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Post by theravenking on Jan 28, 2024 13:33:42 GMT
Welcome to the weekly watch thread hosted by me, post your weeks viewing, rate other peoples viewing, have conversations but be respectful. HAD ALMOST FINISHED WRITING THIS UP WITH LONG REVIEWS BUT THEN IT CRASHED AND I LOST IT ALL! FIRST TIME VIEWINGCalcutta (1946, John Farrow) blu ray 5.5/10 Ferrari (2023, Michael Mann) 5.5/10 The Female Animal (1958, Harry Keller) blu ray 5/10 Street Smart (1987, Jerry Schatzberg) 5/19 Outside the Law (1956, Jack Arnold) blu ray 4.5-5/10 REPEAT VIEWINGBroken Flowers (2005, Jim Jarmusch) blu ray 8.5/10 Silver Linings Playbook (2012, David O. Russell) blu ray 7.5/10 Red Rock West (1993, John Dahl) blu ray 7/10 FIRST TIME TV VIEWING Wrestlers (2023, Docuseries) Netflix Good TV Fool Me Once (2024, mini-series) Netflix Junk TV WEEKLY FILM AWARDS BEST FILM: Broken Flowers BEST ACTOR: Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook BEST ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jeffrey Wright - Broken Flowers BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz - Ferrari BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Marc Reshovsky - Red Rock West BEST EDITING: Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers - Silver Linings Playbook BEST SCORE: Danny Elfman - Silver Linings Playbook BEST WRITING: David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook BEST DIRECTOR: Jim Jarmusch - Broken Flowers Hello again!
Broken Flowers (2005, Jim Jarmusch) - Never been a fan of this one. I usually like Jarmusch but it just doesn't work for me. 4/10
funny, I just ordered a copy of Red Rock West so I'll likely watch it next week or the week after depending on when it arrives.
Mine (Heads up, it’s mostly Asian movie week with only a break from them to watch some Westerns):
A Legend or Was It? (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1963)
If you check on IMDb it list this as a war film, which is pretty fitting to a degree. There is only one scene that shows a battlefield and it is a brief flashback at the start, but the film takes place during the closing days off WWII in Japan, it focuses on a family who decline a marriage proposal from the son of the village head after one of the sons comes home and reveals that the main in question committed war crimes. The villagers though take the side of the powerful family and make what they now consider the “outsiders” lives a living hell. It’s a slow drama that we can all see from the start is leading up to violence. One of the few movies I’ve seen recently that had moments that genuinely made me feel sick watching it. For that alone, it should get a higher rating as it accomplishes its goals. 8/10
Ride On (Larry Yang, 2023)
In many ways this feels like a farewell from Jackie Chan to his fans. In a kind of “what if” movie, Jackie Chan plays a stuntman who took one too many blows to the head and lost out on his career as he was never quite able to make it as an actor. After a video of him and his horse escaping some debt collectors goes viral, he’s given another chance at stardom. Realistically this movie should probably get a six out of ten because, while entertaining, it seems to lose track of the several plotlines running throughout it, but as someone who has loved Jackie Chan movies since I was a kid, I really enjoyed it. 7/10
Burst City (Gakuryû Ishii, 1982)
What the hell was this movie about? I honestly can’t tell you, but it’s the sort of madness in cinema that I love. It’s a Japanese cyberpunk punk rock musical. Plot makes little sense, looks like it was shot on a budget that consisted of “we use anything we can get our hands on” and it’s wacky as can be. Great fun, aesthetically pleasing, and I enjoy the spirit of the thing even if I feel like I missed what was actually going on to a degree. 6/10
Hangman's Knot (Roy Huggins, 1952)
Not bad but I’ve got a big issue with any movie that tries to portray those “poor” Confederate soldiers as the victims of the story. Lee Marvin is in it though and that’s worth something I guess. 4/10
Gate of Flesh (Seijun Suzuki, 1964)
Another film in which Seijun Suzuki takes a standard and formulaic studio plot and decides to be creative with it. Not his best endeavor but I love and respect the guy’s films for his love of giving the studios what they asked for on paper, but in a way no one would have ever predicted. 7/10
Tokyo Fist (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1995)
This is a weird film, as honestly most of Tsukamoto’s films are. It’s about a man who takes up boxing after an old schoolmate of his, who is a boxer, steals his girlfriend away. It’s a lot more complex than that, but that’s at least how he sees it. This is not your traditional underdog story. You know the violence is coming, and unlike other films where a man learns to fight because of an ex, you know here there’s not going to be a heartwarming resolution. It’s going to be bloody and it’s going to hurt. 8/10
Sweet Home (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1989)
This movie is just freaking awesome from start to finish. Cheesy 80s horror at its finest, with a fun little plot, great monster designs and some pretty good comedy. Solid J-Horror, though it feels nothing like the director’s other works (which tend to be more cerebral slow burn horrors). That said, it’s probably the most fun I’ve had with a movie this year. 9/10
Still Walking (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008)
This is the second films I’ve seen by Kore-eda (first being After Life). I can see why so many consider him a master of humanist dramas. This is a film that one could argue not much happens in, but it’s a beautiful and quite touching drama looking at a family during one and about half of a day. It’s sweet, a touch melancholy and it’s very real. I wish I had more to say as I really loved this, but I feel my words will do it little justice. Highly recommended. 9/10
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (Shunya Itô, 1972)
Surprisingly good woman in prison movie that feels like a grindhouse film shot as an arthouse one. Some amazing creative choices that kept me fascinated the entire time. 8/10
The Stranger Wore a Gun (André De Toth, 1953)
Not a bad little western, though I swear it's one of those movies that the studio handed someone the title and said "write a script for that". Scott is playing the hero as per usual, but one filled with a lot of guilt which gives him a bit (though not TOO much) more depth. Again we have Lee Marvin playing a bad guy and frankly I'll watch pretty much anything with him as an antagonist. Interestingly it looks like it was originally filmed to be shown in 3D so expect lots of things thrown at the camera. 6/10
I see you had a Japanese week. Unsurprisingly I haven't seen any of these films, not even the one by my fellow countryman André De Toth.
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Post by theravenking on Jan 28, 2024 13:35:46 GMT
The House with Laughing Windows (1976) - 7/10 Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972) - 4.5/10 (Spanish audio with dodgy subtitles.) Witchhammer (1970) - 7.5/10 The Devil’s Disciple (1959) - 6/10 Private Buckaroo (1942) - 5/10 Haxan (1922) - 7/10 The House with Laughing Windows (1976) - This grows on me each time I watch it. The ending is sooo creepy. - 8/10
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Post by theravenking on Jan 28, 2024 13:38:42 GMT
Broken Flowers - 7/10 Silver Linings Playbook - 8.5/10 Red Rock West - 7/10 First Time Viewings:White Noise (2022, Noah Baumbach) - 7/10The Gray Man (2022, Russo Brothers) - 7/10RRR (2022, S.S. Rajamouli) - 8/10The Pope's Exorcist (2023, Julius Avery) - 6/10The Out-Laws (2023, Tyler Spindle) - 5.5/10Nimona (2023, Nick Bruno & Troy Quane) - 7/10Seven Years in Tibet (1997, Jean-Jacques Annaud) - 7/10The Summit of the Gods (2021, Patrick Imbert) - 7/10The Divorcee (1930, Robert Z. Leonard) - 7/10Repeat Viewings:The Nice Guys (2016, Shane Black) - 8.5/10Phantom Thread (2017, Paul Thomas Anderson) - 9/10Training Day (2001, Antoine Fuqua) - 8.5/10Beasts of No Nation (2015, Cary Joji Fukunaga) - 8/10Marriage Story (2019, Noah Baumbach) - 8/10I Lost My Body (2019, Jérémy Clapin) - 7.5/10The Devil All the Time (2020, Antonio Campos) - 8.5/10Movie Awards:BEST FILM: Phantom ThreadBEST ACTOR: Denzel Washington - Training DayBEST ACTRESS: Vicky Krieps - Phantom ThreadBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Idris Elba - Beasts of No NationBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Angourie Rice - The Nice GuysBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Phantom ThreadBEST SCORE: Jonny Greenwood - Phantom ThreadBEST SCRIPT: Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom ThreadBEST DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom ThreadSeven Years in Tibet (1997, Jean-Jacques Annaud) - 6/10 The Nice Guys (2016, Shane Black) - I used to enjoy Shane Black's films, but somehow they seeem to have lost their appeal. - 6/10 Phantom Thread (2017, Paul Thomas Anderson) - A fine, understated drama which might improve with repeat viewings. - 7/10 Training Day (2001, Antoine Fuqua) - Denzel is great, I don't think the films itself is a masterpiece though. - 7/10
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Post by theravenking on Jan 28, 2024 14:00:16 GMT
First Time Viewing:
The Entity (1982; Sydney J. Furie) – I expected something like Basic Instinct with a malicious demon in the male part which this movie is certainly not. The horror scenes rely too much on loud noise and get repetitive very soon with Barbara Hershey’s protagonist getting knocked around by some evil spirit. Despite being based on a true story I found the whole thing rather poor. 4/10
Gretel & Hansel – (2020; Oz Perkins) – This feminist take on the Grimm fairy tale is high on atmosphere and low on plot. Sophia Lillis might be a fine actress, but she has too little to work with here, the more impressing performance coming from Alice Krige as the witch. 6.5/10
Repeat Viewing:
Infernal Affairs (2002; Andrew Lau, Alan Mak) – I didn’t think too highly of The Departed, prefering the original movie. I find second one even better though. 7/10
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Post by James on Jan 28, 2024 14:33:34 GMT
Silver Linings Playbook - 8/10
First Time Viewings:
French Connection II (1975, John Frankenheimer) – 6.5/10
May December (2023, Todd Haynes) - 8/10
Repeat Viewings:
Catch Me If You Can (2002, Steven Spielberg) - 8/10
The French Connection (1971, William Friedkin) – 7.5/10
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Post by James on Jan 28, 2024 14:39:53 GMT
Welcome to the weekly watch thread hosted by me, post your weeks viewing, rate other peoples viewing, have conversations but be respectful. HAD ALMOST FINISHED WRITING THIS UP WITH LONG REVIEWS BUT THEN IT CRASHED AND I LOST IT ALL! FIRST TIME VIEWINGCalcutta (1946, John Farrow) blu ray 5.5/10 Ferrari (2023, Michael Mann) 5.5/10 The Female Animal (1958, Harry Keller) blu ray 5/10 Street Smart (1987, Jerry Schatzberg) 5/19 Outside the Law (1956, Jack Arnold) blu ray 4.5-5/10 REPEAT VIEWINGBroken Flowers (2005, Jim Jarmusch) blu ray 8.5/10 Silver Linings Playbook (2012, David O. Russell) blu ray 7.5/10 Red Rock West (1993, John Dahl) blu ray 7/10 FIRST TIME TV VIEWING Wrestlers (2023, Docuseries) Netflix Good TV Fool Me Once (2024, mini-series) Netflix Junk TV WEEKLY FILM AWARDS BEST FILM: Broken Flowers BEST ACTOR: Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook BEST ACTRESS: Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jeffrey Wright - Broken Flowers BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz - Ferrari BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Marc Reshovsky - Red Rock West BEST EDITING: Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers - Silver Linings Playbook BEST SCORE: Danny Elfman - Silver Linings Playbook BEST WRITING: David O. Russell - Silver Linings Playbook BEST DIRECTOR: Jim Jarmusch - Broken Flowers Hello again!
Broken Flowers (2005, Jim Jarmusch) - Never been a fan of this one. I usually like Jarmusch but it just doesn't work for me. 4/10
funny, I just ordered a copy of Red Rock West so I'll likely watch it next week or the week after depending on when it arrives.
Mine (Heads up, it’s mostly Asian movie week with only a break from them to watch some Westerns):
A Legend or Was It? (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1963)
If you check on IMDb it list this as a war film, which is pretty fitting to a degree. There is only one scene that shows a battlefield and it is a brief flashback at the start, but the film takes place during the closing days off WWII in Japan, it focuses on a family who decline a marriage proposal from the son of the village head after one of the sons comes home and reveals that the main in question committed war crimes. The villagers though take the side of the powerful family and make what they now consider the “outsiders” lives a living hell. It’s a slow drama that we can all see from the start is leading up to violence. One of the few movies I’ve seen recently that had moments that genuinely made me feel sick watching it. For that alone, it should get a higher rating as it accomplishes its goals. 8/10
Ride On (Larry Yang, 2023)
In many ways this feels like a farewell from Jackie Chan to his fans. In a kind of “what if” movie, Jackie Chan plays a stuntman who took one too many blows to the head and lost out on his career as he was never quite able to make it as an actor. After a video of him and his horse escaping some debt collectors goes viral, he’s given another chance at stardom. Realistically this movie should probably get a six out of ten because, while entertaining, it seems to lose track of the several plotlines running throughout it, but as someone who has loved Jackie Chan movies since I was a kid, I really enjoyed it. 7/10
Burst City (Gakuryû Ishii, 1982)
What the hell was this movie about? I honestly can’t tell you, but it’s the sort of madness in cinema that I love. It’s a Japanese cyberpunk punk rock musical. Plot makes little sense, looks like it was shot on a budget that consisted of “we use anything we can get our hands on” and it’s wacky as can be. Great fun, aesthetically pleasing, and I enjoy the spirit of the thing even if I feel like I missed what was actually going on to a degree. 6/10
Hangman's Knot (Roy Huggins, 1952)
Not bad but I’ve got a big issue with any movie that tries to portray those “poor” Confederate soldiers as the victims of the story. Lee Marvin is in it though and that’s worth something I guess. 4/10
Gate of Flesh (Seijun Suzuki, 1964)
Another film in which Seijun Suzuki takes a standard and formulaic studio plot and decides to be creative with it. Not his best endeavor but I love and respect the guy’s films for his love of giving the studios what they asked for on paper, but in a way no one would have ever predicted. 7/10
Tokyo Fist (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1995)
This is a weird film, as honestly most of Tsukamoto’s films are. It’s about a man who takes up boxing after an old schoolmate of his, who is a boxer, steals his girlfriend away. It’s a lot more complex than that, but that’s at least how he sees it. This is not your traditional underdog story. You know the violence is coming, and unlike other films where a man learns to fight because of an ex, you know here there’s not going to be a heartwarming resolution. It’s going to be bloody and it’s going to hurt. 8/10
Sweet Home (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1989)
This movie is just freaking awesome from start to finish. Cheesy 80s horror at its finest, with a fun little plot, great monster designs and some pretty good comedy. Solid J-Horror, though it feels nothing like the director’s other works (which tend to be more cerebral slow burn horrors). That said, it’s probably the most fun I’ve had with a movie this year. 9/10
Still Walking (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008)
This is the second films I’ve seen by Kore-eda (first being After Life). I can see why so many consider him a master of humanist dramas. This is a film that one could argue not much happens in, but it’s a beautiful and quite touching drama looking at a family during one and about half of a day. It’s sweet, a touch melancholy and it’s very real. I wish I had more to say as I really loved this, but I feel my words will do it little justice. Highly recommended. 9/10
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (Shunya Itô, 1972)
Surprisingly good woman in prison movie that feels like a grindhouse film shot as an arthouse one. Some amazing creative choices that kept me fascinated the entire time. 8/10
The Stranger Wore a Gun (André De Toth, 1953)
Not a bad little western, though I swear it's one of those movies that the studio handed someone the title and said "write a script for that". Scott is playing the hero as per usual, but one filled with a lot of guilt which gives him a bit (though not TOO much) more depth. Again we have Lee Marvin playing a bad guy and frankly I'll watch pretty much anything with him as an antagonist. Interestingly it looks like it was originally filmed to be shown in 3D so expect lots of things thrown at the camera. 6/10
Not watched any of yours.
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Post by James on Jan 28, 2024 14:43:35 GMT
Broken Flowers - 7/10 Silver Linings Playbook - 8.5/10 Red Rock West - 7/10 First Time Viewings:White Noise (2022, Noah Baumbach) - 7/10The Gray Man (2022, Russo Brothers) - 7/10RRR (2022, S.S. Rajamouli) - 8/10The Pope's Exorcist (2023, Julius Avery) - 6/10The Out-Laws (2023, Tyler Spindle) - 5.5/10Nimona (2023, Nick Bruno & Troy Quane) - 7/10Seven Years in Tibet (1997, Jean-Jacques Annaud) - 7/10The Summit of the Gods (2021, Patrick Imbert) - 7/10The Divorcee (1930, Robert Z. Leonard) - 7/10Repeat Viewings:The Nice Guys (2016, Shane Black) - 8.5/10Phantom Thread (2017, Paul Thomas Anderson) - 9/10Training Day (2001, Antoine Fuqua) - 8.5/10Beasts of No Nation (2015, Cary Joji Fukunaga) - 8/10Marriage Story (2019, Noah Baumbach) - 8/10I Lost My Body (2019, Jérémy Clapin) - 7.5/10The Devil All the Time (2020, Antonio Campos) - 8.5/10Movie Awards:BEST FILM: Phantom ThreadBEST ACTOR: Denzel Washington - Training DayBEST ACTRESS: Vicky Krieps - Phantom ThreadBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Idris Elba - Beasts of No NationBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Angourie Rice - The Nice GuysBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Phantom ThreadBEST SCORE: Jonny Greenwood - Phantom ThreadBEST SCRIPT: Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom ThreadBEST DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom ThreadThe Gray Man - 6.5/10 The Pope's Exorcist - 6.5/10 Training Day - 7/10 Marriage Story - 8/10
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Post by James on Jan 28, 2024 14:46:11 GMT
First Time Viewing: The Entity (1982; Sydney J. Furie) – I expected something like Basic Instinct with a malicious demon in the male part which this movie is certainly not. The horror scenes rely too much on loud noise and get repetitive very soon with Barbara Hershey’s protagonist getting knocked around by some evil spirit. Despite being based on a true story I found the whole thing rather poor. 4/10 Gretel & Hansel – (2020; Oz Perkins) – This feminist take on the Grimm fairy tale is high on atmosphere and low on plot. Sophia Lillis might be a fine actress, but she has too little to work with here, the more impressing performance coming from Alice Krige as the witch. 6.5/10 Repeat Viewing: Infernal Affairs (2002; Andrew Lau, Alan Mak) – I didn’t think too highly of The Departed, prefering the original movie. I find second one even better though. 7/10 Not seen any of yours.
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Post by sog on Jan 28, 2024 15:15:24 GMT
Broken Flowers - 7/10 Silver Linings Playbook - 8.5/10 Red Rock West - 7/10 First Time Viewings:White Noise (2022, Noah Baumbach) - 7/10The Gray Man (2022, Russo Brothers) - 7/10RRR (2022, S.S. Rajamouli) - 8/10The Pope's Exorcist (2023, Julius Avery) - 6/10The Out-Laws (2023, Tyler Spindle) - 5.5/10Nimona (2023, Nick Bruno & Troy Quane) - 7/10Seven Years in Tibet (1997, Jean-Jacques Annaud) - 7/10The Summit of the Gods (2021, Patrick Imbert) - 7/10The Divorcee (1930, Robert Z. Leonard) - 7/10Repeat Viewings:The Nice Guys (2016, Shane Black) - 8.5/10Phantom Thread (2017, Paul Thomas Anderson) - 9/10Training Day (2001, Antoine Fuqua) - 8.5/10Beasts of No Nation (2015, Cary Joji Fukunaga) - 8/10Marriage Story (2019, Noah Baumbach) - 8/10I Lost My Body (2019, Jérémy Clapin) - 7.5/10The Devil All the Time (2020, Antonio Campos) - 8.5/10Movie Awards:BEST FILM: Phantom ThreadBEST ACTOR: Denzel Washington - Training DayBEST ACTRESS: Vicky Krieps - Phantom ThreadBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Idris Elba - Beasts of No NationBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Angourie Rice - The Nice GuysBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Phantom ThreadBEST SCORE: Jonny Greenwood - Phantom ThreadBEST SCRIPT: Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom ThreadBEST DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom ThreadSorry to say none of yours. Several on my to watch list though.
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Post by sog on Jan 28, 2024 15:18:47 GMT
I see you had a Japanese week. Unsurprisingly I haven't seen any of these films, not even the one by my fellow countryman André De Toth. I'm probably going to have quite a few more of those this year. I'm not one to make New Years resolutions or anything, but if I did it was more Asian cinema this year. I've always watched quite a bit of it, but this year I really want to explore a wide array of Japanese, Korean and Hong Kong/China cinema.
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Post by sog on Jan 28, 2024 15:20:22 GMT
First Time Viewing: The Entity (1982; Sydney J. Furie) – I expected something like Basic Instinct with a malicious demon in the male part which this movie is certainly not. The horror scenes rely too much on loud noise and get repetitive very soon with Barbara Hershey’s protagonist getting knocked around by some evil spirit. Despite being based on a true story I found the whole thing rather poor. 4/10 Gretel & Hansel – (2020; Oz Perkins) – This feminist take on the Grimm fairy tale is high on atmosphere and low on plot. Sophia Lillis might be a fine actress, but she has too little to work with here, the more impressing performance coming from Alice Krige as the witch. 6.5/10 Repeat Viewing: Infernal Affairs (2002; Andrew Lau, Alan Mak) – I didn’t think too highly of The Departed, prefering the original movie. I find second one even better though. 7/10 The Entity (1982; Sydney J. Furie) – I liked aspects of it, but I don't see the horror classic that I've heard many describe it as. 6/10 Infernal Affairs (2002; Andrew Lau, Alan Mak) – I really liked this one. Sequel is good too, but wasn't a fan of the third. 8/10
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Post by sog on Jan 28, 2024 15:22:56 GMT
MINEMigration (2023 Benjamin Renner) - 5.5/10Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022 Joel Crawford) - 5.5/10The Underdoggs (2024 Charles Stone III) - 4.5/10That Hamilton Woman (1941 Alexander Korda) - 7/10Wagons East (1994 Peter Markle) - 3.5/10 Seven Days from Now (1957 Richard Sale) - 7.5/10Armed and Dangerous (1986 Mark L. Lester) - 4.5/10 Nimona (2023 Nick Bruno & Troy Quane) - 6.5/10Hallam Foe (2007 David Mackenzie) - 7/10Mother Night (1996 Keith Gordon) - 7/10 Rawhide (1951 Henry Hathaway) - 7/10Summer Rental (1985 Carl Reiner) - 5/10 Next Goal Wins (2023 Taika Waititi) - 6/10Re-watchesShame (2011 Steve McQueen) - 9/10Flawless (1999 Joel Schumacher) - 6.5/10Punch-Drunk Love (2002 Paul Thomas Anderson) - 7.5/10The Great Outdoors (1988 Howard Deutch) - 6/10Film AwardsBEST PICTURE - Shame BEST ACTOR - Michael Fassbender (Shame) BEST ACTRESS - Vivien Leigh (That Hamilton Woman) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Philip Seymour Hoffman (Flawless) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Sheryl Lee (Mother Night) BEST DIRECTOR - Steve McQueen (Shame) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - That Hamilton Woman BEST SCORE - That Hamilton Woman I've seen one of yours this week!
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022 Joel Crawford) - Watched it with my daughter and was pleasantly surprised. I'm in the minority apparently, in that I was not absolutely enthralled with the Shrek films. This one though I found quite charming. I loved the wolf's design and was overall pretty pleased with it. 7/10
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Post by dsbeadle on Jan 28, 2024 15:28:15 GMT
Broken Flowers - 7/10 Silver Linings Playbook - 8.5/10 Red Rock West - 7/10 First Time Viewings:White Noise (2022, Noah Baumbach) - 7/10The Gray Man (2022, Russo Brothers) - 7/10RRR (2022, S.S. Rajamouli) - 8/10The Pope's Exorcist (2023, Julius Avery) - 6/10The Out-Laws (2023, Tyler Spindle) - 5.5/10Nimona (2023, Nick Bruno & Troy Quane) - 7/10Seven Years in Tibet (1997, Jean-Jacques Annaud) - 7/10The Summit of the Gods (2021, Patrick Imbert) - 7/10The Divorcee (1930, Robert Z. Leonard) - 7/10Repeat Viewings:The Nice Guys (2016, Shane Black) - 8.5/10Phantom Thread (2017, Paul Thomas Anderson) - 9/10Training Day (2001, Antoine Fuqua) - 8.5/10Beasts of No Nation (2015, Cary Joji Fukunaga) - 8/10Marriage Story (2019, Noah Baumbach) - 8/10I Lost My Body (2019, Jérémy Clapin) - 7.5/10The Devil All the Time (2020, Antonio Campos) - 8.5/10Movie Awards:BEST FILM: Phantom ThreadBEST ACTOR: Denzel Washington - Training DayBEST ACTRESS: Vicky Krieps - Phantom ThreadBEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Idris Elba - Beasts of No NationBEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Angourie Rice - The Nice GuysBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Phantom ThreadBEST SCORE: Jonny Greenwood - Phantom ThreadBEST SCRIPT: Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom ThreadBEST DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson - Phantom ThreadThe Gray Man (2022, Russo Brothers) - switched it off, what I saw was awful The Pope's Exorcist (2023, Julius Avery) - didn’t finish Seven Years in Tibet (1997, Jean-Jacques Annaud) - 6.5/10 The Nice Guys (2016, Shane Black) - 8/10 Phantom Thread (2017, Paul Thomas Anderson) - 7.5/10 Training Day (2001, Antoine Fuqua) - 6.5/10 Beasts of No Nation (2015, Cary Joji Fukunaga) - 5/10 Marriage Story (2019, Noah Baumbach) - 7/10
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Post by dsbeadle on Jan 28, 2024 15:29:57 GMT
First Time Viewing: The Entity (1982; Sydney J. Furie) – I expected something like Basic Instinct with a malicious demon in the male part which this movie is certainly not. The horror scenes rely too much on loud noise and get repetitive very soon with Barbara Hershey’s protagonist getting knocked around by some evil spirit. Despite being based on a true story I found the whole thing rather poor. 4/10 Gretel & Hansel – (2020; Oz Perkins) – This feminist take on the Grimm fairy tale is high on atmosphere and low on plot. Sophia Lillis might be a fine actress, but she has too little to work with here, the more impressing performance coming from Alice Krige as the witch. 6.5/10 Repeat Viewing: Infernal Affairs (2002; Andrew Lau, Alan Mak) – I didn’t think too highly of The Departed, prefering the original movie. I find second one even better though. 7/10 The entity - not sen in a long time 6/10
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Post by dsbeadle on Jan 28, 2024 15:31:00 GMT
Silver Linings Playbook - 8/10 First Time Viewings:French Connection II (1975, John Frankenheimer) – 6.5/10May December (2023, Todd Haynes) - 8/10Repeat Viewings:Catch Me If You Can (2002, Steven Spielberg) - 8/10The French Connection (1971, William Friedkin) – 7.5/10French Connection II (1975, John Frankenheimer) – 6.5/10 May December (2023, Todd Haynes) - 7.5/10 Catch Me If You Can (2002, Steven Spielberg) - 7.5/10 The French Connection (1971, William Friedkin) – 7.5/10
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