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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Mar 22, 2022 20:18:10 GMT
Summer of Soul Probably just the Christian in me, but I got like full body chills during the performance of Oh, Happy Day. It's not Gospel music is gorgeous
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Mar 24, 2022 10:36:28 GMT
A Man and a Woman (or Un homme et une femme)- First off, I finally discovered where that famous piece of music comes from. . That was unexpected. Second, this has got to be one of the most romantic movies I've seen. What I love about this is that it's about the idea that in the process of obtaining happiness with a new love you can still carry pain from an old, significant one. I believe in that. We're always taught you have to fully let go of the past or we can't love again. This film was made in 1966, so it must have been influential because in my life I've seen over 1000 romance films made since this came out that I now realize must have borrowed certain elements from it. The lead actors were a big draw because I'm basically in love with young Jean-Louis Trintignant and I've always found Anouk Aimee enchanting . Apart from the story, actors and the music, the constant switches in color are noteworthy. The movie plays with tones, black-and-white for intimate moments and color for more active scenes and memories. I might have to check out the follow-up they did to this 20 years later. I'm afraid it's going to disappoint. Please don't let it. Classic French romance.
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Post by Martin Stett on Mar 26, 2022 0:01:28 GMT
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)Starting off my stab at "obscure movies from 2020 that interest me." Doing this for 2019 delivered three films out of four that entered my top ten of the year, so I figured I'd try 2020 out. This was a pretty goofy little time travel movie that is as hopelessly complex as Tenet, but without all of the self-seriousness. It's silly and wacky and has an enthusiasm that can only come from a no budget, two set movie shot on an iPhone by people who are amazed that they're being paid to make a movie. I learned after finishing that the writer of this movie also wrote the even better (and even wackier) Night Is Short, Walk on Girl (a movie which features a pub crawl, overdue library book police, a visual representation of male sexuality as an army of gun crazy cowboys, and a guerilla theatre troupe running around a college complex and performing one scene at a time and dismantling the sets before they're all arrested for disturbing the peace). So a time travel movie in which the future repeatedly pranks their past selves is pretty restrained in comparison to what the writer has done elsewhere. And I'm good with that. It's a good time that made me smile and made me chuckle. Edit: The writer did another time travel movie in 2005 that is apparently about people going into the past to deliver a working air conditioner and save their past selves from dealing with unbearable heat. Oh my goodness, I need to hunt down some of his stuff.
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Mar 26, 2022 5:05:41 GMT
Fresh -
Seriously, take away all the attempts at humor in the second half (I'm especially looking at you, upbeat-pop musical montages!) and you have something I'd be raving the hell about. It's still good, but could have been so much better.
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Post by Pavan on Mar 26, 2022 6:39:40 GMT
RRR- Rise Roar Revolt (2022)-
A captivatingly told action drama from SS Rajamouli. Both leads Ram Charan and NTR got meaty roles and they performed well. The director crafted some big set pieces and bombastic action for pure entertainment value but it is the two leads characters' journey and their friendship that stays with us after the film is over.
On the flip side an inspired screenplay would've done wonders. It was busy check listing things for a big chunk of time before it delved into the depths where the layers in it unveils. Back ground score could've been better. Also disappointed that Alia Bhatt was reduced to exposition- 7.5/10
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Post by stabcaesar on Mar 27, 2022 7:49:18 GMT
The Lost Weekend - The movie isn't first tier Wilder but Milland certainly was. What a stunning performance.
Camille - Greta Garbo just couldn't not deliver. What a goddess. Hard to believe this is a 1936 movie. Her presence and charisma are timeless.
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro - I think Miyazaki was somewhat limited by the silly tone of Lupin III, but his direction choices and brilliant aesthetics still came through undeniably. A ball of fun from beginning to end.
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 27, 2022 8:01:19 GMT
Parallel Mothers - An understated, but no less brilliant Penelope Cruz shines in this tense and uncomfortable, yet sensitive and deeply engaging intimate drama, of scars brought on by our pasts and familial lineage that follow us into our current day state of mind. A little too long, and perhaps a bit wandering towards the end of the film, but this movie firmly held onto my attention. In large part to Cruz, who I would be thrilled if she somehow pulled off a miraculous Oscar win.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Mar 27, 2022 17:32:47 GMT
Mass. Well this just wrecked me emotionally. Don’t know if I’ll ever be able to revisit it tbh, especially considering my son is already doing active shooter drills in kindergarten. Performances were across the board fantastic. Pretty ridiculous this never picked up any awards traction, especially in the supporting categories.
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Post by stabcaesar on Mar 27, 2022 18:35:26 GMT
Porco Rosso - Mature, grounded, sophisticated. 9/10.
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Post by MsMovieStar on Mar 27, 2022 18:46:31 GMT
Oh honeys, absolutely loved this! Fanny Ardant & Daniel Auteuil are superb! Those that enjoyed Call My Agent ( pacinoyes Mattsby) would love this! 8/10
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Post by Mattsby on Mar 27, 2022 18:53:53 GMT
Oh honeys, absolutely loved this! Fanny Ardant & Daniel Auteuil are superb! Those that enjoyed Call My Agent ( pacinoyes Mattsby ) would love this! 8/10I was just looking up Fanny Ardant yesterday craving to watch something of hers, and checked into this again bc I've been hunting it for a while! but I still can't find it. Glad to hear it has the MsMovieStar approval, which I've heard is more important than the MPAA (which doesn't stand for More Patrón As-soon As-possible ....?). That director is a casting genius, look who's in his new film... www.imdb.com/title/tt14534796/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_1
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Post by mhynson27 on Mar 27, 2022 23:53:57 GMT
Mass. Well this just wrecked me emotionally. Don’t know if I’ll ever be able to revisit it tbh, especially considering my son is already doing active shooter drills in kindergarten. Performances were across the board fantastic. Pretty ridiculous this never picked up any awards traction, especially in the supporting categories. This might be the most depressing thing I've heard in a long time.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Mar 28, 2022 4:07:45 GMT
Mass. Well this just wrecked me emotionally. Don’t know if I’ll ever be able to revisit it tbh, especially considering my son is already doing active shooter drills in kindergarten. Performances were across the board fantastic. Pretty ridiculous this never picked up any awards traction, especially in the supporting categories. This might be the most depressing thing I've heard in a long time. It’s fucking insane but sadly the reality of the state of my country
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Post by Pavan on Mar 28, 2022 20:20:05 GMT
Nightmare Alley (2021)-
A moody slow burn psychological film noir. Handsomely mounted with rich in atmosphere like any del Toro film. It was mostly engaging but it could've been tighter. The first act takes some time and some of this time could've saved to flesh out the middle portions more although he kinda made it work by the end. Cooper was adequate but he didn't really elevate the material. Blanchett's role was under written- 7.5/10
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Mar 29, 2022 21:38:17 GMT
Question about the Small Axe films…
I’m going back to 2020 (begrudgingly), so that I can catch up on A LOT of what I missed. I know Mangrove has its fans, but is it worth it to watch all of the films, or can I just pick and choose one or two?
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Mar 29, 2022 22:39:45 GMT
Question about the Small Axe films… I know Mangrove has its fans, but is it worth it to watch all of the films? Yes.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Mar 30, 2022 0:14:29 GMT
Question about the Small Axe films… I’m going back to 2020 (begrudgingly), so that I can catch up on A LOT of what I missed. I know Mangrove has its fans, but is it worth it to watch all of the films, or can I just pick and choose one or two? Mangrove and especially Lovers Rock are the two best, but it's worth it to watch all of them.
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Mar 30, 2022 2:42:16 GMT
La Piscine (1969) which has a cast of Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, and Jane Birkin. A movie with impossibly sexy people playing bitter games with each other - and a crime thrown in. There are shots throughout where Delon and Schneider are so smoldering to the point where at times you think is this a movie or an attempt to thirst trap us? Enough already. Not the most exciting plot but cooly executed and sophisticated film. Also about to send me on an Alain Delon film tear.
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Post by Mattsby on Mar 30, 2022 17:53:06 GMT
Hockey Night (1984) or afterschool Slap Shot? Reminded me of movies I watched as a kid, Mighty Ducks or especially Little Giants bc Rick Moranis plays the coach here too with the same set-up - why can't a girl join the team? But I think this Canadian gem is better than those movies bc it has some surprisingly subtle interaction and a really great location of Parry Sound, Ontario ("Home of Bobby Orr!"). At 77m, it could be longer. The girl is played by Megan Follows a year before her big breakout in Anne of Green Gables which I haven't seen yet - forgive me cheesecake ! Also as the game announcer, it's Maury Chaykin's funniest perf. Only 478 votes on IMDb, I'd never heard of it before but I'm sure it's a low-key classic for a Canadian generation? Watched on Kanopy. To feed the hot hand, I watched another from the director Paul Shapiro..... The Lotus Eaters (1993) Another that feels like a secret classic of its country, about a family drifting out into their curiosities (Sheila McCarthy plays the mother). Reminded me a bit of Mike Leigh, Mermaids, Signs of Life (1989), The Ice Storm but much lighter. It's a little clunky, with no real ending, but I really liked the amount of props and detail put into it and there's lots of small town conflict and memorable scenes. IMDb, 195 votes! Watched on YouTube.
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Post by DeepArcher on Mar 30, 2022 17:59:37 GMT
Question about the Small Axe films… I’m going back to 2020 (begrudgingly), so that I can catch up on A LOT of what I missed. I know Mangrove has its fans, but is it worth it to watch all of the films, or can I just pick and choose one or two? Lovers Rock was my #2 of last year and Mangrove was in the #10-#12 range. It's worth it to watch all of them but definitely watch those first two as the bare minimum.
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Post by cheesecake on Mar 30, 2022 20:02:30 GMT
Hockey Night (1984) or afterschool Slap Shot? Reminded me of movies I watched as a kid, Mighty Ducks or especially Little Giants bc Rick Moranis plays the coach here too with the same set-up - why can't a girl join the team? But I think this Canadian gem is better than those movies bc it has some surprisingly subtle interaction and a really great location of Parry Sound, Ontario ("Home of Bobby Orr!"). At 77m, it could be longer. The girl is played by Megan Follows a year before her big breakout in Anne of Green Gables which I haven't seen yet - forgive me cheesecake ! Also as the game announcer, it's Maury Chaykin's funniest perf. Only 478 votes on IMDb, I'd never heard of it before but I'm sure it's a low-key classic for a Canadian generation? Watched on Kanopy. This sounds pretty delightful. I'd be curious what you think of Anne if you see it.
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 1, 2022 22:43:37 GMT
Folies Meurtrières (1984) - ~ 6.5 /10This movie - a famous modern horror movie like Vermilion Eyes (1990) that almost everybody talks about but no one really seems to have actually seen ALL of it - or in the right version. Well, unlike Vermilion Eyes which exists in several crappy "incomplete" prints - this is itself a crappy incomplete film - on DVD now from Tetro Video. First of all it is less than 60 minutes which means the 20 minutes or so I saw of it before are misleading. Second of all - the effect of this movie is like seeing a snuff movie or a technically poor Bay of Blood - it is literally a series of death scenes with only a twist at the end......that ending evokes porn "classic" The Devil in Miss Jones (1973) at the end (symbolically, not literally) It's something..........and it is effective in a hypnotic "what am I watching, this is sick - oh is it over?" sort of way....the kind of "movie" that your parents might have found in your room at 14 and then immediately sent you to military school to straighten yourself out
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Apr 2, 2022 15:22:47 GMT
The Contractor. Pretty lackluster and unforgettable. A few nice sequences but pretty disappointing for a Pine/Foster reunion.
Morbius. As bad as advertised. I had pretty low expectations but it wasn’t even fun or had decent action pieces.
The Bubble. Easily the worst Apatow movie to date. I was fine with how ridiculous it was but it wasn’t nearly funny enough, or satirical enough with its take on Hollywood.
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Post by Martin Stett on Apr 2, 2022 23:15:34 GMT
2020 SCAVENGER HUNT #2PawnTwo loan sharks kidnap a little girl until her illegal immigrant mother (who can't go to police, natch) pays off her debt to them. It's ADORABLE. This could have gone the Coen brothers route of morons committing a moronic crime, but not here. What we've got on our hands is a twenty hankie weepie about these two totally straight best bros taking care of a kid and it's just d'aaaaaawwwwwwwwww until it just pours on the waterworks with SOOOOOO MANY heart-tugging music cues and overt audience manipulation and I AM SO DOWN FOR IT. This movie is a cheap low-blow to the emotions and... it works. Gosh darn it, it almost always works. I laughed on cue, heaven knows that I cried on cue, and I smiled like an idiot the whole time. I'm ready for the American remake that reteams Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. This is the kind of thing that gets Hollywood redoing it after half a year, and this is a case where I think they could do it pretty well.
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 3, 2022 11:10:48 GMT
Scream 2 (re-watch)
Was interesting seeing Jada at the start, I can tell you that much.
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