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You won't be able to say that after Dax Shephard's S.C.O.O.B. comes out in 2020

 

Interesting. I found To the Wonder much more straightforward and easier to process. I need to see Song to Song again, it was a lot for me, but I thought the ending was basically perfect. I still haven't seen Knight of Cups, despite owning it.

 

still haven't seen Knight of Cups

 

What are you waiting for?

Malick says that his World War II movie is going to be much more conventional, and obviously another period film. To The Wonder-Knight of Cups-Song to Song thus make up some sort of trilogy, one dealing with modern disillusionment.

I worry I might never get to see Voyage of Time. I can't even find any information on a home release.

 

when I finally get to see Voyage of Time its going to really scratch an itch for me. I'm extremely taken with the idea of it.

 

To the Wonder is fantastic

 

Watched a few movies during my first/only week off during the summer.

Streets of Fire was a lot of fun. I loved the way it was shot, fantastic use of colors. Dafoe as the trashbag suspenders clad villain was dope. Second half of the film after the rescue Diane Lane lost me a bit, but the final fight was fun.

Raising Cain was fucking insane. My third De Palma in the past year or so and probably my least favorite of the three (Phantom of Paradise and Blow Out were the other two), but still a very entertaining viewing. The lauded one-shot scene deserves all of the credit it gets. I just really love how he frames his scenes. The foreshadowing of the sun dial scene at the end with the statue going through the car (and even a bit of foreshadowing as you see the statue/sword in frame earlier in the same scene), a few shots of in focus/out of focus faces throughout the film. It was a weird one, feverish in terms of plot and purposely disorienting but I really liked it.

The Bad Kids tore my heart out. Really great documentary from last year that's available on Netflix dealing with a "last chance" alternative high school in California. Perhaps more personable as I'm a high school teacher and have seen kids in similar situations, but I felt it was an all around great documentary. Never felt manipulative or capitalizing on the kids in the film. Enjoyed the pacing and how there was no real resolution/happy ending, so to speak. The scene in which the one girl is graduating and crying her eyes out because she's terrified really fucked me up. The ending montage of some of the kids graduating was certainly bittersweet after that scene; they have accomplished so much and yet many of them lose their entire support system after graduating.

 

Why?

 

I work two camp/summer school jobs during the summer starting next week.

 

And I was mad that I have to go in a day earlier next year due to becoming department head.

 

#humblebrag

Yeah it sucks. I'm getting married so I need as much money as possible

 

@OhTheWater congrats!

 

Nicee

 

47 Meters Down - 4/10

Haha nah.

 

Don't you mean 4.7?

 

The Secret Life of Pets - 7/10
The Hunter - 8/10
For Queen & Country - 6.5/10
Repo Man - 6/10
The Rainmaker - 8.5/10
The Patriot (2000) - 7/10
The Crazies (1973) - 6.5/10
Southern Comfort (1981) - 8/10
The Stuff - 7.5/10*

* = Rewatch

This week has been generally one that is hard to rate since no movie this week I hated but there were a few disappointments as they didn't quite meet my expectations. The Secret Life of Pets did however meet my expectations as no it isn't original and plot wise is predictable but the animation was great and I laughed plenty of times to overcome the excessive runtime. The Hunter was well acted, looked great and had an interesting enough plot but narratively a little predictable and could have been a little deeper script wise but I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected. For Queen & Country was a weird experience as it has Denzel Washington in his first lead role but is set in Thatcher era Britain with Washington playing an ex-soldier who grew up in London and that means Washington has the worst British accent I have heard from an American actor. The production is also pretty lax and most of the supporting cast cannot act to save their lives however as a film that criticises the political and social era upon which it is set it is really effective and despite the mostly bad acting I fully sympathised with the characters. Repo Man was also weird but for different reasons as it crammed full of different ideas where some work and some don't but ultimately despite the fact I didn't 'get' it and didn't find it all that funny, it wasn't once boring. The Rainmaker was ever so slightly the best film I watched this week and even though narratively it is predictable and we have had plenty of legal dramas before or since it works thanks to a great cast, solid script, characters you can like (and hate), a decent score and one hell of a hard hitting fight scene makes the whole thing an entertaining journey. The Patriot is directed by Roland Emmerich and yet doesn't feel like any other film he has done which could be down to having someone who is slightly competent at writing a script or down to other areas but despite its length and some flaws it has a solid cast, the score by John Williams is great and the action is incredible with a cannonball shot coming out of nowhere and it genuinely shocked me. The Crazies was weak in comparison to Romero's debut but was solidly entertaining enough but I have to say I prefer the remake which isn't something I say all that often. Southern Comfort is just more proof of how capable Walter Hill was in his heyday at making a genuinely riveting and well made chase film, basically think of it as The Warriors set in a swamp but more violent and with a deeper meaning. The Stuff was pure indulgence on my part, already watched two films that day but saw this on my streaming service and couldn't resist, yes it is flawed but as a piece of satire with some cracking practical effects it is highly enjoyable plus I love the poster and the tagline "Are you eating it...Or is it eating you? Ranks alongside the likes of The Thing and The Blob for practical effects from that decade.

So an enjoyable week despite there being few outstanding moments. I also passed the 400 hour mark, not sure if that is something to be proud of or not...

 

The Night Of - not exactly a movie, but damn was this well put together. i got a little worried around the middle it'd peter out in terms of pacing and consistency but it did not.

The Editor - fun and filthy, but i'm biased cause i fucking love giallo. that said, i honestly was amazed at how frequently an excuse was made to show off tits (or an old dude's butt)

 

btw I'm on letterboxd, PM me if you want to add me - it's associated with my real name so I don't want to publicly post it

 

Get Out was very good. It was like a classic horror film, leaving the bloodbath to the end but managing to make them more effective by not overusing them. As a political critique, it is worthwhile, essentially criticizing audience members who want to be black but without the societal discrimination. There is an annoying plothole (how did he get the cotton into his ears?), and the daughter has to be the youngest person in the world who still gets film developed, but these are minor complaints.

 

He got the cotton in his ears from the chair he was sitting in. He would scratch with his nails and eventually he noticed it was fraying.

 

I understand that part, but how did he get it from his hands to his ears being tied down like that?

 

I guess he just leaned forward? His hands were only tied to the chair right?

 

Did you show it to your students

 

It is summer but that would be risky. I teach at a school where I see many Confederate flags a day. They would have tried to get me fired.

I did post a picture of the movie on Snapchat, where I have a lot of students following me. A few responded with approval.

 

I guess that works. That is a remarkable amount of flexibility but again it was a minor detail.