-...DzzF1vtp1f7LwyPPfEuotqSm9zM-Pd_AecZRjyY2mmEis

 

Fuck, I had a feeling it was who I thought it was. Agreed, he was incredible.

 

Seems that Pete Elwell of the film also passed away last year. Damn

 

Sad news, finally saw this like a week ago and it has really stuck with me, especially his performance

 

He was incredible in this, was really hoping to see him in more stuff. RIP

 

Oh no. What a special film, and special performances

 

Bloody Nose Empty Pockets feels like a Christmas film to me, so I am watching it tonight

 

I agree with that. I’ve actually been thinking about the movie a lot the past couple days.

 

I can see that for sure.

 

It reminds me so vividly of the year or two after college when I still lived at home and went to the dive bars in the neighborhood and ran into people I hadn’t seen for half a decade who were still rooted in the same spot that I left behind

 

I will occasionally make myself mad by finding polar opposite opinions about films I love on LB. The lowest reviews I found for this were two guys, one who was currently in the midst of rating and reviewing all of the Groot shorts, and the other who wrote a page length 5/5 review of the latest Spiderman

 

Need to rewatch this soon

 

Rewatched. Still great

 

Their newest film, Gasoline Rainbow, is out on Amazon. Same price to rent/buy (4.99). Just purchased. On Mubi as well

 

I don’t know where else to post this. I love my dive bars but the trumpism has gotten to be overwhelming. When I started going back out post covid the vaccine stuff was already getting grating but it eventually died down. The Trump stuff especially since the election is just constant though. I am finding myself hating people I used to really like, I don’t want to be around them anymore. It sucks.

 

Oh hell yeah. Thanks for the heads up.

 

I unfriended anyone who voted for Trump this time. They may have had some plausible deniability in 2016 but not anymore.

Being white and reaching middle age means more and more people around me are either there or heading in that direction. I try to avoid a lot of extended family gatherings.

 

Gasoline Rainbow is alright so far. Not gripping me like this did, but not much has. Interesting to see a coming of age movie for this generation. I am doing a coming of age unit in my film class now and we were discussing what a modern film would be about. It is crazy that we are rapidly approaching 20 years since Superbad

 

It’s kinda like if American Honey were worth watching?

 

We got ourselves a TCM2 reference! 5 stars