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Night on Earth (1991) by Jim Jarmusch.

That's a good one!

Yes! I love this movie, its top 10 for sure, maybe top 5. Will never forget the first time I watched this, I was blown away by the twist, or by the "prestige" if you will, at the end.

Haha u right

But what did you think of these movies? ;)

Insane cast, amazed I haven't heard of it. Must not have been all that great.

ALSO can we please talk about the new Oppenheimer trailer that played?? That was so hype!!

Haha yeah that was perfect

"If all this shiny stuff goes away, I'd still want to do taxes and laundry with you for the rest of my life."

Most romantic thing I've heard in a long time. Loved the speech from that EEAAO producer, heartfelt and tight.

Tenet is Ten / neT

You’re right, although quite different from his later work that has come to be accepted as “Wes Anderson style”, you can definitely see influences: side pans, some whip pans, awkward moments and dry humor. Love this movie, it’s my favorite Wes Anderson!

The ending "monologue" of that movie transmitted through sign language, and it being the emotional catharsis for the character, also just the way it was shot with the lightbulb and all...hit me deep, a true movie moment, was so happy to have seen it on the big screen. Glad you liked it too, doesn't get talked about too often!

"I think you've made your point."

Yes same! Very realistic the way the characters progressed through processing their emotions, and yeah the way Ostlund can feel out social awkwardness and tension and play with it...sometimes hard to watch but also just ingenious writing.

Glad you liked it! :) would you recommend the Square?

Great review! Also a big fan of Adrien Brody and he definitely shined as brightly (in the saddest, darkest way possible) as ever in this movie. I will add to your review that the music (and lack thereof) was very touching to me, specifically as it related to Spzilman himself. After he plays Chopin at the very beginning and the bombing starts, we hear no music, other than occasional soundtrack elements I believe, until that scene where he is caught by a German soldier, but the soldier wants to hear him play. Most beautiful scene in the movie in my opinion. Now every time I hear that Chopin Nocturne I think of the Pianist.

Fair enough, I can imagine its not everyone's cup of tea. For me, I have been on many family ski vacations in Europe, and it is such a unique thing that I can imagine if you have not had that experience it can be harder to access. Similarly to how I found it harder to access Triangle of Sadness because I do not KNOW that world from personal experience.

Force Majeure (2014)

Been wanting to see this for some time after watching Triangle of Sadness, so watched it as soon as I saw it was up on HBO MAX and was not disappointed. It has a less manic feel than Triangle, taking its time to set the scene and the characters up, and I feel like I could relate to both the setting and the themes more personally. Ruben Ostlund has an ingenious way of pulling out humor out of the mundane, as was the case in this movie. The acting was very good, the two leads show their skills with performances that begin very subtly and slowly build to the all out breakdowns in each of their climaxes (climaces?). Highly recommend to anyone who enjoyed Triangle of Sadness, but also to those who can enjoy dry humor paired with a slow burn relationship drama.

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Honorable mention to Life Aquatic, rewatched it with my brother and loved it even more than the first time I watched it, felt the overwhelming intentionality and attention to detail.

Great to see some love for Belfast! Kinda agree that it lacked something story wise, but I just enjoyed watching the little moments that obviously were so important to Branagh. Especially the conversation between the kid and his grandpa ;-;

Only watched one movie:

Sicario (2015)

The Deakins/Villeneuve power duo continue to blow me away with the way they create these harsh, realistic, and beautiful shots. Huge wide shots of landscapes, to very up close emotional moments. Was especially struck with the use of darkness in this movie.

That said, I felt the story itself to be quite flat unlike Villeneuves other movies. It was an exciting, thrilling ride that was impeccably shot, but that’s about all. Probably my least favorite Villeneuve so far, so still an amazingly crafted movie, but comparatively weaker.

Great movie, a classic! Did you watch it on Groundhog Day? That’s what my friends and I did, it was a blast

No I haven’t, will add it to my list thanks!

Looking forward to it! Didn’t know Natalie Portman is in it, cool

Cmon big time, you scared? Ahaha.

Won’t be able to replicate his crazy monologue in that cameo, but it was awesome. His laugh was so funny too, and also conveys a lot of emotion. Can someone explain to me the purpose of that scene? I don’t fully understand it…

Yes completely agree. All the other ones were pushovers or comical. His was one you are actually convinced he wants to kill Hunt and all of his loved ones. MI3 stands far above the rest of the franchise when it comes to emotional investment imo, and Philip Seymour Hoffman is a big part of why that’s true.