Grant Sellars
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'SATURDAY NIGHT' is a thriller comedy done right (Review)
Jason Reitman's 'SATURDAY NIGHT' has quickly built a reputation among festival audiences as a thrilling and hilarious crowd-pleaser. Now that it's being released to the public, will we feel the same?
'SATURDAY NIGHT' is directed by Jason Reitman, written by Jason Reitman & Gil Kenan, and stars Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cooper Hoffman, Dylan O'Brien, Willem Dafoe, Cory Michael Smith, Lamorne Morris, and JK Simmons.
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Why 'A DIFFERENT MAN' shouldn't be ignored (Review)
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.14 дней назад
Aaron Schimberg's 'A DIFFERENT MAN' has been generating buzz and good word-of-mouth since its premiere at this year's Sundance. Now that it has been released, it is as good as people said? 'A DIFFERENT MAN' is written and directed by Aaron Schimberg and stars Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson, and Renate Reinsve. Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/granteus_/ Thanks for watching!
'ALL OF US STRANGERS' - Movie Review
Просмотров 4379 месяцев назад
Andrew Haigh's 'ALL OF US STRANGERS' has been receiving rave reviews all Fall through the festival circuit. Now that it's officially released, does it deliver? 'ALL OF US STRANGERS' is written and directed by Andrew Haigh based on the novel 'STRANGERS' by Taichi Yamada. It stars Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy. Background courtesy of: www.youtube.com/@UCb0XWSfoUCDhyh8ee7Pg...
'ANATOMY OF A FALL' - Movie Review
Просмотров 31910 месяцев назад
Justine Triet's 'ANATOMY OF A FALL' has been highly discussed and anticipated since its Palme d'Or win earlier this year, and it undoubtedly rises to the occasion. 'ANATOMY OF A FALL' is written by Justine Triet & Arthur Harari and directed by Justine Triet. It stars Sandra Huller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Garner, Samuel Theis, and Messi. Background courtesy of: www.youtube.com/@UCb0XWSfoUCDh...
'THE HOLDOVERS' - Movie Review
Просмотров 58611 месяцев назад
Alexander Payne's 'THE HOLDOVERS' has people calling it one of the best movies of 2023, and they are absolutely right. 'THE HOLDOVERS' is written by David Hemingson and directed by Alexander Payne. It stars Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa. Background courtesy of: www.youtube.com/@UCb0XWSfoUCDhyh8ee7PgVAA Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/granteus_/ Thanks for watching!
'THE KILLER' - Movie Review
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.11 месяцев назад
David Fincher's 'THE KILLER' is the auteur's long-awaited 12th feature film, marking not only his return but Michael Fassbender's as well, and it completely delivers. 'THE KILLER' is written by Andrew Kevin Walker and directed by David Fincher. It stars Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, and Kerry O' Malley. Background courtesy of: www.youtube.com/@UCb0XWSfoUCDhy...
'SALTBURN' - Movie Review
Просмотров 4,4 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Emerald Fennell's 'SALTBURN' is one of the most anticipated movies of the fall season, and is absolutely worth talking about. 'SALTBURN' is written & directed by Emerald Fennell and stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, and Richard E. Grant. Background courtesy of: www.youtube.com/@UCb0XWSfoUCDhyh8ee7PgVAA Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/granteus_/ Thanks for watching!
THE THIN BLUE LINE - The Importance of Reenactments
Просмотров 10 тыс.7 лет назад
One of the most important tools that can be used in documentaries today is the reenactment, however it is hardly used as much as it should be. However, back in 1988, Errol Morris used them flawlessly in THE THIN BLUE LINE. TRACKLIST: Philip Glass - Prologue Philip Glass - Adams' Theme M83 - Midnight City Twitter: bit.ly/2gzMoJX
HELL OR HIGH WATER - Who Should We Root For?
Просмотров 3,8 тыс.7 лет назад
For decades, movies have been painting clear protagonists and antagonists, but HELL OR HIGH WATER does something different, it makes us ask a big question, who should we root for? TRACKLIST: God Is An Astronaut - Darkfall Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Casino Hell or High Water B-ROLL: bit.ly/2hj5EeG Twitter: bit.ly/2gzMoJX
How Steve McQueen DOESN'T Move the Camera
Просмотров 108 тыс.7 лет назад
So many directors today are revered for how they move the camera, but Steve McQueen is revered for quite the opposite; how he DOESN'T move the camera. TRACKLIST: Mark Kozelek / Jimmy Lavalle - Ceiling Gazing Hans Zimmer - Solomon Mexence Cyrin - Where Is My Mind Chilly Gonzalez - KENASTON Wolf Alice - Silk Memories of Murder (2003) - Ensemble Staging: bit.ly/2fK9AGr Twitter: bit.ly/2gzMoJX

Комментарии

  • @maxpatrickhaynes2194
    @maxpatrickhaynes2194 4 дня назад

    It’s actually more like the movie Birdman. And I was so there for it!! Loved this movie!!! I’ve got SNL ties, and they so nailed how hard this show is to put on. Not this bad, but it still runs up to the last minute. 50 yrs later…

  • @GoodStuffGrant
    @GoodStuffGrant 7 дней назад

    I love snl!

    • @granteus_
      @granteus_ 7 дней назад

      Yoo!!! No flippin way!!!

  • @vanessac1721
    @vanessac1721 8 дней назад

    I enjoyed it. Could have done with a bit more editing, dragged a bit in places. But it was a good dark comedy.

  • @rayveiled
    @rayveiled 11 дней назад

    the only film critic i can trust with my life

    • @granteus_
      @granteus_ 11 дней назад

      @@rayveiledyo!!! Lord Godmode likes my video!

  • @keanucooper2103
    @keanucooper2103 12 дней назад

    Love this movie!

  • @Not_Always
    @Not_Always 12 дней назад

    Most overrated movie of 2024.

    • @keanucooper2103
      @keanucooper2103 12 дней назад

      Disagree!

    • @granteus_
      @granteus_ 12 дней назад

      @@Not_Always dang! Why do you think that?

    • @Not_Always
      @Not_Always 12 дней назад

      @granteus_ seen it thrice. It's just boring and then it just ends. Character of Guy/Edward seems very underdeveloped. Potential but it misses the mark so clearly and often

  • @steeezlouise
    @steeezlouise 14 дней назад

    LET HIM COOK

  • @Profmorphious123
    @Profmorphious123 2 месяца назад

    I watch your vids religiously as i learn a lot its like a great class

  • @Kelvinboyi
    @Kelvinboyi 2 месяца назад

    This is one of the most fascinating reviews I have seen lately and I really love how you bring the discussion over with the idea of understanding the need to appreciate directors who make a point without moving the camera. I am strongly of the opinion that this kind of frames leave the audience and the actors to interact independently and indepth, which a very strong cinematography style. 💯

  • @DNGInc
    @DNGInc 3 месяца назад

    Excellent point….👍🏾

  • @joserangelve
    @joserangelve 4 месяца назад

    What a great video...really enjoyable and inteneresting. Great movies, great analysis.

  • @ukmonk
    @ukmonk 4 месяца назад

    Thing is so many people think they need to have crazy camera moves to be ‘cool’. I look at comic books/manga for an example. They tell so much story in one frame. It’s all about framing and composition etc

    • @ukmonk
      @ukmonk 4 месяца назад

      It’s nice to move the camera if needed but if it’s unnecessary and just the director/DOP trying to flex then it’s pointless. I’d rather have a cool locked off shot that’s really impactful rather than a shaky cam that’s all over the place trying to do a cool ‘one shot’ but doesn’t really work.

  • @BayBoyFilms
    @BayBoyFilms 5 месяцев назад

    Great video

  • @christianaguilar7435
    @christianaguilar7435 6 месяцев назад

    I dont see wrong the scene from the interview. The unnecessary movement makes the scene a lot funnier

  • @cazb5777
    @cazb5777 6 месяцев назад

    I love your beautiful review. I hope you had a chance to watch it again. I saw it twice in the cinema & I now stream it every now and then. Also I do hope that you watch Aftersun. Paul Mescal’s performance in the series called Normal People is really good too 😊

  • @blurredlenzpictures3251
    @blurredlenzpictures3251 7 месяцев назад

    That 2nd cop was a little slow getting out the vehicle.

  • @BentonHess
    @BentonHess 8 месяцев назад

    It’s a masterpiece!

  • @MondayMatinee
    @MondayMatinee 9 месяцев назад

    Had no idea what this is about, but quite the hype around it. Solid review! Gotta seek it out somehow.

  • @treesny
    @treesny 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you for your direct, sincere and enthusiastic review of this wonderful film. (F.y.i.: Andrew Haigh's last name rhymes with "vague" -- long "a" and hard "g." You got the first part right. And I believe that Paul Mescal's last name is pronounced "MESS-cull," though you're in good company in getting it wrong! Thank you.)

    • @granteus_
      @granteus_ 9 месяцев назад

      Oooh okay this is very good to know, thank you. I was worried about my pronunciation - I should've spent the extra time to figure this stuff out but I appreciate your help all the same! Thank you.

    • @donnchadhban
      @donnchadhban 7 месяцев назад

      Every American reviewer seems to mispronounce these surnames, at least all that I have heard. It might be useful to check these first in future. @@granteus_

  • @legoguy36
    @legoguy36 9 месяцев назад

    Can’t wait to see this - I love the four main actors!

  • @BrownsBacker
    @BrownsBacker 9 месяцев назад

    I enjoyed having a Maurice/Brideshead Revisited turn into American Psycho... it's not as much to be analyzed as just enjoyed for the over the top revelry of narcissism that it is. Oliver went from his sexual want of Felix to be determined he would be discarded as a seasonal pet once he had seen the grandeur of Saltburn, which beyond being the site of the action becomes a character itself.

  • @bruh_hahaha
    @bruh_hahaha 9 месяцев назад

    Great review! 🍿

  • @cordidong
    @cordidong 10 месяцев назад

    truly excellent! learned a lot!

  • @riccardofaccio
    @riccardofaccio 10 месяцев назад

    In an era of b-movies, blockbusters and franchise sagas Saltburn is that masterpiece we didn’t know we needed. The plot and development reminded me of Parasite, the final scene Boogie Nights. E. Fennell utilised Keoghan’s unique acting features like Lanthimos did. The film displays the harshness and utter violence the average multiplex goer wouldn’t expect - and yet it made it to the wide distribution. This for me is the film of the year.

  • @andyt-qw8pe
    @andyt-qw8pe 10 месяцев назад

    great insight thanks Mr GS

  • @Lalambz
    @Lalambz 10 месяцев назад

    reminds me of sports. everyone says go faster. but noone teaches you to stop

  • @fankejaramillo2966
    @fankejaramillo2966 10 месяцев назад

    I don’t agree. Cinema is definitely a combination of great acting and great camera moves/framing. Cinema is a moving medium. Leaving a 17 min scene static is just plain lazy or the actors were not able to concentrate with crew members moving around. Looks like the actors got the better of Steve, or Steve never saw Kurosawa, Coppola, Speilberg or Scot.

  • @suzannegoodwin7377
    @suzannegoodwin7377 10 месяцев назад

    Wonderful review I can't wait to watch the movie!

  • @jeffdurden6522
    @jeffdurden6522 10 месяцев назад

    You put where is my mind piano in the background Cool

  • @leapnlarry
    @leapnlarry 10 месяцев назад

    It must hav taken a lot of work to put this together. This is six years ago, why didnt you continue. Larry

  • @stephenjoys6084
    @stephenjoys6084 10 месяцев назад

    The complaint around 2:10 that the camera is moving around likely all the shots and stops required to film 3 children pretending to play guitar for 1-2 minutes of film.

  • @ackamack101
    @ackamack101 10 месяцев назад

    If you like this and think this style is something, you should check out the work of Yasujiro Ozu. Japanese director who died in 1963. He was a master of mise-en-scène without moving the camera. He made about 50 movies or so and by the end of his career wasn’t moving the camera at all. I guess Tokyo Story is considered his masterpiece, but every film of his I have seen has been a revelation. He was a master for sure without moving the camera. I can only wonder if McQueen was a disciple of Ozu’s films. One of my favorites is Called Good Morning from 1959.

  • @faresmejdi5216
    @faresmejdi5216 10 месяцев назад

    good video

  • @StenyGaming
    @StenyGaming 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you for your angle I disagree with your statement at 1:21. I feel like it's meant to make you feel uncomfortable. 2. The reason about that scene had nine camera angles which I agree is too many but there were four characters instead of two. 3. The blue sheets it also is a color of sorrow in paintings and many different art forms that change the color not because of emotional change but that he opened a curtain to the outside world. A change for sure but maybe positive in the mind of the character. I don't believe your opinion is wrong. I am looking at it from a different view now with your interpretation.

  • @catmatism
    @catmatism 10 месяцев назад

    I think should not dictate how people choose their camera movement. It is the style of the individual. Whether it is necessary should be decided by the director, not us. Sometimes the editor wants many angles to edit. Anyway, if I were a director, I would prefer slow long takes.

  • @Zeropadd
    @Zeropadd 10 месяцев назад

  • @samuelstoner5651
    @samuelstoner5651 10 месяцев назад

    Fassbender's bedclothes looked green to me. I need to adjust my monitor.

  • @DRthistle
    @DRthistle 10 месяцев назад

    The Rosamund Pike clips have convinced me to see it. Great comedic acting.

  • @tiffinstingkatssimple9112
    @tiffinstingkatssimple9112 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you for discussing this with us. My dad was a TV director and he used to discuss filmology, camera works and the science behind shots and scenes. After he passed, I miss knowing and talking about stuff like this.

  • @atlanteum
    @atlanteum 10 месяцев назад

    A discussion of not moving a camera without so much as a nod to Jim Jarmusch... shame, shame, shame...

  • @TrueBagPipeRock
    @TrueBagPipeRock 10 месяцев назад

    It made me realize that I like boarding school movies. I never went to one, so I like the formality of it all.

  • @jeffwaters5633
    @jeffwaters5633 10 месяцев назад

    The camera moves in "The Interview" are in on the joke. North Korea's dreary authoritarianism juxtaposed against happily enthused children, the dynamic camera reflecting the energy and joy of the kids.

  • @brazilchem
    @brazilchem 10 месяцев назад

    17 min static shot and they're getting nowhere. That's where I fall asleep and 17 min is quite a reasonable nap. Thanks.

  • @S5000Krad
    @S5000Krad 10 месяцев назад

    Still waiting for a single photo of Steve McQueen in this video.

  • @allistairbenny6107
    @allistairbenny6107 10 месяцев назад

    i dont understand the unnecessary call out for different camera movement/direction style, by comparison ure only fixating on the fact that steve mcqueen is better and the style is superior {i love mcqueen btw} i think u shudve been more critical in choosing which clips to compare, rest amazing video

  • @haroldjoseph8296
    @haroldjoseph8296 10 месяцев назад

    Ok pretentious little prick😅😅

  • @chrisw3439
    @chrisw3439 10 месяцев назад

    Do Spike Lee next

  • @Fleischkopf
    @Fleischkopf 10 месяцев назад

    depends on what you want to achieve. the scene in the interview for example is so absurd and over the top like north korean propaganda. its perfectly fitting. if the scene hast to be dynamic like a spoken fight, more cameraangles are often the way to go. ther is no one size fits all

  • @3DSage
    @3DSage 10 месяцев назад

    I love it! Very well said and it's great to learn more about the camera in these scenes.

  • @astroscribe
    @astroscribe 10 месяцев назад

    Yeah, the camera on the little guitarists had to move so wildly to mask the fact that none of these kids could actually play the guitar.