I went in to Dune 2 with high hopes (too high, as it turns out), and when it was over all I could feel for a very long time was sadness. I understand that stuff from the book had to be left out of the movie and why, but the movie lacked depth to such a degree that, impressed as I was with other aspects of the movie, I just kinda wanted to cry.

Hey do you guys have a Discord or reddit or somewhere we the fans can discuss the channel?

I was so moved by Problemista, and I'm glad you mentioned it in your video!

Wow, you both came prepared ❤enjoyed this very much, thank you

Interesting choices. My favourite films of 2024 so far are "Kinds of Kindness" and "Monkey Man".

Good picks here! Ps, I Will be waiting for the extra wine credit on each of your videos now 😂

Art becomes so renowned, it judges you not you judge the art. Wenders - deep hidden emotion reveals in climax Film focussed on marinating his perspective, less about plot development. In fact the environment changes more than him Oh he could be crying at the end following conversation with guy. Laughing at life but also sad. Sequential

Completely incorrect assessment. It's a show about the trans experience and a cautionary tale about identity suppression. Not about media escapism or nostalgia.

I do want to rewatch Longlegs even though I know my rating will lower. I can’t help but think of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure and how much better execution that film has on a fairly similar premise

Just saw it and thought it was really good. Definitely a thriller and not a horror movie though. Not quite at the level of Silence of the Lambs, Zodiac, or Se7en, but the comparisons are appropriate. I thought Maika Monroe’s acting was quite effective. Through her performance, you can tell that something is a bit off with her character, even though you can’t quite put your finger on it. Is it past trauma, some kind of clairvoyance, a conscious connection to the killer? The movie refuses to spell out exactly what she’s thinking or why she’s acting so strangely, and it really adds to the eeriness of it all.

Just returned from a (packed) viewing and I agree; there are moments of greatness and overall tenseness but it's certainly not super scary, and Nic hammed it up a bit too much. But enjoyable nonetheless

Thank you for reviewing this movie in the way you did! As a thriller-lover yet horror-hater, I have been trying to decipher whether this movie will scratch my Seven/Silence of the Lambs itch without venturing too far into the horror stuff I dislike. Thanks to your review, I am going to try and brave it!

I recently came upon this masterpiece by accident. Such a beautiful and inspiring film that brings me to tears just thinking about it. I would have liked to hear more about the dream sequences and your interpretation of them. Incidentally, the Shinto religion - the nature religion - has a significant tradition of cleanliness. There was a lot of washing in this film. Every toiled he cleaned was a religious act. He was very conscientious with his little mirror. When he took that plant at the temple and the monk gave him a nod, it seemed to intentional to not be a clue to his background. Some great insights in your review. Thanks guys!

Is movie style over substance ? Yes but as jay bauman said “idk I just call that…. Filmmaking?!?” In an era where people leave horror films going “that was stupid” or “that was so funny how not scary that was.” I left longlegs tonight with people going “ehhhh that movie was ehhhhh what the hell was that?” And that to me, says it did its job

aside from JW being named in the film, it's also produced by Basil Iwanyk & Erica Lee, who are the main producers of the JW-franchise

thoroughly enjoyed listening to this

You guys do such nice reviews 👏👏

finally some good analysis for this film, genuinely nothing comparable out there on youtube at the moment, enjoy my subscription ya'll have earned it heavy.

It was for me lanthimos version of “French dispatch”. Where it’s lanthimos world and we’re all living in it. It’s so great to see a director who’s gone a “little mainstream” and all of us a little worried he was gonna go more mainstream but NOOOO kinds of kindness just takes that and ruins it in best of ways. Now even tho I love poor things…. The story is pretty straight forward (coming of age/ Frankenstein). But kinds of kindness …. OH MY GOD I LOVED THIS SO MUCH MORE. It’s a lanthimos cornucopia of his themes of control like in dogtooth, sex and love like in lobster and poor things, themes of supernatural (sacred deer). Every time he makes a film I feel like I’m watching human beings as zoo animals, he can make simply someone eating breakfast look disturbing and wierd lol

Kiki's Delivery Service, YES! Miyazaki's masterpiece.

The movie does touch on who the Hösses were as far as coming from a background of struggling financially prior to the war. Whereas that house was once owned/occupied by a Jewish family. Mrs. Höss talks about it with her mother about the house and its back story. As well as Mrs. Höss is the one who provides details of their lives prior to their current lives (i.e. the “agreement” of her tending to the children while he strived in his career). It’s very clear that they believed they struggled financially due to the Jews (propaganda), so they weren’t merciful of their actions because they felt they deserved the life they were living.

as a huge pixar and animation fan and a fan of the og inside out this movie wwas amazing

I don’t care about, and will never see this movie, or it’s predecessor. Still, always enjoy your analysis. Other critics I follow are hammering this. I’m glad you both found things you liked.

The banality of evil.

At one point in the review the question arises ‘what leads up to something like this happening?’ Question answered would be to watch the brilliant, “Cabaret” I would watch as a companion piece before “Zone of Interest” Everyone in Germany thought they were safe as long as they were not Jewish. Wrong.

Awesome review guys

like another commenter mentioned. the entire movie is pretty much about the trans experience. from Isabel's (owen) angle, its particularly about a common experience ( I went through it, but luckily stopped) of a trans girl who lives in fear. being so afraid even when not as aware, like not wanting to upset family & such, & just not standing up for oneself; like not going to see the show with tara afterwards (out of fear), being sad but quiet when the dad says "isnt that a girls show", being timid & non-confrontational, etc. but then even when she was a lot more aware, she was still afraid (like running away from tara on the field), either not wanting to accept it or just fear of what may come. this is a sadly common, but not often covered experience of some trans people, where they knowingly suppress their feelings & try to push through acting like they arent who they are. like Isabel, she went as far as having a family (sadly this happens too, usually as a means of suppression (it happens irl, personally i think its immoral, but thats a different discussion)), but if you noticed after saying she loves them, she looked kinda sad, like there's something still not right, or that she's putting on an act to seem alright. and then only after realizing that she really is dying, and wasted so many years of her life, did she break & realize how she's been living this fake "dream" life i actually did try to suppress my feelings for ~4yrs before i realized that "i was dying" and had to make a change also, the monotonous life where she worked at the movie theater & then at the arcade, not really living, just being a husk, is a very real experience. like since i was young (before i knew trans people existed, but had these feelings), i would think to myself things literally like "hopefully some day my life can actually start". as if i was in some sort of dream world or something that couldnt have counted because it was so horrid for me. essentially, i think this story particularly connects with trans people. like i know others who've had intense experiences during it, & I kinda ugly cried during it, the story felt so close to my experience that it struck certain particular experiences & feelings i've had

Really odd cgi/greenscreen

excellent film, probably won't get another as George Miller is getting bloody old. 😪

Did you guys see this on IMAX?

The same grades as Dune: Part two for both of you. Somehow this doesn't seem right.

I think the worldbuilding was partly inspired by the 2015 video game even though George Miller was critical of the final product.

Exceptional as always!

4:23 I literally couldn't disagree more 😅

Nonsense

"One grade below "Challengers" is... how good... you think this movie is?" LOL!

I liked Geoff's misinterpretaion on the angle of Matt's thumb protractor grading scale.

This was very much like Hudson Hawk mixed with the Stephen Chow sensibilities

I ended up appreciating this more than I enjoyed it. Has lots of Cronenberg body horror vibes and Lynchian metaphors about duality, nightmares, etc., both of whom’s work I adore. The first half just really dragged for me. Even though I grew up in the 90s and had some similar experiences to these characters of feeling misunderstood by the world, I was just counting down the minutes waiting for the surreal aspects of the film. Maybe on a second watch I’ll pick up more from the first half now that I know where the story is going.

Pretty sure the entire movie was a metaphor for the trans experience. The "it's never too late" is a common saying about transition. Also I felt like a lot of the dialog, the way it's spoken, and especially the way characters frequently don't look at each other in the eyes or into the camera as reflective of growing up on the autism spectrum.

Very thoughtful review!

Was not expecting to hear a shout out for Ubik - PKDs best novel in my humble opinion. Also, as someone else pointed out, your production quality is so good - thanks for doing this.

I found this film masterful.

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I liked it more than you guys. I had been eagerly anticipating this movie since I first saw the trailer and I was mostly satisfied, I loved the chemistry between Gosling and Blunt but you’re right,I also was expecting more from the dialogue. Can you imagine if Phoebe Waller Bridge had written this. Maybe that’s what the film needed was a meta aspect. As always, my first review of this film was yours and I loved hearing your thoughts

I love National Treasure 😂 thank you guys for this fun one! Your vids look great

I had guessed one of you had to be a videographer or something. Production is so good for a home set.

We need some music recs from Geoff. I actually discovered Drug Church from a shirt he was wearing in a video.