tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post6656074952532923430..comments2024-03-28T03:28:11.926-11:00Comments on Kinemalogue: Reviews from gulag: Tom and the HologramsHunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-49817079075652807622022-08-03T05:37:23.646-11:002022-08-03T05:37:23.646-11:00I'm curious as to what I'd think of it on ...I'm curious as to what I'd think of it on a rewatch, but I remember it being a real low-key charmer at the time.<br /><br />"Emigrating to Saudi Arabia" is still a weird happy ending for any movie.Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-74076799161768863072022-07-31T15:28:30.416-11:002022-07-31T15:28:30.416-11:00I hadn't realized that anyone else on the plan...I hadn't realized that anyone else on the planet had seen Hologram for the King, which I caught during my COVID Hanks binge (for which I'm still catching up on writing reviews). Agreed on most counts -- hadn't made the Lost in Translation connection, but I see it.<br /><br />What I most admired was the film's multi-genre versatility -- some romance, some satire, some fish-out-of-water, some hangout, etc.<br /><br />I still ended up slightly less positive than you -- the overall Nutrisweet, low-substance tang of it overwhelmed me a bit. But I'm there with you that Hanks is the best possible vehicle for this type of stuff.dan shttp://thegoodsreviews.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-49149123924630025072016-10-19T09:05:44.030-11:002016-10-19T09:05:44.030-11:00You know what, I'm gonna call it right now. Su...You know what, I'm gonna call it right now. Sully's walking home with the big prize.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-37906573214097025932016-10-18T04:07:31.832-11:002016-10-18T04:07:31.832-11:00I refuse to believe that The Lobster will get any ...I refuse to believe that The Lobster will get any play at the Oscars. I feel like it's too weird for the Academy. But then again, what else do we even have? I'm nervous, Hunter, I really am.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-36541864532489407782016-10-17T18:47:03.357-11:002016-10-17T18:47:03.357-11:00If Parker wasn't drowning in controversy (and,...If Parker wasn't drowning in controversy (and, let's just say it, if Parker wasn't black, and if 12 Years hadn't already won an Oscar three years ago), I'd have no hesitation in betting a few dollars on exactly that.<br /><br />As it stands, it looks to me like an open field; I doubt Nation will even get nominated, and, in point of fact, I can't name a movie that's come out so far this year that *is* likely to get a Best Picture nod.<br /><br />Indeed, the likeliest contender that *has* been released so far this year, I suppose, has got be The freaking Lobster.<br /><br />...Which means we're doomed.Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-85925940870837972392016-10-17T04:39:50.653-11:002016-10-17T04:39:50.653-11:00Birth of a Nation is "resolutely middle of th...Birth of a Nation is "resolutely middle of the road?" I smell an Oscar win!Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.com