Essential Coli-members what's the last thing you watched?
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I never finished it because the subtitles were ahead of the actual dialogue on my download and it bugged me too much. But it is coming to the criterion channel next month so I will finish it thenYou probably didn't get to experience the one-shot dream sequence in 3D but still I must ask what you thought of it?
Finally on digital 02/11. I blind pre-ordered with a promo code
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
Good but not great. A rookie cop to a banlieue's anticrime unit is immediately thrown into the deep when tensions arise the day after France wins the World Cup (which has zero impact on the story btw). He immediately learns that the anticrime unit doesn't operate like regular police but is constantly told that their methods are 'how things get done'. When they fukk up and shoot a kid point blank in the face with a rubber round their sole mission becomes to destroy the evidence. Meanwhile the mayor of the town, operating more like a hoodlum, wants the evidence to be able to blackmail the anticrime unit. The film deals with a lot of topics such as racism, profiling, corruption, parenting and nurturing but it mostly hits because of the almost documentary style filming.
Children Of The Sun (Gaadi) is a Sri Lankan film about a noblewoman who is stripped of her nobility and forced to marry an outcast as society is caught between the ruthlessness of the South East Indian king and the rise of the British empire in the territory. But the heart of the film is the woman's refusal to accept that she has lost her status and has been reduced to the lowest of castes of society, while her newfound husband tries to keep both of them alive. Incredibly fascinating film about an incredibly fascinating time.
Only You Alone is about a young woman with epilepsy who has largely shunned herself from friends or family due to the severness of her condition. When a young man comes into her life it looks like maybe she can find semblance of a normal relationship but it's not long before old wounds are reopened. Lead actress Chi Yun also co-wrote the film and her strong performance is what lifts this otherwise solid film up to a higher level.
Lusala is a Kenyan drama about Lusala, a young man who was mistreated as a child by his father and now lives in a foster family. Still haunted by the trauma of his past, the matriarch of the family feels it's time to push him out as he embarrasses the 'status' of the family. But the further he is pushed away from the family who help him deal with his past, the more his past comes back to haunt him. Pretty impressive film that is made with a low-budget but never shows it due to a convincing lead and very strong cinematic sensibilities by the director. The 60-minute film was preceded by the Congolese stop motion short Machini, made by a duo with crayons and rocks about how the rising popularity of electric cars has caused an enormous surge of the cobalt mining industry that is rapidly destroying the environment in Congo. A very powerful statement about the way the modern world is once again killing Africa to keep up its own appearances.
Great Denzel performance but overall the movie was
His book 16th round, not the book the movie was based off of is one of the best books I have ever read.
You should check it out.
O³ (O cubed)
No more PAWGs, PLEASE??!!!??
John Henry
very loosely based off the movie
3/5
This show has a very raw depiction of a nikka being friend zoned
Cartier Murphy
Apathy’s a Tragedy & Boredom is a Crime
I haven’t seen this film mentioned tal all really on here, but have seen it pop up several times on films of 2019 lists. I went into this expecting to hate it, but I enjoyed it far more than I expected to
That largely falls on Elizabeth Moss’ ability to bring Becky Something to life, making her feel like a very real, deeply flawed person. In an age of rockstar biopics this is a fictional tale (I wouldn’t be surprised if you told me this was based on Courtney Love though) that really deglamorizes the rockstar lifestyle, showing just how destructive and chaotic it can be, moreso than wider released biopics have done. These characters look and feel grungy, the locations feel dingy. Things get tense and claustrophobic in dimly lit theaters and recording studios, the score pulsating to the forefront, at points sounding like leftover noise from Under the Skin. If I hadn’t showered before I watched this shyt I’d have jumped in immediately after finishing it. In saying all that, I don’t think without Moss in lead this film would be all that. The supporting cast is aight but without her giving them this performance to work with, I couldn’t help but wonder how
this would’ve been. Not in my top ten of last year, but probably somewhere outside of it
Cartier Murphy
Apathy’s a Tragedy & Boredom is a Crime
I meant to write something like that in the Waves thread but I think I smoked and forgotOn the other hand, his sister has a more grounded, slower pace story that would've landed better if not for the first half of the film and her barely being it (even if she was apart of the best scene in the 1st half). Then on top of that, we really have no reason to care about Luke's own family issues as he just seems tacked on to the story. Keeping the story internally (within the family) would've done much better for exploring the grief of Tyler's actions especially with the parents' stories being given nowhere near enough screen time.
I'll say this too, I had ptsd flashbacks to my high school days with this 1 tho
that’s spot on to my biggest issue with it. The natural progression to the second half of the film feels like it should focus on the family and how they’re dealing with what happened. Instead, it branches off on Emily’s story, which felt tame by comparison and her boyfriend Lucas’ storyline felt shoehorned in. It’s no coincidence that one of the best scenes, especially in that latter half, is the heart to heart Emily had with her father. Hell its what made the poster. That’s, to me anyway, the direction this should’ve taken. Less of a sloppily rushed romantic story and more of these broken characters trying to make sense of their lives after this tragedy.
John Henry
Figaro
Superstar
I can't front here but Michael B Jordan just didn't convince me with this acting here....
mbewane
Knicks: 93 til infinity
Good but not great. A rookie cop to a banlieue's anticrime unit is immediately thrown into the deep when tensions arise the day after France wins the World Cup (which has zero impact on the story btw). He immediately learns that the anticrime unit doesn't operate like regular police but is constantly told that their methods are 'how things get done'. When they fukk up and shoot a kid point blank in the face with a rubber round their sole mission becomes to destroy the evidence. Meanwhile the mayor of the town, operating more like a hoodlum, wants the evidence to be able to blackmail the anticrime unit. The film deals with a lot of topics such as racism, profiling, corruption, parenting and nurturing but it mostly hits because of the almost documentary style filming.
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You did realize he's not actually the Mayor right
Anyways :
Really enjoyed it, another twist on the Llorona myth, with the genocide in Guatemala as main story. Quite tense.
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
I assumed he was since the banlieues have separate local government plus I'm pretty sure that they talked about government funding/budgets at some point.You did realize he's not actually the Mayor right
Not even big on rom coms but this I really liked. All the characters had depth and in a rare move, they just let the movie be romantic and didn't try and make up bullshyt to part them. It's really fukking good yo.
It’s a great movie
