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Furiosa - a true Mad Max? | Review
It’s pronounced furi-OH-sa, not furi-oh-SAAH!
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The Fall Guy | Review
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A little late with this one-I've gotten caught up with exams and end-of-the-school-year stuff. But this was a great film to return to!
A Month of Latin American Cinema | Ranked
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Here is the list of the Latin American films I watched last month, in order of when I watched them: 1. Pan's Labyrinth 2. No 3. Embrace of the Serpent 4. Y tu mama tambien 5. Nostalgia for the Light 6. City of God 7. The Secret in Their Eyes 8. Amores Perros 9. Los olvidados 10. Roma 11. Nine Queens 12. The Official Story 13. A Twelve-Year Night
The Company Called Glitch That Nobody and Everybody Wanted | Review
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Helloooo I was sent this upcoming independent feature for a review (and yes I'm being honest)! As of April, this film is now released! If you'd like to see more information about it, here's the Rotten Tomatoes page: www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_company_called_glitch_that_nobody_and_everybody_wanted
A Month of Japanese Cinema | Ranked
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Here is the list of all the films I watched last month, in the order i watched them: 1. Harakiri 2. Late Spring 3. Early Summer 4. Kwaidan 5. Sansho the Bailiff 6. Gate of Hell 7. The Human Condition I 8. The Human Condition II 9. The Human Condition III 10. Onibaba 11. Ugetsu 12. The Life of Oharu 13. Tokyo Story 14. Samurai Rebellion 15. Godzilla
Is the Beekeeper good? | Review
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This film is actually growing on me as time passes. Still keeping the same rating though!
Maestro | Review
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Please ignore my congestion lol
A Month of Kurosawa | Ranked
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Here are the 13 Kurosawas I watched last month (in order of when I did so): 1. Throne of Blood 2. Seven Samurai 3. Ikiru 4. Yojimbo 5. High and Low 6. Sanjuro 7. The Hidden Fortress 8. Kagemusha 9. Red Beard 10. Ran 11. Rashomon 12. Drunken Angel 13. Stray Dog Notes: I think Rashomon, Yojimbo, and High and Low are the most worth it to start watching Kurosawa with (in terms of time to value rati...
David Fincher's The Killer | Review
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Fincher fav made a new Fincher flick!
Fargo - worth the watch? | Review
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Frances McDormand deserves more appreciation.
Punch-Drunk Love is... | Review
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Adam Sandler PTA = a good movie?
Last Night in Soho | Review
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Welcome to YOUR last night in Soho!
Sweet Dreams | Horror Short Film (Cinestudy)
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A few years back, Cinestudy offered this free footage of a short horror for anyone to pick up and edit. This is my version. Horror Credits: Starring Brooke Curtis Mike Maletic and Jocelyn Tanis Director - Peter John Ross Cinematographer - Greg Sabo Producers - Peter John Ross Greg Sabo Co-Producer - Mike Maletic Camera Operators - Greg Sabo and Zacc Sabo Gaffer - Jon Spannhake Grips - Steve Ste...
Looking at Noir (and Neo-Noir) | Film Guide
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Noir gets very hard to say after a few times.

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  • @janebarry-fraundorf4623
    @janebarry-fraundorf4623 10 днів тому

    FANTASTIC Movie! Ryan Gosling is more GORGEOUS and better in this than pretty much any previous role! He was BORN to be play the Character of Colt Sievers!! A MUST see!! ❤😊

  • @yoavjacoby8246
    @yoavjacoby8246 12 днів тому

    My favorites are Ran, Yojimbo and Seven Samurai. Ran has this nightmarish, fever dream quality to it (not to say that the story is incoherent), which fills you with constant dread. At the same time its visuals are so striking and beautiful, especially that one scene of the samurai killing the fox wife after she led them to ruin. I love Yojimbo mainly because of Toshiro Mifune's excellent character. (In general everything about that movie is excellent, but that umph you said was missing, for me, at least, is the main character.) Seven Samurai has a very playful quality to it. It's a bit hard to explain as it's a serious movie, but I love all the tricks and strategies, and the dynamics between the characters, amd all the characters. It's a bit of a comfort movie for me, strangely enough. It sort of feels like I'm reading an epic fantasy series, with all the different character arcs happening simultaneously and intertwining with an overarching plot. So, yeah :)

  • @elocrellim
    @elocrellim 14 днів тому

    You should watch The Road Warrior at least. It's amazing.

  • @abominabelle
    @abominabelle 15 днів тому

    Quit with this sequels and universes garbage finally!! Make last one with Gibson as himself dying to close the saga forever and employ your useless cholesterol massas in coming up with something fresh and new!! If it is sequel to anything, avoid per definition.

  • @Beet5090
    @Beet5090 17 днів тому

    Furiosa was never meant to be a "true Mad Max" it's no longer a western, no longer Max's story. It's Furiosa's story. It's a character study. A story to develop the lore. And, let's face it, an excuse for the universe to appeal more to the average Marvel Universe enjoyer. Is that a good thing? Not entirely. Furiosa does not have the same standalone power as Fury Road, and it certainly does not have the same classic, pure charm the original 3 have. But it IS good. Appealing to new audiences as well as fleshing out the stories of fantastic characters and solidifying the connection felt by viewers who watched because they loved Fury Road.

  • @notreyreyes
    @notreyreyes 18 днів тому

    Need more feminine raging hero’s in masculine worlds

  • @unworthy.potato
    @unworthy.potato 18 днів тому

    Furiosa was the first mad max movie I’ve seen, and it’s just drawn me in completely. I fallen in love with the world, not with max, which is why I think I’m one of the few that liked furiosa more that fury road

    • @abominabelle
      @abominabelle 15 днів тому

      forgot your medication again??

    • @dannyknightblade4592
      @dannyknightblade4592 15 днів тому

      ​@@abominabelle There's nothing wrong with someone enjoying Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga more than Mad Max: Fury Road. Everyone isn't the same person and doesn't have to have the exact same opinion.

    • @unworthy.potato
      @unworthy.potato 15 днів тому

      @@abominabelle the movie is more similar to max max, and thunder dome that it does with road warrior and fury road. It’s a good movie, it takes its time to develop characters. Personally I like slow movies and media. The only real issue I’ve heard people talk about is the pacing of the movie (I’m not gonna count the pretty decent CGI, as seemingly no company can make it good nowadays)

  • @gilbertobrandina9487
    @gilbertobrandina9487 18 днів тому

    You should really at least watch the original Mad Max before reviewing this last movie. You would understand why those fans could not care for a story without the main protagonist.

    • @oerthling
      @oerthling 18 днів тому

      Im one of those fans and completely disagree. I have no problem enjoying them.

    • @gilbertobrandina9487
      @gilbertobrandina9487 18 днів тому

      @@oerthling Then you should understand you are the minority. I have no problem with disagreements over taste. But I Will not let you twist facts. The original fans did not ask for this movie, and it seems nobody else appparently.

    • @oerthling
      @oerthling 18 днів тому

      ​@gilbertobrandina9487 Fact is that neither of us know which percentage share your opinion. You no doubt saw some people online agreeing with you and assumed that thus is the majority. But such self selected "polls" are statistically worthless. You might be right, you might be wrong - you don't know because you don't have access to a proper poll. Claiming your unverified opinion as fact while accusing others of twisting them is pretty rich. Either way, you try to represent "the fans" and regardless of whether a majority shares your opinion, all you can really represent is your own opinion and those who agree with you. Furiosa is a superfluous, but nice and entertaining prequel to the Furiosa character. Why that bothers you and you feel the need need to gatekeep I don't get.

    • @gilbertobrandina9487
      @gilbertobrandina9487 18 днів тому

      @@oerthling The movie flopped! It literally means audiences did not bother. That is a fact. Not subjective at all. You liked, that should be fine for you. But coping and denial are not cool.

    • @oerthling
      @oerthling 18 днів тому

      ​@@gilbertobrandina9487 Disappointing ticket sales doesn't mean you can just assume the reasons for people staying away. I called it superfluous above because it doesn't really add very much. It's a cool action movie with great cast, but it tells us a story that we roughly already knew from Fury Road and just adds some detail. So perhaps people didn't bother to see it for similar reasons Solo disappointed. Solo was a nice scifi adventure movie, but it didn't add much and gave us details (why is he called Han Solo, how did he meet Lando). Similarly Furiosa gives us details for Fury Road that nobody really missed. A sequel with Furiosa and some new interesting story that we know nothing about would have been way more interesting. Also cinema is generally in trouble. Ticket prices are high, many modern cinemas don't provide a great cinema experience, money is tight for many and plenty of people just watch movies at home nowadays with extremely large screens and good sound systems and cheap snacks. I bet everybody and his brother eventually watches it in streaming later. Furiosa isn't the first movie that struggles in recent years and won't be the last.

  • @guyjperson
    @guyjperson 19 днів тому

    Great review. I didn't mind the film. There were some great sequences, and the transition from the young Furiosa to Taylor-Joy's version was well done. I could've used more of the relationship between her and Not Max. Some big things get skipped over too fast. I'm also not thrilled that someone in her hippy commune named her Furiosa. I was sure that was some later naming. The movie is bombing, and doesn't deserve that. But Fury Road was better

  • @takuid
    @takuid 20 днів тому

    all style no substance...Fury Road was much MUCH better.

    • @basementmadetapes
      @basementmadetapes 19 днів тому

      Hard disagree. This was a character study. A different kind of film

    • @RedDeadAuto1
      @RedDeadAuto1 19 днів тому

      You didnt watch the movie if thats what you had to say about it

    • @takuid
      @takuid 19 днів тому

      @@RedDeadAuto1an unrealistic film made for superhero movie fans. suspension of disbelief was gone in multiple sequences. Furiosa, who almost died from a single stab wound in Fury Road, is suddenly superhuman in her youth, cutting off her own arm by tugging on it, somehow escaping 4-5 deep motorcycle death circle without being noticed and surviving a day+ alone in the desert without an arm. omg brah, I get it you guys buy into any and every hype but this shit was stupid. terrible villain who is not even aware of Furiosa's continuing existence half the film until the last 3 mins, cliche after cliche finalized by "you and I, we are actually the same" from the so-called villain..at no point is Dementus a real threat except that one time when she just performs a miracle and escapes into thin air. Brilliant character study stuff lmao. there :) I can go on but you know what, enjoy the flop..

    • @tjbrody
      @tjbrody 18 днів тому

      @@takuidcalling Dementus a terrible villain just shows you either didn’t watch the movie or are being disingenuous. Other than the first meeting with Immortan Joe, he’s able to outsmart all of the warlords multiple times. Even comparing him to Humungous from Road Warrior, Dementus is more thought out, better back story, better character development, better motives. Most action movies don’t bother doing any of this for the villain

    • @RedDeadAuto1
      @RedDeadAuto1 17 днів тому

      @@takuid lmao youre the one upset here, I enjoyed my time. Keep crying lil bro 😂

  • @showbizroxs
    @showbizroxs 20 днів тому

    His last three films Dreams, Rhapsody in August, and Madadayo may be lesser Kurosawa but peaceful and have more simplicity

  • @heinrichvon
    @heinrichvon 24 дні тому

    All these films are super-familiar to me, but I nevertheless enjoyed re-seeing them through your eyes. You mentioned that none of the films are happy, but that's one of the things I respect about the Japanese movie audience: their acceptance of unhappy endings. However, you should definitely re-watch Sansho the Bailiff, which is one of my favorite movies of all time. I'm reasonably sure that you'll rate it higher the second time than you do here.

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 17 днів тому

      I'm very glad that you enjoyed hearing my thoughts on these films! I also love the tragic arc of many of these works and that's something I've always appreciated about Sansho, even though I didn't get it the first time. I still think about a lot, so I am due for a rewatch of it!

  • @gab_gallard
    @gab_gallard 25 днів тому

    Besides Miyazaki you should checkout the filmography of Isao Takahata, Ghibli's co-founder and (imo) the best filmmaker out of the Ghibli roaster. His output is less whimsical/fantastic than Miyazaki, and way more rooted in the hardships of reality, and of types of stories that are unapologetically Japanese in themes and tone. He is mostly known for Grave of the Fireflies, but my favorite from his are Only Yesterday and The Tale of Princess Kaguya (which is also my favorite animated movie ever). You should probably do a whole month of Studio Ghibli to be honest.

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 17 днів тому

      A Month of Studio Ghibli is a great idea, I'm not sure how I haven't thought of that before! I think Takahata's work could be a great balance against Miyazaki and suit more of my style (although I've only seen Miyazaki's Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro and enjoyed/appreciated both). I've also heard a lot about Grave of the Fireflies, so that might be bumped up on my watchlist!

  • @alexandre-fu6zd
    @alexandre-fu6zd 29 днів тому

    your channel is SO underrated i swear, im in love with your videos

  • @kyyy8821
    @kyyy8821 Місяць тому

    I see you said in the description you have exams. Do u mind me asking how old you are, and what country are u living in? nice vid

  • @shinra05
    @shinra05 Місяць тому

    cool channel

  • @Lyanraw
    @Lyanraw Місяць тому

    Loved every second

  • @andrewmilesbroughton8222
    @andrewmilesbroughton8222 Місяць тому

    Great review, thank you!

  • @WilliamTheMovieFan
    @WilliamTheMovieFan Місяць тому

    Excellent reviews! I’ve always liked his later film, Dreams. It too is a collection of short stories told in vivid color.

  • @benjaminhertzog5951
    @benjaminhertzog5951 Місяць тому

    Do you have a Letterboxd?

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ Місяць тому

      I do! It’s @christina_le! Sorry for the late response, I’d responded to this way back but for some reason that comment disappeared?

    • @benjaminhertzog5951
      @benjaminhertzog5951 Місяць тому

      @@Cinematographs_ thanks so much!

  • @Phurfee
    @Phurfee Місяць тому

    It's garbage

  • @alemmingsdeath
    @alemmingsdeath 2 місяці тому

    Don't deprive yourself of Dreams and Madadayo (his last film). Though vastly different from each other, they are both insightfully penetrating into the artist's opus. That sounds pretentious, but I stand by it. Great video.

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      Thank you! I've heard of Dreams, and I would love to see it. I'm interested in Madadayo now, especially because most of what I watched was earlier on/middle of his career.

    • @alemmingsdeath
      @alemmingsdeath 2 місяці тому

      @@Cinematographs_ Madadayo is a little slow, but much like Ikiru, it's an insight into his ken of life (and career). Underrated for sure.

    • @showbizroxs
      @showbizroxs 20 днів тому

      ​@@Cinematographs_Dreams is on YT and it's visually beautiful

  • @AkumaQiu
    @AkumaQiu 2 місяці тому

    When you said mid 1900s I almost died laughing haha. Great List/Great commentary. I'm gonna rewatch all these again. Would recommend Terry Gilliam (Brazil/ 12 Monkeys) (BRUHHH, BRAZIL) or Verhoeven Month. (Robocop/ Total Recall/ Basic Instinct/Starship Troopers)

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      Will definitely look into those and see! Having a Brazil Month is guaranteed to happen eventually!

  • @JuanHernandez-me5gw
    @JuanHernandez-me5gw 2 місяці тому

    la historia oficial fuck yeah amazing movie

  • @andydufresnefromshawshank5866
    @andydufresnefromshawshank5866 2 місяці тому

    I’ve only seen 5 of these movies. I’ll even rank them from 5th best to my favorite. 5. Ugetsu 4. Late Spring 3. Godzilla 2. Tokyo Story 1. Harakiri I think Harakiri is the best of the bunch. One of my favorite movies of all time! I so badly want to watch The Human Condition trilogy 😊

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      Definitely give The Human Condition a try, especially if you love Harakiri! Though The Human Condition is slightly muddier visually, it is still beautiful and shares similar social criticism as Harakiri!

    • @andydufresnefromshawshank5866
      @andydufresnefromshawshank5866 2 місяці тому

      @@Cinematographs_ couldn’t find it on anything so I bought a physical copy of the trilogy. Thank you for the tip, it’s funny you got me into watching Tokyo Story again when you were talking about it in your video. I also think personally that a film doesn’t need social commentary in order for it to be a great film. I look more into the how well the editing is, the writing/storytelling, the characters, the pacing, and if the film does have a social commentary, I see how well executed it is. Is it subtle like Star Wars A New Hope or does it beat you over the head like Star Wars The Last Jedi. I do appreciate it when a film can do both well.

  • @lancelloti.
    @lancelloti. 2 місяці тому

    Hello! As someone from Latin America, it's very gratifying to see our cinema being discussed in different regions :) I'd recommend a director who, in my opinion, is one of the most interesting ones, the Argentine Lucrecia Martel, especially her first film "La Ciénaga", which marked a before and after in Latin American cinema. You might also be interested in the Uruguayan film "25 Watts", very much in the style of Jim Jarmusch. Both were fundamental for the development of Latin American cinema from the 2000s onwards. I'm also starting to upload videos about cinema, and seeing content like yours is very refreshing. Greetings!

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      I'm very happy to hear that you enjoyed the video! My main goal with the series is to explore my "blind spots" in film, and this region was definitely that for me. Such a unique perspective on film and storytelling. And thanks for recommending me some films! They've been added to my watchlist, and I'm really interested in seeing their influence on Latin American cinema. I just watched one of your videos (the Come and See one), and I love your editing style and how informative it was. Will definitely be viewing more of your stuff!

  • @gahan101
    @gahan101 2 місяці тому

    It was a mess. Unfunny, messy film. While it's supposed to take place in 1999,it feels more like the... 70's! The clothes,people's looks, the overall ambiance...

  • @finickiest4940
    @finickiest4940 2 місяці тому

    This series is a banger

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      Thank you, that means a lot! I also love your profile pic lmao

    • @finickiest4940
      @finickiest4940 2 місяці тому

      @@Cinematographs_ You got a Letterboxd?

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      @@finickiest4940 Yes! It's @christina_le

  • @utkarshmeena7838
    @utkarshmeena7838 2 місяці тому

    Thanks, will try to watch some of the films mentioned here this month.

  • @swdude601
    @swdude601 2 місяці тому

    Just started a similar exploration of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema and I’m definitely adding some of these to my watch list. Do you recommend watching the films of the same director back to back or all films in order of release (alternating directors)? Great video!

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      I’m glad to see that you are interested in some of these films and I’d love to know what you think of them after you finish watching! Honestly, I think I would recommend alternating directors when going through it-it helps keep the experience fresher and makes it easier to distinguish between films, if they aren’t of similar styles or themes. In general, I watch the same director back to back if the films are part of a trilogy/series, but I try to add the most variety throughout the month by switching gears. That way, I don’t feel tired/overexposed (because many directors share similar messages and themes throughout most of their work). I think watching the films in order of release would be great (I’d never thought of doing it like that before, though I feel like that’s most efficient). You could get a feel for the direction in which Japanese cinema evolved over the years. The only time I’ve ever stuck with one director is if I really want to get immersed in their work and know I enjoy them a lot. Otherwise, alternating directors is a great way to go. I hope you have fun looking into the Golden Age!

  • @theunbearables
    @theunbearables 2 місяці тому

    it was sort of designed to tell how easily exploitable our convenient world according to fincher himself in some interview I recall, but aside from that it doesn't leave me speechless like his other films after a while

  • @garyrobinson8665
    @garyrobinson8665 2 місяці тому

    I loved this video. Japanese cinema is the best. I recommend the warped ones 1960, okaasan 1953 and the ballad of narayama 1958. Also if you liked onibaba i highly recommend kuroneko 1968. Its from the same director. All very different from each other.

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      Thank you! And I’ve looked at all of those films and added them to my watchlist; I feel as if the Ballad of Narayama is right up my alley!

    • @garyrobinson8665
      @garyrobinson8665 2 місяці тому

      @@Cinematographs_ its visually stunning and the story is gripping. Let me know what you thought of it. I'm so pleased you enjoyed The Life Of Oharu. I think its Mizoguchis best movie personally. Tokyo story is amazing of course. Late Autumn is my personal favourite Ozu film.

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      @@garyrobinson8665 I'm excited to watch it (probably later this week) and I will let you know my thoughts! The Life of Oharu felt like the most special Mizoguchi to me, with so much raw heart put into it. I heard about Late Autumn before, though I've never gotten around to it! I think eventually I'll have to make a Part Two to this video because there's so much more I want to watch and talk about.

    • @garyrobinson8665
      @garyrobinson8665 2 місяці тому

      @@Cinematographs_ cool please do a part two. Oharu made me cry. Its very bleak. I love Kinuyo Tanaka. She is in Okaasan or mother 1953 directed by Mikio Naruse. I recommended it. Its another sad tale but it also has quite a few uplifting moments. Ugetsu and Sansho were both overrated but I agree with you the endings were great. I won't recommend anymore movies I'm sure you have plenty to watch i could recommend dozens more.

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      ​@@garyrobinson8665 No such thing as too many movies for the watchlist ☺I appreciate the help a lot and am looking forward to creating a new list for an eventual part two!

  • @Martinmd12-zt7vu
    @Martinmd12-zt7vu 2 місяці тому

    I love the attention given to Japanese cinema. You could honestly make a strong case that 1950s Japanese cinema was the greatest era in film history. Because there were many filmmakers that were so distinctly different from one another, but all made amazing movies.

  • @chloboshoka
    @chloboshoka 2 місяці тому

    I wanted to know if Curly was ever saved and if Miley's Cameo would lead to the girls meeting her.

  • @das_hans
    @das_hans 2 місяці тому

    It’s always an ensemble cast and this is definitely the first female dominant one. But over all I think the Coen brothers are pretty good about diverse castings. No country for old men is the most masculine one the rest tend to have a pretty even mix of genders and personalities. The big Lebowski is basically a feminist film. I’m not trying to take away from the argument I just don’t think it’s as big of a shift in subject matter as is implied at the beginning.

  • @finickiest4940
    @finickiest4940 2 місяці тому

    It isn’t faithfully a Japanese film, but Mishima: a Life in Four Chapters has gotta be one of my favorites of all time. Check it out for perhaps the most meticulously crafted film from the 80s.

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      Will definitely be adding to the watchlist!

  • @colin555
    @colin555 2 місяці тому

    Great review! Very balanced and maybe a little generous because I felt the film totally lacked anything that engaged me - slick car commercials can be more engaging. And apparently the budget was 175 million USD according to what I read!?

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      Thank you so much! I laughed out loud at the slick car commercials comment. Story wise, I wasn’t really invested, but something about the cinematography put me in a trance that made it easier to get through. I wonder if 175 million is the highest budget Fincher has ever worked with-if so, I’d like to see what he does with that type of budget again with more of a “classic” Fincher narrative.

  • @stephenoconnor4029
    @stephenoconnor4029 2 місяці тому

    Just saw it and loved it. It's just one of those movies. it's better to roll with to enjoy watching. It reminds me a lot of a film called (Every which way but Lose) where it's just about having fun.

  • @sarahsue42
    @sarahsue42 2 місяці тому

    Loved the movie and I'm late 50s dyke who remembers the bars of the 80s/90s...silly,trashy,sexy.. don't take it too seriously lady,its just entertainment

  • @Dej24601
    @Dej24601 2 місяці тому

    I don’t understand why the word “slow” is used as a negative description in film. To me, “fast” is more negative. I appreciate the time allowed for me to absorb every detail shown on screen, listen to every sound or piece of music, watch the actors’ faces and body language, or simply take time to digest everything I had seen in this and previous scenes. The addiction today to hyper frenetic action, constant quick cuts, and unending movement seem to be due to compensate for a lack of acting prowess, for lackluster scripts, and a tendency to ignore depth of frame set-ups in favor of editing and overall techniques that hit the brain and body with adrenalin or serotonin rushes. Who decided that “slow” rates a negative reaction, whereas “fast” does not? A scene of Toshiro Mifune slowly walking (in any film) or the sister in “Sansho” slowly walking into the lake or Setsuko’s face watching a Noh play are more dramatic and interesting than the back & forth rapid cuts seen in any film made today. Traditional Japanese theatre is in essence “slow” but requires & allows for attention, patience and immersion; similarly traditional Japanese art is spare, minimalist and more effectively contrasts details with emptiness. Scenes in a film may be “slow,” but that should not be considered a characteristic any more critical than describing a scene as colorful, frightening or humorous. It is a quality and as essential to a particular story or character development or a situation as any other description.

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 2 місяці тому

      For me, both fast and slow have their places in certain types of films. I do agree in saying that films nowadays have shifted to quick cuts, and I read somewhere that the average shot length has decreased drastically from the 1900s to now. I don’t particularly see slow as negative in itself-for example, Ozu’s slow, meditative approach has really made an impression on me, and I love the fluidity of Kurosawa’s unbroken takes, especially in something like Red Beard or Seven Samurai, some of his longest works. Most of the time, I refer to something as “slow” negatively when I feel like the film/narrative isn’t moving quickly enough to capture my attention, not just in the nature of the editing itself. Though I feel as if “slow” having a negative connotation came with (or was sped up by) the rise of short form content and instant gratification-ten second Tiktoks, UA-cam shorts, etc. Unfortunately, this probably discourages the style found often in Japanese cinema where you let the feelings of the film wash over you as the story progresses, which is a shame.

  • @username_boy
    @username_boy 2 місяці тому

    Ive been obsessed with japannese cinema recently. I recommend: Shoplifters, Cure, Kairo, perfect blue, All about lily Chou-chou, Ringu, tampopo

  • @fabianafab598
    @fabianafab598 3 місяці тому

    I loved It its perfect

  • @user-zv7lm8uk7h
    @user-zv7lm8uk7h 3 місяці тому

    This is what happens when a pothead makes a movie.

  • @retlwiz
    @retlwiz 3 місяці тому

    Looking at the trailer, which I've seen a couple of times, I'd definitely say it is very "Coen-like" but in their more zany mode, like "Burn Before Reading", though it sounds from what you are saying that it's more wacky. It's a shame to me that the brothers have stopped making films together, but then maybe they've said what they have to say and we are lucky they made such great stuff 15 or 20 years ago. I might even give this a look in a cinema.

  • @originalhgc
    @originalhgc 3 місяці тому

    "... because certain expectations." Honestly, ,the only expectation I had was for the movie not to suck. No matter who directed it, it's a very, very bad and unfunny too. As for the sex scenes, they were very un-sexy. And as for Qualley's accent, I never got used to it; it only got worse. The only good scene was the trampoline scene (the first time, not when Coen went back for more).

  • @BigBlobProductions
    @BigBlobProductions 3 місяці тому

    What I think is unfortunate is that Ethan and Joel are constantly being compared against their work as a duo when they are trying to discover their own individual voices. We need to allow them to explore and be themselves on their own and judge them on their own credit and not compare them to something they are trying not to be.

  • @utkarshmeena7838
    @utkarshmeena7838 3 місяці тому

    You should definitely watch love exposure, it is bonkers!

  • @hyenkgannon8929
    @hyenkgannon8929 3 місяці тому

    Good video 👍

  • @herzogesque
    @herzogesque 3 місяці тому

    i also recommend the films from the new japanese wave , like Woman in the Dunes, Face of Another, Branded to Kill ,Vengeance is Mine, Intentions of Murder, Throw away your books rally in the streets , Pastoral to die in the country , Pale Flower, Tokyo Drifter, Pigs and battleship ,funeral parade of roses , the naked island , eros+massacre , death by hanging , in the realm of senses and sooo on :))

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 3 місяці тому

      All added to my watchlist!! I'll eventually have to do a part two to my A Month of Japanese Cinema 😊

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 3 місяці тому

      Also The Face of Another looks traumatic omg

    • @garyrobinson8665
      @garyrobinson8665 2 місяці тому

      Face Of Another is amazing. So is The Naked Island.

  • @herzogesque
    @herzogesque 3 місяці тому

    onibaba is my favorite from those 15 that you've seen ,but all of them are incredible. Amazing clip btw .

    • @Cinematographs_
      @Cinematographs_ 3 місяці тому

      Onibaba surprised me with how simple and easy to watch it is, while still being effective. I feel like anyone could pick it up and enjoy it!