This movie is really about a guy trying to be content with his failing situationship and eventually deciding he won’t take it anymore. I getcha Joker #TeamJoker
Also fire soundtrack and loved the references:
george Clooney nipple suit
matrix
old 60s Batman transition
lord of the rings
Harry Potter
King Kong
doctor who
Wicked!
Medusa
Dracula
Dick Grayson Nightwing
Also loved the pop modernism bubble letters
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So I didn’t actually watch this film, but I did watch the Mod Squad TV episode from 1969 of the same title.
And holy shit what a crazy episode. First off, this episode stars Sammy Davis Jr. as Militant Priest John Banks. Yes that Sammy David Jr., Rat Pack Sammy. As I got more invested in Mod Squad lore, I discovered Peggy Lipton, who plays tritagonist police officer Julie Barnes. Know for championing racial equality, social movements, and general white…
Molchat Doma soundtrack playing in my head…
But seriously this was my favorite watch of 2024. 3 hours and 55 minute watch time is fucking insane (this film has a literal intermission at the halfway point), but the narrative storytelling was fairly straightforward and engaging. Cinematography was pretty phenomenal, especially the hand held shots and CU/ECU’s in the jazz club. The train and car POV shots were incredible and super reminiscent of Chytilová’s “Daises”. This is also the first American…
