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wikkidpissah said:
yeah, it still matters to you. i had prodigious 60s hope, hold a brand of it yet, but have seen society take a turn off the path which assures me i'll be feeding worms long before the next great good will be seen. nothing that makes sense doesnt hurt anymore. seeing yesterdays wild winds flourish even in a comedy of manners you can watch on a phone is better than transcripts of woe
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Wish I disagreed with you even in the slightest 

 
Ilov80s said:
wikkidpissah said:
yeah, it still matters to you. i had prodigious 60s hope, hold a brand of it yet, but have seen society take a turn off the path which assures me i'll be feeding worms long before the next great good will be seen. nothing that makes sense doesnt hurt anymore. seeing yesterdays wild winds flourish even in a comedy of manners you can watch on a phone is better than transcripts of woe
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Wish I disagreed with you even in the slightest 
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Yeah, I can't disagree either.

 
I have probably mentioned these before, but in this crazy, painful world, I sometimes seek out content that offers a respite from the ugliness. To that effect, I offer you these two recommendations: 

Forged in Fire & Rust Valley Restorers

Rust Valley is on Netflix, newest season of Forged is on Netflix with previous seasons on Hulu. Both these reality shows teach you something about the subject matter (bladesmithing and auto restoration, respectively) so there's that. But more importantly, the kindness, enthusiasm, and decency of all parties involved will put a smile on your face every time you watch them. 

 
The Last Blockbuster was pretty meh.   I got a little enjoyment because of the work in the video stores, but I wouldn't recommend it to others.  

 
Three more: 

Norseman
Very silly show about a tribe of Norse warriors. Many of the actors from Lilyhammer are used in this show. It plays a lot with anachronisms and is wonderful. We haven't enjoyed season two so far, but season one is great. 

Behind Her Eyes
A very well made six episode thriller on Netflix. I don't want to give anything away, and it gets kind of wild at the end. But it's well acted and well written with beautiful photography. 

The One
A drama about a huge corporation that uses DNA as a matching system for dating and marriage. Not perfect by any means. I did enjoy it, though. 

 
krista4 said:
Yeah, I can't disagree either.
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surprised you aint all-in on Kunstler, though. law is an essentially conservative thing, and Bill Kunstler was the only leftist i ever saw work his art without the pleading. rather, cases won with the chilly clarity in which code is conceived. no slippery slopes. solid ground or fatal cliffs. bang goes the gavel.

should it please the krista, i shall enter into evidence this exhibit, showing Mr. Kunstler unraveling the elitist smarm of one William F. Buckley. perhaps, though, Exhibit B, an excerpt from his daughters' documentary on Mr Kunstler (Disturbing the Universe, available on Prime, i understand) tells an even more poignant tale. i rest my morbidly obese case.

 
wikkidpissah said:
surprised you aint all-in on Kunstler, though. law is an essentially conservative thing, and Bill Kunstler was the only leftist i ever saw work his art without the pleading. rather, cases won with the chilly clarity in which code is conceived. no slippery slopes. solid ground or fatal cliffs. bang goes the gavel.

should it please the krista, i shall enter into evidence this exhibit, showing Mr. Kunstler unraveling the elitist smarm of one William F. Buckley. perhaps, though, Exhibit B, an excerpt from his daughters' documentary on Mr Kunstler (Disturbing the Universe, available on Prime, i understand) tells an even more poignant tale. i rest my morbidly obese case.
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Ah, I backed into lawyering rather than diving into it, and I've never had legal heroes or many legal interests outside of those I do to put food on the cats' tables or those I do because until recently I had hope.  I started to watch the Buckley bit and was impressed with Kunstler but can only stomach Buckley in the tiniest of increments, so I'll have to do that in stages.  

The Terrible Myth snippet was beautiful.  I'll check out the full doc.

 
Got so caught up in the travesty of Chicago 7 that I forgot to post about Minari.  Think I said I loved it, but I might dial that back to just saying it's very good.

Ilov80s asked if Nomadland was a slam-dunk for cinematography Oscar, and I do think it will win, but this movie should at least be in the conversation.  Simply gorgeous, in a much smaller way than Nomadland.  

I tend to enjoy and/or be attracted to movies about people from a different culture trying to assimilate into a Western one while maintaining their culture and traditions (lots of British movies in particular that fit into this genre).  And I appreciate a movie about someone who is unreasonably determined to accomplish one thing, sometimes to the detriment of everything/everyone else in their lives.  Think Field of Dreams, but not stupid and cheesy.  And finally, this is a "small" movie about a tiny three-generational family, which makes it intimate and close and satisfying.  

The acting here is unbelievably good, especially the woman who plays the grandma and was justifiably nominated for an Oscar.  The lead male character was as well, but I think it was a ridiculous omission not to include Will Patton as the "friend."  His performance was astonishing.

This movie is lovely. 

 
krista4 said:
Got so caught up in the travesty of Chicago 7 that I forgot to post about Minari.  Think I said I loved it, but I might dial that back to just saying it's very good.

Ilov80s asked if Nomadland was a slam-dunk for cinematography Oscar, and I do think it will win, but this movie should at least be in the conversation.  Simply gorgeous, in a much smaller way than Nomadland.  

I tend to enjoy and/or be attracted to movies about people from a different culture trying to assimilate into a Western one while maintaining their culture and traditions (lots of British movies in particular that fit into this genre).  And I appreciate a movie about someone who is unreasonably determined to accomplish one thing, sometimes to the detriment of everything/everyone else in their lives.  Think Field of Dreams, but not stupid and cheesy.  And finally, this is a "small" movie about a tiny three-generational family, which makes it intimate and close and satisfying.  

The acting here is unbelievably good, especially the woman who plays the grandma and was justifiably nominated for an Oscar.  The lead male character was as well, but I think it was a ridiculous omission not to include Will Patton as the "friend."  His performance was astonishing.

This movie is lovely. 
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:thanks:

 
I watched Promising Young Woman last night. One of the Oscar Best Picture nominees. Rape-revenge film, dealing with  rape culture and toxic masculinity. Interesting stylistically, but I think it missed its message. I think they were trying to give it some kind of female empowerment angle, but it did not feel that way to me. At the end, it just seemed kind of dark and nihilistic, that there’s no hope for survivors while they are alive.

 
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Don Quixote said:
I’m almost up to La Dolce Vita in the Fellini set. Looking forward to that one a re-watch.  

Currently in the middle of the “trilogy of loneliness.”  Watched both La Strada and Il Bidone last week with Nights of Cabiria up next. It had been awhile since I had seen La Strada — Anthony Quinn just outstanding, and that Nino Rota music is timeless.

Il Bidone was a new one for me.  It is a pretty simple story about con men, but pretty well done. Broderick Crawford’s performance was a standout. Probably the least well known of those three films, but I think that is more because of the reputation of the other two, as a pretty good flick in its own right.
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Watching Il Bidone now and I don’t think it really registered when I read this that Broderick Brawford ( and Richard Baseheart) are in a Fellini movie. I am really liking this. Con men come to the world of La Dolce Vita. Something about that era of Italy, the champagne, parties, Negronis and fashion are just so cool.

 
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Don Quixote said:
I watched Promising Young Woman last night. One of the Oscar Best Picture nominees. Rape-revenge film, dealing with  rape culture and toxic masculinity. Interesting stylistically, but I think it missed its message. I think they were trying to give it some kind of female empowerment angle, but it did not feel that way to me. At the end, it just seemed kind of dark and nihilistic, that there’s no hope for survivors while they are alive.
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I didn’t get a female empowerment angle out of this movie, though that doesn’t mean they weren’t trying to do that.  Just not what I took out.  Agree that it was stylistically interesting and IMO bold.  Phenomenal lead performance.

 
krista4 said:
I didn’t get a female empowerment angle out of this movie, though that doesn’t mean they weren’t trying to do that.  Just not what I took out.  Agree that it was stylistically interesting and IMO bold.  Phenomenal lead performance.
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Mulligan was great and really carried the movie for me. I thought casting was all-around good too —the male casting choices were pretty good too, as were generally the “nice guys” that you associate from other movies/TV and added a bit of a jarring effect with their actions.

I was just reading some reviews and articles and it does some like the ending is a bit divisive.  I do have a better appreciation for it though after reading some interviews with Fennell, and trying to avoid or subvert the traditional cliches and clean endings in revenge movies like that.

So, it seems like that was her intent (and carried that out effectively), and may just be others that I’ve heard trying to put the “empowerment” spin that caused me to have that misconception going into it.

 
Don Quixote said:
Mulligan was great and really carried the movie for me. I thought casting was all-around good too —the male casting choices were pretty good too, as were generally the “nice guys” that you associate from other movies/TV and added a bit of a jarring effect with their actions.

I was just reading some reviews and articles and it does some like the ending is a bit divisive.  I do have a better appreciation for it though after reading some interviews with Fennell, and trying to avoid or subvert the traditional cliches and clean endings in revenge movies like that.

So, it seems like that was her intent (and carried that out effectively), and may just be others that I’ve heard trying to put the “empowerment” spin that caused me to have that misconception going into it.
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Interesting - I will have to read some interviews with her.  Agree with you that all the casting was terrific.  I thought her parents were great, too.

 
wikkidpissah said:
surprised you aint all-in on Kunstler, though. law is an essentially conservative thing, and Bill Kunstler was the only leftist i ever saw work his art without the pleading. rather, cases won with the chilly clarity in which code is conceived. no slippery slopes. solid ground or fatal cliffs. bang goes the gavel.

should it please the krista, i shall enter into evidence this exhibit, showing Mr. Kunstler unraveling the elitist smarm of one William F. Buckley. perhaps, though, Exhibit B, an excerpt from his daughters' documentary on Mr Kunstler (Disturbing the Universe, available on Prime, i understand) tells an even more poignant tale. i rest my morbidly obese case.
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By the way, I forgot to thank you for pulling and posting these.  Grazie!

 
“Operation Varsity Blues” a doc about the college admissions scandal. Pretty well done. I didn’t know the level this reached, lots of folks in on this scam.

 
Evidently I'm years and years behind, but just watched 500 Days of Summer last night and really liked it.  It wasn't perfect -- the movie needed more of the best friend and younger sister as comedic relief, and one small piece of the ending was stupid -- but it felt like a movie that lined up with how I've felt or how a bunch of my friends have felt back in the early days of dating.

 
KarmaPolice said:
:lol:  

I felt like I was in bizzaro world popping in that thread and seeing all the positive reviews.  
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Yea, different strokes and all I guess. I like Batman, I like marvel movies (for the most part)...but this movie was atrocious. I really can’t think of one redeemable thing about it. Why make a comic book movie and have it be so grim? There was nothing fun about it. 
 

My wife popped in for like hour 3 (watched it literally over 4 days) and said “is there ever daylight where these people live?” :lmao:  

 
Two excellent FX series to recommend:

Feud
The biopic about Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Wonderful, funny, and tragic. 

Snowfall
I'm only half way through season one, but I'm starting to love this early 80s show about the drug trade. 

...and just to pimp something I've preached about before, here's a great show I'll guess almost no one has seen:

Trust
The beautiful, dramatic, one of a kind retelling of the kidnapping of media giant J. Paul Getty's grandson. Donald Sutherland, Hillary Swank, Harris Dickenson, and Brendan Fraser are all brilliant. Forget about the TV category, this is better than most films I've watched over the last 10 years. 

 
Lucky on Shudder was interesting. Not sure I would recommend it though. It is an interesting take on the whole masculine toxicity thing. Was kind of fun trying to figure out what was going on. I thought I had it but they tricked me.

 
LA Confidential little a little noir fire for me, so I have been going back though some new and old ones and trying to fill in some gaps in my watching.  In the last couple nights I watched Brick and In a Lonely Place.    Brick left me with a similar feeling that LaC did - I think I appreciated the style more than I liked the movie.   Still liked it overall, but overall it was a battle of thoughts for me.  While I liked the idea of a HS setting for a noir, I think it also felt a bit too unrealistic for me with the situations that were going on.  While I liked the style of the dialogue it kept me at arm's length a bit as I had trouble following it.    In a Lonely Place I had forgot that I watched :bag:, but instantly got sucked in.  Great movie, and love Gloria Grahame in this.  Fantastic first few scenes with her in it - just love that character.  

I have a few coming in from the library - Third Man, Big Sleep, Gilda, Kiss Me Deadly, and a couple others.  While I wait I think it's Maltese Falcon and Sunset Blvd as the options on streaming that aren't a paid rental.  

 
Recent watches 

Borat 2: it’s fine whatever, laughed some but not merely as much as the first 

The Gold Rush (42 version): I had never see the Chaplin re-edit of the film. Seemed like a good way to intro little kids to full length Chaplin but other than the great score Chaplin composed for it, this is the lesser version of the film 

As Tears Go By: @Don Quixote the WKW box set came and it’s gorgeous. This is his first movie and I dig the 80s fashion and synth heaven score but it’s 1/3 awesome love story and 2/3 clunky gangster movie. Good stuff but only hints of the future. 

 
Ilov80s said:
Recent watches 

As Tears Go By: @Don Quixote the WKW box set came and it’s gorgeous. This is his first movie and I dig the 80s fashion and synth heaven score but it’s 1/3 awesome love story and 2/3 clunky gangster movie. Good stuff but only hints of the future. 
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I mentioned my love of Fallen Angels...which immediately went and stayed as a top 10 movie for me when I saw it. But I haven't revisited it since it came out, and I have no idea how it holds up...very curious to hear your thoughts when you get to it.

 
Ilov80s said:
Have not, were they any good?
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I loved them for what they were.   I am talking Kong Skull Island and Godzilla: King of Monsters, and I am 90% sure those are the tie ins.  I believe both are on HBO Max if you want to catch up on the backstory ;)  

Nothing else the parade of awesome actors is something to behold for popcorn flicks like this.   Kong had Samuel L, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John C Reilly.   Godzilla has Vera Farmiga, Brad Whitford, Charles Dance, Kyle Chandler, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe.   Just a parade of fun characters.     About the only one I don't dig is Millie Bobby Brown - she bugs me for some reason.    

GvK doesn't look as star studded, so we will see.  I will be watching next week.  

 
KarmaPolice said:
I loved them for what they were.   I am talking Kong Skull Island and Godzilla: King of Monsters, and I am 90% sure those are the tie ins.  I believe both are on HBO Max if you want to catch up on the backstory ;)  

Nothing else the parade of awesome actors is something to behold for popcorn flicks like this.   Kong had Samuel L, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John C Reilly.   Godzilla has Vera Farmiga, Brad Whitford, Charles Dance, Kyle Chandler, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe.   Just a parade of fun characters.     About the only one I don't dig is Millie Bobby Brown - she bugs me for some reason.    

GvK doesn't look as star studded, so we will see.  I will be watching next week.  
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Nice.I assume I need to watch them so I am not totally lost with the plot on GvK.

 
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