Inside Llewyn Davis
2013. Rated R. Favorite Quote: If it was never new, and it never gets old, then it’s a folk song. The Coen brothers never fail. Really, I mean, tell me a time they did? I saw this movie with friends, and we all walked away thinking different things. We had different opinions about how good it was, and about the characters specifically. Heres my take: Llewyn (Oscar Issac) was a tragic character, and I liked him. Based on the...
Drive
100 minutes. Rated R. Irene: “What do you do?” Driver: “I drive.” Did you ever watch a movie and think that it should have been made in a different era? That was my feeling while I was watching Drive. I kept thinking the director, Nicholas Winding Refn, wished it was the 70s or 80s, with the heavy synth music, and driving scenes through the silent streets of L.A. at night. In a way, this film has more in common with a Clint Eastwood...
Remakes that Suck: The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Great Gatsby (And How it Broke my Heart) 132 minutes. Rated PG 13. “I was within and without.” Never like a movie where important quotes fly at you on screen. It’s my new rule. This movie was the Cliff Notes I wish I could have had in high school when I read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and wasn’t quite sure what important things to write about in my essay. I really wanted so much to like this...
