Where La La Land felt like a «Rules of the game,» partying while the world
burns kind of movie, like a My Fair Lady winning 8 Oscars in the middle of the 1960s, Moonlight felt like it was more about right now.
I quite liked The Lunchbox, too (it's a slow -
burn kind of movie that ages well in one's memory), and I'm interested to see The Sense of an Ending.
Not exact matches
During most
of that time, Whannell tries his hand at the
kind of atmospheric, slow -
burn scares that made Wan's films textbook examples
of what Roger Ebert termed «bruised forearm
movies» (so named the intensity with which they cause your date to squeeze your antebrachium).
As a result, this one set - piece
kind of takes up a good half
of the
movie, making it a slow -
burning, yet non-stop piece
of action.
All the Money in the World won't change the world, but with its slow -
burn dramatic intensity, all anchored by a trio
of excellent performances, it's just the
kind of grown - up
movie to refresh your cinematic palette.
The events in «Very Bad Things» could occur in lots
of different
kinds of movies, but Berg seems intent not only on pushing the envelope but slashing and
burning it.The question occurs: Is Hollywood going to get involved in a race to outgross itself?
It's an interesting mystery and it's clearly meant to be a slow -
burn kind of creepy
movie, ramping up to all the running and teeth - losing in the trailer.
After seeing the
movie, however, I'll add that the constant crashing and
burning kind of feels true to the film.