I thought it collapsed under the weight of its own ambition, and while it started off strong, it fell apart for me pretty quickly, just not following through on so much. and by the end it had completely lost me
― flappy bird, Thursday, March 19, 2020 12:27 AM
A similar reaction after initial enthusiasm.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 22 March 2020 18:54 (four years ago) link
really liked The Image Book
― Dan S, Monday, 23 March 2020 01:21 (four years ago) link
feels like a culmination/distillation of the themes and style he’s explored since Histoire(s) du Cinéma
― Dan S, Monday, 23 March 2020 01:25 (four years ago) link
and an order of magnitude greater, imo, than everything he did in between ('98-'14). everything in between is so disappointing and frustrating
― flappy bird, Monday, 23 March 2020 04:32 (four years ago) link
unbalanced year with 2 movies I'll cherish for the rest of my life (once upon a time
On extras-packed DVD and Blu-Ray, including an exclusive mini-MAD magazine with new Bounty Law parody, and digitally rentable for $2.99
& the image book),
Out on blu-ray, free on Kanopy, currently on Criterion and Mubi subscriptions.
2 fucking killer movie (uncut gems
On Netflix in most of the world, on DVD and blu, and rentable for $4.99 in America
& the lighthouse),
On DVD and blu, on Redbox for $3.99 if there's a kiosk at the supermarket that's still open in your town, digital rentals from $4.99.
some more very good ones (beach bum,
On Hulu with subscriptions, on AMC On Demand and rentals for $3.99.
family,
On Starz with subscription, AMC On Demand for $5.99, digital rentals for $3.99.
pain and glory,
On DVD and blu, digital rentals from $4.99.
parasite,
On DVD and blu to own, Redbox for $4.99, digital rentals for $5.99.
the farewell),
On Prime with subscription, digital rentals from $4.99.
and then tons of movies I admired but didn't respond to... little women,
On Blu, DVD, and digital download.
portrait of a lady on fire,
RIP
midsommar (sort of)...
on disc, on Prime with subscription, digirental from $4.99.
and then a lot of just solid stuff like ad astra,
on disc and digital rental
knives out,
On disc and digital for purchase from $14.99.
booksmart,
On disc to own or rent, on Netflix around the world and Hulu in the USA with subscription, digital rentals from $2.99.
hustlers,
Digital rentals from $2.99
honey boy,
An Amazon Prime Original
honeyland,
on Hulu with subscription, digital rental from $3.99 to $5.99
detective pikachu...
On HBO Now, HBO Go and DirectTV with subs, rent from AMC On Demand for $5.99
oh and the new assayas (like bad 2010s woody allen, in a way it filled a void)
Doubles vies (Non-Fiction) is on Hulu with subscription, digital rental from $3.99.
thought I would hate the art of self-defense but it was good
On Kanoopy for free, Hulu with subscription, rentals from $2.99 to $5.99.
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Monday, 23 March 2020 07:30 (four years ago) link
kanoop troop
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Monday, 23 March 2020 07:31 (four years ago) link
btw Film Comment readers poll closes 3/31
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Monday, 23 March 2020 11:40 (four years ago) link
Hustlers is easily the worst movie I've seen listed here.
― Chris L, Monday, 23 March 2020 11:57 (four years ago) link
can't emphasise enough that people, even those turned off by earlier work, should watch reygadas' our time
― devvvine, Monday, 23 March 2020 12:50 (four years ago) link
hm yea wanna watch
― johnny crunch, Monday, 23 March 2020 13:27 (four years ago) link
Our Time is also on Kanopy
― Dan S, Monday, 23 March 2020 15:48 (four years ago) link
speaking of
Ash Is Purest White
Free on Kanopy, on Prime with subscription, rentable from $1.99 digitally.
The Wild Pear Tree
Free on Kanopy, rent on Vudu for $3.99, buy on Vudu for $9.99.
Birds of Passage
On HBO Now, HBO Go and DirectTV with subs, buy digitally from $12.99.
An Elephant Sitting Still
Free on Kanopy, on Criterion with subscription, rent for $4.99 or purchase for $9.99 digitally.
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Monday, 23 March 2020 18:06 (four years ago) link
Our Time was long but was really interesting I thought
― Dan S, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 01:09 (four years ago) link
I especially like the tympani and orchestra interlude, but there were a lot of memorable scenes
― Dan S, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 01:42 (four years ago) link
i voted
― The Mandymoorian (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 01:47 (four years ago) link
xp - including Esther’s voiceover during the plane landing, the detailed interior examination of the engine of the car during the carpet crawlers sexual fantasy, the bull attack which was frightening, and the two youngest children narrating intimate aspects of the adults’ story
― Dan S, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 01:55 (four years ago) link
that he cast himself and his wife (and his children) as the main characters added an interesting layer
I need to watch at least one more 2019 film I feel like giving a vote to to make a ballot but I feel like I should so i can be the other Alita voter alongside Brad.
the Battle Angel Alita adaptation Alita: Battle Angel is on DVD, blu-ray, 3D blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray, streaming on HBO Now, HBO Go and DirectTV with subs, and for rent from AMC On Demand for $5.99. (It can also be bought digitally for twice the price of the blu-ray, which itself is 20c cheaper than the DVD.)
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 17:53 (four years ago) link
The Lighthouse is really something
― Dan S, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 01:18 (four years ago) link
should pale death with treble dreadmake the ocean caves our bedgod who hear’st the surges rolldeign to save the suppliant soul
― Dan S, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 01:22 (four years ago) link
the fresnel lens is beautiful, as is the Cape Forchu setting
― Dan S, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 01:36 (four years ago) link
I imagine the claustrophobic feel works for home viewing, but the big screen / oppressive sound design of The Lighthouse made for one of the best theatrical experiences I had last year, even in a multiplex with no masking.
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 01:59 (four years ago) link
wish I had seen it in a theater, the cinematography and the sound are incredible. the story is more abstract than The Witch but is equally mesmerizing
― Dan S, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 02:14 (four years ago) link
the dance they did while drunk was incredible, and it went by so fast:
“Come, all you boys who wish to hearHow we got up to the woods last yearInto the sleigh we jacked our bootsOur teamster pointed to the big blue spruce”
and then the slow dance, the near kiss, the fight, and the confessions
― Dan S, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 02:41 (four years ago) link
shifting to ppl's lists from the other thread
knife + heart (if it counts)
Totally counts, US release on 35mm and DCP was 2019. Out on DVD and Blu-Ray, free on Kanopy, currently free on Shudder (they have a pandemic trial month with code SHUTIN), available on MUBI, and can be bought or rented for $3.99 on iTunes.
in fabric
Out on disc, digital rentals range from $3.99 to $6.99, digital downloads range from $6.99 to $15.99.
us
On HBO Now, HBO Go and DirectTV with subs, rent from AMC On Demand for $5.99, digital downloads range from $9.99 to $21.99
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 18:29 (four years ago) link
I put The Lighthouse in "Less Than Meets the Eye"
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 19:11 (four years ago) link
I kinda did too but it was so fuckin' funny. Comedy of the year...
― Miami weisse (WmC), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 19:30 (four years ago) link
not up to many '30s Popeye cartoons
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 March 2020 21:18 (four years ago) link
Portrait of a Lady on Fire goes up at midnight tonight on Hulu
― Chris L, Thursday, 26 March 2020 16:24 (four years ago) link
Great news (for people who have someone's login)
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Thursday, 26 March 2020 18:28 (four years ago) link
Long Day’s Journey Into Night has a very enigmatic story. In some ways it feels like a re-envisioning of Kaili Blues with additional dimensions and alternate views
― Dan S, Friday, 27 March 2020 00:37 (four years ago) link
I like the decrepit rainy Kaili setting, the decaying rooms and hallways and outdoor spaces, and the changing palette of colors
― Dan S, Friday, 27 March 2020 00:39 (four years ago) link
We saw that the other night. Was a horribly-written dull mess for 70 minutes but the final hour redeemed it somewhat. Director is still young and clearly has ideas, and it was beautiful to look at throughout.
― strangely hookworm but they manage ream shoegaze poetry (imago), Friday, 27 March 2020 00:42 (four years ago) link
recorder: the marion stokes project
On DVD and Blu-Ray woth director's commentary, digital rentals from $3.99, was scheduled for Autumn release in the UK but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Friday, 27 March 2020 01:14 (four years ago) link
Long Day’s Journey Into Night has a very enigmatic story. It feels similar to Kaili Blues with but additional dimensions. It is surprisingly romantic.
― Dan S, Friday, 27 March 2020 05:38 (four years ago) link
on the moving image tip jodie mack's wasteland no.2: hardy, hearty is available to watch and will be on my ballot:
http://www.scenecontemporanee.it/wasteland-no-2-hardy-hearty/
― devvvine, Friday, 27 March 2020 09:19 (four years ago) link
Odds that I'm going to have any time to meaningful plug away at any 2019 blind spots over the next week and a half are pretty nil, so I'll submit a ballot sometime this weekend.
― coronoshebettadontvirus (Eric H.), Friday, 27 March 2020 12:54 (four years ago) link
I tried catching up on Transit the other night but things like wondering if the governor was maybe going to order a state lockdown proved distracting.
― Chris L, Friday, 27 March 2020 12:57 (four years ago) link
I'm not sure I'll vote. I can barely get 10 I like and I haven't watching many movies lately.
― wasdnuos (abanana), Friday, 27 March 2020 13:10 (four years ago) link
watched
(sorry about the double post above)
tonight I'm going to watch Little Joe or Synonyms
― Dan S, Friday, 27 March 2020 16:18 (four years ago) link
Looking forward to hearing what you think about either!
― Frederik B, Friday, 27 March 2020 16:58 (four years ago) link
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Thursday, March 26, 2020 9:14 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
haha nice I didn't know it was out on disc! Such a great movie. Amazing woman
― flappy bird, Friday, 27 March 2020 17:33 (four years ago) link
For people who are having trouble getting to an enthusiastic ten:
Break your ballot into the would-be-numbered section
Then after a para break, fill it out with a B-features section of things you liked but don't consider top-ten material, and I'll give these ten points each
And if you really want to throw some bones around, go ahead and include a C-tier for one-pointers.
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Friday, 27 March 2020 17:53 (four years ago) link
I'll try to watch at least one more 2019 movie that I think I will like before ballots are due, otherwise I'm giving points to Dora and the Lost City of Gold
― silby, Friday, 27 March 2020 17:55 (four years ago) link
which at least is notable for probably being the only English/Spanish/Quechua film made for American children to date?
― silby, Friday, 27 March 2020 17:57 (four years ago) link
Varda by Agnès
Not formally available for home viewing yet. But the distributor might make arrangements during the pandemic?
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:21 (four years ago) link
For UK ppl: CH4 screened the Maradona doc earlier this week. On the catch up for the next month.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:28 (four years ago) link
This gets harder every year. When the hell was 2019? Was midsommar 2019, it feels like it came out ten years ago
― felt jute gyte delete later (wins), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:31 (four years ago) link
yes
― ban laggy jazzer (imago), Saturday, 28 March 2020 17:32 (four years ago) link