1.WHY HIM?: More like why us, amirite?!?!?! It’s an unwelcome throwback to comedies whose structures rely exclusively on nothing more than
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) December 28, 2016
1.WHY HIM?: More like why us, amirite?!?!?! It’s an unwelcome throwback to comedies whose structures rely exclusively on nothing more than
— Steven Strauss (@aintnohero) December 28, 2016
1. NERUDA (Pablo Larraín): Ambition>execution, but a valid analysis may have required more pre-movie knowledge of Pablo Neruda on my part
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 24, 2016
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1.COLLATERAL BEAUTY (David Frankel): Yet again: strong cast (MICHAEL CUMPSTY!), worse material. 2 many movies in 1, none good, all tolerable
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 23, 2016
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The Brand New Testament may have one of the best premises of any movie this year, especially due to how deftly it justifies the need for more diverse creators in all artistic worlds.
Just when I thought movies had exhausted every last possible World War II story, along comes Land of Mine, Denmark’s official submission to this year’s Academy Awards that was shortlisted as one of the nine best foreign films of 2016. Since the foreign language branch is notorious for skirting the most critically-acclaimed candidates in favor of more conventional fare – which is often a shame because a large percentage of the most daringly inventive work being produced today occurs overseas – many critics already believe without having even seen the movie that yet another WWII story must conform to this unfortunate trend. But Land of Mine actually does contain a surprising amount of contemporary, relevant, resonant profundity. It may look like the same old WWII flick, but that’s almost the point.
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Demanding close study, its abstract yet PRECISE minimalism actually does “say a lot by only saying a little.” (2/)
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 20, 2016
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ALLIED: Loving genre riff (+ plot extrapolation) of CASABLANCA. Zemeckis joyously revels in classic Hollywood melodrama/spy thriller tropes
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 19, 2016
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A continuation of this thread:
The success of ‘Sorkin Speak’ – Aaron Sorkin’s signature hyper-speed/intellectual dialogue – relies on nearing the precipice of failure (2/)
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 19, 2016
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but no theatre equipped for this sized image) + lack of BP’s narration diminished UWV’s crucial total immersion in comparison to BPV’s (2/)
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 14, 2016
BLEED FOR THIS: a prime example of how smart casting can elevate a straight forward, pedestrian movie into an enjoyable viewing experience
— Write All Nite (@aintnohero) December 13, 2016
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