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Dr. Medulla wrote:
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The best movie I've seen in several years. Very black comedy, but also very broad physical farce. The plotting of monstrous, unscrupulous boobs. I'd compare it favourably to Dr. Strangelove in its similar blending of horror and hilarity. The graphic novel it's based on is superb, but this outdoes it by several lengths. The humour and subtext—your leaders do not deserve respect—is comparable to Ianucci's Veep, but this doesn't have that same inside baseball quality to it.
Netflix?
More eyepatch and yo ho ho.
Tee hee!!!

I have been dying to see this because I love Jason Isaacs and Steve Buscemi. This will also make a nice companion piece to my binge watching of the Americans.
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We watched this yesterday evening. A bleak comedy about a Jewish physics professor in Minnesota in 1967 whose life is suddenly bombarded with all kinds of challenges that leave him questioning his faith. In many respects it's an art film with a budget. There's an odd prologue seemingly unconnected with the main story—except perhaps thematically—and the ending is abrupt, so it's more of an extended middle. Things just … happen. Weird things, funny things. I honestly can't say I know what it's all about, but there are enough comedic moments to make it worthwhile.
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I have been dying to see this because I love Jason Isaacs and Steve Buscemi. This will also make a nice companion piece to my binge watching of the Americans.
Buscemi is fantastic as Khrushchev, at times reminding me of Carl Showalter from Fargo (that evil boob aspect—he's nasty piece of work, but imbecilic too).
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I have been dying to see this because I love Jason Isaacs and Steve Buscemi. This will also make a nice companion piece to my binge watching of the Americans.
Buscemi is fantastic as Khrushchev, at times reminding me of Carl Showalter from Fargo (that evil boob aspect—he's nasty piece of work, but imbecilic too).
Love it.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
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We watched this yesterday evening. A bleak comedy about a Jewish physics professor in Minnesota in 1967 whose life is suddenly bombarded with all kinds of challenges that leave him questioning his faith. In many respects it's an art film with a budget. There's an odd prologue seemingly unconnected with the main story—except perhaps thematically—and the ending is abrupt, so it's more of an extended middle. Things just … happen. Weird things, funny things. I honestly can't say I know what it's all about, but there are enough comedic moments to make it worthwhile.
This is a FANTASTIC film!
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We watched this yesterday evening. A bleak comedy about a Jewish physics professor in Minnesota in 1967 whose life is suddenly bombarded with all kinds of challenges that leave him questioning his faith. In many respects it's an art film with a budget. There's an odd prologue seemingly unconnected with the main story—except perhaps thematically—and the ending is abrupt, so it's more of an extended middle. Things just … happen. Weird things, funny things. I honestly can't say I know what it's all about, but there are enough comedic moments to make it worthwhile.
This is a FANTASTIC film!
Do you know what the point is? I ask not in a snotty way but genuine curiosity. I honestly haven't a clue the takeaway.
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Uncle Drew: A perfect inane movie to watch during a heatwave. For a bunch of basketball players they were decent comedic actors.
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JennyB wrote:
02 Jul 2018, 9:50am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
02 Jul 2018, 9:47am
JennyB wrote:
02 Jul 2018, 9:43am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
30 Jun 2018, 7:10pm
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The best movie I've seen in several years. Very black comedy, but also very broad physical farce. The plotting of monstrous, unscrupulous boobs. I'd compare it favourably to Dr. Strangelove in its similar blending of horror and hilarity. The graphic novel it's based on is superb, but this outdoes it by several lengths. The humour and subtext—your leaders do not deserve respect—is comparable to Ianucci's Veep, but this doesn't have that same inside baseball quality to it.
Netflix?
More eyepatch and yo ho ho.
Tee hee!!!

I have been dying to see this because I love Jason Isaacs and Steve Buscemi. This will also make a nice companion piece to my binge watching of the Americans.
AND Michael Palin.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
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We watched this yesterday evening. A bleak comedy about a Jewish physics professor in Minnesota in 1967 whose life is suddenly bombarded with all kinds of challenges that leave him questioning his faith. In many respects it's an art film with a budget. There's an odd prologue seemingly unconnected with the main story—except perhaps thematically—and the ending is abrupt, so it's more of an extended middle. Things just … happen. Weird things, funny things. I honestly can't say I know what it's all about, but there are enough comedic moments to make it worthwhile.
********SPOILER ALERT*******
A dybbuk is never unconnected from the main story.
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********SPOILER ALERT*******
A dybbuk is never unconnected from the main story.
I didn't think it was unconnected, only that there was no obvious connection to a dunderhead like me. But that was kind of the whole film for me—something is happening, but I ain't sure what.
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Kory wrote:
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********SPOILER ALERT*******
A dybbuk is never unconnected from the main story.
I didn't think it was unconnected, only that there was no obvious connection to a dunderhead like me. But that was kind of the whole film for me—something is happening, but I ain't sure what.
I was under the impression that the curse went down the protagonist's whole family line, which accounted for all the challenges he faced. I assume his mother or father (whichever side the curse traveled down) probably had dybbuk-related challenges of their own.
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Kory wrote:
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
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Kory wrote:
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********SPOILER ALERT*******
A dybbuk is never unconnected from the main story.
I didn't think it was unconnected, only that there was no obvious connection to a dunderhead like me. But that was kind of the whole film for me—something is happening, but I ain't sure what.
I was under the impression that the curse went down the protagonist's whole family line, which accounted for all the challenges he faced. I assume his mother or father (whichever side the curse traveled down) probably had dybbuk-related challenges of their own.
Was it established that the prologue couple were Larry's ancestors? Your idea makes good enough sense for me, but I never thought there was that kind of connection.

Also, the story of the teeth is so utterly Coen brothers it's almost like parody. Especially the murky payoff.
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This is a great point. I like the Purge even though it is the same story over and over.
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