Mindframes

We are continuing with December weekly, double-film episodes chronicling Award seasons contenders. This week it is Spencer and The Power of the Dog. Michael and Dave have pretty divergent opinions on Spencer but agree The Power of the Dog is one of the year's best.

Michael and Dave try to make sense of the infinitely interesting and bewildering Titane.

Edgar Wright takes us back to London in the '60s via camerawork and smoking. They might not have been all they were cracked up to be.

Dave and Michael both liked the latest from Paul Schrader, and agreed the strongest aspect of the film is the lead character development and the same's portrayal by Oscar Isaac.

DESCRIPTION

Redemption is the long game in Paul Schrader's THE CARD COUNTER. Told with Schrader's trademark cinematic intensity, the revenge thriller tells the story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler haunted by the ghosts of his past.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11196036/

Candyman is the new film from Nia DaCosta that picks up twenty years post-original. We as lovers of the original awake to a new Chicago, one where only a tiny sliver of Cabrini Green lives on, and the legend of our hooked friend is all but forgotten. Fortunately, artist Anthony (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is there to look in the mirror with us and say his name.

Candyman on IMDB

Special Mindframes delivery! The Green Knight will be streaming Thursday on most platforms, so we did an episode. Ralph Ineson will host, and as soon as you finish, you can listen to our out spoiler-filled argument over the ending!

So many words have been used to describe our featured movie this week Annette. Some of these words have included, "bizarre," "weird" and "Sparks-y," but what are Sparks and Leos Calax really trying to do here? In this episode, Dave and Michael try and unpack why Annette wants to remind you it's a movie.

Timestamps

00:00 - 15:00 Intro, cast, and overall recommendations

15:00 - End Spoiler discussion of Pig and loss

Discussion Summary

Although Nick Cage has come to be known for his over-the-top portrayals and eccentric characters, Pig is an understated journey through one man's grief.

After years of living isolated in the woods with only his trusty eponymous pig to keep him company, save a weekly truffles-for-supplies visit from Amir (Alex Wolff), Robb is forced to confront the world and his past after a brazen kidnapping.

Resources

Pig IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11003218/

Nicolas Cage's Superman screen test, maybe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvzpNoTnhV4

Corrections

1. Michael meant to say 3000 Miles to Memphis, not 3000 Miles to Vegas.
2. Dave meant to say Ghostrider, not Ghosthunter.

In honor of Richard Donner, Michael watched and David revisited the classic THE GOONIES. It's a little messy by kind of works!