![]() Not Korine, American indie cinema's perpetually addled, misbehaving, middle-aged enfant terrible ( Kids, Gummo, Julian Donkey-Boy, Mister Lonely, Trash Humpers, Spring Breakers). Some artists use interviews to illuminate their works, other use them as a form of promotion. That was made clear when he came to the Harvard Film Archive for two nights worth of question-and-answer sessions recently. And he doesn't want to answer your thoughtful ones, either. Once they get to Florida, three members of the gang decide they actually want to join Alien in his criminal activity.Ĭompletely weird, and likely repulsive to many, Spring Breakers was the latest piece of proof that director Harmony Korine still had it in him.Harmony Korine doesn't want to answer your stupid questions. In a completely unsympathetic move, Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Faith (Selena Gomez), Brit (Ashley Benson) and Cotty (Rachel Korine) robbed a diner because they needed money. Except they're not just on vacation: they're on the run from the cops. James Franco's turn as a drug dealer/rapper named Alien (who resembles actual rapper Riff Raff) is the napalm that lights a fire among four vacationing college students on spring break. ![]() Now, as a reward for reading to the fifth and final recommendation, I offer one of the weirdest movies I'm glad I saw. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn Oh, and Adam Scott is perfect as the villainous Derek, Brennan's younger brother who's a snob and a jerk. Something Brennan and Dale have no idea about. I understand if you scoff at this recommendation, but god I'm excited to watch it after a long day working for a living. Throughly silly and immature, but ultimately quotable, Step Brothers comes together perfectly once Brennan and Dale realize that they've become best friends. Brennan (Ferrell) and Dale (Reilly) are a pair of unemployed man-children whose now-single parents just moved in with each other, forcing the two to share a room. Reilly movies, this case of arrested development just seemed too far-fetched. ![]() While I loved previous Will Ferrell and John C. I don't know how embarrassing this is, but I initially resisted Step Brothers. Stars: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-gyun, Jo Yeo-jeong I left thinking "I need to own it." I wound up buying Parasite on its Criterion Collection 4K release. ![]() I remember seeing it at the IFC Center in NYC, where the line stretched down the block, and everyone was a buzz about the hype. Throughout, you'll think you have a grip on the class-warfare story going on, but that surprise will have you seeing everything in a new light. Soon enough, father Ki-taek (Song Kang-ho) takes the Park family driver's job, and mother Chung-sook (Jang Hye-jin) tricks her way into the role of housekeeper.Īll that is just the funny setup to a big twist that amps up the drama. This leads them to do anything for cash, including conning their way into the rich Park family's life.Īfter their clever daughter Ki-jung (Park So-dam) fakes art therapist skills to help calm the Park family's unruly son, the Parks' son Ki-woo (Choi Woo-shik) poses as a tutor to get a foot in the door. In Bong Joon-ho's film, we start with the Kim family whose finances are underwater, and live in a semi-basement apartment that's in a constant state of turmoil. ![]() So, now that it's just arrived on HBO Max, it's the perfect time to watch (or rewatch) this instant classic. Parasite is the quintessential movie that you've either seen and loved or somehow avoided (possibly out of stubbornness) while everyone gabbed about it. ![]()
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