The Favourite: LOVED IT. All the stuff Lanthimos gets away with under the shiny period film trappings! With inventive camerawork and tricky tonal balance between comedy and drama and gorgeous clothes and sharp, witty, nasty dialog and amazing performances in every single role, MY GOSH. I know they're pushing Olivia Colman for a Best Actress nom but it's really a three-header, with Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz being just as brilliant (Stone joins a rare company of American actors who can pull off a believable British accent.) Def. up there as one of my top ten films of the year.
I am so interested in this reaction (which I think a lot of people had), because I just saw it and thought it was fine? It probably didn't help that basically no one else in the theater got it. Behind me was I'm going to guess a mother and two grown daughters (or daughter+friend) who agreed afterward that they probably should have seen Marwen....
Anyway, the performances and look were all amazing, for sure, but it didn't take me.
The boy and I really enjoyed Bumblebee. The first 15 minutes alone were fantastic for someone who grew up with the classic Transformers in the 80s.
I definitely can see some of the Iron Giant parallels but I think it did enough different and Hailee Steinfeld's performance helps carry the film.
After my initial chuckle of recognition I had to do some quick mental math to confirm that the
"The Touch"
Easter Egg was chronologically possible for Bumblebee's setting date.
Anyway, the performances and look were all amazing, for sure, but it didn't take me.
We watched it over the weekend, and my sister's comment at the end was "Um, they forgot to end the movie." But the costumes are FABULOUS, and I did think all three actresses were very good.
Just saw Spiderman and LOVED IT SO MUCH.
Just saw Spiderman and LOVED IT SO MUCH.
We saw it New Year's Day, and all I could say for like half an hour after it ended was "AAAAAAAAA THAT WAS SO GOOD!!!!" over and over.
I'm usually decent at identifying voice actors, but I thought Noir Spider-Man was Ben Browder. D'oh! (I knew going in that John Mulaney was Spider-Ham. He was PERFECT.)
And also, I don't care what anyone else says, Noir Spider-Man's alias HAS to be "Peter Darker."
t rim shot
I think I'm going to see SpiderMan this Sunday, since it will probably leave before Aquaman does.
Aunt May was kicking names and taking ass.
Such
a good movie.