December Movies
Added 2022-11-17 21:32:22 +0000 UTCAlright ya'll. Here comes the big month.....what movies are you going to see, and which ones will you seek out first, and why?
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I've not had much time to check out what's releasing in December so I'm prob missing some interesting things but my top 5 that I know about are as follows - Avatar Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special The Whale It's a wonderful binge GDT's Pinocchio
Ross Skilton
2022-11-20 23:45:25 +0000 UTC100% with you on Scott Cooper and yet I'm also still interested based on the concept.
Stephen
2022-11-18 04:39:26 +0000 UTCThat’s really exciting to hear!
Trevor Lisa
2022-11-18 04:13:22 +0000 UTCYeah, Babylon seems to be the event movie for December. I’m excited to see it, but I have a feeling that it’s going to be a mixed bag. This is Chazelle cashing in all his clout to make the big expensive 3-hour movie he otherwise would’ve never been able to make—his Apocalypse Now, his Gangs of New York, his 1900. It’s a glorious thing to know that such a film can still be made today, but such films rarely turn out as grand as they were hoped for. But I have no problem being proven wrong. Other films I’m excited for are: The Pale Blue Eye—this one’s a dark murder mystery starring Christian Bale as a veteran 19th century detective who is assisted by a young Edgar Allen Poe. I’ve had my issues with director Scott Cooper in the past (he is for the most part good with actors but…he has no instinct for storytelling whatsoever. Look no further than Out of the Furnace), but it’s such a cool concept that I’m willing to put that aside. You can’t go wrong with Poe. It’s enough to make me wish that that movie in development with Joaquin Phoenix attached (now THAT’S great casting) came to fruition. Women Talking—don’t know much about it, don’t want to know. Supposedly it’s a film with a strong feminist message, which would usually give me pause (such films tend to be too much about the message and not enough about…the actual film itself, which can make them a drag to sit through), but not this time. Love Sarah Polley, loved her ever since I saw her in The Sweet Hereafter. Looking forward to seeing what she does. Fun fact: Brad Pitt, the producer of Polley’s film, was so eager to work with Polley after seeing her in Sweet Hereafter that he signed on to play Russell the band frontman in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous, in which she was attached to play Penny Lane. When she dropped out, he did as well. He didn’t want to do the film without her. That allowed Kate Hudson, who was cast as William’s older sister (the Zooey Deschanel part), the opportunity to convince Crowe to let her try out for the part of Penny. The rest is history. Glass Onion—liked the first one. Eager to see the sequel. Avatar—admittedly a low-priority on my list, but it’s James Cameron. I think it’s going to be the first flop of his career, both critically and commercially. Once again, I’d like to be proven wrong, but that’s the vibe I’m getting. Personally, I’d like Cameron to get out of Pandora and focus on a another project. Don’t go the way of George Lucas and get obsessed with the sandbox you’ve created. The Whale—to me, it looks like the spiritual sequel to The Wrestler. Not only does it have an actor who long ago vanished under the radar being given a showcase role, but the role is also that of a man so at pains with the larger world that he turns to self-destructive tendencies to escape it. I like Brendan Fraser well enough to be happy that he’s mounting a comeback off of this. Hopefully he knocks it out of the park the way critics say he does. Finally… The Eternal Daughter—I’ve never seen a film by Joanna Hogg, and given her reputation, I’m embarrassed to say so. Time to remedy that situation. Why not start with a film starring Tilda Swinton? That’s all I’ve got.
Bennett Oliver
2022-11-18 03:14:15 +0000 UTCThe eternal daughter is the only one that looks interesting to me. For me this year besides a few highlights has been really mixed for movies. So I'm hoping The Eternal Daughter is great. Also looking forward to Puss in Boots The Last Wish. The animation looks interesting and I hope they do the charecters justice. I hope it's not just funny and goes more bold and beautiful like the really good DreamWorks films do
K_
2022-11-18 00:08:08 +0000 UTCI have been patiently waiting for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio since 2011, so that’s definitely the top priority lol As a lifelong fan, I’m just really happy he’s finally getting to make this movie his way.
Jared Angcanan
2022-11-17 23:03:59 +0000 UTCI watched it recently and it immediately inspired me to pick up the book. Haven't started it yet but really looking forward to it since it'll be a better version of what I saw in the film. From what I understand from talking with some people that had read it before watching, they keep the dialogue almost entirely intact. Which is exciting for me as a future reader cause I really loved the language of it.
Tyler Shobe
2022-11-17 22:55:36 +0000 UTCNoah Baumbach, "White Noise" This has been on my mind for a minute. The novel is something of a religious text for people (myself included) and Baumbach -- who is a huge fan of it -- is probably the best person to do it justice. The trailer was delightfully vague, and the actors (Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig) are people I would trust with just about anything. This is a story for our moment, and one of those movies where I'll either recruit all of my friends to go back and see it with me again; or I'm going to stub my toe kicking a trash can in disgust on the way out of the theater. "I feel sad for people and the queer part we play in our own disasters."
Trevor Lisa
2022-11-17 22:23:30 +0000 UTCGood to hear! I’ve heard really good things so I’m hopeful
Jackson Littlewood
2022-11-17 21:56:24 +0000 UTCSaw Women Talking recently and I think it's definitely the latter. It feels very well balanced in its discussions and speaks to the topic of the evolving relationships between men and women in a way that was intelligent
Tyler Shobe
2022-11-17 21:55:43 +0000 UTCBabylon is definitely the big one for me. It looks like the sort of decadent and debaucherous shit I'll just eat up. Love all of Chazelles other work and don't see that stopping. Del Toro's Pinocchio sounds delightful and hoping to catch at that in a theater. The Whale seems like it could be really good and I'm totally here for the Brendon Fraiser renaissance Also casually interested in Matilda the Musical on Netflix And a couple I saw at a fest last month I want to see again: Bardo, White Noise and Women Talking
Tyler Shobe
2022-11-17 21:50:34 +0000 UTCThe big one for me is Babylon. I think Damien Chazelle is one of our most visually gifted young filmmakers and a 3 hour epic about Hollywood sounds like exactly what we all need right now. Another one I’m gonna at least check out is Violent Night. Honestly I’m probably gonna hate it, as it looks like a rip off of Silent Night Deadly Night, one of the most fun ‘80s schlock slashers, but produced by the guys who made the Deadpool movies and Bullet Train. Give me ‘80s camp all day over broey quipping, but idk, I’m a sucker for a killer Santa. Women Talking. Could either be an awful Me Too virtue signaling show, or a Tess of the d’Urbervilles-type piece with genuine pathos. Curious to see which. The Eternal Daughter. I think Joanna Hogg is an incredible filmmaker. I love her “The Souvenir” movies and it looks like she’s gonna be doing a ghost story with this. Hope it goes beyond the lesser A24 work of spooky music for an hour before a metaphorical non-reveal.
Jackson Littlewood
2022-11-17 21:46:57 +0000 UTC
