PADYBU

6y

Wealthy Frenchmen hold a weekly contest to see who can invite the biggest idiot to their dinner parties.

seven and a half / ten

flexistentialcrine

6y

that nikka zwigoff can't do wrong , love this one

Einfinet

6y

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Another long update, this was a great week compared to last update I think!

Baraka (1992) 10

like koyaanisqatsi, only much better, to put it simly. God, it's pretty incredible to get the feeling that a movie might be something special like 15-20 minutes in, and then see it not only maintain that momentum but actually raise it. I felt like this movie legitimately KNEW that it was kicking s*** into another stratosphere with its handling of musical-cinematic rhythm, at times I almost wanted the crew to quit showing off. Watching this was a special experience. I mean, it's not subtle at all with the atmosphere it brings in, and some people might find its combination of style and cultural voyeurism to be a bit crass, but I f*** with this all the way.

Miami Vice (2006) 8

I feel like some people talk a storm up into their own ass with the 'otherworldly' feeling this film's combination of stellar cinematography and lackluster acting/plot developments produces. I don't want to make excuses for how poor the acting is, how overlong this bloodless (metaphorically) story runs. It just looks phenomenal. I feel fine leaving it at that. Though occasionally I do think there's something more (especially with the use of technology in the film). F***. 10/10 visuals 5/10 for basically everything else. Oh, and I'm giving a good score despite the soundtrack f***ing blowing so hard, it almost ruined everything the film was doing with its atmosphere. That's how engaging the visual texture is.

Army of Shadows (1969) 7.5

I'm not a big Melville fan; I thought this film might've turned things around but then I rewatched the samurai movie, which is still pretty lacking. So this is a bit of an outlier. I think the war-time context gave me something to grasp onto alongside the set composition, which is quite nice.

Under the Shadow (2016) 6

The contextual tension had a lot of potential, but the scares suck ass. And there's zero style to the direction.

Ugetsu (1953) 10

Another incredible film. Pretty sure everything here is basically perfect. Possibly the best folkloric tale I've seen put to motion picture.

Crumb (1994) 8

Mental illness abounds

Vampyr (1932) 7.5

Really cool - obviously I'm just getting a little tired of typing at this point.

The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) 6

I liked the storytelling method, but I hated the main actress. She just has an annoying face I think. Not good for this type of role, it was just frustrating to watch her.

The Defiant Ones (1958) 6.5

I like the chemistry between Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis. A mostly cute, inoffensive movie. Looks very good at times. I rememeber Baldwin had some thoughts on this movie, he might've hated it (or at least the ending, which I can understand), but I'm mostly fine with how things went.

Elric

6y

Walter Hustons old coot prospector is legendary

Einfinet

6y

I couldn't make sense of his character. He seemed both untrustworthy and endearing? In fact, I only just now begin to feel like, even though I felt good about him at the end, maybe things wouldn't have ended the way they did between the two young guys if it weren't for the old man's games? He certainly fanned the flames between them a bit... but maybe that's just life in the wild. He reminded me of Defoe in Lighthouse a bit

flexistentialcrine

6y

wait why this sound hilarious as f***

Campari

6y

Holy f*** go watch a comedy or something my g these are too many depressing ass movies consecutively

Milly

6y

Moonlight | 9/10

Rewatch

dundis

6y

only one that was depressing was memories of murder n maybe oldboy tbh. the rest were a breeze