But I braved the wilds of the theaters and went on a binge of sorts, seeing all the new very Oscar worthy movies, like the weirdo that I am...lol and thought I would give you a mini review on them, should you want to brave the wilds too!!
So the first movie I went and checked out recently (we won't go way far back to Christmas because that might be overkill) was Nebraska.
The premise of the movie is that Will Forte's Dad, Woody, get's one of those scam million dollar prize letter's in the mail and is trying to get to Nebraska to cash it in, as he believes it to be real. Will Forte's character decides to finally drive him there (they live in Montana) and they end up stopping in Woody's hometown where his family lives and drama ensues. It was directed by Alexander Payne who made the choice to shoot it in black and white so it gives it that dreamy 60's italian super 8 look to it.
I'm not going to lie, I really enjoyed this movie, it was so jarringly funny and surprisingly it didn't come from Will Forte. I will admit I kept waiting for him to be his weirdo SNL self, but instead he pretty much plays the straight man to Bruce Dern and June Squibb (his parents). You will definitely start to cheer for the underdog in this movie and visually it is just so stunning that it makes you see the Midwest in an entirely different light.
Next I saw American Hustle. Okay, this movie I had mixed reactions to it.
I think the premise of the movie is interesting, and I think the acting was really good. The premise is that a couple who are con-men gets caught so they end up having to work with the FBI to take down a bunch of congressmen. It's set in the late 70's early 80's with an all-star cast that includes Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams and Christian Bale. But my "review" of it is this, it was entirely too long, and not in a good way. A lot of the plot lines fell flat at parts and there were characters like Jennifer Lawrence that could have been left out. Not that I don't think she did a good job in the roll, it just wasn't needed in the story. But maybe that's just my opinion...lol. So overall I would say it was okay...but I wouldn't re-watch it again, as terrible as that sounds.
Now the next two movies are my absolutely favorites of the ones I saw, I literally re-watched them over and over again.
Inside Llewyn Davis, I can't stop talking about, like literally, I have been playing the soundtrack for a week straight, on repeat (my poor neighbors) and I just died when I saw it.
So the premise of the movie is a week in the life of a folk singer living in Greenwich Village, New York right before Bob Dylan hits the scene. Oscar Issac plays Llewyn Davis (who is based on a real folk singer named Dave Von Ronk) and my god, you believe he's the real deal. He actually sings all the tracks that are in the movie and you just hurt along with him. His voice is beautiful and literally the struggle is real. There are some unexpected actors in this movie like Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, and Carrey Mulligan who all act so well you forget they are who they are. But of course, the stand out is Oscar Issac *swooning*. I highly recommend everyone going to see this, it will just make you hurt in all the good ways, and it's literally turned me back on to that folk music that was going around in the 60's in a big way.
So this next movie that I've been watching on repeat will probably come as no surprise to most of you, one because I'm a Spike Jonze cult member, and because well, I have a weird fascination with Joaquin Phoenix, don't even ask me why...but yea, it's HER.
This movie, if you don't know the premise is about Theodore (Joaquin) a lonely letter writer who uploads a new OS that is artificially intelligent and played by Scarlett Johansson or actually just her voice. He falls in love with her and it's this rocky up and down relationship through out the entire movie. Basically I liken the relationship to the do-over of the last one he had (that's all I will say without giving any spoilers). Spike makes you think in this movie, makes you analyze where our society is going in the not-so-distant future when all of us rely on our computers and such so much more then ever before. How our relationships will look with the evolution of online dating and basically virtual reality. He makes you feel all the feels is how I describe it, how we isolate ourselves and also how it's okay to have unconventional relationships.
I have seen a lot of other movies, but I just realized this is getting insanely long, so maybe I will include that in a part 2.
What movies are you loving or looking forward to?? I'm always up for suggestions!!
XO
~Devin
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