Nice call with the pet store scene in MAY/DECEMBER; I hadn't really focused much on that scene unto itself so it was nice to think about it.
The reasons you cite for KOTFM (Great director! Shamefully forgotten moment! Tells Us the TRUE Story of America) are all the reasons it is an Important Movie but...does it always tell its story well? Does it choose its approach to the story wisely? Is it well cast? Is it well paced?
I don't really think so. It has all the ingredients to make a great movie but it didn't actually emerge as one. Like The Irishman, it needs a real editor. Not just to cut down the length, but also to shape it into a movie of narrative drive and cohesion.
Re: your #1, no great director's lapses into self-parody bug me more than Scorsese's---and not many think Scorsese's self-parody phase started as early as I think it did. I keep wanting to watch KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, and then just picturing it opening with "Gimme Shelter" blaring as Leo solemnly intones, "Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be a killers of the flower moon" and thinking, nope, life is too short.
But, you know what? Maybe life isn't too short to give Scorsese another chance. Maybe life is too short not to give Scorsese another chance. The man's made a dozen great movies, a bunch of good ones, and if he repeats himself once in a while, I can live with that.
I’m glad ALL OF US STRANGERS is connecting with people. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, it’s one of my favorite films of last year, and one I see having a lot of replay value. Much like Haigh’s WEEKEND, it gets across the feeling of being gay and lonely and yearning for a connection beautifully.
Nice call with the pet store scene in MAY/DECEMBER; I hadn't really focused much on that scene unto itself so it was nice to think about it.
The reasons you cite for KOTFM (Great director! Shamefully forgotten moment! Tells Us the TRUE Story of America) are all the reasons it is an Important Movie but...does it always tell its story well? Does it choose its approach to the story wisely? Is it well cast? Is it well paced?
I don't really think so. It has all the ingredients to make a great movie but it didn't actually emerge as one. Like The Irishman, it needs a real editor. Not just to cut down the length, but also to shape it into a movie of narrative drive and cohesion.
Re: #7, this movie isn't a swan song. It's a heron song. That's okay. I can't tell birds apart either.
Re: your #1, no great director's lapses into self-parody bug me more than Scorsese's---and not many think Scorsese's self-parody phase started as early as I think it did. I keep wanting to watch KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, and then just picturing it opening with "Gimme Shelter" blaring as Leo solemnly intones, "Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be a killers of the flower moon" and thinking, nope, life is too short.
But, you know what? Maybe life isn't too short to give Scorsese another chance. Maybe life is too short not to give Scorsese another chance. The man's made a dozen great movies, a bunch of good ones, and if he repeats himself once in a while, I can live with that.
I’m glad ALL OF US STRANGERS is connecting with people. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, it’s one of my favorite films of last year, and one I see having a lot of replay value. Much like Haigh’s WEEKEND, it gets across the feeling of being gay and lonely and yearning for a connection beautifully.
Love the list. Wildly diverse.
Re: NOSFERATU
IDK. I hope Eggers regains the fastball