The "I'm watching/just watched *movie title* thread....

[zeebo]

Amelie (2001). Independent French chick flick

An original and charming film.  I'm comfortable enough in my manly squirrelhood to admit it's one of my faves.

[Chine]

Amelie (2001). Independent French chick flick

A favorite film of mine. There's a french cafe here where I bring my sketchbook while I look at the poster facing me. The owners call me 'Ms Lautrec' and hang my art on the wall.

[Chine]

An original and charming film.  I'm comfortable enough in my manly squirrelhood to admit it's one of my faves.

[GravitySucks]

A favorite film of mine. There's a french cafe here where I bring my sketchbook while I look at the poster facing me. The owners call me 'Ms Lautrec' and hang my art on the wall.

Very nice Chine, very nice. I always like when you post your sketches.

[21st Century Man]

New movies that I've seen recently are:

The Martian-liked it a lot. Much better than Gravity.  4 out of 5 stars

Star Wars: The Force Awakens-I actually liked it a lot.  Much better than the last 3 mainly due to the presence of Harrison Ford.  I liked the new characters but some of it smacked of political correctness.  Not sure about the petulant and pubescent Darth Vader wannabe. 3.75 out of 5 stars.

Old movies:

Vertical Limit - 2000 - Stupid, stupid movie but it was entertaining. The special effects were terrible.  Blue screen was prominent and distracting.  As a matter of fact, Hollywood  used the blue screen to much better effect in the 1920's and 1930's.  Very little actual location shooting during the  movie, most of it was set-bound.  Some big problems.  The nitroglycerine should have exploded when they were jumping off the helicopter onto the mountain.  How did they get the girl down the mountain after they saved her?  In reality, she would have died on the way back down. 2 out of 5 stars

Big City Blues - 1932 -  Hick Indiana kid goes to NYC to find work and gets into trouble when someone is killed in his hotel room during a party. Bogart has a small role in this as one of the party-goers. The lead, Eric Linden, is whiny as hell and ruined the movie for me. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Hell's Highway - 1933 - Excellent pre-code chain-gang flick with Richard Dix and Charles Middleton. Blacks treated respectfully in this movie which was unusual for its time. There was even a homosexual cook in this and while somewhat stereotypical, he was a good guy. A bit short clocking in at 62 minutes. 3.75 out of 5 stars.

Cabin In the Cotton -1933 -  Young man from a share-cropping family starts working for the landowner and gets involved in a spat between sharecroppers and the aforementioned landowner.  Where do his loyalties lie?  Decent flick featuring Richard Barthelmess, Bette Davis and Berton Churchill with supporting turns by Tully Marshall and Henry B. Walthall.  Famous for the Davis line, "I'd like to kiss you but I just washed my hair." 3.75 out of 5 stars.

When Ladies Meet -1933 - Excellent adaption of a stage play that stars Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery, Ann Harding and Frank Morgan about a writer (Loy) who falls in love with married publisher (Morgan) and how Montgomery foils their plans.  Witty dialogue abounds and all of the stars shine. 4 out of 5 stars.

The Mad Genius- 1931 -  John Barrymore adopts boy who he trains to be a ballet dancer. Boy falls in love with ballerina to Barrymore's disapproval.  Barrymore attempts to ruin their relationship.  Will he succeed?  Boris Karloff has a supporting role as the boy's abusive father and Barrymore mentions Frankenstein in a line.  This was made before the movie version of Frankenstein.  Other than that, it is pretty routine fair though Barrymore does what he can with the script.  A better movie with Barrymore along the same lines is his Svengali from the same year. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

She Killed In Ecstasy - 1970 - Sleazy Jess Franco fare with the scrumptious Soledad Miranda as a widow who plots revenge against her husband's colleagues who drove said husband insane and suicidal.  Plenty of excellent shots of the lovely Miranda in various states of undress. 3 out of 5 stars.

Charlie Chan At The Wax Museum - 1940 -  Above average Toler entry in the Chan series with creepy sets and atmosphere. 3 out of 5 stars

Django - 1966 -  One of the few great Spaghetti westerns that Sergio Leone did not direct.  Why does Franco Nero carry that coffin from town to town?  You might be surprised by the answer.  4 out of 5 stars.

[21st Century Man]

Last night I watched All Is Bright starring Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd. They play two Canadian criminals who go straight and sell Christmas trees/steal a piano in New York. While I liked Giamatti's performance (he's always great), the movie was dull and completely forgettable.
Also re-watched Django Unchained afterwards, and realized it's not nearly as good as I remembered. We get it Tarantino, you like blood and the N-word.

I absolutely hated Django Unchained.  It perpetuates stereotypes and Tarantino sinks to the lowest common denominator way to often.  Plus, one thing in particular bothered me.  When they go out west to Arkansas, it looks like the Rocky Mountains or Sierra Nevada not the Ozarks. That was sloppy filmmaking in my opinion.  Stick with the original Django with Franco Nero.  That is immeasurably better than this tripe.

[Chine]

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/vilmos-zsigmond-dead-dies-cinematographer-1201670799/

Oscar winning 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond died today. He also was the DP for 'Deliverance' and 'The Deer Hunter' (one of my favorite films). 

[Showroom Dummy]

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/vilmos-zsigmond-dead-dies-cinematographer-1201670799/

Oscar winning 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond died today. He also was the DP for 'Deliverance' and 'The Deer Hunter' (one of my favorite films).

yes very sad loss

just watched  The Ghost and Mr. Chicken    Don Knotts  nails it 

[Chine]

Finally saw 'The Big Short' (2015) Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt

I can appreciate the clever juxtapostion of Adam McKay's comedic direction undertaking the serious subject matter revolving around the 2008 financial meltdown. I found it to be a very good film. Yet, ambivalent to say this is in my list of favorite films (film award contenders) this year. Perhaps, that is where my own 'story' (that we all bring to a film) contributes as 2008 was a bitch. Having lived through it and witnessed many families in Las Vegas living out of their Jeep Cherokees in a parking lots due to losing their homes, tent cities became over populated, etc. It was a sad and uncomfortable time and it was hard for me to giggle. Maybe it wasn't a good day to watch it, Who know. The 'artist' in me respects that McKay pulled this off. He also had great talent to achieve it.

Steve Carell, in my opinion, is becoming one of the most intriguing actors and a powerhouse in film. His work in last year's, "Foxcatcher" was phenomenal. Christian Bale was exceptional and I had to grin when that they tossed in a few seconds of his character taking to the floor to knock out some push-ups (a nod to American Psycho) Wonder if some directors are going to toss these in Bale's future performances. I guess we'll see when "Knight of Cups' is released.



Overall, it's a good film and interested in reading thoughts from others who have seen it.

[21st Century Man]

Watched 3 more movies.

        The Eiger Sanction - 1974 -  A little slow at times and I wish more time was spent on the mountain but all-in-all it was decent.  A very un-PC film with sterotypical homo portrayal by Jack Cassidy who has a dog named faggot.  Clint comments at one that he wished Custer had defeated the Indians at Little Bighorn and also says, "Fuck Marlon Brando" referring to Marlon's activity at the time of supporting Indians in their protest movement against the Feds. Clint also acts like a stereotypical gay man in one scene which was a real hoot.

  Gotta say I had the hots for the George character played by Brenda Venus who incidentally was Henry Miller's last erotic muse and would write an advice column for Playboy years later in the late 90's.  She is still very very beautiful.

    I felt like Clint could have done a better job of building up suspense.  Thayer David was excellent as Dragon and I wish his role was bigger or that maybe he could have been recast as a villain. George Kennedy was decent but his role made the film anti-climatic.  If i had my druthers, I would have rewritten the screenplay to build up more suspense and changed the target of the second sanction as well as focusing more on the mountain climb.

   The real stars of the film are the cinematography and scenery.  Simply stunning with beautiful shots of Monument Valley, Zion National Park and the Swiss Alps.  I really can't give the film more than 3 stars out of 5 because it was rather disappointing overall.


High Plains Drifter - 1973 - I simply do not understand this film.  Who is the Drifter and why don't the townsfolk recognize him?  Clint himself says that in the script, he was definitely Jim Duncan's brother but this is never made clear in the film itself.  He wanted to make the Drifter more mysterious like in the Leone films.  If he is the brother, why does he retain his brother's memories of the bull-whipping scene?   Also how does he know who were the most offensive townspeople? One of Duncan's last comments before he dies is "Damn you all to Hell.  So the Drifter renames the town Hell.  How does he know?

       The second theory is that he is the ghost of Jim Duncan.  I don't buy that either. He is very much flesh and blood and takes pleasure in sexual relations with women.  Besides if he is the ghost of Jim Duncan, why don't the townsfolk freak out when he comes into town. Surely they remember what Jim Duncan looked like.  In any case, whether ghost or brother, there is no mistaking the resemblance to the dead Duncan.  Why is this ignored?

        This problem is the fatal flaw of the film for me.  The rape was disgusting and uncalled for.  Now if it was Jim Duncan who had committed that act, it would be somewhat understandable. Call it justice if you want.  However, since it was not Duncan, how can anyone justify what was done to her.  The only way this could be somewhat understandable is if the Drifter really had Duncan's memories which is impossible if he is not a ghost.  I was hoping that the Drifter would actually be Duncan himself who though thought dead managed to convince the midget to drag him away to heal and put up a fake grave.  But again the problem of no one in town recognizing him.

         The film was photographed and acted well though I didn't like many of the characters even the Drifter.  The midget and the Belding woman were the only likeable characters in the whole thing. If Duncan was the Drifter then he would have been likeable in most respects but that is not the case.   As much as I love most of Clint's other Westerns, I can't give this film more than 2 stars out of 5 because it just doesn't make any sense. I appreciate surrealism just fine but it just does not work in this film. If someone can explain these problems to my satisfaction, I would increase the rating to a 3.5 or maybe even a 4 but that is a tall order.

Slaughter Hotel - 1971 -  Sort of an early prototype of the American slasher film notably the ones like Sleepaway Camp where gorgeous girls gather in an isolated setting and get slaughtered.  This European film has lots of sleaze in it with eroticism that borders on hard-core porn.  The gore is minimal given the plot. And just why does a mental institution have tons of brutal weapons hanging on its walls? If you can get past that, then you can enjoy it.  Rosalba Neri and Margaret Lee provide stimulating entertainment along with the other girls.  Kinski walks through his part and I don't blame him.  Enjoyable Eurosleaze.  I give it 3 out of 5 stars.

[Catsmile]

Crimes of Passion (1984)

Run Time: 1:52 - 112 Min.(director's cut)
Director: Ken Russell
Staring: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, Annie Potts.

After almost 20 years since seeing this cult flick, it still holds up well today. Kathleen Turner does an amazing job. Anthony Perkins over the top performance, drives the plot to ever darker realms of a sick repressed psyche. A narrative intertwined with fantasy, sex, satire, violence, and mental illness. There is something here for everyone to see as the story unfolds, warts and all.

Dealing with the often unspoken, repressed facets of the adult American experience. The film is a bit uneven at times, but does well conveying the steamy, gritty, uncomfortable nature of love, sex, sexual repression, sexual fantasy, and violence. Sprinkled with a little satire, to ease the mood. Overall the film delivers a decent melange that provokes, titillates, and stimulates ones thoughts, sometimes uncomfortably. As the movie exposes and presses the boundaries that social conditioning represses.   

I've seen nothing like it, for better or worse. An adult film that should be seen by fans of the cult genre, Kathleen Turner, or Anthony Perkins.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngFIaeABye0

[Chine]

Joy (2015)  - Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen

What a lovely surprise. Wasn't in the mood for another Lawrence / Cooper film but this was fantastic. Inspiring and delightful story. Uplifting and positive as it's one of those 'follow your dreams regardless of the naysayers' kinda flicks. Love, love, loved it.

[21st Century Man]

2 more movies

     Charlie Chan in Rio - 1941 - Pretty good Chan flick with Toler and Sen Yung.  Victor Jory is excellent as a pseudo-psychic.  I would not call it a great movie but it is entertaining and pretty much what you would expect from a Chan flick.  3 out of 5 stars.

          The Raid - 1954 - Excellent Civil War yarn about a group of Confederate prisoners who escape a Yankee Prison in NY go to Canada and proceed to raid the town of St. Albans in Vermont. Based on a true story.  Excellent cast led by Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone, Lee Marvin, Peter Graves, James Best and other familiar faces.  Pretty short film (83 minutes) but it never drags.  The film doesn't take sides as there were good people on both sides doing what they thought was right.  Falls just short of being a classic but it is still a great film.  3.75 out of 5 stars.

[GravitySucks]

2 more movies

     Charlie Chan in Rio - 1941 - Pretty good Chan flick with Toler and Sen Yung.  Victor Jory is excellent as a pseudo-psychic.  I would not call it a great movie but it is entertaining and pretty much what you would expect from a Chan flick.  3 out of 5 stars.

          The Raid - 1954 - Excellent Civil War yarn about a group of Confederate prisoners escape a Yankee Prison in NY go to Canada and proceed to raid the town of St. Albans in Vermont. Based on a true story.  Excellent cast led by Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone, Lee Marvin, Peter Graves, James Best and other familiar faces.  Pretty short film (80 minutes) but it never drags.  The film doesn't take sides as there were good people on both sides doing what they thought was right.  Falls just short of being a classic but it is still a great film.  3.75 out of 5 stars.

I'll have to watch The Raid. I was stationed in Plattsburgh for 4 years.

[albrecht]

2 more movies

     Charlie Chan in Rio - 1941 - Pretty good Chan flick with Toler and Sen Yung.  Victor Jory is excellent as a pseudo-psychic.  I would not call it a great movie but it is entertaining and pretty much what you would expect from a Chan flick.  3 out of 5 stars.

I'm a big fan of old Sherlock movies, Charlie Chan, The Falcon, and etc 'mystery' movies of that era. With regard to Chan, though purists might not agree, I like Toler in the role and "CC in Rio" is one of my favorites. Some catchy musical numbers also. One good thing about CC movies, and some of the others of the era, besides just fun movies is the cars, dress, musical numbers, the spiritualism and other paranormal gimmicks, voodoo, and funny slapstick by black actors (who don't get prominent billing but were really good comedians and actors.)

[Rix Gins]

2 more movies

     Charlie Chan in Rio - 1941 - Pretty good Chan flick with Toler and Sen Yung.  Victor Jory is excellent as a pseudo-psychic.  I would not call it a great movie but it is entertaining and pretty much what you would expect from a Chan flick.  3 out of 5 stars.

          The Raid - 1954 - Excellent Civil War yarn about a group of Confederate prisoners who escape a Yankee Prison in NY go to Canada and proceed to raid the town of St. Albans in Vermont. Based on a true story.  Excellent cast led by Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone, Lee Marvin, Peter Graves, James Best and other familiar faces.  Pretty short film (83 minutes) but it never drags.  The film doesn't take sides as there were good people on both sides doing what they thought was right.  Falls just short of being a classic but it is still a great film.  3.75 out of 5 stars.

Ha 21'st.  Talk about coincidence, I watched Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, 1939. One of the better Sidney Toler offerings.

[21st Century Man]

I'm a big fan of old Sherlock movies, Charlie Chan, The Falcon, and etc 'mystery' movies of that era. With regard to Chan, though purists might not agree, I like Toler in the role and "CC in Rio" is one of my favorites. Some catchy musical numbers also. One good thing about CC movies, and some of the others of the era, besides just fun movies is the cars, dress, musical numbers, the spiritualism and other paranormal gimmicks, voodoo, and funny slapstick by black actors (who don't get prominent billing but were really good comedians and actors.)

It seemed easier to follow than some of the other Chans.  I think Toler and Oland brought something different to Charlie Chan.  I do tend to prefer the Oland Chans because the plots are more fresh.  They have yet to become cliche.  I do think Oland is the superior actor. He had a quite a range.  He could play villains just as easily as playing good guys.  That said, I thought both Oland and Toler were equals in the role.  I have yet to watch the Monogram efforts.  I'm sort of dreading it what with the low budget and lesser talents producing and directing the films.  I think I now have all the Chan films that were produced in the 30's and 40's save for the early lost Oland Chans.  I just haven't gotten around to watching the later films after Fox dropped the series.

I also love the Rathbone Holmes films.  Have all of them and have watched them repeatedly over the years.  I have many of the Saint films with Sanders but have never seen the Falcon films.  I've only watched the first Sanders film in the Saint series so i can't really make a judgement on that series yet.  The first film was pretty good but nothing remarkable.

[21st Century Man]

Ha 21'st.  Talk about coincidence, I watched Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, 1939. One of the better Sidney Toler offerings.

Its been years since I saw that one.  I plan on watching it soon but i'm going to watch a box set of the Oland Chans next just to mix it up a bit.  Then probably the Winters flicks and a few of the Toler Monogram efforts.  I've never seen the Roland Winters Chan films.  I imagine that they are pretty terrible so then I will watch the Toler Monograms which will probably seem like masterpieces after the Winters' efforts.

[albrecht]

It seemed easier to follow than some of the other Chans.  I think Toler and Oland brought something different to Charlie Chan.  I do tend to prefer the Oland Chans because the plots are more fresh.  They have yet to become cliche.  I do think Oland is the superior actor. He had a quite a range.  He could play villains just as easily as playing good guys.  That said, I thought both Oland and Toler were equals in the role.  I have yet to watch the Monogram efforts.  I'm sort of dreading it what with the low budget and lesser talents producing and directing the films.  I think I now have all the Chan films that were produced in the 30's and 40's save for the early lost Oland Chans.  I just haven't gotten around to watching the later films after Fox dropped the series.

I also love the Rathbone Holmes films.  Have all of them and have watched them repeatedly over the years.  I have many of the Saint films with Sanders but have never seen the Falcon films.  I've only watched the first Sanders film in the Saint series so i can't really make a judgement on that series yet.  The first film was pretty good but nothing remarkable.

Most of those franchise-style films I won't pretend are great. "B" movies, sometimes veering towards C or even Ds, ha, but still fun and usually now can find for free...so no more waiting on TCM, local independent tv station late night, etc. And I like black and white, especially if I'm viewing at night or before bed so.

[Rix Gins]

Its been years since I saw that one.  I plan on watching it soon but i'm going to watch a box set of the Oland Chans next just to mix it up a bit.  Then probably the Winters flicks and a few of the Toler Monogram efforts.  I've never seen the Roland Winters Chan films.  I imagine that they are pretty terrible so then I will watch the Toler Monograms which will probably seem like masterpieces after the Winters' efforts.

I think that you will enjoy the Chan Monogram films when you get to them.  Myself, I have always enjoyed cheesy sets with the secret doorways and top secret rooms that contain smoking machinery, etc.  Mantan Moreland is an extra treat in the Monograms.  He always makes me laugh but then again, it really doesn't take much to make me laugh.

[21st Century Man]

Most of those franchise-style films I won't pretend are great. "B" movies, sometimes veering towards C or even Ds, ha, but still fun and usually now can find for free...so no more waiting on TCM, local independent tv station late night, etc. And I like black and white, especially if I'm viewing at night or before bed so.

Yeah, they are very fun.  No doubt about that.  I think you and I have very similar movie tastes.  I love black and white.  There's more of an art to it. I like the shadows and the creepy atmosphere black and white films produce.  I imagine that like me, you probably grew up watching a black and white TV like me.   I'm talking about when I was very young(<8 years old) in the late 60's and early 70's. The lack of color doesn't bother me like it does with younger film-goers, as a matter of fact, it enhances many films.  I do think some of the Rathbone Holmes films are great movies.  The 2 Fox films and a couple of the Universals such as The Scarlet Claw.

[21st Century Man]

I think that you will enjoy the Chan Monogram films when you get to them.  Myself, I have always enjoyed cheesy sets with the secret doorways and top secret rooms that contain smoking machinery, etc.  Mantan Moreland is an extra treat in the Monograms.  He always makes me laugh but then again, it really doesn't take much to make me laugh.

I think I did see one of those years maybe decades ago because there was this black guy who provided comic relief after Sen Yung left the series.  I enjoyed his antics but man its been a long time.  I used to listen to a movie show on the radio called Mr. Movie and he loved Moreland.

[albrecht]

I think that you will enjoy the Chan Monogram films when you get to them.  Myself, I have always enjoyed cheesy sets with the secret doorways and top secret rooms that contain smoking machinery, etc.  Mantan Moreland is an extra treat in the Monograms.  He always makes me laugh but then again, it really doesn't take much to make me laugh.

Mantan Moreland is hilarious but his routines with Ben Carter in a couple of the CC flix are epic comedy and actually make the movie, at least historically. Their timing etc was down-pat and hilarious! If alive in a era where blacks could have more starring roles they would be stars today. Much, much funner than many of the black comedic actors today.

ps: Roland Winters had a long career in movies and even at one point was the baseball announcer for the Boston Braves and Redsox! And don't knock his Chan....he reprised same in commercials in the 70's for a restaurant, per IMDB: "in a number of radio spots for Manhattan's House of Chan, in which he expounded on the joys of eating at his "cousin's" famous restaurant. He concluded each commercial with "tell 'em Charlie sent you"."

[zeebo]

The Martian-liked it a lot. Much better than Gravity.  ...

I couldn't make it through first few chapters of the book, it sounded like a long-form math word problem.  I suspect the movie script is better though, perhaps infused with more personality/drama and (hopefully) less chemistry formulas.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens-I actually liked it a lot.  ...

The last ounce of good will I had left for the franchise was laser-blasted by those friggin truck/phone/sammich ad tie-ins.  However I'm sure I'll check it out one day on netflix.  It should be out about the time I finish my encore viewing of X-Files.

Vertical Limit - 2000 - Stupid, stupid movie but it was entertaining. ...

Ha a perfect description.  I have intentionally watched that movie more than once, but I'm not particularly proud of that.

[21st Century Man]

Mantan Moreland is hilarious but his routines with Ben Carter in a couple of the CC flix are epic comedy and actually make the movie, at least historically. Their timing etc was down-pat and hilarious! If alive in a era where blacks could have more starring roles they would be stars today. Much, much funner than many of the black comedic actors today.

ps: Roland Winters had a long career in movies and even at one point was the baseball announcer for the Boston Braves and Redsox! And don't knock his Chan....he reprised same in commercials in the 70's for a restaurant, per IMDB: "in a number of radio spots for Manhattan's House of Chan, in which he expounded on the joys of eating at his "cousin's" famous restaurant. He concluded each commercial with "tell 'em Charlie sent you"."

Point taken about Winters.  I have not seen his Chans save for an odd clip.  All I know is that Leonard Maltin didn't care for him and the series died after several Winters films.

[ItsOver]

I'm going high class tonight.  It's been awhile since I've seen this gem of cult classics.



Who needs Masterpiece Theater.

[21st Century Man]

I couldn't make it through first few chapters of the book, it sounded like a long-form math word problem.  I suspect the movie script is better though, perhaps infused with more personality/drama and (hopefully) less chemistry formulas.

The last ounce of good will I had left for the franchise was laser-blasted by those friggin truck/phone/sammich ad tie-ins.  However I'm sure I'll check it out one day on netflix.  It should be out about the time I finish my encore viewing of X-Files.

Ha a perfect description.  I have intentionally watched that movie more than once, but I'm not particularly proud of that.

Hey Zeebo,  I've been ignoring the Art Bell thread and mainly watching movies during the last week instead of listening to the radio. I listened to half a Noory show last week and it was terrible.  I haven't listened to Heather lately either. I'm kind of burned out on the paranormal until a really good story comes along. 

Vertical Limit was indeed a guilty pleasure.  I'll watch it again but it is probably the stupidest movie I've seen in the last 10 years.  Also the special effects.  Ugh.  Did you see that CGI eagle at the beginning of the movie?  Willis O'Brien did that sort of thing better in King Kong in 1933.

[21st Century Man]

I'm going high class tonight.  It's been awhile since I've seen this gem of cult classics.



Who needs Masterpiece Theater.

Ugh.  Silly movie that probably gave Noory nightmares.

[coaster]

Trumbo. Brian Cranston plays Dalton Trumbo, a screenwriter who gets blacklisted for being a commie bastid. 
I really, really enjoyed this movie. I can't say that enough. What a cast too. Cranston, Mirren, Goodman and Diane Lane. Also stars an actor who quickly became one of my favorites after seeing "A Serious Man",  Michael Stuhlbarg. Louis C.K. had a main role in the film too which was a pleasant surprise. He kind of played a watered down version of himself.
I also saw The Revenant a couple nights ago. While it had beautiful camera work, and a good performance by Tom Hardy, watching Leo DiCaprio moan and groan and grunt and fall for over two hours got old and tiresome.

[ItsOver]

Ugh.  Silly movie that probably gave Noory nightmares.

We can't all be movie snobs.