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Here are some great comments from last week's thread:
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L.A. Confidential (1997) - Finally got around to watching this masterpiece for the first time. It's always been on my list of movies to watch but I finally did it this week. It's hands down one of the best noir films I've seen. Definitely my top 10 of all time. The actors were impeccably cast and their performances were outstanding. I liked the way story moved and plot developed with the perfect amount of suspense and reveals. The soundtrack too was awesome and fit the mood of the movie perfectly. As mentioned Cast performances were stellar with Kevin Spacey's portrayal of Jack Vincennes being the stand out performance. Russell Crowe played the role of a brutish cop to perfection. Guy Pearce's portrayal of Edmund Exley as the honest, upright and shrewd detective was one of his best performances (seriously why is this guy not in many movies ?) All in all I don't think we'll get a movie like this ever again.
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Wind River - I've been trying not to watch trailers for anything recently as to not form any preconceptions beyond general knowledge for movies, especially with thrillers, especially ones written (and this time around directed by) Sheridan. I loved Sicario, so much that I saw many similarities in Wind River beyond that of style. Here we see a female Federal agent who is guided through uncharted territory by a torn local man who knows the area much better than she does. Structurally it was very similar to Sicario, while I think it could have been more original it keeps a lot of the strengths from the structure and writing, ultimately the characters and climax. Jeremy Renner proves he's more than just an action star and gives the performance of his career, doing even better than he did in The Town in my opinion. Elizabeth Olsen shines as well in spite of her being a vehicle for the audience, she proves her worth to the story and conveys so many human emotions. While I don't think anyone can beat Benicio Del Toro, Jeremy Renner comes close with a character who better conveys their inner struggle. Olsen gave a more expressive performance that outshines even Emily Blunt's similar character in Sicario. In a way this movie was a Sicario with a more human touch, which may not be an improvement so much as a nuance to this type of story. Overall I'd say this is one of the best movies of the year so far. I really do hope the writing and performances are nominated, specifically Jeremy Renner, almost as a way to make up for the absence of Benicio Del Toro at the Oscars when Sicario was released.
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This week I found out that my local library has a free online streaming service with extensive selections from the Criterion Collection and Kino International, so I've flung myself into the world of silent cinema. The best film I watched this week was The Complete Metropolis, the most recently restored version of Fritz Lang's masterpiece released by Kino International. I'd already seen a version of Metropolis without the addition of scenes from the 16mm print discovered in Buenos Aires and loved it, but having those scenes there to flesh out subplots and clear up where some characters are, and when, made for an even more satisfying experience. Although the 16mm scenes stick out like a sore thumb with significant degradation compared to the rest of the film, and with text descriptions taking the place of scenes which are still lost, the scope and audacity of Lang's vision is breathtaking. Brigitte Helm's presence as both Maria and the Machine-Man is magnetic, and I was surprised by how clearly she differentiated the two different characters. The score used by Kino International (I believe it's the original score from 1927) is as brash as a Wagnerian opera, elevating the spectacle of the workers' uprising while lightly accenting the tender scenes between Maria and Freder. Metropolis is a masterpiece, and along with the films of Lang's I've seen for the first time this week (Destiny, the full Dr. Mabuse The Gambler, both parts of Die Nibelungen, and M), solidifies for me that he was an exceptional visionary and a master of film as an artform, which is hardly a hot take but at least now I've seen it with my own eyes.
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