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IIRC, it came out around the same time as Spiderman, and audiences made their choice loud and clear.

Not Spiderman, but one of those other tentpoles blew it away.

A combo of Dune, Halloween Kills, and No Time To Die apparently.

last night in soho sucked ass. laughable final thirty minutes

the mirror trickery in the beginning looked cool but the smoky ghost men who could only say “bitch” looked like garbage

beyond which i’m pretty sure the twist made the movie feel pointless to me

unwatchable lead too (i heard she’s good in leave no trace)

Yeah the "twist" was awful. The ghost men looked like a bad Goosebumps made-for-TV movie. Last 30-45 min truly killed the movie.
Some of the shots were really great, as you'd expect from Wright, but I found it such a disappointment.

also there’s absolutely no argento in it, not if you give a shit about style. it’s like wright made it after someone vaguely described what giallo is to him. i don’t think it’s very feminist either!

for a good modern-day giallo that gets playful with the genre conventions pls proceed to knife + heart

Horror academics have reclaimed giallos for feminism to such an extent now anyway that I doubt a response is necessary.

I couldn't make it through Last Night in Soho, had to turn it off halfway through. the impressive visuals couldn't make up for how uncomfortable it was to watch, maybe I wasn't in the right mind for it. I did read a plot summary of the last half and I don't feel I missed out

Weird, I liked the ghost men. Reminded me of what Peter Jackson did in "The Frighteners," which I assume was some (now) quaint hybrid of practical makeup/FX and early CG. And the garish colors alone is what ties it to giallo/Argento, though of course there is a lot more. Anyway, the strong/negative reactions here just add to the head scratching for me, as this was one of the rare films the entire family really enjoyed. I mean, I didn't think it was scary or suspenseful, but then, I don't think anything by the usual Italian suspects is scary or suspenseful, either, and I don't even want to get started on the plots/twists of those things.

fwiw I've seen a few features on Wright where he is forthcoming on the film's influences. This one, curiously, doesn't include Argento, but it does mention Bava:

https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/last-night-in-soho-edgar-wright-films-inspiration/small-world-of-sammy-lee/

btw, speaking of Hulu, I've noticed an interesting trend. Whenever a particularly intriguing "foreign"/genre film shows up, I almost compulsively torrent it the second it gets out there. More often than not they just hang out on my hard drive, unwatched in an infinite queue I never get to, but increasingly they eventually seem to land on Hulu. For example, Censor, Titane, Benedetta, Sputnik, In the Earth, Pleasure, Possessor, Hunter Hunter, Bad Luck Banging, The Beta Test, Saint Maud, Worst Person in the World ... I don't know who or what decides which movies end up where, but Hulu seems to be sucking in some good stuff, plus top-notch originals.

Yeah, agree. I keep forgetting that Benedetta's on there, but I'm gonna check it out soon, I swear.

for a good modern-day giallo that gets playful with the genre conventions pls proceed to knife + heart

― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, July 4, 2022 3:43 AM (twelve hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

xp josh there's definitely some deals Hulu made with notable distributors/indie studios in the past couple years (A24, Neon, etc). really started when some of them started breaking contracts and shipping movies directly to Hulu during Covid to make up for lost theater revenue and feels like it didn't really stop

wow everyone otm re The Bear on
Hulu

so good!! it’s like watching a novel, really well written & acted. also shows about cooking/chefing arent always that much, but this really has a heart to it

We’re watching “The Great” on Hulu (which I guess isn’t new, I hadn’t heard of it) – it’s kind of goofy, but fun and watchable.

"The Bear" is excellent indeed! 3 eps in.

The Bear feels a lot like Ted Lasso, and has some of the same problems with believeability. What kind of sandwich shop has like 5 people in the kitchen, all day? Every time I've gone to a shop like this, it's been like 2-3 people running the joint. No wonder they are having money problems. What kind of Chicago Beef sandwich shop would try to "elevate" what they are doing? Who is looking for an elevated Chicago Beef? What Chicago Beef shop serves mashed potatoes?

fuck, why even have television at all?

Who is looking for an elevated Chicago Beef?

I’d make this my ILX handle, but I have no business doing so

Also it's like Ted Lasso in that there's no laughs.

Seconding unperson's recommendation of The Old Man. Jeff Bridges is ok, a little unbelievably old to have won the fight at the end of E1, but Amy Brenneman and John Lithgow are especially good.

The script is definitely trying to make me think that Waters is Hamzad's son, raised to carry out Dad's Vengeance, but we'll see.

Why would anyone compare "The Bear" to "Ted Lasso"? It's nothing like "Obi-Wan," either (I assume).

Dude comes into ragtag failing franchise and turns it around with structure and positivity.

Also, both shows that everyone loves but for some reason leave me and my wife scratching our heads.

re Ted Lasso, it's the sadness underneath the positivity that makes the show meaningful to me

I didn't like the second season as much as the first

The Bear is dark as fuck … they are really not the same kind of show at all!

it’s ok if you dont like the show but that is a pretty flawed thesis you got there

No. I must convince you all to hate this show! :)

lol <3

lol

Yeah, I suspect if you're watching "The Bear" as a comedy, you may be doing it wrong.

"Where are the laffs !?!"

All the reviews called it a comedy, a dark comedy, a dramatic comedy, etc. Where ARE the laffs?!

didn't like the second season as much as the first

Too much darkness under the positivity!

Not really too much darkness, exactly, but I definitely did not enjoy the angle with Nate

I definitely dont think The Bear is a comedy, and it shouldn’t be talked about that way

it’s definitely more of a drama with funny moments, but even the “funny” moments are pretty dark

like the funniest moment is dark as hell: dosing a bunch of kids with a ton of fkn xanax ffs!

I’m only 4 or 5 eps in and that cousin guy is way way too much. There’s no way anyone can tolerate a guy that relentlessly shitty and annoying and aggressive in reality...

There’s no way anyone can tolerate a guy that relentlessly shitty and annoying and aggressive in reality...

I've never worked in a restaurant, but I've worked with a half dozen guys like that. (One of the reasons I never made it through Uncut Gems was that Sandler's character gave me previous-employer-inspired PTSD.)

i like that character even though he is def over the top. contrast is important. besides, even outside of the kitchen or chicago ffs - i can think of at least 5 guys from my highschool who are still exactly that dude

someone on twitter said ep 7 of the Bear makes uncut gems look like a yoga meditation lol

It sounded like I would love this show until your comment there, vg, haha. Uncut Gems was almost too much stress for me

check it out, it’s worth it!

There’s no way anyone can tolerate a guy that relentlessly shitty and annoying and aggressive in reality

He reminded me of Melissa McCarthy in the Heat, although his banter was comparatively weak

Had to bail on the Bear, too stressful and humorless. Of course the main character is a selvedge denim guy though.

What kind of Chicago Beef sandwich shop would try to "elevate" what they are doing? Who is looking for an elevated Chicago Beef?

I'm sure you noticed that Sydney had Smoque on her resume between Avec and Alinea in the first episode.

Eh, Smoque isn't "elevated," it's just great Texas-style bbq in Chicago.

I think of the shop in this show as similar (though I'm only three episodes in). And I really like that there isn't a real-life equivalent of the place in the show, rather than it being a generic upscale restaurant or stand-in for Au Cheval or Hot Dougs.

Yeah, that's what I've told people that have complained how it makes River North (where it was apparently filmed) seem gritty. It's make-believe, you know?

I just can't tell what kind of restaurant this is supposed to be. A sandwich counter? A sit-down place? Do they even have tables? I'm like 5 episodes in and I still can't picture what the front of the house looks like.

There are tables in the side addition, the part without the glass front.

Didn't even realize ep. 7 was a single shot until looking up the credits afterwards.

A guy who was briefly a Chicago ILXor in the mid-2000s plays the guy who get the sample short-rib dish.