Monday, May 01, 2023
Nuts
- Commentary: Under construction.
This movie was not particularly well reviewed, despite having solid stars in all the leads and most of the second string cast and, as well, no slouchy acting. I've read loads of reviews of this movie, though, which means that critics paid attention to it, even if they found it hard to take for all sorts of reasons.
I've always liked it. I'm not sure why this movie was mostly excoriated. The story is solid. The acting is solid. Maybe the subject matter was uncomfortable for a lot of (male) critics to handle. Maybe it exploded their personal views of elite hookers. I don't know. Doesn't matter. Now I own it.
More later.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Barbra Streisand Claudia Draper Richard Dreyfuss Aaron Levinsky Maureen Stapleton Rose Kirk Karl Malden Arthur Kirk Eli Wallach Herbert Morrison Robert Webber Francis MacMillan James Whitmore Judge Stanley Murdoch Leslie Nielsen Allen Green
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1987
Directed by Martin Ritt.
Labels: barbra-streisand, courtroom, eli-wallach, psychological2
Get Out
- Commentary: Under construction.
This is one of those films that I've been wanting to both see and acquire (because of the articles I've read about it) for quite awhile. I set my interest aside, though, when it first became available on disc because, of course, of its price. Today, though, because my morning class was canceled, I decided to spend some time at home cleaning up my movie wish list, so I looked this one up, yet again. Bingo! The price was right! [Would those last two sentences be considered a mixed metaphor?]
I'm very excited by the arrival of this movie. I love horror, well done, but I'm also a horror snob. By that I mean, it has to be really well done. I'm satisfied from what I've read about it, that this movie fits that bill.
As usual, more later.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Daniel Kaluuya Chris Washington Zailand Adams 11-year-old Chris Allison Williams Rose Armitage Bradley Whitford Dean Armitage Caleb Landry Jones Jeremy Armitage Stephen Root Jim Hudson LaKeith Stanfield Andre Hayworth/Logan King Catherine Keener Missy Armitage Lil Rel Howery Rod Williams Keegan-Michael Key NCAA Prospect Erika Alexander Detective Latoya Betty Gabriel Georgina/Marianne Armitage Marcus Henderson Walter/Roman Armitage Richard Herd Roman Armitage Jeronimo Spinx Detective Drake Ian Casselberry Detective Garcia
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2017
Directed by Jordan Peele.
Labels: horror2, psychological2
