All the President's Men
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Tuesday, 2 June 2020 19:39 (three years ago) link
enhance
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 2 June 2020 19:48 (three years ago) link
Convoy
breaker breaker, 19 19 a copy, rubber sock here
― calzino, Tuesday, 2 June 2020 19:55 (three years ago) link
god there is so much Vangelis in this soundtrack, I love it
― frogbs, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 16:01 (three years ago) link
oooh she's an uncut gemshe's untouched by man
― trapped out the barndo (crüt), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 16:16 (three years ago) link
I saw this last week and didn't like the first third or so, especially the jewish stereotypes with the fake teeth. My wife almost left early on.
From the point of the seder revealing that Arno was Howard's brother-in-law, I stopped caring about the characters and just enjoyed the ride. The second half especially has some very funny moments, like when Julia gets the "Howie" tattoo and Howard whines pathetically, "ah, now you can't be buried with me." Loved the Billy Joel musical cue, such an NYC thing.
The posts upthread otm about Howard having no clue he was about to be killed and dying at his happiest moment.
It would have been amazing if the song crüt just referenced played over the end credits.
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 16:55 (three years ago) link
started watching this but I was very hungover and it was straight claustrophobic close up shots and people shouting for the first 15 minutes so I figured I'd come back to it
― doorstep jetski (dog latin), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 20:59 (three years ago) link
lol this is a terrible hangover movie
― frogbs, Wednesday, 8 July 2020 21:55 (three years ago) link
DL, we’ve got to make sure we caution you about what kind of space you need to be in to consume media! I feel like we’ve failed you a few times now
― solo scampito (mh), Wednesday, 8 July 2020 22:14 (three years ago) link
yeah i cant imagine anything worse for a hangover short of a blacksmith convention lol
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 9 July 2020 00:02 (three years ago) link
trump rally
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 9 July 2020 18:24 (three years ago) link
I liked this overall. Better than Good Time. Some serious flaws. By 20-30 minutes before the end I had just completely given up on Howard as a character so I kind of stopped caring what happened. It just stopped being fun or interesting watching a very stupid and simple man remain lost in his delusions. Also a flaw in Adam Sandler's performance I think, he ran out of tricks.
I didn't mind the "jewish stereotypes," tbh, the world and the people felt real and human enough to me. I mean, those kinds of lowlifes exist in this world, and some of them are Jewish.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 26 July 2020 05:41 (three years ago) link
I think it helped to watch this on fairly low volume on my laptop -- I couldn't have handled it in a theater.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 26 July 2020 05:44 (three years ago) link
OTOH I guess it works in that way as a portrait of a compulsive gambler. Because you know it doesn’t even matter if someone like that wins their million dolllar bet, they’ll find some way to squander it and get into trouble again.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 26 July 2020 06:07 (three years ago) link
yeah I thought the way it portrayed his addiction was pretty effective
― k3vin k., Monday, 27 July 2020 05:57 (three years ago) link
I liked this overall. Better than Good Time. Some serious flaws. By 20-30 minutes before the end I had just completely given up on Howard as a character so I kind of stopped caring what happened. It just stopped being fun or interesting watching a very stupid and simple man remain lost in his delusions.
Lol, you and me are opposites. When I stopped caring about the character is when I started enjoying the movie.
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Monday, 27 July 2020 13:53 (three years ago) link
A lot of really compelling performances though, including Sandler even though I thought he ran out of steam before the end. Lakeith Stanfield seems like the most underrated/unsung standout in the film, Idina Menzel almost too real as the fed up wife
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 27 July 2020 14:03 (three years ago) link
KG was great as a just very slightly alternate universe version of himself
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 27 July 2020 14:04 (three years ago) link
I didn't even realize that was Judd Hirsch until I just googled btw, another great one
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 27 July 2020 14:05 (three years ago) link
I thought KG was passable for most of the film but that scene just before howard places the big bet where they really gave him a shot to spread his wings was kind of a miss for me
julia fox was the revelation of the movie. the safdies have brought out pretty killer performances by first time actresses a couple of times now
― k3vin k., Monday, 27 July 2020 16:52 (three years ago) link
I watched GOOD TIME a couple of months ago and after re-watching this one last week I do think this is the superior film, but both are great. pattinson probably with the best performance in all their work tho
― k3vin k., Monday, 27 July 2020 16:54 (three years ago) link
still can't believe the main goon was a first time actor
― frogbs, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 03:47 (three years ago) link
At a certain level of abstraction this was them making Good Time again but better.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 03:51 (three years ago) link
yup
― the quar on drugs (Simon H.), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 03:55 (three years ago) link
Much better than Good Time because it's a more fully realized film. I rewatched it today, and definitely holds up.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 04:20 (three years ago) link
one of my best friends watched it and kept texting me during it, stuff like "he's already crazy and we're only 40% into the movie!"
― Lady Antibody (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 04:21 (three years ago) link
The manic pace of the first act is really something, it actually kind of slows down slightly after that.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 04:22 (three years ago) link
The moment when he first shows the gem to KG really moved me this time.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 04:27 (three years ago) link
I could happily watch this a couple times a year for....a while
― the quar on drugs (Simon H.), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 04:40 (three years ago) link
yeah same
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 28 July 2020 04:41 (three years ago) link
It def occurs to me that I want to watch this again, less so with Good Time
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 28 July 2020 04:44 (three years ago) link
Kind of hard to say, given that I've never seen the 90s remake of Night in the City (but I am aware of its reputation), this movie feels like the proper way to update that film. I almost didn't watch this--haven't seen their previous film (but will now), and the Sandler-in-a-real-movie hook doesn't interest me--so I'm surprised and delighted at how much I enjoyed this.
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Monday, 17 August 2020 18:23 (three years ago) link
That first sentence is missing a conjunction somewhere, but hopefully you know what I mean.
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Monday, 17 August 2020 18:24 (three years ago) link
definitely see GOOD TIME
― k3vin k., Monday, 17 August 2020 18:33 (three years ago) link
RIP
RIP MARSHALL GREENBERG you were loved. pic.twitter.com/I1uQ1YOxMY— Elara (@ElaraPictures) February 17, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:18 (three years ago) link
Aw :(
― if you meh them, shut up (Neanderthal), Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:20 (three years ago) link
Greatest actor of all time
― Canon in Deez (silby), Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:40 (three years ago) link
Taking vigs from beyond
― if you meh them, shut up (Neanderthal), Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:43 (three years ago) link
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/benny-safdie-solo-the-curse-smashing-machine-1235859184/
― calstars, Friday, 5 January 2024 15:37 (three months ago) link
is this the thread for discussing THE CURSE!?
bc it's really good and i am on ep 4 after starting this afternoon (it's my day off, fuiud)
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Thursday, 18 January 2024 00:06 (two months ago) link
Nathan For You
― truly humbled underdog (k3vin k.), Thursday, 18 January 2024 00:09 (two months ago) link
oh ok! thanksrelated to Uncut Gems also -- I started listening to Julia Fox's autobiography (as audiobook, read by by the author) and it's also great. there's something about her story that reminds me of Penelope Tree.
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Thursday, 18 January 2024 00:11 (two months ago) link
So much yelling. And in the one quiet moment, you telling me that she didn't hear the *ding!* on his cellphone when she texted him from 14 feet away?
― pplains, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 03:10 (one month ago) link
yes, that's what they're telling you
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 12 March 2024 03:14 (one month ago) link