{"id":13614,"date":"2024-05-12T17:42:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T21:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=13614"},"modified":"2024-05-12T17:42:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T21:42:37","slug":"weekly-movie-roundup-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=13614","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Movie Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I watched 6 movies last week:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093342\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-1-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"Where Is the Friend&#039;s House\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-1-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-1-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-1-768x1121.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1-1.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4630550\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Unknown Girl\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt15006566\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Beasts\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/3-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0093342\/\">Where Is the Friend&#8217;s House<\/a> is so effective because it is seen so thoroughly through a child&#8217;s eyes. We know what Ahmed knows, even when the adults around him don&#8217;t, and we understand his inability to articulate that, even as he feels compelled to the right thing for his friend.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li>All the reviews I read of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4630550\/\">The Unknown Girl<\/a> compare it unfavorably to the Dardenne brothers&#8217; earlier films, none of which I&#8217;ve yet seen, but praise Ad\u00e8le Haenel&#8217;s performance, which I agree is what makes the movie work.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li>There&#8217;s a sense of inevitability that hangs over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt15006566\/\">The Beasts<\/a>, but it&#8217;s so well observed, asking you to empathize with all its characters, even those who do and say terrible things.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0105619\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Heroic Trio\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/4-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt15376894\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-1-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Omer\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-1-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-1-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-1-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-1-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-1-1383x2048.jpg 1383w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5-1-scaled.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0079095\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-1-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Marriage of Maria Braun\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-1-677x1024.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-1-768x1162.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-1-1015x1536.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/6-1.jpg 1171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0105619\/\">The Heroic Trio<\/a> is ridiculous, but it&#8217;s frequently ridiculous fun.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt15376894\/\">Saint Omer<\/a> is slow and emotionally draining, but it asks difficult and important questions.<\/li>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/great-movie-the-marriage-of-maria-braun-1979\">Roger Ebert<\/a> called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0079095\/\">The Marriage of Maria Braun<\/a> the story of &#8220;an indelible monster who is perversely fascinating because she knows exactly what she is doing and explains it to her victims while it is being done.&#8221; And yet, I think it&#8217;s more than that, because Hanna Schygulla&#8217;s performance is so good and self-assured that we never quite feel like Maria <em>is<\/em> a monster, even as she undoubtedly treats others around her monstrously.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also re-watched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0816692\/\">Interstellar<\/a>, which I think I liked more the second time around, a decade later, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0264508\/\">Dagon<\/a>, which remains a really good Stuart Gordon Lovecraft adaptation, all the more so for its micro-budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I watched 6 movies last week: Where Is the Friend&#8217;s House is so effective because it is seen so thoroughly through a child&#8217;s eyes. We know what Ahmed knows, even when the adults around him don&#8217;t, and we understand his inability to articulate that, even as he feels compelled to the right thing for his &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/?p=13614\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13614"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13614"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13620,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13614\/revisions\/13620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unreality.net\/weblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}