I was shocked we didn’t see Van Buren’s dead body at the end, but I appreciated that choice. seeing nickel boys on Thursday
Where would he disappear to? Suicide or disappearance, that scene is weirdly timed. They are only arguing with the wife in the other room for about two minutes. Assuming they would notice whether or not the car is missing, the guy completely disappears. The reason I lean toward suicide is that he seems to know how his reputation will be perceived, especially with the way the business partners want to leave.
Hard Truths, Nickel Boys, No Other Land, and The Brutalist over the last week really improved what seemed like a down year. All We Imagine as Light is supposed to be available next week too.
Anora was 3 on my initial list and it will probably still be on there somewhere when I make my "final" list. Usually I'm waiting for the latest Frederick Wiseman film to become available but this year MUBI is taking its time in releasing Grand Tour.
Man, this and Queer really rocked my shit this year as an addict myself. What a film. Really hoping I can see this again with my partner soon because they couldn’t go today, will be thinking about it for awhile. Agree with the rape and other criticisms mentioned in here, but the highs make up for it.
if he killed himself, presumably they would have found the body in the house or wherever he was quicker than the amount of time it took to round up the full search party. but yes, I agree, it's weirdly timed. my read was the whole movie had established he had near unlimited resources, a millionaire in the 1940s-50s. he could go wherever he wanted. that his own son wouldn't know where to find him is a reflection of their relationship also I feel like it would be noted "after the death of harrison von buren, construction ceased..." or whatever in the speech. for a movie that spent so much time explaining everything, we got shockingly little from the end.
what's the great doc or two from this year? feels like I haven't heard of any this year compared to recent years past
it's in this film's benefit that the academy fucked up and didn't nominate reznor/ross for challengers because that should clear the way for this score, which is great, to win
No Other Land, Soundtrack to a Coup D'etat, It's Not Me, and Pictures of Ghosts are all very good documentaries. Dahomey is sort of a documentary.
I can't stop thinking about that opening, when the light floods the screen, the horns blare, and you see the Statue of Liberty, not as we like to think of it but how the huddled masses would see it. I maintain my criticism of the big scene at the end but I think about this movie a lot.
it is one of the year's best, even counting the nitpicks I have with it sitting at 4 for me right now. still have a few I want to see but none that I really expect to top it.