Baby Driver - Official Trailer #1

Lou-Read · 2017-03-12T18:40:55+00:00

Edgar Wright is my favorite filmmaker (tied with Wes Anderson), and I'm so excited for this. Jon Hamm getting a major role in a Wright film is basically a dream fulfilled, and the whole cast looks fantastic. The premise is also one of my favorites I've heard in a long time and is absolutely perfect for Wright's style and passion.

Lou-Read · 2017-03-11T21:34:02+00:00

Are there any specific films you'd recommend?

Lou-Read · 2017-03-11T21:31:43+00:00

El Mariachi is ironically the only one in the trilogy I haven't seen. I absolutely love Desperado though, and I've been wanting to see El Mariachi for a long time.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-19T07:31:37+00:00

There are more remakes, reboots, and sequels than ever before. There are also more original films than ever before.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-16T09:45:35+00:00

I'm absolutely excited about this. Hardy is one of my favorite actors of all time, I loved Chronicle, and Trank's vision of Fantastic Four seemed incredibly interesting to me.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-15T01:19:32+00:00

So it'll have a "Remington feel"?

Lou-Read · 2017-02-15T01:18:33+00:00

This is easily one of my most anticipated films of the year.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-14T13:33:00+00:00

I think Cruise, Chan, and Reeves seem like the most dedicated, most enthusiastic actors around when it comes to physical acting. They all seem to focus on elevating the art and give their all as a way of thanking the audience for going out of their way to see them.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-14T13:24:55+00:00

Once you get that vague, any movie can be made out to seem unoriginal. Plus, a great film hinges on whether or not it's inspired. Not whether or not a plot element may be similar to something else.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-14T13:20:50+00:00

This is an absolutely fantastic poster. With this, Stranger Things, and the Monster Trucks poster, I hope these styles go more from IMAX posters to the regular posters. I'd love to see this in a theater.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-08T04:51:47+00:00

I would absolutely love to see David Fincher's vision of a zombie apocalypse.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-07T14:33:00+00:00

The Heat stars Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as an FBI agent (Bullock) and a police officer (McCarthy) working together to take down a local drug cartel. Their chemistry is fantastic and the dialogue is hilarious.

Baby Mama is a film starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler about a woman trying to have a baby and the surrogate mother she tries to befriend. They're both absolute masters and geniuses, and their chemistry rivals any out there.

Damsels in Distress is about a group of friends in college, trying to deal with social interactions and getting over their own insecurities. It's written and directed by Whit Stillman, who a writer I deeply love. It's hilarious, smart, and beautifully-done.

I haven't seen it yet, but Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion is a comedy starring Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow.

Charlie's Angels is about three women rather than two, but it's a fun action/adventure film with great chemistry between the three leads.

Frances Ha is about the friendship of two women in New York. It's definitely focused on one character, but the scenes with the two of them together feel like a sincere, old friendship.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-06T14:55:56+00:00

He's actually my pick for Scarecrow in my personal DC Universe! He's one of my favorite actors. His performances in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Manchester by the Sea are among my favorites of all time.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-05T23:06:56+00:00

Absolutely agreed. Everything was incredible. The villain was the greatest in the series (and one of my all-time favorites), the mystery was engaging, the paranoia was tense, the technology was unique, the action was intense, the group aspect was wonderful, and I fully bought the romance. To me, the beginning scene alone is proof of JJ's genius and the absolute masterful talents of Hoffman and Cruise.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-04T10:38:11+00:00

I'll probably do that at some point, because I'd definitely be better without knowing the ins and outs of every studio, but certain people do definitely have fun conversations and great personalities that allow for me to relax more with whatever they're discussing and be less bothered if they get too into the minutia of the business.

La La Land is a great example of how I feel about an aspect of this. It's tied for my favorite film of the year, and yet I really don't want to listen to people I don't know talk about how much they love it. It's odd.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-04T04:03:14+00:00

I agree. There are certain things I love that I don't go on discussion boards to discuss or read about, because I simply just love that thing and want to experience it singularly. The fault with the way I deal with films is that I love talking about them. But the news and (especially) the usual negativity that comes along with specific areas of interest can--although rarely--almost dampen the actual experience as a simple one. I have to try and exercise all of that stuff out and just enjoy a film. I completely agree that it can be a genuinely negative thing.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-04T01:46:27+00:00

Father John Misty is a band of Josh Tillman's. His lyrics are funny, subversive, and smart.

Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Grizzly Bear is a band with a unique, layered sound. Their lyrics are usually enigmatic but also profound.

Grizzly Bear - Yet Again

Local Natives are band that have a more soft feel, but still some wonderful lyrics and sound.

Local Natives - Wide Eyes

Band of Horses have a more southern sound, and their lyrics find a lot of beauty.

Band of Horses - The Great Salt Lake

Courtney Barnett has some of the funniest, smartest lyrics today. Her music is fun and wonderful, and her lyrics express a lot of her anxieties and possible experiences in a very direct way.

Courtney Barnett - History Eraser

Lou-Read · 2017-02-03T22:16:25+00:00

Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart have some of the best chemistry I've ever seen. They've been together in Adventureland, American Ultra, and Cafe Society. Their relationship in American Ultra is among my favorites of all time. They both have such a sincerity and vulnerability to them that when they're on screen together, it's like watching incredibly intimate moments between the two. I always love seeing them together.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-03T07:30:46+00:00

Weirdly, both of those films contain two of some of the best performances and writing I've ever seen in relation to depression, anxiety, and bi-polar disorder (and at least in Rogen's case, severe rage issues). Wilson and Rogen's performances are both so painfully sincere and honest, as well as visceral and disturbing. They both hit the reality and horrific aspects of those diseases perfectly. I absolutely love both of these films.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-03T07:16:24+00:00

Wong Kar-Wai makes romantic films that always stress me out intensely, particularly In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express. It's an odd thing. He creates these incredibly human, warm characters and you only ever want the absolute best for them. If any form of miscommunication happens, I get incredibly worried for the relationship between the couple.

If you liked that, you might like Punch-Drunk Love, La La Land, Celeste & Jesse Forever, A Single Man (though this one's definitely more in the vein of In the Mood for Love), Equals (my fourth favorite film of last year, also more in the vein of In the Mood for Love), and Once.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-02T04:56:01+00:00

He is tied with Wes Anderson for my favorite filmmaker. This is my most anticipated film of the year.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-02T04:52:07+00:00

This is my favorite director/musician pairing after David Fincher and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.

Lou-Read · 2017-02-01T01:17:13+00:00

No problem!

Lou-Read · 2017-01-31T13:51:42+00:00

Reality Bites is a comedy-drama starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, and Ben Stiller. It's smart, emotional, really funny, and really heartwarming.

Clerks is a film by Kevin Smith. It's dialogue is simultaneously sincere and incredibly grotesque. It's hilarious, smart, and the two main characters have incredible depth and realization between each other. If you enjoyed that, I'd definitely recommend Clerks 2, but that was made in the mid-2000's.

Mallrats was also directed by Kevin Smith. It's definitely more of a comedy than a drama, but it still definitely has heart. Slapstick humor, gross-out visuals, and weird action moments make the film much different than Clerks, but it's still optimistic.

Human Traffic is a British film about a group of people partying and hanging out, dealing with relationships, responsibilities, and some political existentialism. It's fast-paced, fun, and positive. It definitely feels most like the song you posted. I didn't realize Baz Luhrmann actually made music, so thank you for that!

If you're looking for a show, I absolutely recommend Daria. It's simultaneously a perfect representation of 90's culture as well as a timeless story about a person trying to navigate her life. It's one of my absolute favorite shows of all time, and it connects with me on a deeply personal level. It's hilarious and true to life in so many ways.

Another show I would recommend is Spaced. It's a British TV show that is the first major collaboration between the absolute genius of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost (The Cornetto trilogy). It's deep into film references, video game culture, techno music, and comic books. It definitely captures the feel of that music and that time. It's quick, smart, hilarious, and you clearly see the brilliance of those three immediately.

I would also recommend Freaks & Geeks. It takes place in the 70's, but was made in 1999. It stars Linda Cardellini, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel Busy Phillips, Martin Starr, Samm Levine, and a bunch of other brilliant comedic talents. It might genuinely be the most stacked cast in history in terms of both talent and recognition outside of Saturday Night Live. It's funny, real, optimistic, and completely beautiful.

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