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07-05-2017, 11:30 AM | #19721 (permalink) |
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John Wick II
Spoiler for Jebus Christ:
****ing LOVED this movie.
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07-05-2017, 05:11 PM | #19722 (permalink) | |||
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Snowden (2016). My first Oliver Stone film, and the first I've seen starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (who did a really great job with the role of Snowden). The film adds a much-needed emotional context to the stoic and disassociated presence of Snowden in Citizenfour. Definitely watch Citizenfour first if you haven't seen either film. The documentary presents the actual interview footage between Snowden and Glenn Greenwald, in which Snowden's unemotional delivery might seem cold or even sociopathic without the context of what caused him to build those walls. The central character in Citizenfour is the story of mass surveillance, as Snowden communicated clearly that he didn't want it to be about him. The 2016 film adds all the personal backstory to frame why he is the way he appears in the documentary.
Good stuff.
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07-05-2017, 05:35 PM | #19723 (permalink) |
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You touched on one of the reasons why I think Oliver Stone is a terrible director: he presents himself as a lighter form of documentarian despite his films being full of overdramatization and pathos. Those tactics helped him dump gasoline on the fire that is the JFK conspiracy umbrella, with half truths put in the film for the sake of suspense being viewed as hard evidence by the public (I've seen people passionate defend facts that originated from the film, like the part where they go to the book depository to test out whether or not someone could fire six shots in that amount of time; for one they absolutely can and two that test never happened).
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is good for a pretty boy actor though.
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07-05-2017, 06:08 PM | #19724 (permalink) | |
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07-05-2017, 06:11 PM | #19725 (permalink) |
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One of the original dystopian sci-fi movies. When I saw it was on SyFy I simply had to watch it, for probably the fourth or fifth time. Excellent stuff.
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07-05-2017, 06:18 PM | #19726 (permalink) | |
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07-06-2017, 12:32 AM | #19727 (permalink) | ||
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Rosewater Fantastically directed. Incredibly believable acting from everyone. The tension throughout this film is so palpable I was nearly gasping for fucking air at certain points. Kudos to you, Jon Stewart. Chula, don't let this slip you.
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07-06-2017, 03:42 AM | #19729 (permalink) |
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Neill Blomkamps project, Oats studio, has started to put out experimental film shorts on youtube and steam. The first film, Rakka, was pretty good. And Sigourney Weaver is in it so it can't be bad!
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07-06-2017, 06:51 AM | #19730 (permalink) |
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I don't usually watch films but for some absolutely inexplicable reason, I decided to watch About a Boy yesterday. I remembered it as a very funny film, and I wasn't disappointed. Hugh Grant gives a brilliantly sardonic performance, and Nicholas Hoult is just fantastic. It's one of those films which doesn't really have a great payoff, or really go anywhere you wouldn't expect, but the content is satisfying on more than just a humorous level. I can't think of another film of it's type to deal with suicide for example. The comedy hits the spot and that's ultimately all I wanted.
8/10
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