I saw The Witch. Really well done, and resting almost entirely on the backs of those actors, especially the four oldest.
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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Dana - Mar 07, 2016 8:26:32 am PST #29843 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Vonnie K - Mar 07, 2016 8:33:11 am PST #29844 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Black Phillip is giving you an evil side-eye for not mentioning him!
Here's a hilarious little article on the goat who played him: [link]
“There’s an incredible restaurant in London called The Smoking Goat,” Ineson continues. “When Robert was in town, we went there for my wife’s birthday and shared this incredible goat dish. We remembered Charlie. Not so fondly.”
megan walker - Mar 07, 2016 9:24:20 am PST #29845 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Just when I think I've finalized my list, I watch another good one. Consider Phoenix as being in the top five. Seriously how did Germany not submit this for Oscar consideration?
megan walker - Mar 07, 2016 9:28:56 am PST #29846 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I've been wondering how scary The Witch is. As a native New Englander, I feel compelled to see it despite my general aversion to horror. I've been hoping it falls more on the suspense side of the equation.
Vonnie K - Mar 07, 2016 9:51:43 am PST #29847 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I didn't find The Witch very scary -- there are very few jump scares and the gore on screen is kept to minimum. It horrifies by implications and vibrates with a pervasive sense of dread. The mood it generates is quite extraordinary.
I found the language challenging though. Eggers sourced original documents from the era for his dialog and I reckon I've missed good 30-40% of what the characters were saying.
DavidS - Mar 07, 2016 10:17:54 am PST #29848 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Consider Phoenix as being in the top five.
I've seen Phoenix! It's great. I particularly loved it's deft hand with moral and narrative ambiguities.
P.M. Marc - Mar 07, 2016 10:28:06 am PST #29849 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I've only watched Spy and MI - Rogue Nation on Megan's list.
Same! I need to watch more movies.
megan walker - Mar 07, 2016 10:48:48 am PST #29850 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Note, in addition to Dope and Tangerine (as Vonnie mentioned), Bande de filles (Girlhood) and Phoenix are available on Netflix streaming.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 07, 2016 12:47:10 pm PST #29851 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I need to clear some time and see Tangerine, I missed it on the festival circuit.
Polter-Cow - Mar 07, 2016 9:03:15 pm PST #29852 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I loved The Witch, Vonnie.