As far as Western stuff, Ford v Ferrari was pretty good. Just car porn and competitive guys pushing the state of the art forward. I feel bad for the real Leo Beebe's family though. They needed a corporate stooge to play the villain and made him one-dimensional. Generally positive regarding fatherhood as well.
Godzilla Minus One was kino, but I find it so rare that eastern productions are able to “bubble to the surface” of the discussions that I ever come across. Where do you even hear about eastern media worth checking out?
Train to Busan was great, and was one of the few eastern films that managed to hit my radar.
Tangentially, I’ll just add here: the Rebuild series of films for Neon Genesis, I thought were awesome in and of themselves, and managed the crazy hard task of both honoring the original while adding to the universe through the themes that Anno has grown to appreciate as he got older. I think true beauty is enhanced by context and subtext and imo he’s a master of using those tools to convey a story
[Gestures Eastward]
As far as Western stuff, Ford v Ferrari was pretty good. Just car porn and competitive guys pushing the state of the art forward. I feel bad for the real Leo Beebe's family though. They needed a corporate stooge to play the villain and made him one-dimensional. Generally positive regarding fatherhood as well.
What do you recommend from the East?
Godzilla Minus One was kino, but I find it so rare that eastern productions are able to “bubble to the surface” of the discussions that I ever come across. Where do you even hear about eastern media worth checking out?
Train to Busan was excellent. It's like Dawn of the Dead crossed with Speed.
The unrelated sequel wasn't bad, but definitely didn't re-capture the excitement of the first.
Train to Busan was great, and was one of the few eastern films that managed to hit my radar.
Tangentially, I’ll just add here: the Rebuild series of films for Neon Genesis, I thought were awesome in and of themselves, and managed the crazy hard task of both honoring the original while adding to the universe through the themes that Anno has grown to appreciate as he got older. I think true beauty is enhanced by context and subtext and imo he’s a master of using those tools to convey a story