Directed by Jim Jarmusch "I’m just sick of zombies, man. Like, the real zombies that are just walking around us, not paying attention to anything, letting the end of the world happen. There’s a throwaway line in Only Lovers Left Alive where the couple talks about humans being zombies — because they’re not conscious of … Continue reading The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
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Fargo (1996)
Directed by Joel, Ethan Coen Marge Gunderson, Jerry Lundegaard and Gaear Grimsrud all feel like they've been pulled from vastly different movies. They are so unique, not just in personality but by the deepest codes by which they guide their own lives, and yet here in Fargo they will all cross paths because of a crime … Continue reading Fargo (1996)
Trees Lounge (1996)
Directed by Steve Buscemi Trees Lounge has the feeling of a Jim Jarmusch film, something between Stranger Than Paradise, Broken Flowers and 2016's Paterson. It's a combination of unique portraits of oddball, melancholic characters and features a cast that could be pulled straight from a Jarmusch film. Familiar faces like Chloë Sevigny (Broken Flowers), Samuel L. Jackson, Eszter Balint (Stranger … Continue reading Trees Lounge (1996)
Lean on Pete (2018)
Directed by Andrew Haigh Lean On Pete sets up a certain sentimentality only to tear it down in abrupt, stark ways. You think you know where the movie is headed, but then it takes a sudden detour that feels surprising at first but overall in line with the movie's unexpected tone. It's like watching a Disney … Continue reading Lean on Pete (2018)
The Death of Stalin (2017)
Directed by Armando Iannucci The Death of Stalin is a blend of comedy and Greek tragedy. It's written/directed by Armando Iannucci, the man behind 2009's In the Loop and the HBO show Veep. This time around he finds a new location and setting for his fast-talking, improv-heavy, insult-laden political comedy, 1953 in the Soviet Union. Many scenes … Continue reading The Death of Stalin (2017)
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