tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post7251467566502818093..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: Mistress Americathevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-51670821189613518432015-09-18T12:10:11.563-07:002015-09-18T12:10:11.563-07:00@Alex-I'm glad you liked it as well. I was li...@Alex-I'm glad you liked it as well. I was like "hey, is that...?" That was a good trick and certainly one of Baumbach's finest. I'm now eager to see his doc on Brian de Palma.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-18312852925785887452015-09-18T11:17:00.360-07:002015-09-18T11:17:00.360-07:00Ohhhh that WAS Mickey Sumner as the Brooke lookali...Ohhhh that WAS Mickey Sumner as the Brooke lookalike. I was like, "Who the hell is that!?" Nice pull there.<br /><br />Great review man. I loved this movie, just saw it last night. Up there with the best of Baumbach. The Connecticut sequence was remarkable.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-43322482802216849042015-09-13T20:30:01.569-07:002015-09-13T20:30:01.569-07:00@Courtney-I think it's because it's a film...@Courtney-I think it's because it's a film that doesn't rely too much on plot but rather that sense of not knowing when you're young whether it's being a student or in the process of being an adult.<br /><br />@Ruth-I'd start with <i>The Squid & the Whale</i> and <i>Kicking and Screaming</i>, then go to <i>Frances Ha</i>. He is truly one of the finest figures right now in American cinema.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-16274601809000147092015-09-13T17:17:01.943-07:002015-09-13T17:17:01.943-07:00I haven't seen anything by Noah Baumbach, but ...I haven't seen anything by Noah Baumbach, but I wonder if I should check out Frances Ha first just to see if I like his style.Ruthhttp://flixchatter.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-86477530527270304392015-09-12T18:57:47.620-07:002015-09-12T18:57:47.620-07:00Great review! I really wanted to get into this fil...Great review! I really wanted to get into this film, because I loved Frances Ha, but I just couldn't. Great performances, but the story fell flat for me :( Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16122486227099423676noreply@blogger.com