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The Bad Batch (2016)
Criminally underrated cannibalism and murder.
Ever since I've watched "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)" this movie has been on my radar. Ana Lily Amirpour is clearly one of the most interesting new directors out there and her next projects should be anticipated. I'm glad to see big name actors like Keanu Reeves and Jim Carrey in her movie, they play their parts brilliantly and will pull a bigger audience. Suki Waterhouse and Jason Mamoa are the main characters and keep you interested the whole way through, but the star of the show is director Ana Lily Amirpour. Her visuals and world creating are definitely the biggest pull of the movie.
This movie will probably be watched by the wrong audiences, because of famous actors in it. It's a visual art movie which can be enjoyed by anyone, but is definitely not mainstream. A lot of reviews I see about the movie being to slow are clearly that mainstream voice. It's kind of funny that the people who love "slow" artsy movies have to get through the gory cannibalism and murder scenes. You can see how that can split audiences.
The style reminds me of Quentin Tarantino in the sense that the art-house and exploitation genre are combined a little. The big difference between Ana Lily Amirpour and Tarantino is that Tarantino can catch that mainstream audience as well. If I knew more about why movies are successful I could tell you why, but I can't help but feel that it has something to do with the fact that this movie has a female director. At least fans of good movies will make this a cult movie, but I really think it deserves more.
I cant wait for the next movie Ana Lily Amirpour makes.
(9/10) Would recommend.
Little Sister (2016)
Worth your 90 minutes, easy.
Great movie! A young nun (Addison Timlin) comes home after years of avoiding contact and tries to reconnect with her family. The simple plot is justified by the most relatable thing for any human which is how to spend your life.
I am an atheist, but grew up a Christian and will always love the great morals an values that come with the religion. I often wish I could believe in god and feel part of a powerful community that's out there to do good, but I've spend too much time hating on the dark cynical stuff of organized religions. I have come to see most of them as great money scheme's.
This movie called Little Sister made me totally forget about the cynical stuff for a while. It's just simply being part of something good that makes you motivated to do good and ultimately make you feel good about yourself. This movie tackles this feeling in different ways than just religion. I had a sense that the movie put the same feeling on a lot of things in life like going in the army, being a parent or even joining a terrorist group that fights for a cause you believe in. I am just speculating but that's how it translated to me.
There you go, a simple movie about a young nun coming home for the first time in years and it still gave me all the good and bad feelings where it needed to and even gave me some stuff to think about. All the actors are very entertaining and believable, but the lead actress Addison Timlin who plays the nun totally steals the show. A beautiful actress that can tell a story with her face. I loved it.
I definitely recommend this movie. Even if this is normally not your cup of tea, I would still give it a try. It's just 90 minutes and flows by even faster by great editing. You might be pleasantly surprised.
Final Rating: (8/10)
Ironweed (1987)
Beautiful filthy bums.
Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep are reasons enough to watch this movie, but it's actually a wonderful film. Throw in a little of the weirdness/charm of Tom Waits and this instantly became one of my favorite films ever made.
Nicholson and Streep are just living the bum life in 1938, while we slowly get bits of Nicholson's history, which is a tragic one. Revisiting his home town from 22 years ago makes him realize the whiskey didn't destroy nearly enough of his memory as he probably would have wanted. It's just such a joy to see these actors play these lovable weirdo's. I think some people expected a comedy out of this, but it's definitely more on the dramatic (sometimes even disturbing) side. Of course the craziness has a dark sense of humor to it, but it's played 100% serious. This could have failed miserably or at least have an entirely different tone if they didn't have such great actor's playing these bums.
They really made the bums look realistically filthy in this movie, but for some reason on the poster Nicholson has perfectly white teeth... This is not the case in the movie so don't get fooled by that. Another minor complaint would be that Meryl Streep's character should have had just a little more screen time. Her character is just so much fun to watch. She does have a big and important part in the movie, but at a certain point in the movie the focus goes more to Nicholson. That said, Nicholson is as awesome as ever and ultimately this is his character's story.
Great story, great cinematography, overall great look (costumes, make-up et cetera) and AMAZING casting and acting. Streep's "He's me Pal" song will never leave you. (You'll be looking it up on YouTube over and over and over again)
Overall Great movie (9/10)
Favorite Quote: Goddamn dead men, traveling around together...
American Hustle (2013)
No black and white allowed
This is one of those movies that really shows you what the actors involved are capable of. If this movie wasn't full with already established actors it would've been a career making movie. The cast is INSANELY good and I think that's where people split about whether or not they like this movie or not. If you're interested in this movie for the story you might be a little disappointed. It's ALL about the characters.
The idea of a con man is very interesting and can make a good "Look at how awesome this guy is" kinda movie. That's not what this is. Again it's ALL about the characters. Christian Bale gives us a real person. It's not the typical slick guy that looks suspicious from a mile away but still gets away with everything. It's all about survival. Amy Adams is phenomenal. All this little things she does remind me of a Meryl Streep performance and her beautiful eyes are made for cinema. Bale's character and Amy Adams character match like chocolate and peanut butter. They might be my favorite couple I ever saw in a movie. They work together so well, understand each other and they're both MASTERS in the art of bullshit. At one point they get cornered by Bradley Cooper's character. This is where the survival part shines. How will they use there skills to get out of this. How far will they go?
The movie is loosely based on the real FBI sting operation called ABSCAM in the late 70's early 80's. I can picture people being drawn to this movie just for that reason. I hope that those people can accept the fact that this is a fictionalization instead of a adaptation and enjoy the movie for the work of art it is. I was drawn to this by the director (David O. Russel) and great actors involved. It's rare in a movie with GREAT lead characters (Bale and Adams) to have a just as good supporting cast. This movie pulls it of. Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence and even Louis CK (Who I hope is going to do more movies) do some great stuff in this movie.
Combine all that with a great soundtrack that compliments the era and some great cinematography that's beautiful but not distracting. I Love this movie and think it's a must see for anyone who appreciates the art of film making. (9/10)
Favorite quote: She was the Picasso of passive-aggressive karate.
Inherent Vice (2014)
Taking a bong hit before watching Chinatown??
As a Paul Thomas Anderson fan (PTA) I was very much looking forward to this movie. Having said that, I just knew this movie would be better with a second viewing and I kept that in the back of my head while watching it. My reason for thinking this way is 'cause PTA tricked me several times now.
I didn't watch There Will Be Blood when it first came out 'cause I thought it would be a Preachy Oil movie, BOY was I Wrong! It's more an in-depth character study about a man you can relate with, but still pity a little for his greedy nature (He has a competition in him).
Then we heard PTA was gonna tackle SCIENTOLOGY!(in The Master). That just blew my mind. Philip Seymour Hoffman playing like an alternate version of L. Ron Hubbard, sounds AMAZING. Of course we now know The Master doesn't really focus on stuff like that and it disappointed me a little with the first viewing. I have seen The Master like a million times now and it's now one of my favorite films about friendship and ego.
So after that we hear PTA is gonna tackle a Stoner Detective Thomas Pynchon novel (Inherent Vice). Pynchon is as famous as he is infamous for his weird but poetic writing. Combine that with PTA's awesome directing and I knew I was in for something good. Quickly into the movie I realized I wasn't following the plot as well as I hoped and it frustrated me a little. But the protagonist Doc (Joaquin Phoenix)seemed just as confused as me by all this different plot points being thrown around. I realized PTA tricked me again. This is not a "You better pay Attention!" movie like for example Chinatown. It's all about the trip you have with Doc in this weird post 60's stylized stoner/hippie movie with some detective stuff going on along the way. So despite what a lot of reviews say, this movie doesn't perse need a second viewing. Having said that the movie is VERY re-watchable in my opinion and I still recommend a second viewing.
Joaquin Phoenix is amazing as doc and is the center of the movie, but I think Josh Brolin's character (Bigfoot) is one of my favorites of all PTA films.
A little side note: Very misleading trailer I'm glad I didn't see it before the movie. The trailer makes this look like The Big Lebowski, although Inherent Vice does have a lot of funny moments involving weed and such, it's a very different tone.
Love this movie (9/10) and MOTTO PANUKEIKU! (English isn't my first language, so take my spelling with a grain of salt)