'Ballad of Buster Scruggs', 'The Dead Don't Die', and 'The Old Man and the Gun': Tom Waits steals the show of every movie he's been in recently and has become the master at 'talking to himself in movies'.

I'm loving this resurgence of Tom Waits being in movies. He went from only having 1 movie (Seven Psychopaths) from 2010 to 2017 to having 3 very recently (The Old Man & The Gun, Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and The Dead Don't Die). He pretty much steals the show in all of them.His 'Mr Pocket' story in Buster Scruggs...
What is the best film you watched last week? (06/23/19 - 06/30/19)

The way this works is that you post a review of the best film you watched this week. It doesn't have to be a new release, just any film you have seen over the last seven days that you feel is worth talking about. Here are some rules.1. Check to see if your favourite film of last week has been posted already.2. Please...
Popular characters who were barely in the movie

Frank the Pug was only in one scene in Men in Black and yet, somehow, he became popular enough that they gave him a much bigger role in Men in Black II, gave him a supporting role in the TV series, and put him all over the marketing for Men in Black International even though, from what I heard, he's barely in it because...
I just finished Alita: Battle Angel and I'm pissed we probably won't see an end to this story on film

This movie was fucking awesome! It followed the comic so much (that I remember at least). The complaints about the eyes was always so stupid. She is a damn cyborg! People have blades for arms, spikes for goatees, she can't have big eyes?The plot was straight forward and everything seemed to male sense in the world they...
Why Caesar saying "No" in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) is one of the best scenes of this decade

https://youtu.be/JDbwEQG2cqII just re watched rise of the planet of the apes, and the scene where Caesar confronts *cough* Draco *cough* and screams "NO" STILL gives me chills, and I submit that it is one of the very best scenes of this decade.Here's why:Andy Serkis is an incredible actor and should ABSOLUTELY be considered...
What are some of the worst director debut movies critically and financially

So, just saw that Dark Phoenix has a Budget of close to $200M after reshoots. Whose idea was it to give a first time.director Simon Kinberg that much money.Looking at it, Kinberg seriously takes the cake as having to worst director debut ever. Dark Phoenix was panned by critics, audiences thought it was meh or terrible,...
what are your favorite plot twists in movies?

i know that there are a lot of obvious ones but let me offer up one that not a lot of people will think about, crazy, stupid, love. the first time i watched the movie i was legitimately shocked when we found out cal is hannah’s dad. what are your favorites and do you have any like mine that some people might not think...
For anybody looking forward to watching the Spiderman:Far from home movie just a heads up

Stay away from all the special trailers and sneak peeksI am not talking about whether the sneak peeks spoil the movie or not, but the people in the comments section are terrible. I got some after-credits scene spoiled for me and I am so pissed off. Some guy just explicitly posted on what the after credit scene is and...
Hit movies people tried and failed to capitalize on

Almost any follow up to Men in Black is this.Wild Wild West was basically marketed as "Western Men in Black minus the aliens" with Barry Sonnenfeld in the director's chair, Will Smith starring and doing another theme song, another well known white actor being his co-star, etc. And critics and audiences hated it and it...
To Live and Die in LA is an under appreciated masterpiece, that isn't as highly regarded as it should be. A mild rant.

I just got done watching To Live and Die in LA, and I'm not here to do a full review and say go watch it. That is for you to decide.What I am here to say is that this movie subverted all of my expectations, and feels distinctly un-80's to me.The film is directed by the guy who did The French Connection, and The Exorcist,...
John Wick directors David Leitch and Chad Stahelski want to remake Bloodsport (1988)

After watching Bloodsport (1988) for the first time last night I went online to read up about the film and discovered that David Leitch and Chad Stahelski (i.e. the directors of John Wick) had approached writer Sheldon Lettich about rebooting the franchise.While I think that the original film is incredible in it's own...
What movie in the past 5 years did you enjoy that you had low expectations of before watching it?

For me I really had low expectations that Jumanji would just be a cash in on an old property with a few high profile actors to create buzz. But when I watched the movie I thought there was some really clever writing, good satire of older video game logic, some great acting especially given how most of the actors had to...