Perfect DaysYakusho is in his 60s but still handsome, his clothes are supposed to be poor and basic but he looks like he’s modelling for Margaret Howell.
American FictionDeservedly Oscar nominated. I'm still not entirely sure whether, as a fully paid up member of the white middle class, I'm actually the butt of the central joke but it had me fully engaged throughout and laughing out loud a lot. Jeffrey Wright is absolutely brilliant, loads of wonderful little moments of pure exasperation which he often communicates without saying a word.
Quote from: duncan on March 21, 2024, 08:51:44 amPerfect DaysYakusho is in his 60s but still handsome, his clothes are supposed to be poor and basic but he looks like he’s modelling for Margaret Howell. Having just come back from a couple of weeks in Japan, that seems entirely plausible - a huge proportion of the people I saw there were strikingly stylish. Nothing fancy, just simple, classy, well-fitted clothes - it was like everyone was auditioning for a part in a classic Hollywood film opposite Cary Grant. I think I saw two slovenly Japanese people in two weeks (except obviously when I looked in a mirror). It was a bit of culture shock when I transferred in Singapore to a flight back to Manchester...
Quote from: Bradders on March 10, 2024, 05:10:47 pmAmerican FictionDeservedly Oscar nominated. I'm still not entirely sure whether, as a fully paid up member of the white middle class, I'm actually the butt of the central joke but it had me fully engaged throughout and laughing out loud a lot. Jeffrey Wright is absolutely brilliant, loads of wonderful little moments of pure exasperation which he often communicates without saying a word.Started this last night and it's absolutely wonderful...
I really enjoyed it but I'm the kind of person who enjoys a Japanese-German art-house movie.