Amph At The Movies (film discussion thread)

I'd assume among them would be Brian's Song. His role in that film far exceeded almost anything he's done since, including Lando.

 

2023 Top 20, Part 2

John Wick: Chapter 4



Last words, Winston?

Just have fun out there.

The Killer



Popeye the Sailor probably said it best: “I am what I am.”

Killers of the Flower Moon



Go steady, son. Narrow is the way.

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One



The key will come to me. Tomorrow. On the Orient Express, bound for Innsbruck.

Oppenheimer



What do we call the test?

Batter my heart, three-person’d God.

What?

Trinity.

Past Lives



What if this is a past life as well and we are already something to each other in our next life? Who do you think we are then?

Poor Things



I’m something of a romantic myself.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse



Let's do things differently this time. So differently. His name is Miles Morales. He was bitten by a radioactive spider, and he's not the only one. He hasn't always had it easy, and he's not the only one. And now he's on his own, and he's not the only one. You think you know the rest. You don't. I thought knew the rest, but I didn't. I didn't wanna hurt him, but I did.

Talk To Me (technically 2022; not released in United States until 2023)



I let you in.

Thanksgiving



She’s been cooking all day.

All right, 20 movies that I would say I either “loved” or “really liked.” I tried to keep even movies that I just “liked” off of this list. I want this to be the top two tiers really and that’s why, for instance, Napoleon, a movie I liked overall, but just found too flawed at the end of the day, didn’t make this list. I want all these movies to be films I could genuinely become very passionate defending. And they all are. I can’t say if you’ll like them or not, but I did. That’s the extent of my philosophy about “recommending” movies these days.

 

Poor Things represent! I enjoyed John Wick Chapter 4 as well but I would also recommend Sisu if you are looking for some ultraviolence carnage

 

Snyder's Rebel Moon cut to be a "hard R"

I mean, I don't think curse words and boobs can save this. But I did like his Justice League cut.

 

I do want to see Talk To Me.

 

Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig snubbed by the Oscars .

 

And yet Ryan Gosling got a nod for supporting in Barbie? Really?

 

America Ferrera was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Barbie. But I agree. Greta did a great job directing this movie, Margot kept me invested throughout it despite the fact that I haven't played with Barbie dolls since 1998. It was a really entertaining and interesting experience.

But now...we just got back from seeing Poor Things...which I have to say is the most bizarre movie I've ever seen, but we loved it. Everything about this movie (the story, the visuals, and even the music) was bizarre, but it was funny. Mark Ruffalo portrayed this repugnant but hilarious guy. It got to the point that I would laugh at him whenever he was on screen even if he wasn't doing anything funny. Emma Stone deserves an award for this. She did a fantastic job. And Willem Dafoe was great in this film as this eccentric but somehow tender character who set much of this in motion. We were glad that we finally got to see it, since I was sick from the 9th to the 15th and we were both busy with homework and other things. We want to own this because it is definitely an experience. It also makes me want to see The Favourite and some of director Lanthimos' other movies.

 

It’s got Syril’s mom from Andor in it. So yeah, I’m watching it.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ryan-gosling-criticizes-margot-robbie-230527237.html

Ryan Gosling has criticized the Academy for not nominating Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig.

The actor continued: “But there is no Ken without Barbie, and there is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally celebrated film. No recognition would be possible for anyone on the film without their talent, grit and genius. To say that I’m disappointed that they are not nominated in their respective categories would be an understatement.”

He continued: “Against all odds with nothing but a couple of soulless, scantily clad, and thankfully crotchless dolls, they made us laugh, they broke our hearts, they pushed the culture and they made history. Their work should be recognized along with the other very deserving nominees.”

As it is, I hope Emma Stone wins for Best Actress. As for Best Actor, if you asked me right now who I preferred, it would be Cillian Murphy. But I'll see how I feel after we see American Fiction on Friday. Jeffrey Wright is a great actor, and I'm eager to see him in live action again, since What If...? made me accustomed to hearing his voice. I'd also be happy if Colman Domingo won Best Actor, even though I haven't seen Rustin. I saw him in The Color Purple and felt he did a good job. I would like to see Rustin, but it's not playing where I live. Hope to see it later. I don't have a preference as to who should win Best Supporting Actor unless it's Gosling, Sterling K. Brown, or Mark Ruffalo. I wouldn't be surprised if Robert Downey Jr. wins, though. The critics liked his turn as Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer, and while I felt he did a great job in his final scene as the character, I found Strauss annoying. When I went to see Oppenheimer again, I mainly wanted to see Murphy in action. However, now that the film is on DVD, I appreciate Strauss' scenes more.

As to Gosling, I agree with his statement. And I'm considering seeing him and Emily Blunt in The Fall Guy. And that's mostly because Gosling is quite funny in the trailer for that movie, and Emily Blunt is wonderful.

 

There are plenty of other reasons to see it besides that. But when I saw her in it, I was like, "I've seen this woman in something before." I figured out who she was after a few minutes. But her character was disturbing and irritating, frankly.

 

Consistent with her character in Andor!

Also, I was kidding. I plan to see this for all the other reasons too. There’s not enough of the bizarre and absurd in today’s cinema.

 

Yeah, well, this movie has that in spades! Plus, while Emma Stone is the standout, it was just so much fun to laugh at Mark Ruffalo in this.

 

I hadn't looked at any of the nominees yet, but I just went and looked at the Actress and Director categories. I do think it's crazy Robbie didn't get nominated; it's an iconic performance in every sense of the word and, like Ryan Gosling's publicist said, the movie just falls apart without a compelling Barbie - and I honestly don't know that there's another actress who could have made it work.

I am glad to see Sandra Huller get a nomination for Anatomy of a Fall. That movie deserves more press than it's getting. She was phenomenal in it and it's a great movie. I feel like Bening for Nyad is the one that might be an easy kick-out to make room for Robbie. I didn't see Nyad; I mean, no one did.

 

It was a joke. But Eedy Karn is a great and funny actress, and made a big impression in Andor, so I don't see why not.

Agreed. Especially as Lily Gladstone was great in Killers of the Flower Moon, as was Carey Mulligan in Maestro.

 

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Gosling is going to get trounced by RDJ for Oppenheimer once again. Not that RDJ isn't great but this is a personal peeve of mine, that Gosling's Ken is a freakin lead. You know who is supporting in Barbie? Michael Cera's Alan. And he's great. But Gosling's Ken is a lead. So he's going to lose again, shame, need more love for comedy performances.

anyway, interesting stories. Hallie Berry's sci-fi movie The Mothership has been axed as it finished shooting in 2021 but disappeared into a post-production hole for years. Weird. But even weirder, Doug Liman, the director of the Road House remake is ditching out on his own premiere to protest it being sent directly to streaming on Amazon Prime Video instead being released theatrically. I mean, that's a take. He says he made a theatrical release for MGM and then Amazon bought them so now it's direct to streaming.

 

David Lynch's Dune is apparently returning to theaters for a two-day run in February.

Deeply tempted as it is a Lynch I've never seen.

 

Yeah, same here. I've read the book, but, yeah, long ago, so, that is part of my trepidation also.