Movie Club Picks and a Chat with Rian Johnson

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It’s a great week for the movie clubs! Going in a little different order this week:

Director Rian Johnson, of the wonderful The Brothers Bloom](http://www.cinematical.com/2010/04/23/cinematical-movie-club-the-brothers-bloom/), has agreed to participate in last week’s discussion of the film. Stay tuned for a follow-up post where he answers readers’ questions and offers his list of essential films for Bloom fans. Rian also selected this week’s Cinematical Movie Club Pick, so without further ado, I give you: Paper Moon](Paper Moon (1973) - Movie | Moviefone). This pick is available on Netflix Streaming, so check it out and tune in this Friday!

Meanwhile…

John Gholson dug into the excellent 1958 horror classic The Fly](http://www.horrorsquad.com/2010/04/26/horror-squad-movie-club-discussion-the-fly-1958/) over at Horror Squad. He surmises: “**Neumann’s The Fly feels remarkably modern for a fifty-year old film, particularly when compared to the other sci-fi horror films of this time period. He gets good, convincing performances from the entire cast – quite a feat with such strange material – and, when it’s time for the film to deliver one last creep-out – [redacted] – it delivers in spades.”
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At SciFi Squad, Micah Matthews watched Time After Time](http://www.scifisquad.com/2010/04/26/sfs-movie-club-discussion-time-after-time/), a Nicholas Meyer film with Malcolm McDowell (playing H.G. Wells!), David Warner, and Mary Steenburgen. He wrote: “my expectations were met: I was thoroughly entertained by Time After Time. The movie starts with a solid bit of Ripper-On-Prostitute violence, then transitions quickly into the introduction of Wells and his machine.”

Finally, sticking with the new fare, Moviefone’s Movie Club discussed the ins and outs of Kick-Ass](http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/04/21/moviefone-movie-club-kick-ass/). In their video, they discuss Roger Ebert’s hatred of the film, Chloe Moretz, violence and kids, and “warring opinions on Nicolas Cage.”