In LBJ, Woody Harrelson stars as the President of the United States of America.
Directed by Rob Reiner, the drama/biography tells the true story of Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ), from his young days in West Texas to his time in the White House.
I want to see this so I can marvel at the seemingly great prosthetics on Harrelson’s face. I’m also curious about the story since it’s, in a way the other version of events that we didn’t get to see in Jackie (2016).
At this moment in time however, I may need a break from movies set at The White House. You see, I’m half way through season three of House Of Cards and my goodness is it dark and intense!
In Good Time, Robert Pattinson plays a bank robber whose brother ends up in jail after a botched bank robbery. What follows is a twisted odyssey through New York City’s underworld in an increasingly desperate and dangerous attempt to get his brother out.
Directed by Ben andJoshua Safdie; Barkhad Abdi (of Captain Philips 2013), Jennifer Jason Leigh and Lucas Elliot Eberl also star.
I find the first 17 seconds of this trailer awkward but everything that follows is good and intriguing.
It looks as though Good Time could be an important role for Pattinson. May it be as good as this trailer suggests. That way, I’ll maybe, at last, have a favourite Robert Pattinson movie.
Starring Kate Mara, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Giamatti and Boyd Holbrook, Morgan is the story of an artificial being whose continued existence is to be decided by a corporate risk-management consultant.
I’m a fan of Alex Garland’sEx Machina (2015),and as I watched the above trailer, it occurred to me that this moviemay just be the closest thatEx Machina fans will ever get to a sequel. Not ideal, of course, but I’ll take it.
Morgan Release Dates: September 2nd, 2016 (US & UK); September 21st, 2016 (FR); November 24th, 2016 (GER)…
Directed by Luke Scott; Michael Yare and Anya Taylor Joy also star.
Starring the voices of David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Tom Noonan, Kaufman’s film is a memorable achievement in storytelling, for reasons including the writing, which feels completely grounded in truth and, therefore, very relatable. The creative execution using stop-motion animation adds to the general uniqueness. Then there’s the dialogue, its delivery with particular reference to the voice and how it is employed.
Anomalisa (2015), Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lisa Hesselman
All the characters in Anomalisa appear to be wearing masks, something they do throughout the film. What it all means? I haven’t fully concluded just yet. But what I do know is that I enjoyed trying to figure out all that wasn’t immediately obvious. I also appreciated the humorous moments and particularly the character Lisa, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Near the end of the movie, by which point you’ll have a greater understanding of the main character’s predicament, you may find yourself reflecting on the difference between the life you want and the one you have, as well as how you might want to close the gap between the two points.
I think that my initial lacklustre enthusiasm after seeing the first teaser trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film, The Hateful Eight likely had more to do with the film’s genre than anything else.
Admittedly, the Western will probably never be my first choice in film genre. Nevertheless, I have absolutely zero regrets after watching The Hateful Eight and Tarantino’s previous movie, Django Unchained (2012), also a Western.
Good servings of expert story-telling, entertaining dialogue, great music and camerawork are all very present in The Hateful Eight – A film I consider a well-sculpted two-plus hours of suspenseful entertainment with an ending you will love.
The cinematography in the movie also manages to stand out even though everything in the film happens at precisely 3 locations.
I liked the pace and the way things really started to build up, especially around the moment that the audience started to hear ‘Silent Night’ on the piano. The tension and suspense at this point are really something to experience, and part of the reason Tarantino is considered a master filmmaker.
The Hateful 8 (2015), Walton Goggins
If you haven’t already guessed, I think that The Hateful Eight is a movie worth seeing. Certainly, one I’ll be watching again very soon. I don’t know if it’s quite Tarantino’s best, but perhaps that would depend on one’s preferred movie genre.
Walton Goggins’s portrayal of Sheriff Chris Mannix, Tim Roth’s Oswaldo Mobray and Samuel L. Jackson’s Major Marquis Warren are my favourite of The Hateful Eight characters. The first two are because of the humour, and the latter, thanks to the dialogue, style and undeniable cool.
Watch The Hateful Eight for the storytelling and filmmaking mastery. Lastly, if you can make out the first lines of dialogue that come out of the mouth of Jody, played by Channing Tatum, please let me know in the comments below because I really tried yet failed to make sense of any of it.
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