Just watched Bong Joon-ho's 2nd film Memories of Murder (2003) last night, and wow is it great. If you are a fan of films like Zodiac or shows like True Detective, then you should really catch it. Ahead of the curve, for sure. We saw it in theatre (Landmark) as it is getting a theatrical re-release with a new digital remaster. I don't think it's streaming anywhere in Canada yet, but it's definitely worth searching out/waiting for. I'm guessing with the success of Parasite, his harder to find films are (deservedly) getting more attention.
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Terms like underrated get thrown around way, way too much when discussing movies. But I genuinely believe The Good Shepherd is one of the most underrated movies of the last two decades. It was neither a critical or box office success and has basically no legacy or awards noms. It’s also 3 hours long.
Love this movie.
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I watched a couple of band themed films last weekend.
The Commitments is an Irish film from 1991, voted at one point the best Irish film of all time (in a popularity contest). It was pretty entertaining, some really solid musical performances. Was a bit of a hit at the time. Working/lower class people put up a soul band in Dublin, have some success and fight a lot.
The other one is probably pretty obscure, but if you're a metal head to any extent, do yourself a favour and seek out Heavy Trip (orig. Hevi Reissu), a Finnish film from 2018. It's quickly becoming a cult film in certain circles, for a good reason. It's a pretty dumb film, and parts of it are really forgettable, but the good parts are just effing hilarious. The guys in the band are all such archetypes. The bass player Pasi especially
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I loved this film, it so lovingly captures that "small metal band out of nowhere" feeling.
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