I'll have to disagree and say I think Martha Marcy May Marlene is a genuinely disturbing psychological thriller with a bunch of good performances and an interesting narrative.
I'll have to disagree and say I think Martha Marcy May Marlene is a genuinely disturbing psychological thriller with a bunch of good performances and an interesting narrative.
I'll have to add her first film to my watch list!
This is a really great film. There's a certain feel of Cronenberg's Shivers in the…ickiness of certain scenes, but otherwise it feels totally original and really creepy in just how understated and implied the horror really is.
You're the only other person I know who listens to Worst Episode Ever. It's one of my favourite podcasts but nobody seems to know about it.
13. The Waldo Moment
12. Men Against Fire
11. Playtest
10. Nosedive
9. Hated in the Nation
8. White Christmas
7. White Bear
6. San Junipero
5.The National Anthem
4. Be Right Back
3. Shut Up And Dance
2. The Entire History of You
1. 15 Million Merits
Personally my favourite was Shut Up and Dance, which seems to be very much a love-hate episode.
One of my least favourite episodes so far. I thought the twist was really great and pulled off brilliantly by Michael Kelly, but before that, I was honestly quite bored. The leading actor tried but his character was (deliberately) blank to the point that I didn't really care about his story. I felt the same about the…
I generally like to think I can tolerate even abominably shite music for a minute or two, but I had to turn Hot Chelle Rae off after thirty seconds.
Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard. You might know it as the song he belts out at the beginning of Once.
Are there any other living filmmakers as risky as Andrea Arnold? Casting non-professionals, constantly changing the script and improvising, filming with a crew of three on a bus. It's probably why her films feels more raw and intense than most.
I remember thinking he was very good in Lawless, but a lot of that goodwill was drained by his diabolical English accent in Nymphomaniac.
I've been looking forward to this for a long time. Andrea Arnold is one of the most unique directors working today and her previous films have all had something to recommend (Fish Tank is one of the most brilliant British films of the last decade).
For me, the real problem with current Simpsons and the reason it will never get back to a consistent level quality is, as you hit upon here, the complete lack of heart.
Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson are two of the greatest living actors. Count me in.
If you've never read it, Nathan Rabin wrote a Career View at the Dissolve where he watched every single Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and away from the classic films and roles in The Master, Almost Famous etc., he gave a lot of really good performances in Hollywood crap like Twister and Along Came Polly.
Ha ha. What a funny story Battlecar.
Rewatching Brass Eye and The Day Today has reminded me that Chris Morris is perhaps the greatest of all time at creating ridiculous fake names:
School of Rock features multiple minority actors in major roles. One of the main characters in Everybody Wants Some was African-American. Half of Fast Food Nation's cast was of Hispanic origin.
Taste of Cherry is a beautifully shot film. It might seem odd to point out the cinematography from a film which mostly takes place within a car, but there's something wonderful about driving through a country, looking through windscreens and out of windows, as well as the long crane shots showing the car moving down…
What was the second?