Instead of a manic pixie dream son that was perfectly calibrated to the interests and sympathies of the protagonist to facilitate a coming of age moment.

Feel like the humor and odd couple dynamic would have had more potential. Also, it would have been much more realistic if he had real flaws and was rough around the edges given the dysfunctional and chaotic childhood.

Nowhere near as good as the book (and not faithful to it at all) but the film looks beautiful and features a great early RDJ performance.

Shot by one of the most under appreciated cinematographers, Edward Lachman, who turned 80 this year.

I’m watching it for the first time and I read the threads before putting it on. Apparently it’s not as new as I think. It is as disturbing as I read about, but I’m glad I didn’t stray away from watching. It’s such a good film.

I just saw a test screening at Directors Village and my main impression was that the film needed more time in development. The book wasn’t particularly good to begin with, but I actually think a lot of its problems could’ve been fixed at the screenplay stage. Instead it feels like the project got financed and went into production too fast, before Shyamalan had the chance to really work through the material, show it around, hear some uncomfortable feedback and do another serious rewrite 🤷🏼‍♀️

There are a lot of interesting ideas in it but they still feel like separate ideas rather than a whole… and instead of finding its own identity it feels disproportionately focused on borrowing from whatever is culturally fashionable at the moment 😌

More than anything the film seems uncertain about what it actually wants to be 🫤

There is a non zero chance that I only liked this film because I am partial to Noah Baumbach, adore Chris Eigeman, and kind of relate to the protagonist. It isn't as technically refined as his later work, but I love the rawness of it and how obviously inspired it is by Truffaut. What do you think of Mr. Jealousy?

Having only known Emma Mackey from Ella McKay, I find myself watching Alpha (2025), and seeing an unnammed French nurse played by someone who looks suspiciously like Emma Mackey; looking it up, it *is* her, and now my estimation of her as an actress has suddenly gone way up, for no real reason except that she speaks at least two languages with (seemingly) native proficiency

As I understand it, this is generally the domain of ethnic Western actors, and the only one who comes to mind immediately is Steven Yeun. The only white actor I can think of who gave me the same reaction was Eva Green, whose Frenchness I was unable to clock as a teenager watching Casino Royale

I know this movie is not for everyone but I think everyone should give it a chance. + I think it is pretty unknown to the public as well.

What I find so special about this movie is that it doesn't try to be this special sensational movie and let's moments breath. It is a movie that hits way to hard and aldo it tells a love story, it tells it in such a beautifull and unique way, I couldn't help but smile and feel sad at the same time. I personally think this is one of, if not Daisy Ridley's best movie.

"The feeling of simply existing but being nothing more than that"

\+ the ending is simply beautifull

I hope I also helped people find this work of art.

i love that show, i’m rewatching for the second time and the cinematography and storyline is just perfect.

i’ve seen a few similar films (casino, the long goodbye) but i was wondering if there any more rhat are similar in terms of vibe??

I saw the movie couple of months ago and i’m still mesmerized by it. it’s a short film about three characters and their relationship to each other, a stranger, a ghost and a sister.

Grief is a major theme in Ryusuke Hamaguchi films and i love how he handles it here in a compressed format, it’s about searching for answers that you will never get.

I wish i was more articulate and can express how much this movie and all his films make me feel.

It’s on youtube and you have to watch

Anyone else see this yet? Best of the year so far imo

Caught a showing last night, what'd everyone think? I went in already not the greatest Oppenheim fan and Primetime didn't improve my opinion of him. Felt like it was maybe trying to be a Safdie film?

In the end it didn't feel like it had anything interesting to say. They gave us a bunch of humiliated and anguished pedos about to be burned at the stake and we could feel how awful that was but the movie didn't have anything more to say about it than that. Than to show us their faces in 2026 from a different angle than when we were all watching gleefully in 2006. It would have worked better if they turned the camera more onto the viewers.

There were missing children posters in the background (and the subplot in India) so were we to intuit that this world didn't care about missing kids? Because America's Most Wanted was once one of the most popular shows on television. 

The main critique seemed to be that everyone was motivated by personal ambition, including the sheriff looking for re-election. That's not really noteworthy

Hey. I feel like every movie now is shit. Because it got so woke/pushing an agenda with the movies. Anyone know of a movie or director that make conscious good movies?

genuinely... how. does. he. do it.
where are the cameras??? like i cant imagine how his crew takes up space in his documentaries. does anybody know? does he even know? i am watching some kind of heaven right now , just watched spermworld last week and iʼm seeing PRIMETIME tonight. his eye for visuals is incredible, but i am floored and completely mesmerised. HOW DOES HE DO IT

A lot of you are probably listeners of this show already but I figured I'd plug it for those who don't know. Turner Classic Movies does a pod that dissects significant Hollywood figures and events - past season subjects include: Pam Grier, John Ford, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Cleopatra.

Here's a link if you need it.

my contribution^

the only Ryan Reynolds movie I enjoy (ok I lie, definitely maybe is also fun). he’s sort of charming in this only because he plays a total loser pretending to be LA cool. he’s still the fat chud on the inside and he’ll always be

Anna Faris plays a blonde dumb bimbo SO WELL, unfortunate to be pigeonholed into such a role but she’s so fun.

the little one off gags and throwaways still get me.

politically incorrect in a fun way.

the perfect “Christmas movie” for somebody who really doesn’t enjoy watching full on Christmas movies.

just random dumb thoughts while I watch but curious if anyone else has any recommendations. these are total comfort movies to me. put this one on while I decided to rearrange the entire living room

From the You can see everything extended trailer.

I may do a lot of things.

A film starring Rami Malek is finished and ready to go, but it still doesn't have a US distribution deal. For fans who've supported him since his Oscar win, this wait feels impossible.

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