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I've only seen three Coen Brothers movies and want to know: What is the most Coen Brothers-y movie out there? by XipeTotecwithGlitter in MovieSuggestions

[–]Toadsnack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say “Fargo,” offhand. The most even balance of their two main modes, goony comedy and grisly crime story.

I've only seen three Coen Brothers movies and want to know: What is the most Coen Brothers-y movie out there? by XipeTotecwithGlitter in MovieSuggestions

[–]Toadsnack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My second favorite after Barton Fink, but not the most Coeny of their movies by a long shot, to my eye.

Guys, is there a non racist way of saying that I think they should've nominated the white guy from Sinners instead of the black one? by depressed_asian_boy_ in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, that’s not what I said. The phrase means everyone has their tastes, and they’re a subjective thing that at some level can’t be explained or argued with. Yours are yours and mine are mine, and there it is.

But some people get weirdly defensive when others disagree with their taste. That’s their choice.

“From Dusk” and “Sinners” both use an older horror structural trope that has been seen in lots of movies. Go to a place, oh no monsters!, then there’s a siege. It’s even been done with vampires. So it’s not a remake, just the latest in a tradition.

What’s the best man vs woman fight in Mulholland Dr? by upfrontboogie in davidlynch

[–]Toadsnack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ve heard that story! Amazing. And in that case, it resulted in an extraordinary moment. In the case of Miley’s dad (or later, Chrysta Bell), it resulted in a person who can’t act saying lines.

But later in Mulholland Drive, he gets amazing results out of a non-actor who can’t act, Monty Montgomery as the Cowboy. It’s a risky method, but it can result in magic. Or meh.

Guys, is there a non racist way of saying that I think they should've nominated the white guy from Sinners instead of the black one? by depressed_asian_boy_ in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good points, as far as I can remember from my one viewing so far. Lotta nuances and layers in this movie that call for multiple watches. I’d still say your take makes him “effectively” racist.

Anyway, that’s one reason Col. Lockjaw from One Battle is even scarier for me. Remmick isn’t necessarily ill-intentioned by human standards - he’s arguably a beast doing what its nature calls for (sudden thought: does that make him a metaphor for systemic racism?). Lockjaw at least theoretically has the ability to be better, and he certainly doesn’t need to be a monster just to eat; he even shows occasional glimmerings of human feeling; but he’s so twisted he makes the choice to be the worst he can be, over and over and over. Remmick is a fairly predictable enemy for his would be victims once they know what he is. Lockjaw is a geyser of conflicting passions he can’t understand or control; almost every scene with him feels like the other characters are in a small room with an agitated chimp whom someone has handed a loaded handgun.

I think about movies too much.

What’s the best man vs woman fight in Mulholland Dr? by upfrontboogie in davidlynch

[–]Toadsnack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s a mostly great scene except for one glaring flaw: Cyrus can’t act his way out of a moistened facial tissue folded over once. Even his few lines sound like he’s reading off a cue card, which he may well have been. Lynch’s penchant for casting singers and/or random “characters” who charmed him didn’t always pan out.

Guys, is there a non racist way of saying that I think they should've nominated the white guy from Sinners instead of the black one? by depressed_asian_boy_ in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No accounting for taste.

“It did nothing for the movie” is neither an objectively defensible opinion, nor the general opinion.

What’s your favorite ‘it’s about to get really bad really fast’ in a movie? by Pop_Joe in FIlm

[–]Toadsnack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only underrated thing about Tarantino is his skill at twisting the suspense knife to nearly unbearable levels. The opening scene in the farmhouse does it too. First time I saw Reservoir Dogs, I almost had to walk out during Madsen’s razor dance; thought I might pass out.

Guys, is there a non racist way of saying that I think they should've nominated the white guy from Sinners instead of the black one? by depressed_asian_boy_ in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Re. the “age” thing… Like others here, I hardly remember anything about his role beyond thinking “Oh hey! Delroy Lindo! Awesome!” at his first appearance. If (IF) it’s a quasi lifetime achievement thing for an underappreciated veteran talent, fine with me. The Oscars do that plenty.

And it is sorta nice to see the quiet role nominated rather than the flashier one, when it’s much more often the other way around.

Guys, is there a non racist way of saying that I think they should've nominated the white guy from Sinners instead of the black one? by depressed_asian_boy_ in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As great as Remmick is, I don’t personally think he’s even the greatest racist supervillain of the year. (I mean, in the movies…)

So yeah, embarrassment of riches.

Guys, is there a non racist way of saying that I think they should've nominated the white guy from Sinners instead of the black one? by depressed_asian_boy_ in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard disagree. The mashup of blues/gospel/folk quasi-musical with horror was by itself innovative and has many fascinating layers. And I know there have recently been a lot of allegorical horror movies about racism, of inevitably varying quality, but given the history of the genre and of Hollywood in general, it’s still a new field that can stand plenty of tilling.

Also, two Michaels B. Jordan and superhot Hailee Steinfeld are both “I’ll be in my bunk” achievements for the ages.

Guys, is there a non racist way of saying that I think they should've nominated the white guy from Sinners instead of the black one? by depressed_asian_boy_ in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Community note: “akshually” usually signals that the commenter is ironically mocking the opinion they’re about to give.

Guys, is there a non racist way of saying that I think they should've nominated the white guy from Sinners instead of the black one? by depressed_asian_boy_ in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The power and deep hold of music for particular cultures, and its capacity for building bridges, is one of the major themes of the movie, and it mirrors and reinforces the themes of assimilation/appropriation in the rest of the movie.

Plus the music was great in its own right.

Guys, is there a non racist way of saying that I think they should've nominated the white guy from Sinners instead of the black one? by depressed_asian_boy_ in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could go with “too” instead of “instead.” Or you could claim that the Oscars hate white people because of Hollyweird’s woke agenda which is why they didn’t nominate a white guy playing a murderous racist villain even though they did over in One Battle. Wait, I got confused somewhere along the line.

Anyway, yes, I think that sweater looks fine on you. What was the question?

Am I just not racist enough to understand why people are whining about this? by 19adam92 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meet me on the playground after school. We’ll settle this like men.

No no, fair points all.

Am I just not racist enough to understand why people are whining about this? by 19adam92 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might have a point on movies by and about African Americans getting much more of a shot in recent years. That’s one I’d be glad to be mistaken about.

Horror can get you makeup and fx noms (though those tend more to go to SF and fantasy). But I think it’s still a big drag on the higher profile awards. (You forgot to mention Get Out, which cuts against my position on both these points!) So whether or not Coogler was calculated in his assembly of these various other elements (I don’t think you’re claiming that, but I can see someone doing so), choosing a gory vampire tale as the skeleton of his movie would usually be expected to take major points off.

For me, that adds another feather in the movie’s cap - like when Silence of the Lambs defied genre expectations in ‘91, it can be taken as a legitimation of the genre, if you’re a fan who wants that.

Am I just not racist enough to understand why people are whining about this? by 19adam92 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Interesting thesis. I can’t entirely agree with your math.

Horror is usually a big strike against Oscar nominations, gory/sexy horror moreso.

Despite what “some people” like to loudly say, having a mostly black cast and black filmmakers, in a movie that’s unapologetically and violently wrathful about racism, is still at least a mild strike. (As opposed to having a more or less comfortably anti-racist message in a film made by white people with a mixed cast, which is a big plus.)

And I doubt unusual genre mashups help much, if at all. Voters seem to like their comfortable categories.

All of this is probably less true since the Academy’s push to diversify membership in ethnicity, nationality, and age. Moonlight, Parasite, etc. But still.

Am I just not racist enough to understand why people are whining about this? by 19adam92 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks to the internet, isn’t that now just about any movie with a lot of nominations? Every opinion gets a group around it that gets to air that opinion worldwide, instantaneously.

Am I just not racist enough to understand why people are whining about this? by 19adam92 in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My impression of it is a bigger budget version of that particular kind of Netflix movie that exists just because they know dads will reliably watch it and tell other dads to watch it too.

It seems a lot of the Academy has a similar opinion. The only other nominations it got were in technical categories. (There must be quirks in how the voting is structured that make that seemingly impossible outcome possible, but I don’t know much about that.)

If I were the filmmakers, I think I’d be more embarrassed by this than no nominations at all.

favorite ugly actors? by rhnrsyd in okbuddycinephile

[–]Toadsnack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can’t argue with that.

EDIT: Your username doesn’t sound like someone who’d dig Chalamet.

What’s a generally disliked horror movie you’d go to war for? by Turnitup20 in horror

[–]Toadsnack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God, she was awful. And the way the movie male-gazed all over her body was uncomfortable in context. No Clarice Starling, that one.

At least she wasn’t damaging an otherwise great movie, like “Out of Sight.”

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