tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post791928340404913814..comments2024-03-28T03:28:11.926-11:00Comments on Kinemalogue: Reviews from gulag: Late-winter cleaningHunter Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-16055215758308899302017-02-27T19:04:52.040-11:002017-02-27T19:04:52.040-11:00Hey, it was my first favorite!
(Still, Drive is a...Hey, it was my first favorite!<br /><br />(Still, Drive <i>is</i> a masterpiece, man. I know everyone says that, but they say it because it's true.)<br /><br />Nocturnal Animals is just so oddly committed to its abortion thing. It could've been anything, you know? But it's that. Is it weird that I thought the best part of the movie was the opening credits sequence? You know, the overtly offensive part? I mean, it was certainly interesting, and really well-shot.<br /><br />Sing Street just kind of collapses, even as a low-key charmer. I wish I liked it more. Maybe if it took place in the early 90s...Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633480297352890314.post-77865572016660969982017-02-27T05:28:52.399-11:002017-02-27T05:28:52.399-11:00While I was far more swept up in Sing Street's...While I was far more swept up in Sing Street's spirit than you, I do agree that the people hailing it as a masterpiece are vastly overreaching. I think it has a lot to do with the bad kind of nostalgia, where literally anything representative of the time you grew up is hailed as a glorious, life-changing thing.<br /><br />Oh boy, Nocturnal Animals. If it was JUST that Western revenge story, it would be... OK. Still not great. But all the extra noodling just feels like you're drowning in artless pretention.<br /><br />And I'm glad you finally caught up with The Nice Guys, which was my second favorite Gosling movie of the year! I too am extremely glad he's returning to comedy, because he finds little moments of physical comedy that are just dazzling. Like the scene in Nice Guys where he's trying to keep the bathroom door open while holding his newspaper and cigarette. That's way more challenging and satisfying than anything he does in a Refn film.Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.com