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I have NO idea how Lisa Joy does it. But clearly, she does. #reminiscence #westworld #mybodymychoices #mybrainmychoice #lisajoy #lisanolan (at Westworld HBO) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfWdg1-L_ZY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Westworld - Maeve Millay

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Out Now 465 - @reminiscencefilm with guest Prof. Mike Dillon from @ctva102. Plus, trailers, games, and more! (Link in the bio.) #reminiscence #hughjackman #rebeccaferguson #thandiwenewton #lisajoy #sciencefiction #noir #august2021 #movie #film #podcast #podcaster #podcastersofinstagram #podcastlife #outnowwithaaronandabe https://www.instagram.com/p/CTD1Ud-lZtZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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August 23rd 2021 Today I watched on HBO Max

Reminiscence (2021) - IMDb

Reminiscence: Directed by Lisa Joy. With Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Cliff Curtis. Nick Bannister, a private investigat

it is in the movie theaters and you can stream it through Sept 19th. It was really really really really good. I liked it a lot.

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Review : Reminiscence (2021)

I’ve never been the biggest Hugh Jackman guy, and I don’t really ever step into a “from the creators of” situation with much optimism when it’s television writers presenting a film project.  Apparently, however, when Westworld is the television property, I will shed all of that aside and make the time to check out the film, hence my exploration of Reminiscence, the neo-noir science-fiction brainchild of writer and director Lisa Joy.  

Lisa Joy and company set up a very dense, thematically rich concept in the way that time is presented as a mechanism for escape and protection.  On a functional level, this is presented in the way that Miami has transitioned into a nocturnal town due to the dystopian combination of heat swells and extreme inland flooding, while the entire mechanism of investigating memories while selling people personal nostalgia on the side provides an emotional entry point for this theme.  With memory naturally being subjectively objective, it is interesting to see it presented as an analytical tool for uncovering mysteries, as if our record of experience is like a literal hard-drive that can be explored by those with the proper skill set.  This idea is really driven home by the way that false, fabricated or potentially incorrect accusations send those being examined into a sort of epileptic shock via an inability to recall non-existent data, or how a person can literally become corrupted like a file if singular memories are revisited and reexamined too deeply.

The only real knock against this film would be the way that it brings other films into mind, be it through homage, parallel thinking or sheer coincidence.  With memory and the investigative aspect being so prominent, this film is most likely to be held up in comparison to Inception, but the slippery slope of the dark investigative rabbit-hole seems to be a clear nod to the narrative power of Chinatown, which becomes an even more obvious comparison point once you take into account the way Mae inserts herself into the story only for it to ultimately lead us to the Sylvan family.  While the disappearing girl trope is not new at all, aspects of this disappearance bring Under the Silver Lake to mind for me (though this may be better attributed to how much I love that film).  Both the color-grading and the look of the world seem to read like a water-logged version of Minority Report.  What we really experience with Reminiscence is a film with strong ideas and occasional strong execution of said ideas, all within the framework of familiar constructs that do much of the work needed to sell those ideas.

The actual star of this film is the production design and visual effects, complete with a breathtaking opening sequence that illustrates the somewhat uniquely dystopian setting of Reminiscence as a world overrun by nature in the form of water.  The way that night and day are flipped creates a strange uncanny valley reality where traditional noir aspects of a criminal underworld, the dredges of society, drug addiction, corruption and violence are all played out in our daytime hours, while the run of the mill aspects of life take place at night.  Some of the fight choreography and gunplay leaves a bit to be desired, as most of it reads specifically staged for the cinematography rather than sculpted by stunt coordinators.  The technology for the memory investigations is visually intriguing in its variety, specifically when the machinery that Nick and Watts used is compared to that of the District Attorney’s office.  The hierarchy of the world is presented pitch perfectly, with the disparity between the haves and the have-nots literally separated by higher ground versus those literally and symbolically drowning.  The writing is impressively layered, with the mixture of the three main storylines all beautifully balanced and serving one another to great effect.

Hugh Jackman stepped up to the plate in order to embody the persona of a man obsessed, and did so with the necessary mixture of dignity, skewed righteous indignation and deep attachment to pull off a hardened man who is irreparably scarred for his moment of vulnerability.  Thandiwe Newton channels deeper into that hardened and haunted energy, bottle in tow, with a fierce dedication to Jackman’s Nick that causes trust issues grown out of an overprotective and slightly judgmental nature.  Rebecca Feguson steps gracefully into perhaps the most difficult role in the film, as she has to oscillate between shades of seductive, deceptive, drug addiction, threatening, threatened and heartbroken, sometimes at the drop of a hat and all within isolated sequences.  Cliff Curtis steps out of his usual suave roles to play the heavy to great effect, serving as one of the major examples of the corruption and exploitation that has taken over the world of Reminiscence.  Daniel Wu takes a marginal-sized supporting role and makes it shine with his bravado and cockiness, while key appearances by Marina de Tavira, Angela Sarafyan, Mojean Aria, Brett Cullen and a few others help fortify the emotional rich performances of the cast.

All in all, Reminiscence is what it is... not the best and not the worst.  It’s a bit on the long side, and though it may sound like derivative criticism, shaving 15 or 20 minutes of the repetitive portions of the film would give it a bit more snap and narrative thrust.  It’s also funny that the connection to Westworld is so prominent within the film, almost to a distracting level.  I think this stands as a stellar streaming release, but I feel like the film wouldn’t hit the same in a theatrical run outside of our currently pandemic-impacted world.

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GSMC Television Podcast Episode 255: Nolan & Joy’s new “Fallout,” More Movies Get Bumped, New Streaming Options, and a Review of Marcella S3

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#BREAKINGNERDNEWS A #Fallout Series is under development for #Amazon with #Westworld #LisaJoy & #JonathanNolan https://www.instagram.com/p/CCJpqKNBxnc/?igshid=18kw6ea02g80s

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La tercera temporada de #Westworld obtiene su certificado de fresco en #RottenTomatoes 🍅 con 84%. La serie creada por #LisaJoy y #JonathanNolan se adentra a nuevos territorios mientras que los actores aseguran que el show apenas esta comenzando y que las previas temporadas solo fueron la introducción a una gran narrativa. . . . . #hbo #hbolatam #hbooriginal #hbotv #hbogo #evanrachelwood #aaronpaul #thandienewton #tessathompson #jeffreywright #westworldhbo #westworld3 #westworlds3 #westworldseason3 #westworld2020 #westworldiii #jonathannolan #lisajoy #panamá #panama #pty #panama🇵🇦 #panamazing #instapanama #instapanamá #panamagram (en Panama City, Panama) https://www.instagram.com/p/B95Bb0hBZYa/?igshid=1niret9mhsxew