Wes Anderson superfan, so they're all jake with me.

Nobody is particularly awful in Punch Drunk Love, and it's easily one of Sandler's best performances and roles. Philip Seymour Hoffman is pretty great in it too (though his character is awful). It's very different from other PTA movies. Much smaller in scale.

I am Tep wrt Wes Anderson. I do kinda want to see the Fox one, and y'all are making a good case for Budapest.

ion, did anyone else ever see The Accountant ? I watched it last night. How come I didn't know the guy was autistic? That was never mentioned in any trailers, that I recall.

I had zero interest in seeing that movie, but I picked up that the character was on the autism spectrum from somewhere.

ion, did anyone else ever see The Accountant ? I watched it last night. How come I didn't know the guy was autistic? That was never mentioned in any trailers, that I recall.

I most definitely did not know the spectrum part of it because I went with a good friend whose younger boy had multiple undiagnosed issues at the time and I felt rather bad we had chosen it.

That said, I do remember it being far better than I thought it would be.

And to tie it back to the PT/Wes Anderson convo, that is pretty much the opposite of my reaction to most of their work. Somehow I always expect to REALLY LOVE this next one, but the reality is that while I can appreciate much of what they both do on an intellectual level, I don't feel an emotional connection to any of it. Even among the films I like, I don't feel any desire to revisit them.

did anyone else ever see The Accountant?

I thought it was ludicrous and unintentionally hilarious, and I kinda enjoyed it for what it was. I dug Anna Kendrick and Jon Bernthal when they showed up, but spent the entire movie rolling my eyes at Ben Affleck. I think the character being on the spectrum was hinted at by the trailer?

I don't feel an emotional connection to any of it. Even among the films I like, I don't feel any desire to revisit them.

This was me regarding PT/Wes Anderson until Phantom Thread and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which I loved unabashedly both on aesthetic and emotional level. Which has me go, "wait, maybe I should revisit their old work."

For me, Boogie Nights was the most unexpectedly touching family drama ever (with a fantastic soundtrack). Also, Burt Reynolds in one of his best performances.

As for Wes Anderson, I really liked Rushmore, unexpectedly enjoyed Royal Tenenbaums, LOVED Grand Budapest Hotel, and liked Moonrise Kingdom. I think Grand Budapest Hotel is the only one I'll rewatch, though.

I'm also an unabashed Wes Anderson fan. Bottle Rocket is one of my all-time favorite movies. Moonrise Kingdom is the only one I wouldn't go out of my way to rewatch. It's just kind of eh.

Anyone seen Thelma? It's a Norwegian psychological/supernatural thriller about a young woman with a very conservative Christian upbringing who goes to college in Oslo and starts having strange seizures, developes a same-sex attraction, and exhibits psychic powers. There are a number of wtf moments that gradually get explained.

I expected it to be weird, but it was more messed-up (in a good way) than I anticipated. I've seen it three times now; it's the kind of movie that sticks with you.

It's gotten great reviews but I think it only had a limited release here in the US and didn't do great business here. It recently came out in iTunes so I imagine it's available on disc as well.

I saw about half of it - I kept falling asleep. I wasn't sure what to think of the ending, whose side the movie was ultimately on.

I don't think the movie was on anybody's side.