Ajay Discusses Movies

Digger is an enjoyable film that will age extremely well in the coming years. That while art can be fun and meaningful, it will never solve the issues of our time.

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Digger stars Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Emma D'Arcy, and Sophie Wilde. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu

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With incredible performances and writing, Primetime details the appetite Americans had for violence in the post 9/11 world through Chris Hansen’s To Catch A Predator. A stellar film that will achieve cult status due to Lance Oppenheim’s direction.

Book Recommendations:

Emily St. John Mandel - The Glass Hotel (A Jeselnik Book Club Recommendation)

Emma Cline - Switzy

Sam Tallent - Brut

Rachel Cusk - Life of M: A Novel

Isaac Fitzgerald - American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed

Primetime stars Robert Pattinson, Skyler Gisondo, Merritt Weaver, and Phoebe Bridgers. Directed by Lance Oppenheim

A good film, The best MCU spider man film. Despite No Way Home being more memorable, this will be viewed as the critically better film.

Spider Man: Brand New Day stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Florence Pugh, Tramell Tillman, Marisa Tomei, and Mark Ruffalo. Directed Destin Daniel Cretton.

With rave critical and commercial success as well as early awards buzz. Christopher’s Nolans The Odyssey is a 3 hour epic that further proves Nolan is Hollywood’s last filmmaker who is able to drive people to the theater with his name alone. The bookshop has been updated with Lizzy Goodman's Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001–2011. https://www.bookshop.org/shop/ajayandnathan.

The Odyssey stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Samantha Morton, John Leguizamo, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Himesh Patel, Bill Irwin, Elliot Page, Benny Safdie, Mia Goth, and Travis Scott. Directed by Christopher Nolan

The Invite is a tastefully done comedy film that examines the importance of communication in relationships through a sexual lens. A hilarious film that should be seen with a packed audience (even if A24 doesn’t want it to be seen in a packed crowd). Book Recommendation: Michael Bamberger - The Man Who Heard Voices Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale

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Despite a forgettable middle chunk, The Interview is a hilariously dumb schlocky film that should have never received the vitriol it first got when it was released. It serves as a cautionary tale as to what studios should not do when it comes to promoting a film.

Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day is a fun sci-fi action adventure film that delves into the complexities of meeting extra terrestrial life, even if parts of the film were better executed in his previous work.

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In an impressive directorial debut, Kane Parsons is able to deliver a memorable dread inducing sci-fi horror film. Even if certain parts of it didn’t particularly land well.

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Despite some blemishes, I Love Boosters is a hilarious adventure comedy film that proves Boots Riley is still a unique voice in an increasingly sterile American movie system. It deserves to be seen on the big screen in a packed theater.

The bookshop has been updated with Madeline Cash's Lost Lambs. One of the best novels I've read all year.

I discuss David Frankel's Devil Wears Prada 2 and David Lowery's Mother Mary. One is a fine film that banks on the references of its predecessor. The other is one of the most bold, ambitious films of the year. Go listen! https://www.instagran.com/ajaythakkar_. https://www.letterboxd.com/shyamaween. The bookshop will be updated next week. Haven't been able to read recently lol