Richard Linklater is interesting. He is fantastic at what he does but i don't know if he knows how great he is. He does art projects then films that feel like director for hire projects. Nouvelle Vague is a art film through and through, and it is about the making of art films. For those of us that went through a French new wave period, this film is perfect. The camera angles, the film stock, the acting, the story. It feels genuine and it is cinema at its purest.
I love Steven Soderbergh, he has many different styles. Blockbuster, indie and mid budget. Past decade or so he has remained indie and mid budget. Earlier this year he had Presence, now he has Black Bag. Great cast, well acted, looks great but I found the plot to be rather dull. Regardless I wished it would have made more of a buzz to create more movies like this.
Stranger Things
Cobra Kai
Welcome to Derry
Yellowjackets
The Pitt
Beavis and Butthead
Peacemaker
Strange New Worlds
Simpsons
It's Always Sunny
When i first saw a trailer for Stranger Things it was at an AMC and i thought it was just gonna be some YA series, but it looked interesting. Then i watched the pilot and was blown away, by time i got to the finale of the first season this could have been my second favorite show of all time....and it is. Season 2 was better, season 3 had flaws, season 4 was the best of the best, but now we have the fifth and final season. The horror is at an all time high, the characters are fully developed, and the plot is as brilliant as ever. Dustin & Steve, Mike & El, Hopper & El, the Wheelers, the Byers, Lucas & Max, Max & Holly, Will & Robin, Hopper & Mike, Mr. Clark & his students, Murray & everyone, Erica being the sassy sidekick to all, Dipshit/Delightful Deric, this season had so many emotional notes with characters, and none of it felt forced, it was genuine. This is epic TV at it's best, this is epic horror at it's best.
Romero zombies are back! Tina Romero has crafted the best Romero film since 2005 with Queens of the Dead. This is fast paced as fuck and goes for the jugular. You get to love these characters in a short time and fear for death and laugh with absurdity. Tina has her dad's chops when it comes to social commentary, and the satire is all over this, honestly done way better than in Diary of the Dead. I am stoked for what she gives us in the future.
Lynn Ramsay is a fantastic film maker, Die My Love is a fantastic film. Fantastic yet tedious. Great acting and haunting imagery yet dull as fuck. Jennifer Lawrence gives her best performance in years, but it still oddly feels empty.
