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some films

so i've been on a bit of a movie watching kick lately. i usually watch a new film about once a week (i really wish that wasn't the case but i just don't usually have the time). so as you can imagine, my list of must-see films is pretty extensive. but since my summer has started to slow down, i've caught up on my reading and have since been watching a lot of films. a couple days ago i found myself in a theatre watching riddick. i was a little surprised at myself for paying to see this kind of movie but i have to say it wasn't bad. or at least it was better than i expected. i really actually enjoyed pitch black and the chronicles of riddick but when i heard about the newest installment i couldn't help but roll my eyes a little bit. but like i said, it wasn't bad. a good dick flick chock full of bad dialogue and muscles. 

that aside, there were a few movies that i saw recently that actually resonated. 

first on the list: 

prince avalanche (david gordon green) 

quality green right here. witty, smart and subtle. i loved it. and it's also quite beautiful (i had no idea texas was so scenic). emile hirsch and paul rudd were hilarious together and they're honestly just cool guys that i would love to hang out with. the actual meat of the film, or rather, the situation their characters are in is so mundane yet it's something i've never seen before. repainting traffic lines. but it's just so full of...life. it's so off kilter and yet has an extremely dry sense of humor. definitely my kind of movie. and it's scored by explosions in the sky. can't really go wrong there. 

next:

ain't them bodies saints (david lowery) 

my feelings are a little mixed about this film. i really really really wanted to love it. it just fell short for me. rooney mara is one of my favorite actresses of today and i thought she was absolutely amazing. but casey affleck ruined it for me. we're supposed to root for his character, but i just found him extremely irritating. it had a very badlands sort of vibe to it and it was kind of an interesting snowball-of-events kind of story, but it just dragged on and on and casey just kept digging a deeper hole for himself. rooney mara definitely carried the film and she made it bearable but i just don't know where i stand on this one. 5/10.

next:

the spectacular now (james ponsoldt)

i can't even begin to explain how frustrated i am with this movie. to be frank, i hated it. i didn't get it. i have no idea how this piece of crap is getting such rave reviews. i just...i can't. i am beside myself. it was just so vapid and slow and it made absolutely no sense and every single character was infuriating. i keep questioning whether i saw the same movie as everyone else? because i think i did? and as much as the film beats you over the head with it's "coming-of-age" bullshit, it has a horrible horrible message for kids. which is you can literally be a deadbeat, alcoholic 16 year-old and get your sort-of girlfriend hit by a car and just completely ruin the lives of everyone around you with absolutely no consequences. yeah, awesome message. i just wanted to walk out of the theatre the entire time i was watching it. money well wasted.  

and finally: 

prisoners (denis villenueve) 

one word. goosebumps. this film is just so crazy good. it's just the epitome of good crime thriller. every moment of this film is pure intensity and it's raw and gritty and dirty in all the right ways. hugh jackman and jake gyllenhaal were brilliant and i would be surprised if they aren't nominated for something. i know i will be thinking about this film for a long time and i honestly might go see it again. it's by far the most well acted film i've seen in a very long time and i think everything about this film was just beautifully done. absolutely fantastic.

equinox

the swan

galapogos

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post-surgery

i am in so much pain right now

reflektor

arcade fire gets yet another shout out from bowie.
and for good reason too.