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by JakeAesthete
Mon May 17, 2021 4:58 am
Forum: Full Reviews
Topic: Die Sieger/The Invincibles (Graf, 1994)
Replies: 2
Views: 2593

Re: Die Sieger/The Invincibles (Graf, 1994)

Graf had flown below my radar until quite recently, but his forthcoming Fabian: Going to the Dogs has me very excited indeed. I'll try to check out some of his earlier work as well, probably starting with this one.
by JakeAesthete
Mon May 10, 2021 11:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What do you consider "old" or "vintage"?
Replies: 9
Views: 6188

Re: What do you consider "old" or "vintage"?

There are no "old" films yet. Cinema is still a new art form, which just happens to have been born during a uniquely hyper-accelerated period of history (and one in which people consequentially have a uniquely distorted perception of time.)
by JakeAesthete
Sun May 02, 2021 3:38 am
Forum: Filmmakers
Topic: Who are the ten directors you have seen the most films by?
Replies: 84
Views: 157901

Re: Who are the ten directors you have seen the most films by?

Jean-Luc Godard 47, avg. score 62.2 Raoul Ruiz 38, avg. score 72 Rainer Werner Fassbinder 37, avg. score 63 Werner Herzog 29, avg. score 31.6 Eric Rohmer 28, avg. score 77.2 Abbas Kiarostami 25, avg. score 25.1 Peter Greenaway 23, avg. score 64 Pedro Almodóvar 22, avg. score 80.2 David Lynch 21, avg...
by JakeAesthete
Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Decade of Criticker
Replies: 65
Views: 42058

Re: A Decade of Criticker

A lot of men, as they grow up, realize there is something indelibly effeminate and limp-wristed about modern society compared to older ones. Only the manliest of dudes in the past: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NMxZ1PthHtY/XdKPDKzCYBI/AAAAAAAANuY/ia_pvSReUQgrcBzyoOPgxb98jkSVDBwWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/misan...
by JakeAesthete
Thu Apr 22, 2021 10:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Decade of Criticker
Replies: 65
Views: 42058

Re: A Decade of Criticker

This is so funny. It's the equivalent of some provincial redneck from a few decades ago imagining that city folk who listen to rock n' roll must be devil worshippers. I can't really make heads or tails of this bizarre straw man argument, nor can I be bothered to, just thought I'd drop by to point o...
by JakeAesthete
Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:31 pm
Forum: Help me name that movie
Topic: A movie from the 60s/70s with Malcom McDowell or lookalike
Replies: 1
Views: 7102

Re: A movie from the 60s/70s with Malcom McDowell or lookalike

Pretty sure you're thinking of O Lucky Man!
by JakeAesthete
Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:17 am
Forum: Help me name that movie
Topic: forgot the name of this movie
Replies: 1
Views: 1509

Re: forgot the name of this movie

The Bothersome Man (2006)?
by JakeAesthete
Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:54 am
Forum: Help me name that movie
Topic: Help me find this movie,THANKS!!!!!
Replies: 1
Views: 2030

Re: Help me find this movie,THANKS!!!!!

Might you be thinking of Young Adam?
by JakeAesthete
Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:37 am
Forum: Help me name that movie
Topic: 2000s movie
Replies: 4
Views: 2695

Re: 2000s movie

Sounds like it might be Stay (2005)?
by JakeAesthete
Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 100 actors you cannot stand
Replies: 54
Views: 58901

Re: 100 actors you cannot stand

13. Juliette Lewis - I only thought of this because I unsuccessfully attempted to watch Strange Days a few nights ago. How does she have a career?