It’s not exactly mind-bending, or particularly incisive, but it is just routinely excellent. Looking for smart ways to get more from life? Netflix description: "The Monty Python comedy clan skewers King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they quest far and wide for the Holy Grail.". I rewinded the first scene twice because it was just that jaw-droppingly artistic. Now, he must awkwardly balance between calls from his panicking construction team and his various family members, of whom he’d suddenly broken the news. The biggest problem with this movie for me is that there’s no real narrative. The brief moments of intense character conflict that were peppered throughout the film, like when Locke first reveals his affair to his wife, or when he says a horribly cold thing to the mother of his child, become exceptions to a fairly dull rule. This includes "Groundhog Day," "Pan's Labyrinth," and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail. But, I’m done. It’s not so much as watching a man’s life careen into flames as it is reading through an exhaustive after-action report. If you love any of the following films, there’s a great chance that Mary and The Witch’s Flower will be a new favorite for you. Why you should watch it: Based on a popular manga of the same name, "Bleach" gleefully embraces the inherent fun of its premise, without going overboard trying to explain its mythology or directly follow its source material (as live-action anime adaptations often do). Starring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush, and Paula Jean Swearengin. You’ll also find a Pixar favorite, some Disney magic, a stop-motion classic, contemporary anime, and even a little bit of early 90s pro-environmental nostalgia for your viewing pleasure. But unfortunately, this movie is really only a draw for the concept. The result is that this movie never actually does interesting ethical work. Based on fables and folklore that director Guillermo del Toro heard as a child, the dark Spanish fairytale is made even more enthralling thanks to its underlying explorations of the cost and effects of war. “With that, he should stop.”. I am squarely in this audience. Every reaction has a reaction; every person has a sense of weight; every single frame feels meticulously engineered. Our column will be published (roughly) every week on Wednesday. But everything is somehow so disenchanted, like they came up with cool animations and forgot to give the world any substance to it. It has a unique feel to it, each movement has emotional thrust. Click the button below and wait for a message from our Facebook bot in Messenger! COLLIDER participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COLLIDER gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. With that said, though “Locke” might resemble a boring car ride from the outside, its contents are anything but. Instead, “Locke” seemed to be trying to analyze the results of his actions by looking at the emotional effect it had on the character. The reason I say this is a bad idea for a movie is because it hardly takes advantage of film as a visual medium. See You Yesterday is a sci-fi adventure about a science prodigy. As “Holy Grail” progresses there are sudden musical numbers, delightfully chincy effects (of God in particular), and the score is constantly interjected. Her boyfriend is called Victor and they both love listening to The Cure, reading Byron, and gazing upon William Blake prints. The entire charm of the works of Hayao Miyasaki is that his works cannot be replicated — and if I seek to replace him, I will inevitably be left disappointed.