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  On 2/19/2025 at 1:43 AM, Rubin Farr said:

nice, this one deserved a remaster

 

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boobs 

  On 2/16/2025 at 7:07 AM, Crazing said:

I saw the gorge 

Awful

Anya Taylor Joy was cast as this pathetic Russian riot girl hot chick sniper that dances and wears dms 

The male actor whoever the f he is from the drum movie who they wanna make all muscles is shit and has no charisma 

The story is so dumb and contains both military porn and anti corporation vibes bites hard off annihilation without the style

They even have the whole communication of feelings off paper signs sap

Delete 1.5 hours from my life 

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Has Anya in it being super cute so... worth it imo. 

I can imagine a version of this film going in a Tarkovsky/trippy/existential direction but yeah... Its kinda drivel.

Still worth.

Thinking about going through Samuel Fuller’s filmography over next few months. Only one of his films I’ve seen is White Dog, one of my favorite films. Fuller was a decorated veteran of WWII, and a lot of his films are about war, but I checked his top 12 films on imdb and he did work in a few different genres as well. Any Fuller fans in teh house can recommend this undertaking?

Companion

Ok, alright. 

Fritz the cat. Classic. Last time I watched it was like 20 plus years ago, yeah 

  On 2/13/2025 at 9:15 PM, logboy said:

bushido / gobangiri by kazuya shiraishi 

samurai drama exploring a relationship or balance between goban (duty) and ninjo (compassion) in which yanagida is a samurai exiled, and a keen player of the board game 'go', through which he builds friendships and maintains his connection to following rules, through which he then is accused of a second crime.

seeking revenge against the man responsible for his initial exile, a former 'go' opponent, and attempting to save his daughter from prostitution as their fates worsen, he must set things straight before the end of the calendar year strikes. he is then torn between the greater freedom he finally feels on the road and returning to defend and restore his reputation too. 

crisply told and shot, modest in scale but beautiful, shiraishi gives the story a largely very successful slow burn with pay off and surprises along the way. although 'go' is central, it's theme of captured territory and structure are a way to highlight yanagida's greater conduct, through which others learn good lessons or suffer, through their varying ability in matching him.

 

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I'd like to see this and also 11 Rebels but can't find either anywhere.

  On 2/24/2025 at 6:52 AM, YEK said:

Fritz the cat. Classic. Last time I watched it was like 20 plus years ago, yeah 

A studio mate had an exchange with R. Crumb recently. Dude is still bitter about it, 54 years after.

watched The King Tide per Mike & Jay's recommendation and rather enjoyed it. nice and simple and felt like a solid short story, just up on the screen. i'm not sure it was great, but it was rather good. 8 dead fish out of 10

  On 2/24/2025 at 7:19 AM, usagi said:

I'd like to see this and also 11 Rebels but can't find either anywhere.

11 rebels was said to be a usa bly-ray + probably uhd in march from well go usa. could be slightly delayed. film movement will release bushido in the usa.

dont know of uk releases on disc for either.

not sure if its just me, but since 'oppenheimer' i feel like chris nolan set a standard where it was okay edit feature length films as trailers. only stand out for me was johnny cash: actor and character jived in a way the rest didn't really, although chalamet clearly gave it his all

6/10

also: lol @ this film

  On 2/24/2025 at 7:19 AM, usagi said:

I'd like to see this and also 11 Rebels but can't find either anywhere.

i think 11 rebels has been dumped on netflix today.

sweet if true.

Anyone seen this new cut of Caligula? It’s supposed to actually be good. 

^^ haven't seen that version yet, but watched the "uncut" d'amato version and that was ace

anyone seen this?

  On 3/6/2025 at 8:09 PM, Nebraska said:

^^ haven't seen that version yet, but watched the "uncut" d'amato version and that was ace

anyone seen this?

 

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Yeah, it's fine.

Yeah alright, it's no Ghost Watch, but it's an entertaining tightly spun little film. Goes by in a flash, super silly in parts 

  On 3/6/2025 at 9:17 PM, GORDO said:

Yeah, it's fine.

  On 3/6/2025 at 8:09 PM, Nebraska said:

^^ haven't seen that version yet, but watched the "uncut" d'amato version and that was ace

anyone seen this?

 

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i’d agree. it’s fine. i enjoyed it. not life changing, but mostly entertaining. somehow too long and too short at the same time

The substance. I liked it a lot actually.

Also watched Revenge by the same director, also pretty good imo

Anora was mid. How did this get into the Oscars?

  On 3/6/2025 at 8:09 PM, Nebraska said:

^^ haven't seen that version yet, but watched the "uncut" d'amato version and that was ace

anyone seen this?

 

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  On 3/6/2025 at 9:17 PM, GORDO said:

Yeah, it's fine.

  On 3/6/2025 at 11:43 PM, exitonly said:

 

i’d agree. it’s fine. i enjoyed it. not life changing, but mostly entertaining. somehow too long and too short at the same time

watched it last night. 

i think this could have been really interesting, but the filmmakers didn't have a good enough grasp (or control) of the story so the mixed acting, the "possessed girl" and the annoying guy that didn't want to believe anything overacting, and that finale was a complete nose dive

  On 3/9/2025 at 11:47 PM, Nebraska said:

 

 

watched it last night. 

i think this could have been really interesting, but the filmmakers didn't have a good enough grasp (or control) of the story so the mixed acting, the "possessed girl" and the annoying guy that didn't want to believe anything overacting, and that finale was a complete nose dive

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i liked the finale because it felt like a cronenberg movie. been a while since i watched it though 

Almost a 9 out of 10, it subverted your expectations, the productions design, lighting and music were great, hints of late 90s/early 00s survival horror, and a sustained sense of dread throughout. it was just the last 5 minutes that were cheesy.

Under the Skin - for the fourth time, I think?

Movies rarely make me queasy, but this movie never fails to make me feel absolutely awful. I'm always totally giddy when I put it on and then halfway through I feel like lying down. The scene on the beach kills me - especially the aftermath - and the "underwater" scenes make me feel claustrophobic as hell.

The movie is just pure evil and I kinda love it.

it's a good'un.

But not as good as the other movie I've got coming up while working.