Did I call this Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Michigan? Yes. How many times? I think at least three.
I loved this as I was watching it. I always love Sam Rockwell, and he and Frances McDormand are so great here, especially at nailing the dark comedy. It also feels like the kind of movie that can kind of fall apart if you really think about it, but I'm not going to think about it anymore right now than I already have.
Recently Reviewed
4,613 reviews
I've always been kind of neutral on Matt Damon. I was very charmed by him in The Martian, and I think it's interesting he was alone on another planet in Interstellar, which also had Jessica Chastain.
I was super into this. I'm not going to look up how scientifically accurate it is, because if they're going to talk about Lord of the Rings in front of Sean Bean it's clear we are taking creative liberties. I will say though that when he planted the potatoes and was talking about how much water they'd need, it's a lot like Minecraft, so it's probably pretty accurate.
I'm not religious, but maybe I would consider it if Amanda Seyfried was the leader and we did dramatic choreography every day.
The Testament of Ann Lee is very satisfying visually, especially the performances during the musical numbers. They were hypnotic, and the songs always felt like an organic part of the story, like it made sense for them to be singing in that moment.
The pacing felt a little strange to me. At times it felt like we were racing to get through Ann Lee's entire life, checking off a box for a scene in every place she lived instead of getting to *live* in that place with her.
I just watched the full length Bottle Rocket for the first time, and it was fun, and this is fun too.
I was very charmed by Bottle Rocket, even without it having all the symmetry and aesthetics that have become Wes Anderson's signature. It was very endearing. I especially loved the scene when Rocky is washing dishes and translating back and forth for Anthony and Inez. That really got me.
If someone invites me to their house without telling me they have a free roaming chimpanzee, we are NOT FRIENDS.
I can't decide what to rate this, because I am so stunned at how gory it was. This is the most I've closed my eyes in the movie theater in years. I thought it would be kind of like The Monkey, not because there's a chimp, more of a horror/comedy balance, but no! It's gross like Hostel with the eyeball part! It's SO GROSS.
The poster makes Seven Veils look like a horror film. It is not. It is an artsy drama.
I loved Seven Veils. Atom Egoyan was remounting 'Salome' while making this film about Amanda Seyfried's character remounting 'Salome', so the opera singers, sets, props, orchestra, etc are all the same as the actual opera production that was being directed simultaneously. I think that's very cool.
There are a bunch of scenes with parts of the opera being depicted using shadows and silhouettes, and they are beautiful.
There is an unusual amount of time spent on the prop master making the head. I don't really know what that's all about. Those scenes feel like a mockumentary, and it's a noticable vibe shift. It didn't bother me, but it was odd.
Amanda Seyfried is perfect, as always, and as a bonus she is reunited here with Douglas Smith who played her brother on Big Love.
One of the rare times I liked a movie I saw in theaters more the second time around.
This movie takes a long time to get anywhere because everyone has to walk, and man!! Do they do a lot of walking.
Still, in the end, it is an interesting film.
Plenty of beautiful people, some halfhearted vampirism, and some of the most well lit crypts I’ve ever seen!
I actually struggle to call this horror. Very little gore and scares. Mostly just a confused guy being stalked, coerced really, by naked French girls.
It definitely thinks it’s cooler than it is, but it’s OK.
Really neat idea, but we come in at the end of what would have been a great story.
Great use of location and of Lovecraftian lore, but yeah… just OK
Another movie that I think would have benefited from more Kyle Chandler.
The Rip is a solid watch, but it ultimately won't be very memorable for me beyond liking the cast and being surprised by the reveal.
Upon first introduction, "Ben" (the chimp) is playful and smart, but we learn that all perfect things must come to an end when Ben is infected by rabies, and then becomes a vicious monster hellbent on killing anything in his path.
The story and setting are simple, granting us visual access to a beautiful home in Hawaii, where Ben has his own personal space next to the family home. While he communicates through an iPad-like device, he also knows sign language.... just like "Amy" from 1995's <I>Congo</i>. While "Amy" looked like a kid in a costume (Spoiler: <A HREF="https://letterboxd.com/actor/misty-rosas/">It was</A>), <A HREF="https://letterboxd.com/actor/miguel-hernando-torres-umba/">the actor</A> who performed as "Ben" did a mighty fine job at providing a loveable-turned-vicious creature that provided some fantastic kills throughout. There were no side stories or random characters that came and went. That was all taken care of at the beginning so that the remaining hour-plus of the film can be devoted to the thrills and kills, which it properly delivered.