I have a soft spot for a group of over-the-top 80s/90s pre-CGI horror films (also including Evil Dead, The Thing, and some Cronenberg even though he's obviously in a league of his own). I also really enjoy what I've seen of Peter Jackson's pre-LotR stuff.
I expected Nightcrawler to be a solid thriller, but I was surprised by its level of thoughtfulness about how the media operates and competitive exploitation in general.
I absolutely hated Birdman. It was an incredibly well-crafted, well-acted and beautiful movie that underneath the veneer was thoughtless and pretentious. It didn't care about easily over half of its characters — so many subplots that go nowhere — and Michael Keaton's character showed basically no development other than to embrace his own mental illness. The ultimate argument of the movie seemed to be that in the social media era, art will become outdated because observation of mental illness and self-destruction will give us far quicker access to entertainment/whatever underlies art, which I thought was wildly irresponsible.
Well, Dylan. Can't say I think much of that release, and I hope I never hear 'Bizarre Love Triangle' again, but I really enjoyed the last track, it has this nice "refuge" feeling to it. Have you heard Bacharach? I find it has a nice balance between [comforting refuge soundwaves] and [anxiety-inducing soundwaves]. Btw, your 1 message board post was a good read.
I absolutely hated Birdman. It was an incredibly well-crafted, well-acted and beautiful movie that underneath the veneer was thoughtless and pretentious. It didn't care about easily over half of its characters — so many subplots that go nowhere — and Michael Keaton's character showed basically no development other than to embrace his own mental illness. The ultimate argument of the movie seemed to be that in the social media era, art will become outdated because observation of mental illness and self-destruction will give us far quicker access to entertainment/whatever underlies art, which I thought was wildly irresponsible.