going back and reading old posts above clarified for me how the movie has a surface-level mawkishness and also a deep undercurrent of pure tragedy somehow simultaneously. it's a fucked-up movie
― na (NA), Thursday, 16 March 2023 14:58 (one year ago) link
otm
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:00 (one year ago) link
it's a fucked-up movie
deeply
― ryan, Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:20 (one year ago) link
im gonna pretentiously quote my own old pretentious post because i still kinda like this idea: there's something deeply, foundationally, unnerving about it. In Freudian terms, it's where unheimlich meets melancholia
― ryan, Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:21 (one year ago) link
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about the world."
― ryan, Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:22 (one year ago) link
was glad to see Jonathan Rosenbaum had this on this Sight and Sound list...he was a very lone voice in its favor when it came out.
― ryan, Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:25 (one year ago) link
Didn’t Jim Hoberman like it too or am I misremembering?
― Think Fast, Mr. Mojo Risin’ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:38 (one year ago) link
I don't remember! I do remember Armond White loving it too.
― ryan, Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:40 (one year ago) link
this and eyes wide shut were the big critical fights i took an interest in during my early cinephilia.
― ryan, Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:41 (one year ago) link
According to the ballots, it just missed making the top 250
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:41 (one year ago) link
xp same, plus Femme Fatale
Let us revisit: https://www.villagevoice.com/2001/06/26/the-mommy-returns/
― Think Fast, Mr. Mojo Risin’ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:43 (one year ago) link
"Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence is less a movie than a seething psychological bonanza."
hell yeah it is.
― ryan, Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:44 (one year ago) link
Femme Fatale was good too, as Eric seems to be pointing out. It’s currently not available to stream on any service according to JustWatch.
― Think Fast, Mr. Mojo Risin’ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:47 (one year ago) link
Is there any movie that lays bare the dark heart of the fairytale better than the one this thread is about, intentionally or otherwise, although I charitably assume Spielberg did intend it, all of which somebody probably said way better than me a few posts up.
― Think Fast, Mr. Mojo Risin’ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:54 (one year ago) link
intention doesn't seem to matter if you're gonna be this psychologically exhibitionist whilst retaining artistic control. it's quite a feat. might be a good double feature with Fabelmans. it also feels spiritually akin to vertigo for me.
― ryan, Thursday, 16 March 2023 15:59 (one year ago) link