Is there a romantic comedy where the leads are actually recognized in the movie as horrible people and end up together, happy in their awfulness? Asking because when I saw this question, I kept thinking how often I hate the lead characters in these movies even as the movies themselves insist that we are supposed to…

Blane - the perfect 80s movie character name.

RISE also has the greatest scene in the history of movies: when the apes tear through the office cubicles. I don't think I've ever watched anything as satisfying as that scene…

Whereas I see apes riding horses and firing machine guns and I think, why is this not in every movie? They can be as over-serious as they want to so long as they keep killing humans.

It's pretty rough but I'll admit that the "attempted Haneke" thing made me laugh.

This is far and away the best movie I've seen this year. It's admittedly not for everyone but I was totally on its wavelength from the start. Glad that Dowd called out the understated humor, as that's a big part of the appeal for me.

Firmly disagree. I thought Tarantino made excellent use of framing and increased detail provided by the format. Like PTA with The Master, he helped show that 70mm is not exclusive for landscape films, and can instead allow for a richer experience of an "intimate" film.

The foot chase is way better than all of the driving scenes. I was pretty underwhelmed by the movie, and the driving scenes never made me feel tense or nervous. There were some cool moves and shots, but nothing that made me feel like I was in the middle of a chase.

I've made this exact same point about B&S. I love them but in some ways they were so fully formed out of the gate that they never managed to make a song better than The State I Am In. Several that perhaps equal it, but none better.

Bears don't know from right turn on red!

I like watching how LA is portrayed so that's a big selling point, and I'm cool with a procedural cop show approach so I'll give it another look. The attitude felt a little forced to me in those initial episodes but that seems like the kind of thing that might settle down over time.

Good to hear. I started Bosch but got bored with it fast. I do recall that it was strikingly shot so maybe I should give it another chance.

Agreed. Torque is so gloriously over the top. It's close to being the Showgirls of action films.

The best thing about Nolan is his primary use of practical stunts and effects. His movies just automatically look better than most others on a similar scale for this reason.

Not exactly…

True, and that goes without saying for Reed in everything. That's an actor who knew how to enjoy a part.

I get that, because if you like what the film is trying to do, he's likely annoying as hell. I loved him because I thought the movie was disastrously over-serious, as was the fashion at the time.

Only by the hilariously overwrought Joaquin Phoenix performance. That guy knew how to treat the material. Too bad everyone else didn't get the memo, Scott included.

I'm still shocked at how bad the last Bourne film was. I mean, I had heard it was bad, but holy shit is that movie terrible.

Ceylan has done it better than anyone to me. His film Climates is the argument I use to convince people digital can be really amazing in the right hands.