Movie Roll Call: What have you seen lately?

[austinblackboxspace]

Wolf Man had its moments.. milquetoast mostly.. did not hold a candle to Invisible Man The Last Showgirl was really brilliant. Stunning.

 

[JBrax]

We watched The Order last night. Great movie and highly recommended!

 

[Sonnie Parker]

We watched The Order last night. Great movie and highly recommended!

Haven't seen that one, and I'm a Jude Law fan... will check it out... looks like my kind of movie.

 

[Travis Ballstadt]

Friday night I went and caught Nosferatu in the theater. Huge disappointment. I chose this over the Bob Dylan film because I'd heard about the cinematography. I didn't think anything about it was overly well executed or noteworthy. It was a whole lot of meh with an occasional jump scare. Eggers seems to have made the same movie 8 times now. The Witch was fine, The Northman was rather boring. He is officially walking a very fine line between "a very distinct visual style" and "one-trick pony". I'd much rather watch Coppola's Dracula.

Yesterday, as a cleanser, we went and saw The Brutalist, which I've been excited for since first seeing the trailer last fall. Even at 3 1/2 hours, this was remarkable. There were a few loose ends that weren't tied up, and the song during the end credits was completely out of left field, but I think the execution of this film was incredible. The visual aesthetic, the score, the sound design, and editing were all spot on. The story and performances were great. The pre-intermission acts were a notch about the post-intermission, but that's not to say the second half was not good. I thought this was a fantastic film and will be excited to watch again in my theater.