And hey, if Ghost In A Shell is correct in its predictions, we'll all have robotic body parts in just three short years! Think of the implications!
And hey, if Ghost In A Shell is correct in its predictions, we'll all have robotic body parts in just three short years! Think of the implications!
Ghost In A Shell (1995) - In the future, human body parts can be replaced with robotics. This has implications.
Hollywood tried to do a live-action version of this story with Scarlett Johansson in 2017, and it sucked #ElbowsUp
BACKUPS: Your Name (2016), Paprika (2006)
Run Lola Run (1998) - Lola has 20 minutes to get a bag of money to her boyfriend, or he'll be killed. How does that play out? The film has a few options.
It's just like a Hollywood action movie, only everyone is speaking German.
BACKUPS: The Lives Of Others (2006), Das Boot (1981)
Run Lola Run (1998) - Lola has 20 minutes to get a bag of money to her boyfriend, or he'll be killed. How does that play out? The film has a few options.
It's just like a Hollywood action movie, only everyone is speaking German.
BACKUPS: The Lives Of Others (2006), Das Boot (1981)
The 400 Blows (1959) - This coming-of-age classic helped inspire an artistic movement, and generations of successful filmmakers.
The story itself is surprisingly straightforward: a young boy can't catch a break, and causes trouble.
BACKUPS: Anatomy Of A Fall (2023), Amélie (2001)
The 400 Blows (1959) - This coming-of-age classic helped inspire an artistic movement, and generations of successful filmmakers.
The story itself is surprisingly straightforward: a young boy can't catch a break, and causes trouble.
BACKUPS: Anatomy Of A Fall (2023), Amélie (2001)
What We Do In The Shadows (2014) - Four ancient vampires live as roommates in a Wellington suburb, and have to contend with the inconveniences of modern life.
Both this, and the TV series it spawned, are hilarious.
BACKUPS: Tickled (2016), Hunt For The Wilderpeople (2016)
What We Do In The Shadows (2014) - Four ancient vampires live as roommates in a Wellington suburb, and have to contend with the inconveniences of modern life.
Both this, and the TV series it spawned, are hilarious.
BACKUPS: Tickled (2016), Hunt For The Wilderpeople (2016)
Parasite (2019) - The New York Times recently published a list of the 100 best movies of the 21st Century. This was #1.
In their words, it's "a ferocious rebuke to the devastations of neoliberalism".
...yeah, totally. I agree.
BACKUPS: Oldboy (2003), No Other Choice (2025)
Parasite (2019) - The New York Times recently published a list of the 100 best movies of the 21st Century. This was #1.
In their words, it's "a ferocious rebuke to the devastations of neoliberalism".
...yeah, totally. I agree.
BACKUPS: Oldboy (2003), No Other Choice (2025)
The Last Casino (2004) - A deadbeat university professor recruits three students into a Blackjack card counting scheme. Drama ensues.
Hollywood tried to do this same story with Kevin Spacey in 2008, and it sucked #ElbowsUp
BACKUPS: Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006), Strange Brew (1983)