They're super cool. Until they rip your house apart.
Here's hoping you have the right insurance.
THE QUOTE đŹ đŹ
âSo there never... there never was a Roy?â
hint: the same actor played Roy and Aaron
THINK THOUGHTS đ
âPeople have compared it to âBlair Witch,ââ
ââLonglegsâ is one of the biggest stories of the summer.â
âThis is going to reignite the creativity within marketing,â
âHow Neonâs âLonglegsâ became the surprise indie horror hit of the summerâ
How âLonglegsâ Shocked the Box Office to Become the Summerâs Breakout Horror Hit
Whelp, after its âsurpriseâ $22.6 million opening and the quotes above, I think we have an answer as to whether Longlegs turned into a thing. And as weâve talked about in the past, people still act as if a magical wish was suddenly granted a day before opening on a movie that beat box office predictions.
âseemingly came out of nowhere,â said Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian âIf you had talked to people a month ago and said, âIs this movie âLonglegsâ on your list of films to be one of those sleeper, surprise hits?â theyâd say, âWhatâs âLonglegsâ?ââ
Just because someone isnât aware of something, doesnât mean it doesnât exist. The anticipation and intention for this movie was clearly there, certain people may not have been paying attention. Itâs a good reminder that just because someone works in the movie industry, doesnât necessarily mean they know what theyâre talking about1.
But hey, itâs great for the movie. Creates a story.
And do I expect this to âreignite marketing?â No, not really, but I do expect movie marketers to copy the ideas NEON put together in their marketing campaign. Especially the phone number billboard and the heartbeat montior.
But for Longlegs to turn into an actual phenomenon, itâs going to have to do something really special and keep the narrative alive.
NEWSY BITS đž
Marvel Shocker: Russo Bros. in Talks to Direct Next Two âAvengersâ Movies (Exclusive) - Ok Hollywood Reporter, we get it, you need clicks, but itâs not really a âshockerâ to hear the dudes who directed two of the top ten grossing movies of all time (plus two more massive money makers) would be asked back to make more. It actually makes a lot of sense because Marvel has been struggling a bit recently and The Russo Bros. have too. Will it help or was what they had together merely a moment? - The Hollywood Reporter
EXTRA CREDIT MOVIE(S) đ
National Anthem - a movie about discovering oneâs identity, sexuality and âfound family." It seems like such a lovingly innocuous thing, yet this is a movie that would be sure to set off certain groups of people because it trades in stories of a queer persuasion. But whatever, this isnât for them. This is apparently a movie for those who want to watch other humans (namely Charlie Plummer) revel in their exploration, with a cowboy backdrop. The reviews say the freedom it creates is infectious. And itâs damn pretty too. Playing in Limited Theaters Friday
Fine Me Falling - like, who the actual fuck is Harry Connick Jr. does. Is he a singer? An actor? An ageless wizard? He seems to float around popping up every so often doing whatever he pleases. And Iâm just this jealous bastard behind a laptop screen. In this recent frolic of his, heâs a rock star who up and moves to Greece because heâs sad. I mean, at this point heâs just toying with me. Itâs on The Flix so the review situation is non-existent for now, but thatâs ok, itâs Connick. Heâs got you. Streaming on Netflix Friday
Oddity - An Irish horror movie about a weird murder that also has this creepy human-shaped wooden statue and is sitting at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes? Ya cool, sounds fun. The reviews donât say itâs fun per se, but that it does create one heck of a mood and offers up some fun notions. Playing in Limited Theaters Friday
Widow Clicquot - did you know a woman is the reason Veuve Clicquot is champagne you canât afford? Wait, shit, that came out wrong. I mean sheâs responsible for making it into the luxury label you see on influencer videos. Man, this really isnât going well. Point is, the famous brand of bubbly has a much more compelling backstory than you might imagine. And the reviews are loaded with critics who say Haley Bennett as Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot does a heck of a job portraying the intense struggles a female business owner encountered in the age of Napolean. Playing in Limited Theaters Friday
NOTABLE NEW RELEASE(S) đ & đş
TWISTERS
I canât help it, every time I read the title for this movie I just want to yell it out and elongate the word like Iâm verbally tugginâ on a Stretch Armstrong.
You should try it. Ideally around a large group of people. Itâs fun!
If youâre alone, donât sweat it, Iâll actually be right there with you. How?? I mean, I canât explain it exactly, except to say the writer / reader relationship is not unlike the whole quantum entanglement thing in physics where two subatomic particles can be linked such that if thereâs a change in one, the other sees the same effect - even if theyâre billions of light years apart. A few blips across the series of tubes that is the internet ainât nuthinâ compared to that. So go ahead, Iâll know.
See? Didnât that feel good?2
Plus, yelling out the title puts you in the mood for a movie like this â big, expensive, summer vibes.
And honestly, you probably want to go in a little primed. You may not need it, but if youâre feeling a bit cynical about this non-reboot, non-sequel, ânew chapterâ in the Twister (now) franchise, I get it.
Did we really âneedâ an updated version of the Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt action-fest that people loved at the time and still do? No, of course not. And didnât we already get away with one by having that movie not completely suck? It is a movie about tornados after allâŚ
We did get a little lucky in 1996. But you know what? We mightâve again, because the critical reception to *say it with me now* TWISTERRRRSSSSS3 is pretty darn good.
Itâs not because they somehow figured out a way to CGI a tornado such that itâs five times more terrifying, itâs because they focused on what made the first one so successful. The people (ok yes, the flying cow stuff helped too). No matter how cool the effects are, you stop caring if youâre not really concerned with who lives and dies.
Itâs probably why the studio hired director Lee Isaax Chung, who made the abso-fucking-lutely delightful intimate family drama, Minari. Reviews say Chung looks to have been able to split the difference between that âshit shit shit shit shitâ feeling you get from a great disaster movie and the human angle that keeps you grounded (damn right pun intended).
It probably helps they cast Glen Powell, the once and future movie star who seriously must have dirt on reviewers because man do they love that guy. But he seems perfect here. Big smile, bigger attitude. Perfect for his portrayal of a storm-chasing YouTuber.
While heâll have his romantic and professional foils in Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) and Anthony Ramos (Hamilton / In the Heights), Powell is getting most of the attention (again).
Thereâs really not too much to overthink, honestly. If youâre looking to rekindle that mid-90âs big-budget action movie vibe, youâre gonna find a flame here.
Since weâre talking windy-ass tornados, youâd think thatâd be the wrong analogy, but youâd be wrong (watch the trailer).
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Out: Friday
Where: Theaters
Details: 2 hrs 2 mins | PG-13 | đ : 77%
THE WEEKLY TRAILER PLAYLIST âŻ
Anora - the winner of this yearâs Palme dâOr at Cannes film festival. From director Sean Baker who made Tangerine, Red Rocket and The Florida Project. This time he follows a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch â who doesnât much like his sonâs choice. Probably shouldnât expect what youâre expecting. Just watch.
A Different Man - hard to explain, but a man with a massively disfiguring face tumor is able to have it removed, yet it might not change what he think it will.
Captain America: Brave New World - New Cap, same shield.
The Substance - another Cannes entry that critics loved. Apparently theyâre into Demi Moore doing âbody horrorâ movies that dissect sexism and female beauty standards.
though Iâm not saying I necessarily do
you didnât do it, did you?
dang it, why wonât you do it?