yesistasty
Cinema Addict
Member Since: 28 Jul 2009
Location: Chicago, USA
Bio: I like the movies.
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The Red Balloon (1956) - Rated 12 Sep 2025
"I mean, the balloon is pretty damn red. Incredible how they got it to pop so much against muted greys of Paris. Wow, how sweet it is to live in an actual city..."
Purple Noon (1960) - Rated 08 Sep 2025
"Delon was just one of the most watchable actors of all time. How impossibly handsome. Most notable for his lead performance, but this film also features some quite charming set design and costuming."
La Haine (1995) - Rated 25 Aug 2025
"Solid hangout movie shot in stylish black and white. Sometimes the three main characters are a bit hysterical, but there's always something interesting going on with the cinematography."
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) - Rated 23 Aug 2025
"Benefits from the inevitable comparison with "To Wong Foo..." Much better shot, and more interestingly characterized, than its silly American cousin."
À nos amours (1983) - Rated 16 Aug 2025
"Generally intriguing exploration of a dysfunctional father-daughter relationship, and the ripples of torment that relationship causes for those in its periphery. There is something uniquely French about the pseudo-incestual, psychosexual confusion experienced by both father and child. The brother and mother feel flat compared to Bonnaire as Suzanne and Pialat as the father. At times almost too talky, but the talk usually rings true."
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) - Rated 15 Aug 2025
"This is the work of a creative mind overflowing with ideas and influences. Forest Whitaker plays one of the coolest cats in film. Stylish and smooth montage, full of double, triple exposures. Killer soundtrack. There's so much to enjoy. The mafia stuff is pretty silly, but definitely entertaining."
Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Rated 10 Aug 2025
"Didn't get a chance to devote the attention that this probably deserves. Great slice of cyber-punk, great music, thought-provoking."
Coyote Ugly (2000) - Rated 09 Aug 2025
"A small-town girl moves to New York and gets a job at the stickiest bar on Manhattan. She then watches a guy breakdance and is inspired to write a pop hit. Interesting watch as a fashion and music time capsule from 25 years ago, and a reminder that even formulaic throwaway flicks used to at least attempt to put some artistry onto celluloid."
A Most Wanted Man (2014) - Rated 05 Aug 2025
"Generally solid, if not necessarily incredible, visuals. Well acted by a good cast. A slow burn, not a lot happens in this one. Any movie critical of a lawless American security apparatus is worthy, but this film's critique comes across more as sedated than angry."
Platoon (1986) - Rated 03 Aug 2025
"Maybe the least heroic the U.S. Military has been portrayed in film. It is mind boggling to imagine a contemporary film being produced depicting the military casually committing war crimes, let alone one in which fragging your officer is shown as a justified action. Imagine a film like this being made about Afghanistan or Iraq. Impossible. Fascinating how Vietnam is the one conflict in which major American film productions had license to present the American way of war in such a brutal light."
