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[Johann]

THE WACKNESS (2008)


This is a coming-of-age tale from the summer of 1994 in NYC and it’s quite good.
Josh Peck stars as Luke Shapiro, who lives at home with mom and dad.
He deals marijuana as a front so he can get therapy from his psychiatrist (a great Ben Kingsley).
Luke has a series of troubles and highs (pun intended).
There’s some good scenes here, the acting is pretty good for amateurs.
But it’s the retro soundtrack that really bumps……I want the soundtrack, it’s that good.

[Chris Knipp]

Pretty good for amateurs?

[Johann]

Yes with the exception of Ben Kingsley the cast is Amateur

[Johann]

THE PROFESSOR (2018)


This is by all accounts a flop, directed by Wayne Roberts.
Johnny Depp plays a college professor of Literature who finds out he has stage 4 lung cancer.
How he chooses to deal with this news is to drink, smoke, eat pot cookies, drink some more, have gay sex, wallow in misery and humiliate his class.
I searched for something redeeming- there was nothing.

[Johann]

THE BROTHERS BLOOM (2008)


This movie is saved by Rachel Weisz, who’s wonderful.
Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo are the brothers, whose reputation precedes them. They are well-known con-men, and this movie takes us around the world for their schemes. Love for Penelope (Weisz) threatens their cons.
Directed by Rian Johnson with beautiful cinematography/ locales, this film requires a little suspension of disbelief to buy it totally.
It’s a comedy, but I found the laughs few and far between.
It also stars the late Robbie Coltrane as a museum curator.

[Johann]

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME (2021)


Probably the best Marvel movie so far, I wasn’t sure I’d like the Multi-Verse concept, but it works.
Peter Parker asks for help from Dr. Strange (a fantastic Benedict Cumberbatch) and he gets it, in a way. Past Spider-Men are resurrected, along with their villains, who must be defeated again.
Great CGI and some great action sequences here.
It’s a long movie, but it’s satisfying, especially if you love Spider-Man movie lore.
Willem Dafoe and Alfred Molina chew scenery, they steal the movie.

[Chris Knipp]

THE BROTHERS BLOOM (2008)


This movie is saved by Rachel Weisz, who’s wonderful.
Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo are the brothers, whose reputation precedes them. They are well-known con-men, and this movie takes us around the world for their schemes. Love for Penelope (Weisz) threatens their cons.
Directed by Rian Johnson with beautiful cinematography/ locales, this film requires a little suspension of disbelief to buy it totally.
It’s a comedy, but I found the laughs few and far between.
It also stars the late Robbie Coltrane as a museum curator.

I wrote a review - though you may not want to read beyond the first paragraph.
http://www.filmleaf.net/showthread.p...2233#post22233

[Johann]

Good review Chris- you fill in the details.
You’re right that there’s not enough danger to the cons or the brothers themselves.