even thinking about that performance art scene in The Square a year + later makes me uncomfortable, it was so creepy
― Dan S, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:16 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/gZXbB6R.jpg
48. 江湖儿女 [Ash Is Purest White] w/d: Jia ZhangkeCN 2018 DV-cam, digital, film77 points, 3 votes
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:21 (four years ago) link
China in de jaren 2000, wat doen ze daar zoal? Ash is Purest White geeft op subtiele wijze een groot aantal hints. Het begint met een mooi kijkje in een small time gangsterwereldje. Redelijk goeiig totdat een mysterieus uitgelokte turfwar het leuke koppel uit elkaar drijf. Zij offert zich voor hem op en hij kan niet op haar wachten. Zo begint een fascinerende reis (richting het westen, gokte ik, mijn topografie van China is zwaar ondermaats) waar de hoofdpersoon nergens lijkt te kunnen aarden. Pijnlijk op zo'n zwijgende Aziatische manier en mistroostig maar ook weer niet te. Laatste 45 minuten lagen wat zwaar op de maag vooral omdat er nog echt weinig gebeurd. Ik zag zelf persoonlijke sores, een maatschappij in beweging richting een soort technologische moderniteit en landschappen die altijd hetzelfde zullen blijven. Ik ontwaarde ook een voorzichtig poëtische kritiek om de censors/geldschieters niet teveel tegen de tenen te stoten.― OMC, Saturday, June 1, 2019
― OMC, Saturday, June 1, 2019
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
voted for this, not one of his best but still better than most working directors at their best. the moment of 'unreality' here worked for me a lot better than it did in previous films.
― devvvine, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
saw it at the 2017 NYFF, voted for it
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
as ever, towering performance from zhao tao
Second tier Jia, will likely make top 30 on my lis next year
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link
The first act was perfect, it went a bit downhill after that, but still much better 99% of everything else released imo.
― calzino, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:34 (four years ago) link
I rewatched The Square recently, and it's even better on the third watch. Put Ash Is Purest White pretty low on my ballot, but it's good. A lot better than Mountains May Depart.
― Frederik B, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:35 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/By16AGA.jpg 47. Minding The Gap d: Bing Liu (doco)US 2018 digital78 points, 4 votes
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:38 (four years ago) link
I thought ‘The Square’ was weak overall, but the scene with the man-monkey at the dinner was absolutely extraordinary.
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:39 (four years ago) link
* America To Memissed this when it came out but streaming it through a Starz subscription and I can't recommend it enough. one of the cinematographers is Bing Liu, the kid who did Minding the Gap and my love for that led me here.- forks, Thursday, 21 February 2019
- forks, Thursday, 21 February 2019
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:39 (four years ago) link
have not yet seen MtG, want to
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:40 (four years ago) link
also haven't seen yet but this is on the iplayer atm uk folks
― devvvine, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:40 (four years ago) link
Made my ballot, though I think I had at least five or six docs ahead of it.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:45 (four years ago) link
Can't wait to see what Bing Liu ends up doing next.
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:46 (four years ago) link
it is on hulu in the us and is worth watching
― Dan S, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:47 (four years ago) link
I didn't vote for any docs this year, though if I'd extended my Top 15 to a Top 20, the Rachel Dolezal and Garry Shandling ones may have placed. Mostly, though, I think I'm getting bored with the genre unless its about something I already really care about.
― Herman Woke (cryptosicko), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:48 (four years ago) link
Minding the Gap is shown on Danish tv tomorrow re-titled 'When We Grew Up' (Da Vi Blev Voksne). I hate Danish re-titllings.
― Frederik B, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:49 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/hzbqSIH.jpg 46. McQueen d: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui w: Peter Ettedgui (doco)UK 2018 digital, archive81 points, 3 votes
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:51 (four years ago) link
Also, when I got married to my wife Katy England, I had Alexander McQueen design for myself and my wife a suit with satin lapels and hemmed embroidery in the trousers and jacket with roses, in tribute to Gram Parsons.― Boaby G, Wednesday, May 4, 2016
― Boaby G, Wednesday, May 4, 2016
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:52 (four years ago) link
High fashion is not something I care about.
― Herman Woke (cryptosicko), Monday, 24 June 2019 21:53 (four years ago) link
haha ok we got this one in too
― imago, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:57 (four years ago) link
xp
otm - I downloaded this for my partner. You'd have to pay me to watch it.
― calzino, Monday, 24 June 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/RDEYlrj.jpg 45. Museo d: Alonso Ruizpalacios w: Manuel Alcalá, Alonso RuizpalaciosMX 2018 digital83 points, 3 votes
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 22:05 (four years ago) link
huh i guess youtube distribution means this ain't getting a cinema release here
― devvvine, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:11 (four years ago) link
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― imago, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:12 (four years ago) link
this one's really great. simon russell beale cameo is amazing
it's not quite gueros but what is
So happy for this to show up. Was a breath of fresh air at last years Berlin festival.
― Frederik B, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:14 (four years ago) link
xp how did you watch it if i might ask?
― devvvine, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:15 (four years ago) link
xp have wanted to see gueros, have not heard of this
― Dan S, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:15 (four years ago) link
we bought it, maybe from the bfi player i think?
― imago, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:23 (four years ago) link
so, not in a cinema. but it was totally a 2018 film. oops what are the rules again
YES 100%
― Shite New Answers (jed_), Monday, 24 June 2019 22:24 (four years ago) link
xp oh no didn't mean that, just want to see it myself!
― devvvine, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:24 (four years ago) link
I'm delighted Ruizpalacios realized on the promise of Gueros.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 24 June 2019 22:25 (four years ago) link
The McQueen doc is about as good as the docs made for British TV about him. It's a sad story. The room in which they interviewed his aunt was extraordinarily beautiful, gave me living-room envy.
― Shite New Answers (jed_), Monday, 24 June 2019 22:27 (four years ago) link
― imago, Tuesday, June 25, 2019 8:23 AM (nineteen seconds ago)
It only had to have a public cinema screening of some kind in 2018, not that you had to watch it on a big screen. Even a one-day, one-country release counts.
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 22:42 (four years ago) link
speaking of
https://i.imgur.com/kKAN5Im.jpg
44. Bros: After The Screaming Stops d: Joe Pearlman, David Soutar (doco)UK 2018 digital84 points, 4 votes
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 22:43 (four years ago) link
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― imago, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:43 (four years ago) link
watchable tv
― devvvine, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:44 (four years ago) link
by the top 40 we'll be outta your hair, folks
this was v compelling. "you're the love of my life"
― imago, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:44 (four years ago) link
DO NOT MISS THIS. Unexpected film highlight of the year. It's like Nigel Tufnel and David Brent had twins.― aldo, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 it was absolutely brilliant.best thing I have seen so far this festive season.so many WTF moments.― mark e, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 it's pretty tense. the scenes with them arguing are a bit too real in places― ||||||||, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 Had to watch it again as there were too many howlers to fully absorb the first time― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 26 December 2018
― aldo, Wednesday, 26 December 2018
it was absolutely brilliant.best thing I have seen so far this festive season.so many WTF moments.
― mark e, Wednesday, 26 December 2018
it's pretty tense. the scenes with them arguing are a bit too real in places
― ||||||||, Wednesday, 26 December 2018
Had to watch it again as there were too many howlers to fully absorb the first time
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 26 December 2018
It seems very much like they were heavily involved in the decision making process behind the film, which makes it all the better, Matt really does think all these Spinal Tap / Alan Partridge words of wisdom are worth hearing. It's clear that he would not appreciate anyone laughing at him, but unintended brilliance is still brilliance. I would still be fairly interested in a real documentary about them, but this approach has somehow had a much better result.― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Friday, 28 December 2018 ugh that bit where he chastises the session bass player for not playing with the intensity and passion of Flea....― Michael B, Friday, 28 December 2018
― Camaraderie at Arms Length, Friday, 28 December 2018
ugh that bit where he chastises the session bass player for not playing with the intensity and passion of Flea....
― Michael B, Friday, 28 December 2018
Finally finished this and I have to say that although I came in for the LOLz (and there were quite a few), this story of sibling insecurities and resentments turned out to be quite touching. For the first half of the film, I was cheering for poor ol' misunderstood Luke, having to deal with a narcissic cretin of a brother. By the end of it, I found Matt, dim as he is, to be the more sympathetic of the two.― baaderonixx, Thursday, 3 January 2019 agree with that even tho i feel it must be wrong.― Fizzles, Thursday, 3 January 2019
― baaderonixx, Thursday, 3 January 2019
agree with that even tho i feel it must be wrong.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 3 January 2019
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 22:46 (four years ago) link
I guess this is a british film?
― Dan S, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:49 (four years ago) link
aye, deluded brothers w zero self awareness from late 80s pop act prepare for a comeback gig. just watch a youtube cut of the best bits.
― devvvine, Monday, 24 June 2019 22:54 (four years ago) link
despite UK 2018 digital that scene is 100% Las Vegas
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 22:56 (four years ago) link
ok lol, it's a lot sweeter and more self-effacing than I would have thought from the title
― Dan S, Monday, 24 June 2019 23:03 (four years ago) link
Lol tv
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 24 June 2019 23:13 (four years ago) link
Cool that The Guilty got three points! It was my third favorite Danish film from last year
― Frederik B, Friday, 28 June 2019 21:59 (four years ago) link
when the kush hits pic.twitter.com/TwJ35UcueR— Eric Allen Hatch (@ericallenhatch) June 22, 2019
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Friday, 28 June 2019 22:24 (four years ago) link
various artists directed Crazy Rich Asians?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 29 June 2019 00:05 (four years ago) link
various asians
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Saturday, 29 June 2019 00:32 (four years ago) link
the most compelling theme of the movie to me was the depiction of banal oppression (as opposed to histrionic, crushing oppression) of life under colonial rule
― Simon H., Thursday, June 27, 2019 8:59 PM (four days ago)
I compared it to "burmese days" after seeing it, so I think this is an excellent description
― k3vin k., Monday, 1 July 2019 04:25 (four years ago) link
still thinking about how perfect CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? is pic.twitter.com/WlqS8SekUA— John Oursler (@JMOursler) July 4, 2019
― Pauline Male (Eric H.), Thursday, 4 July 2019 13:05 (four years ago) link
35mm/65mm/helmet/phone
misremembered: there's one shot on SLR, not phone
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 8 July 2019 20:16 (four years ago) link
thought Bisbee '17 was an interesting story about the 1917 deportation of copper mine workers in southern Arizona after a strike
and about the difficulty reconciling collective memory.
― Dan S, Sunday, 8 September 2019 03:16 (four years ago) link