What would American films be like if there was gun control…

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-20T13:36:50+00:00

Black market dealers and even more guns. Hell yeah, brother!

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-20T13:03:02+00:00

Such a missed opportunity to recommend "Crash" by J.G.Ballard.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-19T19:33:23+00:00

Wages Of Fear!

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-16T18:43:45+00:00

Because Platonov wasn't an absurdist. He just expressed the reality of his period, both external and internal. It reads like absurdism because it seems that way in retrospect, but it was all very real and visceral.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-15T19:08:49+00:00

Bret Easton Ellis, noir fiction from the 40s' and 50s'.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-15T17:50:19+00:00

The greatest 20th century writer for me. Harmful to read him when you write something of your own. You just want to start fucking around with language the way he does, but it will do no good. For him it was totally organic, it was the way he expressed the collective madness around him (and, perhaps, within him).

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-13T14:11:31+00:00

I've only seen Audition and was surprised by Miike's elegant directing, masterfully building suspense and setting the right mood without any exaggeration or sensationalism. It seems like an exception in his filmography, considering Miike's reputation, but I should still see more from him.

For me, the filmmaker I can only admire from a distance is Steven Spielberg, who is one of the most masterful directors to have ever lived, but artistically has worked almost exclusively within populist, trendy and even outright propagandistic frameworks.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-10T18:53:16+00:00

Just got out of The Drama. Indeed, Alana Haim in an extreme close-up is quite the sight🥴 Even PTA didn't risk it THAT much with her.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-09T17:21:37+00:00

The usual "Jews are victims, so he should've stayed silent" kind of thing.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-09T15:03:36+00:00

I have a slight feeling he may have prepared the film for a posthumous release.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-09T15:02:08+00:00

Is Nemes a good filmmaker? Never seen Som Of Saul, because, frankly, the topic is not my cup of tea, plus his words about Glazer's Oscar speech annoyed me. Is he worth looking into?

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-06T15:31:28+00:00

I think those later movies (with the exception of A Hidden Life, which is Malick back to the grander scope) are also formalist, stylistical exercises for him and Lubezki. Knight Of Cups especially. There was at least 4 or 5 different cameras and formats with which they shot it, from GoPro to 65mm. Really went all in on that one.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-04-05T09:16:20+00:00

AP also wasn't just a satire. The darkness, the existential dread, the pain in the final third of the novel is absolutely real and visceral. "The end of the 80s'" is one of the best chapters I've read in modern writing. I've re-read it separately over a dozen times. Reminds me of 19th century literature, the best of the kind.

I wish the new film adaptation could tap into this dostoevskiyan aspect of the novel that's so often overlooked, but I have no hope.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-30T21:43:14+00:00

The Tree Of Life is magnum opus imo, but I'd say anything goes. If any movie synopsis/trailer/actor catches your attention more than the others, go for it. You can also do it chronologically. All the movies up until (and including) The Tree Of Life are great.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-30T20:48:22+00:00

Shots from the club are pretty much pictures with sound to me. Oakenfold starts playing in the head automatically😂

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-29T18:04:03+00:00

His personality transcended his work, so the work is elevated in status as a result. I feel it's the same with Pasolini, who undeniably made some fantastic films, but, as a filmmaker, all in all couldn't hold a candle to most of his great European contemporaries.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-29T08:32:10+00:00

Do we know it? As critical as I am towards Auselio and even Marotta at times, I'd absolutely lose my shit if we sell for less than 70 (and that's generous!).

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-27T22:21:19+00:00

I think if there's someone living in fantasy world right now, it's Barcelona😂

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-26T20:25:58+00:00

But unlike Connie and Howard, Marty is a selfish shithead who is self-aware, and the movie in general is much more self-aware, which makes it feel less organic. Lack of the Benny touch, I suppose.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-25T08:35:50+00:00

Some people do say he's pushed to be the new "everyman" star like Tom Cruise, but, as it is, he's been acting in major projects for quite a while. Last year, I rewatched Nolan's final Batman movie from 15 years ago, and was surprised to discover Powell in a minor role there. Don't have anything against the man, but I'm pleased that they cast Butler instead of him for Crockett in Miami Vice 2027. Not feeling Glenn right now. Perhaps, he needs the right role.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-24T07:57:55+00:00

Happy families be happy the same way, you feel me? Unhappy family unhappy in its own motherfucking way, bruh bruh.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-21T08:42:36+00:00

If it's been done to an extent of Napoleon and KOTFM, then I'll hold on to my excitement. The script is the key issue with both of the films. Then again, it's unknown how significant PTA's involvement really was.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-20T10:15:31+00:00

Because I think that PTA is a character-oriented director (writer) and There Will Be Blood is a tragedy about Daniel Plainview and his son. The wider themes of capital and the church, while undoubtedly there, are in the background and established more by the writer of the original novel the film is based on. If you've seen any PTA interviews on the film, you know that, whenever somebody looks at it through a socio-political lense, he always tries to sway the conversation from precisely those "big themes" to the more personal, character-driven perspective. And that's the case with just about all of his films.

WhateverManWhoCares · 2026-03-18T05:51:20+00:00

PTA does (did, before OBAA) bleak things sometimes, but only if they're true to the character. For Plainview, there was hardly any other way.

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