CliveWalkerWingWizard
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[Film] Film 2024
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dolphins
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and lots of it (FJ)!
Austrian Gull
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Saw Next Goal Wins last week. It's based on the true story of the so-called worst international team, American Samoa, and their new coach from the US/Netherlands.
Very easy watching and good fun. My kids enjoyed it, too.
Liked the film, didn't like Michael Fassbender's accent.
7.4/10
Very easy watching and good fun. My kids enjoyed it, too.
Liked the film, didn't like Michael Fassbender's accent.
7.4/10
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Watched it this afternoon.
Slightly odd, but really engaging, with 2 marked observations.
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie is a great actor, still trying to beat her role in 'Leave No Trace' though.
Secondly, the songs played were truly amazing and fitted perfectly. The soundtrack not so much.
keaton
Big heart, hot blood and balls. Big balls
- Nov 18, 2004
- 9,972
The documentary is excellent, on Now/Sky also called Next Goal Wins
US Seagull
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Saw Mean Girls last weekend. The wife wanted to see it for her birthday. It was okay, and I'm glad there weren't more songs that there were. I really don't click work musicals, but it was just about tolerable.
The only problem is that we (me, wife and daughter) all agreed we'd rather just watch the original movie again.
The only problem is that we (me, wife and daughter) all agreed we'd rather just watch the original movie again.
Uncle Spielberg
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The zone of interest looks, interesting
Silverhatch
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Fabulous film. As is Holdovers.Second, back from seeing Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos's new film with Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, etc.
A hefty nod to the Frankenstein story, quirky as hell and fun. Rather rude - it's an 18, with a warning of "Strong Sex, Nudity" on the certification notice! Emma Stone is superb in the role of the main character, and Ruffalo and Dafoe both excellent too. The production design is stunning as well... It's being mentioned for loads of awards and I can see why - even though it isn't AT ALL family friendly.
hart's shirt
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Who you gonna call? 
pearl
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I'm looking forward to the Outrun with Saoirse Ronan.
Tried to find a trailer, but just seems to be star-studded chit chat ATM
Tried to find a trailer, but just seems to be star-studded chit chat ATM
Meade's Ball
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I cried 4 times during All of us are Strangers, and not for it being of low quality. It was rather very good, and reading about it only improves it - Japanese ghosts, the director using his own childhood house as one of the locations. It felt personal and true and lovingly haunting.
dannyboy
tfso!
Another vote for all of us strangers . Exceptional film . Great acting/ mood/ music . Shame about some of the locations
Austrian Gull
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It will take a lot for any film to impress me more than The Holdovers. I cannot recommend it highly enough - brilliant acting, great dialogue, authentic 70s feel, great locations, soundtrack...it had everything I want from a film.
9.2/10
9.2/10
I've had a very slow start to the year with regard to cinemea visits. Finally made it for a double bill of musical movies based on stage show versions of old movies I've not seen.
First up was Mean Girls. Eh. Either so many of the actors sang with weak voices, or there was a choice made to mostly go soft and vibey. Only the outcast friend, played by Moana (well, the person who voice Moana) sang with any force, and their songs were the better ones. It was fine, but I'm not sure I thought the music overall was particularly strong. Standard simple stories.
Followed up with The Color Purple. A lot of strong voices in this one. Though it was an odd mix of jaunty, upeat songs, sexy blues, and rhythmic dancing, and domestic violence, racism and bigotry. Very strange bedfellows. Flawed, but emotional, and while none of them will become mainstream classic numbers, the songs were mostly fun to listen to.
First up was Mean Girls. Eh. Either so many of the actors sang with weak voices, or there was a choice made to mostly go soft and vibey. Only the outcast friend, played by Moana (well, the person who voice Moana) sang with any force, and their songs were the better ones. It was fine, but I'm not sure I thought the music overall was particularly strong. Standard simple stories.
Followed up with The Color Purple. A lot of strong voices in this one. Though it was an odd mix of jaunty, upeat songs, sexy blues, and rhythmic dancing, and domestic violence, racism and bigotry. Very strange bedfellows. Flawed, but emotional, and while none of them will become mainstream classic numbers, the songs were mostly fun to listen to.
Frankie
Put him in the curry
The Beekeeper was good fun except if you happen to be most of the FBI CIA Secret service and woe betide the actual baddies,Statham does what Statham invariably does and if you like his films then this one will probably work for you.
To celebrate today's win and keep the good times going, I went to the cinema to watch The Zone of Interest. (If you know about the film, you'll realise my comment about good times was a joke - it follows the family of the commandant of Aushwitz and his family's life next to the camp).
Eh. I can certainly see why people are raving about the sound design, but I’m not sure the whole did much for me. Some interesting imagery, and some shots or scenes may linger, but the story wasn’t particularly involving, the ‘horrors’ were a little too subtle and I didn’t feel there was any real gut punch or moment that really drove any point home. Probably worth a watch but I’m not sure I’d go in expecting too much.
Eh. I can certainly see why people are raving about the sound design, but I’m not sure the whole did much for me. Some interesting imagery, and some shots or scenes may linger, but the story wasn’t particularly involving, the ‘horrors’ were a little too subtle and I didn’t feel there was any real gut punch or moment that really drove any point home. Probably worth a watch but I’m not sure I’d go in expecting too much.
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 20,666
More film 1946 than 2024 but, what ho!
in the absence of anything else to do I popped to see 'A Matter Of Life And Death' at the Duke at lunchtime.
These are a good film.
in the absence of anything else to do I popped to see 'A Matter Of Life And Death' at the Duke at lunchtime.
These are a good film.
My annual push to watch nominated movies in a selection of categories (acting, writing, music, directing and film) continued with a doublebill at the Komedia.
First up was American Fiction, in which Jeffrey Wright plays a snobby writer who jokingly pens a trashy 'black' novel playing into stereotypical tropes he feels are not worthy, and finds that psuedonymous script sells more than any of his previous books. He has family issues to deal with and the stress and frustration of this adds to all of that. It was very funny, funnier than one might think taken from my description, but I'm trying not to give too much away.
This was followed by The Holdovers. Paul Giamatti as the strict, grumpy, superior teachers charged with guarding initially a handful of students left at a boarding scool over the christmas break. This becomes him and the most troublesome of the students. It's typical 'grumpy older man spends time with younger troublemaker and both grow from the experience'. Not as funnier as American Fiction, or as fresh, but more familiar and more heartful.
A good double bill.
First up was American Fiction, in which Jeffrey Wright plays a snobby writer who jokingly pens a trashy 'black' novel playing into stereotypical tropes he feels are not worthy, and finds that psuedonymous script sells more than any of his previous books. He has family issues to deal with and the stress and frustration of this adds to all of that. It was very funny, funnier than one might think taken from my description, but I'm trying not to give too much away.
This was followed by The Holdovers. Paul Giamatti as the strict, grumpy, superior teachers charged with guarding initially a handful of students left at a boarding scool over the christmas break. This becomes him and the most troublesome of the students. It's typical 'grumpy older man spends time with younger troublemaker and both grow from the experience'. Not as funnier as American Fiction, or as fresh, but more familiar and more heartful.
A good double bill.