Re: movie thread
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2025 11:33 pm
Had a pretty productive few days of watching movies.
The Executioner - Luis Garcia Berlanga, 1963
One of the classics of Spanish cinema. An undertaker (which in Franco's Spain makes you basically a hinin) falls in love with the daughter of the executioner, ends married with her and is basically forced to inherit "the family business" so they can keep the government assigned flat. But it's fine, you know? It's going to be ok, they pardon everyone nowadays, nothing is going to go wrong... right?
A dark comedy that honestly skips around quite a bit on the first half, but with a final third that's incredibly strong and an ending that honestly makes the rest of the movie better in retrospective.
Double Indemnity - Billy Wilder, 1944
Not much to say about this one. Really good noir movie. It's the kind of movie you would imagine when you close your eyes and try to imagine one, except the protagonist is an insurance seller and not a detective. The dynamic between him and his manager is really great.
Oldboy - Park Chan Wook, 2003
You all know this one. This was a rewatch and it still holds. Amazing movie.
The Great Happiness Space - Jake Clennell, 2006
A documentary I've been meaning to watch for a long time. A portrait of host bar culture in 2006 Osaka centered in a top host and club owner called Issei. It is really interesting and you understand a lot about the dynamics between hosts and customers. But I could not help to walk away from this movie feeling quite sad. You do end feeling the loneliness a lot of the people featured in this movie feels.
Brazil - Terry Gillian
Probably one of Gillian's best movies. It still goes all over the place as most of his movies, but it is the price you have to pay for it to be a constant box of surprises. Incredible sets and the dream sequences were really nice. The romance felt a bit undercooked.
The Executioner - Luis Garcia Berlanga, 1963
One of the classics of Spanish cinema. An undertaker (which in Franco's Spain makes you basically a hinin) falls in love with the daughter of the executioner, ends married with her and is basically forced to inherit "the family business" so they can keep the government assigned flat. But it's fine, you know? It's going to be ok, they pardon everyone nowadays, nothing is going to go wrong... right?
A dark comedy that honestly skips around quite a bit on the first half, but with a final third that's incredibly strong and an ending that honestly makes the rest of the movie better in retrospective.
Double Indemnity - Billy Wilder, 1944
Not much to say about this one. Really good noir movie. It's the kind of movie you would imagine when you close your eyes and try to imagine one, except the protagonist is an insurance seller and not a detective. The dynamic between him and his manager is really great.
Oldboy - Park Chan Wook, 2003
You all know this one. This was a rewatch and it still holds. Amazing movie.
The Great Happiness Space - Jake Clennell, 2006
A documentary I've been meaning to watch for a long time. A portrait of host bar culture in 2006 Osaka centered in a top host and club owner called Issei. It is really interesting and you understand a lot about the dynamics between hosts and customers. But I could not help to walk away from this movie feeling quite sad. You do end feeling the loneliness a lot of the people featured in this movie feels.
Brazil - Terry Gillian
Probably one of Gillian's best movies. It still goes all over the place as most of his movies, but it is the price you have to pay for it to be a constant box of surprises. Incredible sets and the dream sequences were really nice. The romance felt a bit undercooked.