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.

I've only just learned that PT Anderson is married to Maya Rudolph (!) -- she's guest starring in The Good Place right now but I've loved her in loads of stuff before. Apparently, they've been together for 15+ yeas and have four kids. Then I came across this gifset of PT Anderson interview re. genesis of Phantom Thread and it made me laugh and laugh: [link]

It makes for a fun compare/contrast between this and Aronosky and mother! re. relationship power dynamics and RL bleeding into art.

Yeah, I feel like I must have known that before, but it sure felt new when I heard it recently.