The Fisher King remains a deeply impactful work full of pathos. The film's many profound themes and artistic vision make it one of the more enduring pieces of art in English speaking Cinema of the last 35 years.
As heavy as it is as a meditation on trauma, grief, mental illness and the understanding that the most important grace we can receive is from ourselves, there are also moments of genuine whimsy and flights of imagination along the way as…
Looks and sounds great. Great cast. Sharp dialogue. Propulsive score. Nazis dying. 🥰
Really took me back to watching the first films of Ritchie's ouevre back in high school and imo it is great to see him back on his bullshit, just with a much bigger budget. Here for it.
If it makes you uncomfortable, that's the point. The number of nuclear hot issues tackled or merely alluded to here are enough to make any one film about.
We've got
- gun violence
- school shootings, including the industry that has grown around preparing students against them instead of oh I don't know just fucking fixing the problems instead because now there's another industry invested in not solving the problem
- social media / influencer culture
- being too online…
Boys Trip!
Absolutely brilliant to see the gorgeous 4k restoration at Cinema 21 with taped intro from Wes Anderson, who helped advocate for its restoration. Anderson also admits to stealing an especially memorable scene from the film for his own Asteroid City!
The film tells the story of four friends who take a vacation together from the big city to the rural country. The four are representative of the newer emerging middle class of their time. They are educated, professional…
