I think there are plenty of roles that Hawk plays well. I think the problem with The Black Phone is it’s simply a mediocre movie.
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I’ve seen him in other stuff, I just have never found his performances particularly interesting.
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I like him in Reality Bites, Gattica, and Linklater’s Before Trilogy.
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Reality Bites!!! Here I was thinking he was in Singles but it was the other 90s hip film about Gen Xers entering adulthood.
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Both good movies, quintessential Gen X films.
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Just watched The Rat Catcher on Netflix. Is an exclusive so only on there. Absolutely brilliant. It’s a short film by Wes Anderson, only 17 minutes. I was already a fan of Richard Ayoade but he’s amazing in this. Totally recommend if you enjoy Anderson’s stuff.
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There’s also short films for
- Poison
- The Swan
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
The Henry Sugar one was my favorite of the bunch. I need to watch more Wes Anderson stuff; seems it’s always interesting to look at, at the very least.
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Thank you for that recommendation!! I rarely browse Netflix and would have missed that. I’m a big fan of both and that really made clear that Ayoade is a perfect fit for the Wes Anderson style.
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Another great film on Netflix, Viking Werewolf. Don’t let the terrible (probably Americanised) name put you off. It’s a really well done Norwegian film and one of the best werewolf movies I’ve seen. Cast is really great and the special effects are really nice.
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I saw the trailer for that a while back and looks very enjoyable.
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Getting a kiss can be a very nice experience. I’m happy for you.
Early Tim Burton rocks. He kinda got me into film when I was a kid. Definitely check out Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, and Big Fish if you haven’t.
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That ending is really the only thing that has stuck with me about it but hoo boy that ending
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He’s the lead performer in my most discussed scene of Boyhood!
He’s definitely in some critical clunkers that found commercial success so I think he can be forgettable but has put in some brilliant performances.
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Yeah I really love the ending. Super bleak but so fitting. I’ve read that the American remake changes it to a more happier one where the killer is caught, which doesn’t sound right to me but I’m still interest to see it. I’ve read people saying the remake is not that bad overall, but it just pales in comparison to the original.
The most terrifying part of The Vanishing to me by far though is right before that ending when we get to see how the girl, Saskia, was abducted. And with the movie previously having laid out some of its themes regarding pre-destination, and fate, it’s so depressing to see it all play out. There is a complete sense of hopelessness about it to where I just felt a pit in my stomach watching it. And the acting is so good throughout.
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Just watched Beetlejuice 2 last night. If you enjoyed the first one you’ll probably like this one. The main difference I would say it has in comparison to the first movie is that they use improved special effects to be much more disgusting. I actually watched it at one of those movie theaters that serve you dinner during the movie and that seemed like a bad idea in retrospect. This is actually the first Jenna Ortega movie I think I’ve ever seen and she did a great job. Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder were great, as well.
The one choice I wish hadn’t been made was just that all of the male characters (except for one who shows up for only a few minutes) were irredeemable villains. Still, I liked it and my son did, as well.
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Watched Bullet Train last night. Initially I was a bit put off by Brad Pitt being in it as he seems to play the same character in everything apart from Snatch. Happily, here he was great, as were the rest of the cast.
In fact, the film is very much in the mold of Snatch and Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels with the humour, the wisecracking and the crazy situations the characters manage to get themselves into. If you enjoyed either of those film I think you’d really enjoy this.
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Watched Willy Wonka the other day. Willy Wonka was in it
– You know, for all the trouble of getting a Golden Ticket…I’d imagine that 4/5 of the kids didn’t really have such a good time!
– Maybe the kids become friends after growing up a bit, and help Charlie with the factory
– So the tickets are sent all over the world, and he gets 5 english-speaking white kids? How did Slugworth[?] immediately get to all of them; did they know in advance who would win? Can he TELEPORT
– Violet’s a nitwit for not listening to Wonka, says Grandpa Joe….then encourages Charlie to do the same thing and steal Fizzy Lifting drinks. Rules for thee and not for me, eh old man ?!
– I watched the Real Lawyer Reacts to this one, to see how much Wonka would get his pants sued off
– So is this one like, a family-friendly Saw
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I really enjoyed bullet train. Fun movie.
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Just saw it again with my mother ! I think I know who the good guy is. Well, I guess it was mostly a movie about Lydia and Astrid. …and Beetlejuice
The first time, I was like…I should have guessed the true nature of [S POILER]. All the hints were there !
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One of my favorites! And I know they’re tongue-in-cheek comments, but to answer:
- Augustus was German!
It’s a bit understandable, it was released to English audiences. But of course, it’s weird not seeing any people of color or people from outside the US/UK/Germany in a movie about some fabulous international contest. Different times, I suppose. - The film was shot in Munich but was designed to have kind of an “everywhere/anywhere/still exotic” feel to it. You have a German family, two very US-coded families, and Charlie, who seems American but has 3/4 very European grandparents. It’s wild.
- Yes, they knew in advance who would get tickets, or at least where they were, “Slugworth” was an employee of Wonka’s.
- The nitwit thing is actually a joke built up throughout the movie. At one point, Violet tells Veruca something like “Can it, you nit!” and later “Stop squawking, you twit!” So when Violet kicks it, Joe calls her a nitwit.
EDIT: also this https://www.reddit.com/r/grandpajoehate/
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