La La Land : Hollywood loves movies about itself..

this flick is mildly over-hyped. I like Gosling and Stone, they have chemistry and are likable performers, but the songs are just mediocre at best.


Not memorable in any way.


This one is a bit of a misfire for me, and certainly not deserving of all the accolades seemingly-headed its way..

"Luke Skywalker has vanished."

I think the music is fantastic. I was on Youtube months before the release of this film repeatedly listening to the pre release snippets.

How many Hollywood movies about Hollywood are really getting made these days? Hardly any I'd say. What with all the comic book movies, sequels and Nicholas Sparks novel rife for adaptation, who has the time?

I agree, drew. A good, but not great film.





Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar and doesn't.

I agree and came to the board just to say so. NPR's doing a story about how its received more Globe nominations than any other film. In history. Uh, I liked it fine, but it wasn't historically good, you know? But not the first nor last movie-themed movie to get crazy raves from, uh, movie people.

You actually listen to NPR??







Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar and doesn't.

While the rest of the world rolls their eyes at crap like this movie and then ignores it.

Thanks for your insightful responsenow, check out the foreign box office numbers.

Thank you! This the only explanation for the rave reviews! And now some people act like they should like because of the reviews! So not to look ignorant.

It's not just about Hollywood of course. There is universality in the particular. It resonates with many who've had dreams of one kind or another and made sacrifices for them, especially intimate ones, and know the bittersweet feeling of it. This is especially the case for creative people, that context articulated in the story Mia tells about her grandmother to the casting agent and director.


"You must not judge what I know by what I find words for." - Marilynne Robinson