Checking year/decade's best lists.
For older stuff i used to read lots on internet review sites.
Now it's just checking best album of X artist or best album to start
John Carpenter says nobody has figured out the ending of The Thing correctly yet
"Every idea that people have is not the right one, I know the right one... no one has guessed it" https://t.co/HuSwzorrUT
Na Hong-jin (The Yellow Sea, Hope) knows how to create tension, sustain it, then give temporary release. Then go at it again. Unlike Nolan (esp. his Batman movies), who gives you plot points over plot points over.. supposed to build tension minus good visual storytelling
i actually think that what makes the movie so outstanding is that it fully functions both as hilarious exploitation camp and also as a devastating, heartbreaking work of art. The opening sets this up perfectly: a "based on true events" slide followed by a drag show.
DD writing was sharp because the pay off to โDo you really think this is the first time Iโve shot someone?โ was worthy of the three seasons it took to the show to answer the question.