This week, Adam and Matty surprise us with a film that they seemed absolutely unexcited about, Brothers. Surprisingly, the guys almost always agree with each other throughout the review, with Matty hitting it off talking about the genuine emotional power of this film. The Filmspotting crew has their problems with some of the actors, but the performances of Portman, Gyllenhaal, and Maguire in Brothers are decidedly brilliant. Adam gives probably the highest praise to this movie when he says that the writing is as subtle as you could hope for, which is something that could have ruined a dramatic movie like this one.
The Cannes Marathon comes to a close with The Son’s Room. Matty has a lot of problems with the director’s active camera, but Adam makes an argument for a couple of the tracking shots. The Top 5 for this week is the nominees for Filmspotting’s Golden Brick award, which highlights a movie released this year that didn’t get the attention it deserved.
:13-16:57 – Review: “Brothers”
Music: The Bad Plus, “Barracuda”
17:40-22:11 – Massacre Theatre (Winner: S. Milder)
22:12-25:40 – Poll Questions
25:41-35:30 – Cannes #5: “The Son’s Room”
Music: The Bad Plus, “Comfortably Numb”
36:11-42:57 – New DVDs / Donations
42:58-55:34 – Top 5: Golden Brick Nominees
55:35-57:56 – Close / Next Show / Outtakes
Runtime – 57:56
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"…the writing is as subtle as you could hope for, which is something that could have ruined a dramatic movie like this one". That's a really good point about "Brothers". I absolutely loved the film, largely because Maguire, Portman, Gyllenhaal, and even the child actors in the film did an amazing job of carrying the film with the power of their acting. The plot itself was dramatic enough. Great movie.