I watched The Fabelmans last night and was bothered by the over-acting by Paul Dano and Michelle Williams. Did Michelle get her character inspiration from watching 80 year old Jewish women? Or maybe it was intentional to be very 60s even in its period acting? It was a good movie overall but oh my god - that lip quiver - really??
Elvis would be my pick but my takeaway from that was: shouldn’t we dislike Colonel Parker? How do you dislike Tom Hanks?
I watched Banshees of Inishirin last night, thought it was quite good. It’s a fable and left me thinking. I remember “liking” All’s Quiet but I don’t remember anything about the movie now - which isn’t a good sign for a movie. I loved Everything, Everywhere. It’s a rare Oscar movie I would watch again. I haven’t seen a lot of the other movies yet. I have no interest in the Avatar movie (I hated the 1st one), Top Gun, or the Fablemans. Not an Oscar Best Pic contender but I’m looking forward to seeing EO, the Polish movie about the circus donkey. In general I find Oscar Best Pic winners to be tedious and not worth watching a second time. Some not worth watching the first time. Many movies are too long. There are some really long movies that I find worth the extra time but usually they could cut 1/4 or 1/2 hour and make the movie better…or conversely, maybe they cut too much to make the movie run at about 2 hours and left some worthwhile part of the story on the editing room floor, but as a viewer how am I to know that?
Having been involved in a short film “festival” I found it surprising how much story can be packed into a few minutes or less, even into a few seconds. Often now I find myself at the end of a movie that I liked but didn’t love thinking about what the director/editor could have cut to make the movie better.
Anyway, Oscars are all about Hollywood. On average the best movies I’ve seen in recent years have come out of Iran. On average because it’s only about a half dozen or so but all have been excellent.
After being berated (joke!) by my partner I have to edit my comment on All’s Quiet. It was a good film. The problem I have is that my old brain jumbles it with 3 other films: Dunkirk (excellent), 1918 (good), and a recent ish Dutch film about the Dutch underground in WW2 which I can’t recall the name of but was very good. So the problem is more mine than the movie’s.
I watched Women Talking last night. It's very well acted, kind of chilling to see women discussing their desperate situation and what to do about it. It's a quiet film about what happens when women are programmed in a cult, then isolated from the rest of the world. Interestingly, the reviews I read from men were negative. I guess that's because mem aren't interested in watching women talk.
The Banahees of Inishirin is an allegory on the absurdity of the Irish Civil War. However, it was difficult to watch. The actors were fantastic.
A Man Called Otto wasn’t bad. I enjoyed the Elvis movie for the music. Shawshank, It’s A Wonderful Life, Grapes of Wrath, The King and I, The Verdict, are some I watch over and over. Shawshank is one of the best movies ever. There are many four star movies on TCM worth re-watching.
I watched The Fabelmans last night and was bothered by the over-acting by Paul Dano and Michelle Williams. Did Michelle get her character inspiration from watching 80 year old Jewish women? Or maybe it was intentional to be very 60s even in its period acting? It was a good movie overall but oh my god - that lip quiver - really??
Elvis would be my pick but my takeaway from that was: shouldn’t we dislike Colonel Parker? How do you dislike Tom Hanks?
I also enjoyed Elvis. Would love to see him win Best actor.
I watched Banshees of Inishirin last night, thought it was quite good. It’s a fable and left me thinking. I remember “liking” All’s Quiet but I don’t remember anything about the movie now - which isn’t a good sign for a movie. I loved Everything, Everywhere. It’s a rare Oscar movie I would watch again. I haven’t seen a lot of the other movies yet. I have no interest in the Avatar movie (I hated the 1st one), Top Gun, or the Fablemans. Not an Oscar Best Pic contender but I’m looking forward to seeing EO, the Polish movie about the circus donkey. In general I find Oscar Best Pic winners to be tedious and not worth watching a second time. Some not worth watching the first time. Many movies are too long. There are some really long movies that I find worth the extra time but usually they could cut 1/4 or 1/2 hour and make the movie better…or conversely, maybe they cut too much to make the movie run at about 2 hours and left some worthwhile part of the story on the editing room floor, but as a viewer how am I to know that?
Having been involved in a short film “festival” I found it surprising how much story can be packed into a few minutes or less, even into a few seconds. Often now I find myself at the end of a movie that I liked but didn’t love thinking about what the director/editor could have cut to make the movie better.
Anyway, Oscars are all about Hollywood. On average the best movies I’ve seen in recent years have come out of Iran. On average because it’s only about a half dozen or so but all have been excellent.
After being berated (joke!) by my partner I have to edit my comment on All’s Quiet. It was a good film. The problem I have is that my old brain jumbles it with 3 other films: Dunkirk (excellent), 1918 (good), and a recent ish Dutch film about the Dutch underground in WW2 which I can’t recall the name of but was very good. So the problem is more mine than the movie’s.
Let me know what you think about EO. I was disappointed.Going to watch Everywhere, everything this afternoon.
I watched Women Talking last night. It's very well acted, kind of chilling to see women discussing their desperate situation and what to do about it. It's a quiet film about what happens when women are programmed in a cult, then isolated from the rest of the world. Interestingly, the reviews I read from men were negative. I guess that's because mem aren't interested in watching women talk.
The Banahees of Inishirin is an allegory on the absurdity of the Irish Civil War. However, it was difficult to watch. The actors were fantastic.
Regarding Everything Everywhere, I saw it on a plane flight and I don’t know what it is about. I suggest that you save the $19.95.
Paid the $19.95 and not really sure what I saw. But it was interesting.
A Man Called Otto wasn’t bad. I enjoyed the Elvis movie for the music. Shawshank, It’s A Wonderful Life, Grapes of Wrath, The King and I, The Verdict, are some I watch over and over. Shawshank is one of the best movies ever. There are many four star movies on TCM worth re-watching.
The Verdict is such a great film. I’m also a sucker for Annie Hall, Forest Gump and Close Encounters.
The best movie I'l watched in years is Margin Call
You know, we started watching that one night and it was fascinating. Then, the power went out and we never got to it. Thanks for reminding me.
Watched what men Talking today. Should be in running for best picture. Might winnscreenplay.