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Just got back from seeing Sinners. I enjoyed it and would recommend anyone go see it. That being said, felt the writing wasn’t as tight as it could’ve been. There were a lot of themes bouncing around to the point that the film ended up feeling a bit messy/muddy. Especially with the ending. Still would recommend since it is good to see directors take risks with new ideas rather than be forced to rehash old IPs.
 
I like Coogler and root for him, but Sinners doesn’t look like my kind of movie. Plus I never like when one actor plays twins or two characters, etc. It’s such a distracting gimmick. Oh look, one touched the other one or handed him something — cool!

I’ll probably see it eventually, but overall I’d like him to get away from the Creeds and Wakandas of the world and get back to the kind of story he actually told well — Fruitvale Station.
 
Sinners -- Really a remarkable film with a set of fine performances and a unique historical presentation. The core story and the supernatural trappings were interesting, but the stylistic presentation is more what makes it one of the best of this year.

Another one of the top five so far is Warfare. This is a true story, a simple one, with astounding realism in its depiction of the worst horrors of modern combat. It has scenes that are extremely difficult experiences for the audience, along the lines of the opening of Saving Private Ryan or the sniper scene in Full Metal Jacket. Great films can do almost anything, and if soldiers in our world have to live these events it's not asking too much of us to see a realistic depiction of war, like this film shows us with supreme direction, acting and writing.
 
Sharp Corner -- Very good film, with a strong and pretty eccentric performance by Ben Foster. This reminds me of greater films like Todd Haynes' Safe and Michael Shannon's acting tour de force of Take Shelter. Though those two stories are far different in details, the general theme of this one is likewise about a seemingly ordinary person who is gradually losing his mind to obsessive thoughts.
 
duluoz said:
I’m not much of a zombie/horror guy, but this trailer is so insanely good that I’m interested:
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It’s almost time for this one.

I rewatched 28 Days Later, and 28 Weeks Later (for the first time) in the last few weeks. It looks like they’re stepping it up a bit for this one, in terms of the post-apocalyptic world that developed after the Rage Virus outbreak. My expectations are up there, especially after that original trailer.

Not my type of movie but I’m definitely looking forward to it, feels like an event.
 
an0maly said:
Sharp Corner -- Very good film, with a strong and pretty eccentric performance by Ben Foster. This reminds me of greater films like Todd Haynes' Safe and Michael Shannon's acting tour de force of Take Shelter. Though those two stories are far different in details, the general theme of this one is likewise about a seemingly ordinary person who is gradually losing his mind to obsessive thoughts.
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Really enjoyed Take Shelter, that’s a dark one.

Hadn’t heard of the other two, though I have liked Todd Haynes’ stuff.
 
Watched John wick 4 last night.

“Can you get me close to Sacre Cœur?”
“We got you”

They proceed to let him out at the Trocadéro????

He had to go through 75 fights and get hit by a dozen cars cuz they can’t read a map???
 
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