Joey’s Home Videos for the week of October 21st – “Deadpool & Wolverine” Duke it Out

Welcome back to my home movies! This week we have a nice big list with great works like Deadpool and Wolverine next to Twisteras well as smaller genre offerings like cuckoo And In a violent nature. Add in two new Criterion releases and the options hitting the market today are pretty diverse. Read on for more…

Joey’s top choice

Deadpool and Wolverine

Deadpool and Wolverine is so much fun. The Marvel Cinematic Universe needed this, so it was just what the doctor ordered. Paying homage to the Fox era of superhero films, it interacted with fans in a way that was actually quite positive. Imagine that. The film simply works. My extremely positive review here begins like this:

Marvel has been trying to recapture the magic lately. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has suffered some hits lately, prompting changes in how the films will come out and potentially what they’re about. So a lot has happened Deadpool and Wolverine this year as a chance for the MCU to not start over, but to get back on the right track. Deadpool’s introduction into the Marvel world was always going to have a different look for the franchise. Well, I’m here to tell you that it’s not just really fun Dead Pool In the sequel, we have a full homage to Fox with the addition of Wolverine. Lo and behold, it works even better than I expected/hoped.

Deadpool and Wolverine is a love letter to the Fox era of superheroes, far beyond the two title characters. I wouldn’t dream of revealing the cameos here, but not only are they big crowd-pleasers, they’re also more fitting than you might imagine. You don’t feel like you’re cooped up or just trying to get a reaction. They serve a narrative purpose that I really appreciated. The fans will be happy, that much is pretty certain.

Recommended viewing

In a violent nature

This horror film is a completely unique slasher film and a real calling card. Recently we learned that there is a sequel to In a violent nature is in development, and if it’s anywhere near as good as this film, I’m all for it. There is great potential in approaching horror films in this way. I spoke to the filmmaker Chris Nash here about it, while this review contains:

There has never been a film like this before In a violent nature. Sure, there are films that attempt something similar by being a horror film told from the slasher’s perspective, but not in this way. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernonfor example, was a mockumentary and went the black comedy route. Here we have a scary film that is a true slasher from the killer’s point of view. It sounds simple and it is, but it really makes a difference. Not only is this one of the best horror films in years, it’s also one of my favorite works of the year so far.

In a violent nature manages to do all the things a work of this genre would do, but when you’re just following the murderer, everything comes across as completely different. You feel a certain level of fear as you follow our murderous protagonist, knowing that the victim in the distance is doomed but there’s nothing you can do about it. Some people may find this a deeply unsettling experience, but anyone who likes horror will love this big step.

Also available this week

Arcane: Season One (TV)

The beast within

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The cabinet of Dr. Caligari (4K)

Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 5 (4K)

cuckoo

Death suits her (4K)

Spirit (4K)

curiosity

Sign (4K)

The sixth sense (4K)

Slingshot

Twister

Veep: The Complete Series (TV)

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About dry grasses

From the Criterion Collection: “Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest existential epic is a masterclass in characterization, atmosphere, and moral and philosophical inquiry.” When he comes under scrutiny for misconduct, cynical middle school teacher Samet (Deniz Celiloğlu) fears that that his punishment will trap him in the snowy, isolated Anatolian village he has come to despise. The only glimmer of hope is his relationship with Nuray (Merve Dizdar, who won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival), a fellow teacher who openly questions Samet’s bitter narcissism – but Samet’s friendship with his colleague and roommate Kenan (Musab Ekici) , Anyone who also has feelings for Nuray is in limbo. Using hypnotic long takes and other daring formal techniques, he conveys the dark motives of his Dostoyevskian protagonist. About dry grasses proves that Ceylan is one of cinema’s most astute explorers of the human condition.”

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Gummo

From the Criterion Collection: “Harmony Korine’s debut feature is a bold, lyrical evocation of America’s rural underbelly and an elegy in the Southern Gothic tradition of William Faulkner and William Eggleston.” Filmed in Korine’s hometown of Nashville – representing tornado-ravaged Xenia, Ohio – The rough-hewn film follows two young friends, Tummler and Solomon, as they drive through the city, snorting glue and chasing stray cats, each on-site encounter charged with vaudevillian anarchy as well as deep pathos. Transgressive and sensitive at the same time, disturbing and undeniably beautiful, Gummo is a unique portrait of angelic and devilish souls caught in a cultural void limited by poverty and the exhausted, alienated spiritual life of late 20th century America.”

Stay tuned for more next week…

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