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Daniel Bruhl recommended Wild Tales (2014) in Movies (curated)

 
Wild Tales (2014)
Wild Tales (2014)
2014 |
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Last but not least, I would just also mention a modern film. I was between Force Majure, this Swedish film, but then I thought, “Okay, let’s leave Europe. Let’s go to South America.” The Argentinian film Wild Tales was a film that I enjoyed a lot because it’s different episodes all dealing with revenge. One episode more clever and entertaining than the other. I think [it has] one of the funniest, surreal wedding scenes in film history. Probably my favorite wedding scene in a film ever. Very, very Latin American. Very brave. Muchos cojones. Incredibly smart and clever because revenge is told through so many different angles. Wonderful performances with the lovely Ricardo Darin, who is one of my favorite actors. Leonardo Sbaraglia — another wonderful Argentinian actor. A very powerful, fresh and wonderful film."

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LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Skyfire (2019) in Movies

Feb 9, 2021  
Skyfire (2019)
Skyfire (2019)
2019 | Action
5
7.0 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
I must admit, I'm not overly familiar with Chinese cinema, but I really hope that a boyband music video immediately playing alongside the end credits is the norm - it really tops off this surreal experience.

Everything in this movie is completely over dramatic, from the characters in general, to the hugely cliché ridden action script. The CGI flits rapidly between being half decent to dodgy as fuck. Jason Isaacs adopts an uncomfortably out of place South African accent, and the action scenes are so so. And in all honesty, I low key enjoyed it. It might dumb natural disaster fodder from Simon "Con Air" West, but I would happily take this over the 2012's of this world in a heartbeat. Skyfire is average at worst, and wonderfully silly at best.
  
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Tenth of December in Books

Nov 21, 2017  
Tenth of December
Tenth of December
George Saunders | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Dark, disturbing and satirical
This collection of short stories cannot be pigeon-holed. In this oddly disjointed, surreal collection, the underlying issues in modern American culture are loudly explored. George Saunders' breathless writing style floods over terrible realities and hard truths, leaving the reader gasping in its wake.

Tenth of December handles its running themes in a poignant, individual and certainly irreverent way. Narcissistic ideas of charity stems from trivial competition, while sheer denial is shown in the face of true poverty. Generations breed generations, passing on corrupted ideals and traumatic examples. Paedophilia, racism, poverty: nothing is safe from these chastising, powerful stories.

Saunders leaves an expunged, brutally telling view of the American dream. In his futuristic imaginings, he exaggerates the failings of Western consumerism, yet ultimately his message is clear: When one tries to have it all, they're left with nothing.
  
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Steve Fearon (84 KP) rated Digging Up The Marrow (2014) in Movies

Sep 19, 2018  
Digging Up The Marrow (2014)
Digging Up The Marrow (2014)
2014 | Horror
7
7.3 (4 Ratings)
Movie Rating
An interesting concept (0 more)
Takes a long time to get going (0 more)
Weird and Wonderful (Sort of)
Mr Hatchet himself, Adam Green, fronts this mockumentary, playing himself.

In this movie he is investigating the claims of a fan that monsters exists, and that even more than that, he can show Adam where the monsters live!

The movie follows Adam's interviews and investigations as he seeks proof that monsters live in the world below us, in a sort of parallel society that his enigmatic fan has seen himself.

There are a number of developments, regarding the intent and story behind the fan, and you do get some glimpses of...well that would be telling.

The film is a bit goofy, but largely in a good way, and it is mostly a pretty funny take on what the film-maker clearly knew was a surreal plot.