The way this works is that you post a review of the best film you saw last week. It doesn't have to be a new release, just any film you have seen over the last seven days that you feel is worth talking about. Here are some rules.
1. Check to see if your favourite film of last week has been posted already. If so, please reply to that comment instead of making a new thread.
2. Please post your favourite film of last week.
3. NO TV SHOWS! Discuss your love for Westworld somewhere else.
4. ALWAYS use spoiler tags. Report any comments that spoil recent / little-known films without using the spoiler tag.
5. Comments that only contain the title of the film will be removed!
Here are a few great comments from last week's thread:
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Mr. Nobody (Director's Cut) - I went into this movie with no expectations and was absolutely blown away. Just about every facet of the film, from the characters, to the story, to the visuals, to the music, to the pacing, to the acting, to the writing, were all top-notch. I found it fairly thought-provoking as well. It's nihilistic in an almost contradictorily optimistic way. Its themes aren't new, but they're presented in a manner that made me ponder them long after the credits rolled. Mr. Nobody is very unique in many ways. The story and presentation in particular are extremely unconventional. They'll either work for you or they won't, but I highly, highly recommend giving it a try. If you're willing to take the risk, you might end up discovering one of your favorite movies, as I did.
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Hell or High Water - I finally got around to seeing this and I'm glad I was able to. Loved all the performances, but Bridges near the end was particularly stellar. Pine was fantastic throughout, and Foster just keeps proving he is magnificent in everything. Being from Texas, I had some (very) minor issues with the geography, but it in no way affects my love for this movie. Being from Texas did add to my love, however, during the Dr. Pepper/Mr. Pibb exchange. The relationship between the brothers is very well done, and I'm sure I'm not the only guy with a brother to say so. I usually don't mention camera work, but this movie deserves a shoutout for it. While many action scenes are frenetic and like moving the camera all over the place, this camera tended to be more static and only move when necessary. On a side note, the final bank robbery is now one of my favorite bank robberies ever put to screen. It reminded me of the last bank robbery The Long Riders, and it would surprise me if the writer or director hadn't seen it.
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Do the Right Thing. Hands down, no question, one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life. I had no expectations going in, but the storytelling here is masterful. Spike Lee is the center of the film but he's so passive (by design I assume) that he's almost a non-factor until the ending. He's the glue holding the entire plot together. And he does it expertly. His character needn't be flashy or over-the-top. I've never seen Lee in anything before, but he could have retired after this confident he'd been in an all-time great performance. Then we have literally every other character in this movie. Perfectly chosen actors, all, from Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis as Mother Sister and Da Mayor to Bill Nunn as Radio Raheem to Rosie Perez. Each has a role, and each one nails it. You've got three guys just sitting on the sidelines watching things who are a modern Greek chorus commenting on things. You have Danny Aiello who is brilliant as Sal, simultaneously responsive to the concerns of his patrons while also being outraged at the behavior of some. He's a wonderful encapsulation of the dichotomy of people who are exposed to cultures/groups that they do not understand, by turns welcoming and by others hostile. This movie honestly should be required watching right now more than ever. "Timeless" gets thrown around for a lot of movies, but I felt uncomfortable (in a necessary way) watching the end of this one, over one scene in particular, given recent events. I appreciated all the movies nominated for Best Picture the year this came out and even enjoyed a few of them. But this should 100% have been nominated ahead of Dead Poets Society and Field of Dreams. Lee should have had a director nomination and an actor nomination. And with the exception, maybe, of Day-Lewis in My Left Foot for actor, he should have swept them all.
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Submitted October 30, 2016 at 06:56AM by GetFreeCash http://ift.tt/2dZ4PEU
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