Jason Wilder

The Mastermind at Dryden was pretty damn good. Glad I had a previous viewing at home. Allowed me to view the fringes of the screen and enjoy the crowd’s reactions to certain scenes. It’s a beautifully shot and executed film. A film student read her essay about the movie beforehand. It made me appreciate the Mastermind even more.

Next up is Peter Hujar’s Day. Love a good dialogue so let’s hope this one lives up to its expectations.

Speaking of talkies, we watched Or, Something the other night. The “subway takes guy” co-wrote and co-stars in it. I’ve seen clips of the subway takes and it all seems pretty interesting. Great dialogue, had a Jarmusch / Linklater vibe. Gave it four out of five stars on Mubi. Wicked ending. Made me want to write something.

Speaking of wicked endings, we finally watched Bugonia. Loved this movie. Would give it a five out of five. Jesse Plemons is so damn intense. Emma Stone surprised me with how she portrayed her character. I truly was asking myself “is she or isn’t she” (an alien) all movie.

Finally, Die My Love took two days to watch. I needed a break. It was intense. It’s like an American Midwest Betty Blue. Jennifer Lawrence has a way of reeling you in when the script is right and that script (based off a book) was very right.

Jennifer Lawrence could have played Stone’s role in Bugonia but Stone would not have done what Lawrence did to make this movie a great movie. Four out of five stars on Mubi.

Next up for movies are:
Bird: https://mubi.com/en/us/films/bird
Winter in Sokcho: https://mubi.com/en/us/films/winter-in-sokcho
River of Grass: https://mubi.com/en/us/films/river-of-grass
Detective (rewatch): https://mubi.com/en/us/films/detective
Grand Theft Hamlet: https://mubi.com/en/us/films/grand-theft-hamlet