No. of Recommendations: 10
In this instance, the movie I was referring to was Yesterday.
I so enjoyed this movie, I was surprised it wasn’t a bigger hit. I have it on my Tivo and break it out every once in a while. There are two scenes that I will sometimes just jump to: the sequence of the lights going off, the bus, and the lights coming back on, followed by his (rapid) journey of discovery. Very well played.
The other sequence is where Kate McKinnon explains to him how it works: “You come to LA, make music, make a lot of money, and then we take most of it, snort”. That’s not word for word, maybe, but it’s pretty close. The way she says it you *totally believe it” and you know it’s true, and you known that any young musician doesn’t care either. So on point!
OK, I like musicals, not everybody’s cup of tea, I know. “Hairspray”, the story of racism in the 50’s, is packed with great songs and biting sarcasm. The scene with the pregnant mothers smoking and drinking, while kids drive down the street sitting on the back of an open top car is hilarious.
“The Greatest Showman” is another. Full of wonderful music, a love story with “inclusion” at the core. This is where I met Zendaya. She was already famous, I guess, but it’s a demonstration of how the screen loves some people over and above traditional beauty.n I am the world’s worst dancer (or was before m spinal surgeries took me out entirely) but I would have given 10 years of my life to be able to dance 10% as well as Hugh Jackman or Zac Efron.
“La La Land”, of course. I’m a sucker for a romcom that’s also a musical.
Most of the successful Pixar movies have been great: “Inside Out”, “Ratatouille”, Toy Story’s #1-#4, and more. They have a great batting average.
Any Iron Man, any Jason Bourne, early Spiderman.
RomComs rule: “Serendipity”, “Love At First Sight” with Haley Lu Richardson, any Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan, treacle or not, I’ll watch. Lots more in this genre, too many to list, really.
One odd one that’s a sendup of gaming and gamers, “Free Guy” with Ryan Reynolds. A sardonic take on the industry.
Well, I could go on (and maybe should) with the lesser known, more quirky list, but that would require “remembering” and I’m not feeling like doing heavy lifting this morning. Maybe later?
