Lanthimos will be on my radar forever. As for the remake, the director of the original has only made two other movies in 23 years. I've seen them and '1987: When the Day Comes' is recommended.
'Heads of State' is dumb comedy but it's funnier than it initially looked. I partly give credit to the crazy idea of the US president and Brit prime minister being buddy cop action heroes whilst being horrified that it's a propaganda movie about their countries being the good guys saving holy NATO from a version of the Republicans. It's rare to see what feels like a funded movie using comedy instead of free military equipment e.g. 'Top Gun'.
Oh, I like that Dead Mail trailer, thanx! I guess I just wasn’t in the mood for Heads of State, but for someone who is an activist you watch an awful lot of propaganda movies :-) perhaps we can save ‘Holy NATO’ together next time! I tried watching Shadow Force this morning but it’s even worse. Where did you go, Joe Carnahan?!
I share TV time with another who loves dumb movies. The advantage is that I sometimes enjoy something I would have skipped. 'Deep Cover', the Brit comedy action, made me smile. Disney's 'Sea Lions of the Galapagos' is one of the year's highlights.
For thriller, 'The Rule of Jenny Pen'.
For horror, after 'Dead Mail', there's the low budget 'The Surrender'.
For indie, as already mentioned, 'Bob Trevino Likes It'. Add some quirkiness with 'Sew Torn'.
For foreign, 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl'
For one of the best performances, episode 5 of Black Mirror Season 7. It's called 'Eulogy' and features Paul Giamatti.
For series, 'The Pitt S1', though it feels more like an extended miniseries. I generally avoid hospital themes as they've been repeated but this was a speed ride with great acting.
For the "activism" angle, I urge you, above all, to see the miniseries 'Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes'. It's based on an aspect of the the 7/7 bombings.
I'm flooding you because I'm taking myself offline again. I scheduled posts for movies but nothing for politics. I hope to see 'Holy Cow', 'Santosh' 'Tokyo Cowboy', 'Universal Language' and 'Vietnam, Love Is the Final Destination', but will concentrate on old movies as a way to step back from modern problems e.g., Bruce Beresford and Sidney Lumet. My dumb quotient may be 'Flight of the Navigator' which becomes reason to double date with the documentary 'Life After the Navigator' (2020). Cheers.
Lanthimos will be on my radar forever. As for the remake, the director of the original has only made two other movies in 23 years. I've seen them and '1987: When the Day Comes' is recommended.
'Heads of State' is dumb comedy but it's funnier than it initially looked. I partly give credit to the crazy idea of the US president and Brit prime minister being buddy cop action heroes whilst being horrified that it's a propaganda movie about their countries being the good guys saving holy NATO from a version of the Republicans. It's rare to see what feels like a funded movie using comedy instead of free military equipment e.g. 'Top Gun'.
I give 'The Monkey' a 7/10, and it worked well as a 'double-billing' with the quirkier and smaller budgeted 'Dead Mail' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI3VcLtfusc.
Oh, I like that Dead Mail trailer, thanx! I guess I just wasn’t in the mood for Heads of State, but for someone who is an activist you watch an awful lot of propaganda movies :-) perhaps we can save ‘Holy NATO’ together next time! I tried watching Shadow Force this morning but it’s even worse. Where did you go, Joe Carnahan?!
I share TV time with another who loves dumb movies. The advantage is that I sometimes enjoy something I would have skipped. 'Deep Cover', the Brit comedy action, made me smile. Disney's 'Sea Lions of the Galapagos' is one of the year's highlights.
For thriller, 'The Rule of Jenny Pen'.
For horror, after 'Dead Mail', there's the low budget 'The Surrender'.
For indie, as already mentioned, 'Bob Trevino Likes It'. Add some quirkiness with 'Sew Torn'.
For foreign, 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl'
For one of the best performances, episode 5 of Black Mirror Season 7. It's called 'Eulogy' and features Paul Giamatti.
For series, 'The Pitt S1', though it feels more like an extended miniseries. I generally avoid hospital themes as they've been repeated but this was a speed ride with great acting.
For the "activism" angle, I urge you, above all, to see the miniseries 'Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes'. It's based on an aspect of the the 7/7 bombings.
I'm flooding you because I'm taking myself offline again. I scheduled posts for movies but nothing for politics. I hope to see 'Holy Cow', 'Santosh' 'Tokyo Cowboy', 'Universal Language' and 'Vietnam, Love Is the Final Destination', but will concentrate on old movies as a way to step back from modern problems e.g., Bruce Beresford and Sidney Lumet. My dumb quotient may be 'Flight of the Navigator' which becomes reason to double date with the documentary 'Life After the Navigator' (2020). Cheers.
Universal Language is on my list too! And I really like Sidney Lumet, I rue the day I loaned someone his book and then forgot who I loaned it to :-)
Take care, Mike!