Smashbomb

"Robert Bresson’s ode to freedom is an astounding tour de force. As a prison-break movie, it is a thriller of high suspense, told by a master who eschews artifice. He relies on precisely observed action, a sophisticated and spare technique (no one makes more of off-camera space and sound), and a direct, first-person narration to achieve a fully realized world of remarkable intensity in which our identification with the protagonist is total. His unshakeable faith and persistent effort elevate us all. His liberation is ours."

Source

Kudos

The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

5.8 (10 Ratings) Rate It

Movie

Horror-SF thriller. When a NASA mission returns to Earth after experiencing a mysterious...

ob-gyn horror

Deepak Chopra recommended The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer in Books (curated)

"This book offers the best scientific guide to anti-aging and the perplexing question of why we age in the first place; in the future, Blackburn’s work on how DNA degrades over time could stand up as the key breakthrough in the field. The fact that Blackburn won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2009 testifies to her important findings, but it is also a symbolic victory for all the women who did major historic work on DNA, brain chemistry, space exploration, and other fields without receiving their due."

Source

Kudos

Kleber Mendonca recommended Marketa Lazarova (1967) in Movies (curated)

Marketa Lazarova (1967)

1967 | Drama, History, Romance

(0 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"I saw this just recently—proof that you can still make huge discoveries and feel like a young cinephile again at fifty. This amazing film can be filed under “cinema as a beautiful, frightening hallucination,” and it includes a rare collection of anamorphically shot images of action and movement. This is also one of those special films that are hard to assign easy descriptions. One year later, 2001: A Space Odyssey came out. Very different movies, but similar in how unusual and thrilling their ideas of cinema are."

Source

Kudos

Connor Jessup recommended La Promesse (1996) in Movies (curated)

La Promesse (1996)

1996 | Drama

(0 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"I think the Dardennes are what you might get if you took Bresson and replaced his Catholicism with socialism. Strict naturalism instead of strict negation, but just as aware of space, sound, and the power of automatic action. Ascetic but genuinely compassionate. La promesse feels like their most vital film, maybe because it was the first one done in their house style. With bad teeth, floppy hair, and soulful eyes, Jérémie Renier has crazy presence, and Olivier Gourmet plays one of the best sad-shit dads in film history."

Source

Kudos

Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) in Movies

Jul 22, 2021

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

2021 | Animation, Comedy, Sport

4.9

(9 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Bugs bunny (2 more)

LeBron James

Toon squad

Just watched can't believe I'm the only so far on smashbomb to rate this movie so far anyway the movie as I've seen both space jams I would say I prefer the original jam over this one. Not sure about LeBron James acting ability jury still out there but I can't fault his basketball abilities second to none could have done with a cameo from Michael Jordan almost get one but spoilers. Anyway if u got kids take they will probably enjoy more than adults