Please do Doctor Strange, it would be incredible to hear two people actually discuss an MCU movie on the merits of the actual story/characters/dialogue/filmmaking. I don’t really like any MCU movies but it would interesting to hear you guys talk about one. Especially a late one like this that seems so tied to the ever expanding insanity/nonsense.
Other than that I would love to hear you guys discuss Drive My Car, The Northman, or Licorice Pizza
I second this, I have already seen Drive My Car and liked it very much and Top Gun Maverick has some really nice flight scenes. And I really want to watch both Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Northman
Would it be interesting to do a "Compare-and-Contrast" month? I.e. you could pick two new-releases and compare them to original or older versions? For example:
- Week 1: Dune (2021)
- Week 2: Dune (David Lynch's version)
- Week 3: The Batman
- Week 4: Batman (Tim Burton's 1989 version)
One combo I'd be really interested to see would be Blade Runner vs Blade Runner 2049 (not released within past year, but a relatively new film). I recall on one stream a while ago Casey mentioning that Blade Runner was one of his favorite films, and Blade Runner 2049 one of his least favorite...
We actually did a "they don't make them like they used to" series when we were practicing for this podcast - it was Star Wars vs. The Force Awakens, Star Trek II vs. Star Trek: Into Darkness, Bladerunner vs. Bladerunner 2049, and... uh.... I forget what the fourth one was :(
The main problem with this approach is that it is terribly depressing. The difference in quality between 1980s-era movies and 2010-era movies is shocking. The period between 1965 and 2000 was probably the golden age for "big" movies, and now they are just a very faint shadow of their former selves :(
David Lynch's Dune may be an exception here, I haven't seen it. I did see the new Dune, and didn't like it, but I may not like David Lynch's one either (he's a truly odd choice to direct a big-budget, narrative movie)...
Very interesting! Hopefully at some point we’ll get to hear the practice run :)
I also found Dune to be exceedingly meh. I’ve haven’t seen Lynch’s Dune, and I’m under the impression that it is terrible. David Foster Wallace has a pretty good essay on Lynch that I think explains a lot of the issues that Lynch had with Dune and the how he was essentially “mis-cast” as director.
At any rate, really enjoying the podcast! Whatever you pick will be fun to hear :)
I really need to see Blue Velvet - that should be in the Movie Club at some point :) I remember David Foster Wallace in an interview talking about how that movie totally changed his perspective on what it meant to do art. It was really fascinating... and I've still never seen the film :(
I second Dune, I was blown away by it, given the Lynch abomination and the tv series I wish we could forget. But I loved the book and have no sense of what the experience of watching it without having read the book would be like, might be a total mess if you don't already understand the plot. from that angle, if either or both of you havent read it could be interesting to hear your thoughts.
Though The Northman was garbage and not in an interesting way but thats my 2 cents and this club has more cents than that to chip in,
I also feel like as a bonus round, if you pick this, Jodorowsky's Dune is a weird and interesting watch, its a documentary on the most famous of the many failed Dune adaptations. But it has fascinating implications for nearly every sci-fi made in the last 40 years, and is extremely interesting in the context of the Dune films that made it to our screens (Lynch's and the latest)
Definitely Dune! It’s directed by Denia Villeneuve so I’d be really interested in hearing what you guys think about it. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but if you like it, you’ll love it!
Also Batman, I never saw it myself but my friend Said hates it so much I’d like to hear what Casey thinks of it haha. Plus apparently people online say it’s the best Batman movie ever. I hear it lacks any narrative or logic to it.
Please do Doctor Strange, it would be incredible to hear two people actually discuss an MCU movie on the merits of the actual story/characters/dialogue/filmmaking. I don’t really like any MCU movies but it would interesting to hear you guys talk about one. Especially a late one like this that seems so tied to the ever expanding insanity/nonsense.
Other than that I would love to hear you guys discuss Drive My Car, The Northman, or Licorice Pizza
Oh and The Power of the Dog
Everything Everywhere All at Once
CODA
Haven’t watched neither but heard good things about them.
For a future month I’d like to record a suggestion for “Luca”. It is an non-musical animated with a beautiful soundtrack (instrumental only).
I would also suggest “Pig” (the best Nicolas Cage revenge movie there is) and “The Green Knight”, both from 2021
I liked Everything Everywhere All at Once, so n+1 votes for that now.
If you're interested in recent Nicolas Cage movies, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent was also pretty good, imo.
Oh, I forgot about The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, +1 for that
+1 for Pig!
CODA could be interesting since it was the last Best Picture winner (not that the Oscars carry much prestige these days)
Everything everywhere all at once, Drive My Car, Top Gun Maverick, The Northman
I second this, I have already seen Drive My Car and liked it very much and Top Gun Maverick has some really nice flight scenes. And I really want to watch both Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Northman
I consider Everything Everywhere All at Once to be the best movie I have watched in at least 15 years, perhaps the perfect movie.
I also didn't like Dune as much as everyone else does so it would be interesting to hear your opinions.
Good movie: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Probably entertaining podcast: The Batman
Want to watch: Drive My Car and The French Dispatch
I would like to hear you discuss The Northman, Dune, Everything Everywhere All at Once in descending order.
Would it be interesting to do a "Compare-and-Contrast" month? I.e. you could pick two new-releases and compare them to original or older versions? For example:
- Week 1: Dune (2021)
- Week 2: Dune (David Lynch's version)
- Week 3: The Batman
- Week 4: Batman (Tim Burton's 1989 version)
One combo I'd be really interested to see would be Blade Runner vs Blade Runner 2049 (not released within past year, but a relatively new film). I recall on one stream a while ago Casey mentioning that Blade Runner was one of his favorite films, and Blade Runner 2049 one of his least favorite...
We actually did a "they don't make them like they used to" series when we were practicing for this podcast - it was Star Wars vs. The Force Awakens, Star Trek II vs. Star Trek: Into Darkness, Bladerunner vs. Bladerunner 2049, and... uh.... I forget what the fourth one was :(
The main problem with this approach is that it is terribly depressing. The difference in quality between 1980s-era movies and 2010-era movies is shocking. The period between 1965 and 2000 was probably the golden age for "big" movies, and now they are just a very faint shadow of their former selves :(
David Lynch's Dune may be an exception here, I haven't seen it. I did see the new Dune, and didn't like it, but I may not like David Lynch's one either (he's a truly odd choice to direct a big-budget, narrative movie)...
Very interesting! Hopefully at some point we’ll get to hear the practice run :)
I also found Dune to be exceedingly meh. I’ve haven’t seen Lynch’s Dune, and I’m under the impression that it is terrible. David Foster Wallace has a pretty good essay on Lynch that I think explains a lot of the issues that Lynch had with Dune and the how he was essentially “mis-cast” as director.
At any rate, really enjoying the podcast! Whatever you pick will be fun to hear :)
I really need to see Blue Velvet - that should be in the Movie Club at some point :) I remember David Foster Wallace in an interview talking about how that movie totally changed his perspective on what it meant to do art. It was really fascinating... and I've still never seen the film :(
100%!! I love Blue Velvet!!
He also directed "The Straight Story", which is extremely concrete and straightforward.
(I think my favorite thing about the recent dune was the trailer mashup with Lawrence of Arabia https://youtu.be/lm_b66guDRU)
Kimi
Licorice Pizza
Last Night in Soho
Drive My Car
Maybe we could pass on Drive My Car then ahah, we've seen a few very long movies this month! I've not seen it, I can't say if it's any good.
Kimi I liked a lot and would watch it again, I'm a huge fan of Soderbergh.
I second Dune, I was blown away by it, given the Lynch abomination and the tv series I wish we could forget. But I loved the book and have no sense of what the experience of watching it without having read the book would be like, might be a total mess if you don't already understand the plot. from that angle, if either or both of you havent read it could be interesting to hear your thoughts.
Though The Northman was garbage and not in an interesting way but thats my 2 cents and this club has more cents than that to chip in,
I also feel like as a bonus round, if you pick this, Jodorowsky's Dune is a weird and interesting watch, its a documentary on the most famous of the many failed Dune adaptations. But it has fascinating implications for nearly every sci-fi made in the last 40 years, and is extremely interesting in the context of the Dune films that made it to our screens (Lynch's and the latest)
Definitely Dune! It’s directed by Denia Villeneuve so I’d be really interested in hearing what you guys think about it. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but if you like it, you’ll love it!
Also Batman, I never saw it myself but my friend Said hates it so much I’d like to hear what Casey thinks of it haha. Plus apparently people online say it’s the best Batman movie ever. I hear it lacks any narrative or logic to it.
I indeed did not like the new Batman movie at all xD
I do agree it was stylish and atmospheric, but I think it barely made up for the crappy story. I was very disappointed :P
Would be interesting to see what Anna and Casey think.
Sigh. I can’t type the word Denis. Maybe because it looks like a word that starts with P.
Maybe on web only? I can’t see it on the app