Films Recently Watched

  On 1/11/2024 at 6:36 AM, usagi said:

apparently 28 Years Later is happening. (sequel to 28 Days Later and the completely forgettable 28 Weeks Later)

holy shit they found a cure for Walter White Jr's palsy!

I forgot how fucking good Michael Clayton is.

Saltburn got game, loved it!

  On 1/11/2024 at 11:37 AM, usagi said:

Boyle and Garland are back on it, so if the stars align they may be able to reproduce some of the magic of the first. the problem is the swathe of rubbish zombie fic that has permeated the popular consciousness between now and 28 Days Later (like The Cunting Dead, worst show of the 21st century easily). it's going to be tough for the new one to have the same impact because it was so right-time-right-place, being close in the wake of Sep 11th and the new era that brought.

Black Summer - nothing can possibly beat that for a re-do of the zombie genre. Just relentless and damn amazing 

what happened to the posts where dcom was fooled by the fake Alien trailer? I was gonna get that shit onto Reddit

  On 1/15/2024 at 4:23 PM, phudoshin said:

Black Summer - nothing can possibly beat that for a re-do of the zombie genre. Just relentless and damn amazing 

I thought it was bland af... and that color grade I know it fits the vibe but damn it's basically blueish/greyish b/w...@Silent Memberrecommended it if I'm not mistaken...

Yeah, I liked it. Sorry about the colour grading.

Anatomy of a Fall, very good, superb acting by the youngfella in it

The Holdovers. I love Paul Giamatti ever since his role as "pigvomit" in Howard Stern's Private Parts.  This is probably my second favorite movie of his behind Lady In The Water.  

Movie was very funny, sad, and has a satisfying ending.  Definitely might become a xmas favorite.  

Poor Things - weird attempt at a Disney film by Yorgos. Very visually stunning with some truly horrific accents from most of the cast. Kept expecting them to burst into song. More penis than a dull night on Instagram. 7/10

Saltburn - Barry Keoghgan was fantastic in this, Jacob however was a bit flaccid and spindly. Obviously love seeing Richard E Grant in anything at all. Questionable music soundtrack. 8/10

Infinity Pool - Nice concept about how rich people are fucking immoral deviant cunts, Mia Goth is great as a manipulative trophy wife who destroys people for her own amusement. Touches on but on no way addresses the moral arguments around if clones are real people or not. Maybe about the idiotic and shitty things people do to try and impress their peers. 8/10

Went to see a 35mm screening of Priscilla with my girlfriend I really enjoyed it!

one of the best films in recent years. Dogtooth and The Lobster are also very high in the list of best movies I have seen

  On 1/19/2024 at 8:23 PM, MadameChaos said:

Saltburn - Barry Keoghgan was fantastic in this, Jacob however was a bit flaccid and spindly. Obviously love seeing Richard E Grant in anything at all. Questionable music soundtrack. 8/10

Infinity Pool - Nice concept about how rich people are fucking immoral deviant cunts, Mia Goth is great as a manipulative trophy wife who destroys people for her own amusement. Touches on but on no way addresses the moral arguments around if clones are real people or not. Maybe about the idiotic and shitty things people do to try and impress their peers. 8/10

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Sounds promising. I had these on my list by never came to watch them. Thanks for the reminder 

No Hard Feelings was pretty funny, I laughed, I enjoyed it.
Saltburn is slow and boring, has unlikable characters, annoying aspect ratio; it sucked.

  On 1/20/2024 at 9:19 AM, ARPA said:

No Hard Feelings was pretty funny, I laughed, I enjoyed it.
Saltburn is slow and boring, has unlikable characters, annoying aspect ratio; it sucked.

Could you tell they jammed Jennifer Lawrence’s head onto a nude body double 

10/10 it’s easily on par with his other works

How To Have Sex. This was a surprisingly good, sobering and engaging watch about the (mis)adventures of three gals partying it up somewhere in boozeville, Spain. Handled its subject matter well and decent performances, especially from the lead. 

Rotting In The Sun. This one was pretty barmy, in a good way. Fresh and enjoyable stuff! 

Timebomb Y2K

Kinda disappointed by this documentary. Was expecting interviews and retrospective thoughts on the whole debacle but instead it's just old news clips.

  On 1/22/2024 at 12:59 PM, Squee said:

Timebomb Y2K

Kinda disappointed by this documentary. Was expecting interviews and retrospective thoughts on the whole debacle but instead it's just old news clips.

Yeah it wasn't the most insightful thing ever, but the nostalgia value of all that stock footage hit me hard, like a little love letter from a (seemingly) simpler time. 

  On 1/22/2024 at 2:36 PM, ooqpoo said:

Yeah it wasn't the most insightful thing ever, but the nostalgia value of all that stock footage hit me hard, like a little love letter from a (seemingly) simpler time. 

Well, let me fuck you up with heavy hitting shit. 
 

My girlfriend and I watched old Academy Award shows all weekend including old commercials and news reports. 

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River

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27695005/

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On a calm winter's day, a mountain inn becomes trapped in a time loop.

feels like a series with 100 nano eps, lul

This was a series of vignettes, but goddamn the trap music blasts were unnecessary. 

  On 1/22/2024 at 7:50 PM, iococoi said:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27695005/

feels like a series with 100 nano eps, lul

predecessor..so good

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14500584/

Current events have gotten me feeling kinda blue. It might be time for another re-watch of Chris Tucker's filmography to strengthen myself spiritually and booster my cheerfulness for these difficult days ahead.

Probably just gonna dive in with my favorite, Money Talks