tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post9202087154579060430..comments2024-03-05T02:57:43.309+01:00Comments on cinematic corner.: Foxcatchers.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-90869257688984685532015-02-07T22:04:10.332+01:002015-02-07T22:04:10.332+01:00Thank you! I thought Tatum was the weakest of thre...Thank you! I thought Tatum was the weakest of three but I'd rather see him nominated than Bradley Cooper :/s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-30100904719316423132015-02-07T22:01:39.271+01:002015-02-07T22:01:39.271+01:00It is unsettling indeed but it's definitely wo...It is unsettling indeed but it's definitely worth its.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-70081515030527668982015-02-07T19:58:17.129+01:002015-02-07T19:58:17.129+01:00Wonderful review Sati. I'm a big admirer of Be...Wonderful review Sati. I'm a big admirer of Bennett Miller and of this film. I thought it was superb and the three performances are rock solid. Good to see Carell and Ruffalo get Oscar nods but Tatum should feel himself unlucky not to be included to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-86106617310006038052015-02-07T06:43:50.894+01:002015-02-07T06:43:50.894+01:00Though it's cold, dark and as chilly as the wi...Though it's cold, dark and as chilly as the winter air, the performances are so fantastic that it's nearly impossible to look away from the screen. Even if it is incredibly unsettling.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474551845661031816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-56122104493291214172015-02-03T21:28:16.671+01:002015-02-03T21:28:16.671+01:00Thank you! I'm so glad Miller got Oscar nomina...Thank you! I'm so glad Miller got Oscar nomination for this one, even though they got snubbed for BP.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-65350883389416835732015-02-02T19:43:08.866+01:002015-02-02T19:43:08.866+01:00Great review! I love that you singled out Bennett ...Great review! I love that you singled out Bennett Miller's direction, which is the strongest element of the film for me. The actors do an excellent job (though I think Carell is a bit shaky at times), but Miller's handling of the story is precise and on point. So glad the Academy nominated him for Best Director.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596682195753811295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-63875079784971021602015-02-02T18:33:45.288+01:002015-02-02T18:33:45.288+01:00Thanks! I never publish anything until I said ever...Thanks! I never publish anything until I said everything I wanted to say :)s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-71257280863691865852015-02-02T16:27:39.007+01:002015-02-02T16:27:39.007+01:00It's good girl, damn good.
I wish I were as o...It's good girl, damn good.<br /><br />I wish I were as observant in my watching/reviewing. You pick up on so many things, it's insane. Your reviews feel fully fleshed out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-67444244480773605892015-01-28T20:50:45.767+01:002015-01-28T20:50:45.767+01:00Thank you! Moneyball is far and away my favorite ...Thank you! Moneyball is far and away my favorite from his movies too, in fact it's one of my all time favorite movies even though I don't know anything about baseball :)s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-82746042907945310442015-01-26T22:14:46.849+01:002015-01-26T22:14:46.849+01:00Thank you! I still vastly prefer Moneyball but thi...Thank you! I still vastly prefer Moneyball but this was still a very impressive film. Well, Mark and John kinda already had legacies, especially Mark with his medal but I can see your point.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-20576787160057160082015-01-26T22:11:46.299+01:002015-01-26T22:11:46.299+01:00Thank you! I didn't much like Miller but she w...Thank you! I didn't much like Miller but she was very good in her final scene. Redgrave was just mesmerizing.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-50395672064430714892015-01-26T22:07:51.406+01:002015-01-26T22:07:51.406+01:00Thank you so much! I'm really a big fan of how...Thank you so much! I'm really a big fan of how Miller makes his movies.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-31060591982390494522015-01-26T22:06:27.512+01:002015-01-26T22:06:27.512+01:00Thank you! Glad I could let people find out more i...Thank you! Glad I could let people find out more it's really a fascinating and very mysterious story.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-29803546299230517182015-01-26T21:51:41.842+01:002015-01-26T21:51:41.842+01:00Maybe it was because of that 4h cut - obviously th...Maybe it was because of that 4h cut - obviously they cut out a lot from the movie. But I liked the way it ended, Miller doesn't usually go for conventional endings.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-11105524898668263542015-01-26T21:50:53.654+01:002015-01-26T21:50:53.654+01:00Oh, thank you but this is exaggerating :) Yeah I&#...Oh, thank you but this is exaggerating :) Yeah I'm observant but my writing is not that good.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-1980666830830235202015-01-26T21:22:37.783+01:002015-01-26T21:22:37.783+01:00Really great review! I pretty much hated this movi...Really great review! I pretty much hated this movie, so we differ there, but I appreciate a well-crafted movie review all the same. I just never felt like this movie was sincere. And it made me uncomfortable in an unwelcome way. It's funny you mentioned The Assassination of Jesse James. I had not thought about how similar these movies are. What's even more though is that I loved that movie but not this one. I think it's an identification thing. I never latched on to Tatum's Mark character the way I did with C. Affleck's Robert Ford. And the movie does Mark, the real protagonist of this thing, a disservice by pretty much dropping him from the story. Perplexing. Excellent performances. Didn't work for me. Moneyball is still my favorite of Miller's movies. Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-48063255737080891592015-01-26T19:41:35.790+01:002015-01-26T19:41:35.790+01:00Yeah it is just so shocking in its awfulness and i...Yeah it is just so shocking in its awfulness and injustice! And it still comes off as really sudden.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-16616500512871065672015-01-26T19:40:09.473+01:002015-01-26T19:40:09.473+01:00Thank you!Thank you!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-34503234617818286052015-01-26T18:27:35.448+01:002015-01-26T18:27:35.448+01:00Love the review. For me the performances are the d...Love the review. For me the performances are the driving force. I really liked the story and found myself completely wrapped up in it. I do think the ending didn't really land. It's a bit clunky and didn't have the clearest focus. Minor gripes though. This is good stuff.keith71_98https://www.blogger.com/profile/07815219499754051198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-25568900826530322352015-01-26T15:22:45.771+01:002015-01-26T15:22:45.771+01:00Sati, I'm not lying or exaggerating when I say...Sati, I'm not lying or exaggerating when I say this, but when you write a review, it's possibly the best review on the web at that current moment. I haven't seen this yet, so I can't comment as to 'agreement' or not, but DAYAM, you write a damn good review. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-48103686520826491402015-01-26T04:43:38.937+01:002015-01-26T04:43:38.937+01:00Beautiful review, and I love the graphic you made....Beautiful review, and I love the graphic you made. I'm glad I finally got a chance to see this last week. Carell, Ruffalo, and Tatum were so good. I liked that CNN article you linked too, I learned even more about du Pont (I stayed pretty in the dark about the real story)Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-81114565466848327782015-01-26T04:43:03.383+01:002015-01-26T04:43:03.383+01:00Great review Sati! Well you said it, it may not be...Great review Sati! Well you said it, it may not be entertaining but it certainly was well-crafted and features some of the best acting of the year. I actually went and read articles about DuPont before seeing the film but THAT scene was still so shocking when it happened.Ruthhttp://flixchatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-11522989078565464442015-01-25T23:47:25.955+01:002015-01-25T23:47:25.955+01:00Great film and great review. At the end all I coul...Great film and great review. At the end all I could think was how grateful I am that Mark Is still alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-82889457154512690972015-01-25T21:59:59.512+01:002015-01-25T21:59:59.512+01:00This is truly a great review of a film that I thin...This is truly a great review of a film that I think is Bennett Miller's best work to date. I think he really goes for it with this film and he deserves that Best Director nod from my point of view.<br /><br />I had a different interpretation about the film than you as I like to think of it as a journey where both Mark Schultz and John du Pont are two men who are both seeking their own legacies against the shadows of their own family. Yet, they never fulfill those wishes as it's ending is kind of sad where I do feel for du Pont because of his relationship with his mother and the need to be pleased and win her approval. The cast was great as Tatum, Carell, and Ruffalo were great as was Redgrave and Sienna Miller. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-33849280101211048912015-01-25T21:06:26.216+01:002015-01-25T21:06:26.216+01:00Brilliant review, you really delved deep into the ...Brilliant review, you really delved deep into the core of this film. You analysed and thought about each tiny detail, it's just amazing. I'm so incredibly happy that Miller got a Best Director nod, his directing style is different, but really engaging throughout all of his films. Carell, Tatum and Ruffalo were fantastic, and you get major points for writing in detail about Vanessa Redgrave's brief yet utterly spellbinding performance. I thought Sienna Miller was very good as well.Aditya Bnoreply@blogger.com