tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post5930833046980916722..comments2024-01-30T04:32:47.585-05:00Comments on The Cooler: Southern Discomfort: Winter’s BoneJason Bellamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-8472270592876028262010-09-06T17:01:47.028-04:002010-09-06T17:01:47.028-04:00Just now got to see this (it JUST arrived in Salem...Just now got to see this (it JUST arrived in Salem!) and I put my thoughts up on the blog. I tried to keep my thoughts succinct (like the film does) so I didn't get into the mythology aspect of it; although, her voyage did strike me as something along the lines of Odysseus. It's a brilliant film that reminded me some of the explication of blood ties in Jeff Nichols' SHOTGUN STORIES.Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-79878010469507435932010-07-06T22:12:42.574-04:002010-07-06T22:12:42.574-04:00I'm totally with you on this one. For its acti...I'm totally with you on this one. For its acting, cinematography, and art direction, this is a tremendous film.<br /><br />Lawrence's delivery of Ree's lines may come off as a little too poetic once in a while, but only briefly, and not long enough to jar the stark reality of this grim world. Just a glimpse of the tavern scene and you know, should you ever drive through these parts, that's not a place you want to enter to use the restroom.Richard Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397053921647421425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-86740028301386845912010-07-05T09:17:55.583-04:002010-07-05T09:17:55.583-04:00After posting this piece, I caught up on some revi...After posting this piece, I caught up on some reviews and many of them had the Marlowe/Spade reading you did. That's there, for sure. It's backwoods noir in addition to some of the other things I mentioned. But maybe it's because <b>(SPOILER WARNING)</b> I'm affected by the River Styx conclusion, but this seemed like a different kind of gothic mythology more than anything. I say that not in an effort to better categorize the film (because, who cares) but to suggest how it hangs with me.<br /><br />Hawkes is absolutely awesome and I regret not giving more time to his performance. Seeing the movie a second time over the weekend, I was struck by him even more. That shot in the rear-view mirror is spectacular, and I'm also haunted by the entire sequence at the livestock auction house (whatever those are called).<br /><br />I've still not seen <em>Down to the Bone</em>. Now, I must!Jason Bellamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150199580478147196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163321594858726822.post-67008748240931899162010-07-03T18:17:02.711-04:002010-07-03T18:17:02.711-04:00Saw this about a week ago and it's been one of...Saw this about a week ago and it's been one of the few movies this year that has stuck with me. I did worry that the film was going to be about shoving "authenticity" down our throats by playing up the mannerisms of these kind of people. Thankfully, it portrays that aspect matter of factly and becomes an interesting take on the detective film with a 17-year old girl being the Phillip Marlowe/Sam Spade of the Ozarks.<br /><br />While Lawrence is quite terrific in her role, not enough has been said of Hawkes and all that he expresses through his face and his eyes. There's that one particular shot of him when you see his reflection in a side view mirror during the scene with the cop that I haven't shaken off. I look forward to what Granik does next, as I think both this and "Down to the Bone" show a rare unique voice in current independent film.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571206086671634525noreply@blogger.com