Koete

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  1. Even the actors are starting to say nobody cares.
  2. Leaving it on the floor to bleed out rather than putting it out of its misery.
  3. Koete

    DC reboot

    Better than the last one, but still not up to the bullet, or even the 2000s one.
  4. Margot Robbie is an honest to god Movie Star, and it's great to see her pushing that into pitching and producing.
  5. Well, I watched it, so there's gotta be more than that.
  6. True, but I don't see what's so egregious about it that merits "worst ever" status.
  7. Nah, it's one of the truest comic movies ever made.
  8. Ha, I meant it in a "won't be for everyone" sense, but it does sound sarcastic.
  9. He's already passed away. Fuck fuck fuck. Edit: Or not, Mike Allred took down the tweet.
  10. All that Heaven Allows - The height of American melodrama, an acidic critique of the 1950s American family, with some of the most gorgeous color cinematography in film history. The Gambler - James Caan on an unwavering path of self-destruction, with a basketball game more tense than any sports movie. Splendor in the Grass - An exploration of how both the boy and girl in a 1920s relationship are damaged by gender expectations of American society, with maybe Natalie Woods' best performance and a breakout one for Warren Beatty. The Arrangement - Elia Kazan attempting to apply the techniques of the French New Wave to a Hollywood movie at the end of the 1960s. It doesn't fully come together, but it's an interesting melding of sensibilities from a director who always tried to push forward. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - A movie that feels caught between the old Hollywood and the new. A lot more jokey than you might expect, Paul Newman and Robert Redford are as charismatic as you'd expect, and its ultimate note on violence is well executed. But as whole, it's a good movie as opposed to the legendary one of its reputation. The Panic in Needle Park - A story of heroin addicts in New York City, shot on location with a few documentary touches. Early Al Pachino performance that lets you see some of his tics before they became part of a persona. Deliverance - Well made, but too polished for the subject matter; I prefer something sleazier and rougher like The Last House on the Left. The Parallax View - Warren Beatty stumbles investigates an assassination conspiracy in a deeply cynical 70s political thriller. Captain America: The WInter Soldier could never have done this ending, which is why name-checking the era always rings hollow to me. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night - The female lead is a vampire, but the movie's really about the growing relationship between two outsiders who have done terrible things, in gorgeous black and white. Also takes a different route with the concept of the female vampire than the traditional succubus. The African Queen - 80% of this movie is spent with Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart going from bickering to falling in love on a boat, with Bogart playing against type in a more comedic role. If that sounds like a fine evening to you, you'll love this. Films: 80
  11. I am bewildered but hyped that Wentworth Miller's Captain Cold is the glue of DC television.
  12. I was done after Season 1, but the move has me curious enough to give it a few more episodes.
  13. Not trying to be a dick but, considering you've never seen the show and tie-in comics are generally terrible, why read it?