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Violenza Domestica said:
Finally saw Midsommar. Liked the beginning a lot, but it peaks very quickly and there isn't much afterwards. Some nice images and ideas (again mostly in the beginning), but pretty much inefficient as a horror film. 5/10
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As I mentioned before, I went to see it at the theater TWICE but, both times, I had to leave.

I've been waiting for it to come online but it hasn't appeared - usually, after 2 weeks, it's there.

I saw the first hour and it was GREAT. Based on your review, I may have seen the best part.
 
Detective Pikachu - 7.5/10

It was a nostalgic blast from the opening scene.

Dark Phoenix - 4/10

Was very hesitant to watch this because it felt like a cheap final cash grab. The story of Dark Phoenix should be a two-part saga, it's a Jean Grey story and fans felt zero connection to Sophie Turner’s Jean because there was no buildup around her character.

Also lol Simon Kinberg. I don’t understand the thought process behind bringing him back just for him to rewrite his awful movie from the original trilogy. Fox’s X-Men continuation has always been laughably bad and confusing, Dark Phoenix makes it worse. It pretty much erases the events of the previous movie Apocalypse. It’s a shame this is what we got for the final appearances of Fassbender’s Magneto and McAvoy’s Professor X.
 
Breaking Habits [2018] :

"Sister Kate" is NOT a Catholic nun. She is a "Weed Nun".

Kate joined the "Sisterhood" because "orgasms make you stupid". Unfortunately, so does this documentary - the story's a mess, and so are the lives of the people in this doc.

2.5/10

Movie Trailer :
 
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ORRFForever said:
As I mentioned before, I went to see it at the theater TWICE but, both times, I had to leave.

I've been waiting for it to come online but it hasn't appeared - usually, after 2 weeks, it's there.

I saw the first hour and it was GREAT. Based on your review, I may have seen the best part.
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You without a doubt did. The first winter shots, and the telephone ring scene with the parents got me to expect something close to Von Trier levels of effectiveness. And up to the cliff scene and its great use of abjection, I was still pretty hopeful (even if it already faded a little). After that, it's very messy - what's supposed to be suspensful and unsettling only feels silly.
 
The Last Days of Disco (1998) - 7.5/10 (enjoyable over the top dialogue that's hilariously full of itself, Kate Beckinsdale is excellent as a passive-aggressive bitch)

Cría cuervos (1976) - 5/10 (a slog to sit through and I don't enjoy dramas focused on children)

Ida (2014) - 7/10 (never really conveyed the sense of power I thought it'd have but it was brief and well shot)

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) - 8/10 (very Italian and very loud but entertaining and looks great on a Criterion release. Also just look at that title, you know it's gonna be good)

BlacKKKlansman (2018) - 7/10 (race movies are tough for me sometimes, this one really lacked subtlety so it felt like a series of entertaining bits, I only liked Adam Driver's acting here but it had a powerful ending at least)

Batman: Hush (2019) - 7/10 (mindless animated somewhat campy and self-aware fun, better action sequences than a lot of DC releases)

Girlfriends (1978) - 7/10 (like Frances Ha but not as well paced or fun, very similar structure and quirkiness though)

Long Shot (2019) - 7/10 (My favourite English comedy since What We Do In The Shadows, dumb and profane but not at the cost of story)

Terms of Endearment (1983) - 7/10 (I guess they loved this style of film in the 80s, it's weird to see today)

Booksmart (2019) - 5/10 (Not as funny as Superbar but probably more profane. Carrie Fischer's daughter was a show stealer in her scenes, I guarantee that similar to Edge of Seventeen, this appeals a tonne to anyone in high school now rather than a late-20s something like me. I think at its core, it's a cliched high school film that's trying to not be a cliched high school film)

Like Someone in Love (2012) - 6/10 (enjoyed the first 40-50 minutes before daytime when it turned painstakingly slow and awkward)

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) - 8/10 (flawed but a blast to watch in the theatre, Jake Gyllenhaal was fantastic)

Comet (2014) - 5.5/10 (a dumb romantic drama that tries to be a smart romantic drama with an idiotic idea. However, but I can't stop thinking of Emmy Rossum for some reason now, think I have a celeb crush)

Orpheus (1950) - 7.5/10 (in line with other French films of the time, messy plot but great dialogue and cinematography)

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) - 7.5/10 (nasty and vile theatrics yet unforgettable and also tightly made despite showing a lot of manic behaviour)

Europa Report (2013) - 6/10 (it felt unambitious and without any magic despite being a space sci-fi, you can have a film about ordinary routines in space without it feeling dull)
 
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The Last Days of Disco (1998) - 7.5/10 (enjoyable over the top dialogue that's hilariously full of itself, Kate Beckinsdale is excellent as a passive-aggressive *****)

Cría cuervos (1976) - 5/10 (a slog to sit through and I don't enjoy dramas focused on children)

Ida (2014) - 7/10 (never really conveyed the sense of power I thought it'd have but it was brief and well shot)

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) - 8/10 (very Italian and very loud but entertaining and looks great on a Criterion release. Also just look at that title, you know it's gonna be good)

BlacKKKlansman (2018) - 7/10 (race movies are tough for me sometimes, this one really lacked subtlety so it felt like a series of entertaining bits, I only liked Adam Driver's acting here but it had a powerful ending at least)

Batman: Hush (2019) - 7/10 (mindless animated somewhat campy and self-aware fun, better action sequences than a lot of DC releases)

Girlfriends (1978) - 7/10 (like Frances Ha but not as well paced or fun, very similar structure and quirkiness though)

Long Shot (2019) - 7/10 (My favourite English comedy since What We Do In The Shadows, dumb and profane but not at the cost of story)

Terms of Endearment (1983) - 7/10 (I guess they loved this style of film in the 80s, it's weird to see today)

Booksmart (2019) - 5/10 (Not as funny as Superbar but probably more profane. Carrie Fischer's daughter was a show stealer in her scenes, I guarantee that similar to Edge of Seventeen, this appeals a tonne to anyone in high school now rather than a late-20s something like me. I think at its core, it's a cliched high school film that's trying to not be a cliched high school film)

Like Someone in Love (2012) - 6/10 (enjoyed the first 40-50 minutes before daytime when it turned painstakingly slow and awkward)

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) - 8/10 (flawed but a blast to watch in the theatre, Jake Gyllenhaal was fantastic)

Comet (2014) - 5.5/10 (a dumb romantic drama that tries to be a smart romantic drama with an idiotic idea. However, but I can't stop thinking of Emmy Rossum for some reason now, think I have a celeb crush)

Orpheus (1950) - 7.5/10 (in line with other French films of the time, messy plot but great dialogue and cinematography)

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) - 7.5/10 (nasty and vile theatrics yet unforgettable and also tightly made despite showing a lot of manic behaviour)

Europa Report (2013) - 6/10 (it felt unambitious and without any magic despite being a space sci-fi, you can have a film about ordinary routines in space without it feeling dull)
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Someone has been busy. :)
 
Question for y’all, double feature:

The exorcist and poltergeist.

Which order to watch them in if you’ve never seen them? Got a couple friends who haven’t and I can’t decide on the order to go with.
 
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Question for y’all, double feature:

The exorcist and poltergeist.

Which order to watch them in if you’ve never seen them? Got a couple friends who haven’t and I can’t decide on the order to go with.
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Never saw Poltergeist.

The Exorcist terrifies the Catholic in me.
 
Spawn said:
Question for y’all, double feature:

The exorcist and poltergeist.

Which order to watch them in if you’ve never seen them? Got a couple friends who haven’t and I can’t decide on the order to go with.
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Depends what kind of night you wanna have. Poltergeist might be slightly more entertaining, The Exorcist is the better movie on every other aspect, and 'scarier'.
 
Spawn said:
Question for y’all, double feature:

The exorcist and poltergeist.

Which order to watch them in if you’ve never seen them? Got a couple friends who haven’t and I can’t decide on the order to go with.
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They're so dissimilar that it doesn't really matter, but I, personally, would watch them in chronological order: The Exorcist and then Poltergeist (the 1982 original, not the modern remake). Besides giving a sense of evolution of the genre, you might get the most out of arguably the scariest movie every made if you don't watch it after another scary movie. Also, The Exorcist is slower, so it may be easier to watch first, when you're more patient. Afterward, you can wind down with the movie that's not nearly as scary, but is more entertaining (it's a Spielberg movie, after all), which should help keep your attention on the back end of the double feature. That's just what I'd do. You guys might see more value in watching the lighter, more entertaining movie first and then the scarier one after, and that's fine, too.
 
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Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark [2019]:

A handful of plucky young nerds come across a book that foretells their future - and not in a good way. As one of the nerds says, "You don't read the book, the book reads you". Now, I'm NOT really sure what that means, but a young person would probably think it was deep and clever - and that's who this movie is directed at because adults will laugh at the absurdity of it all.

I had zero scares and felt no tension. Still, the movie looks great and would be fun for the right age group.

As for how to rate it :

* If you are aged 19 and below : 7.5/10

* If you are aged 20 and above, as I am :

2.5/10

P.S. The movie is beyond predictable. Something I also predict : multiple sequels !

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Arizona- Danny McBride, Rosemary Dewitt, minor appearances by Kaitlin Olson, Like Wilson, Seth Rogen. 4/10
Now available on HBO go.

Couldn't decide if it wanted to be a horror movie or dark comedy. It had potential, a good setting (2009 mortgage crisis) and a strong cast. But it was almost like Olson and Wilson signed on, then got a better offer and had to reduce their roles in this.
 
Boyhood (2014) - 5/10 (Didn't like or dislike it)

An ordinary 6-year-old boy quickly grows into an ordinary 18-year-old young man. It was pretty neat to see the same characters, especially the boy and his sister, age over 12 years (the span of time that the film was shot). About every 10-15 minutes, the film jumps ahead another year and the kids look noticeably older. Unfortunately, that great and very unique gimmick felt wasted on a story that's thin, ordinary and a little uncomfortable to watch. There's a strong emphasis on the sadder moments and situations in life, like deadbeat dads, abusive husbands, family fights, moving from city to city, saying goodbye to friends, arriving at new schools and so on. All of those painful and awkward moments are not balanced out by nearly enough happy moments, IMO. At the very least, we could've been shown the single mother and her two kids getting along and being a strong family in spite of what life has thrown at them, but, instead, we're mostly just shown them bickering and being in down moods. Life has those moments, but also has lots of good moments, and Boyhood largely neglects those, making it feel more depressing than uplifting, at least to me. Even at the very end, when the film tries to be uplifting, it's cancelled out by the same sense of melancholy that permeates the whole film. I give it credit that, for a 2 hour and 45 minute film about nothing extraordinary or really captivating, it held my attention and I wasn't bored. For that reason, I can't say that I disliked it, but I also can't say that I liked it, either, because I just found it depressing and a missed opportunity to make a film a lot more special than it ended up being.
 
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Attended a five-movie overnight David Cronenberg mini-marathon, which makes for a fascinating though draining 10-12 hours.

Shivers (aka They Came From Within). His first feature-length effort. The transgressive interests, the perverting of the body via science — it’s all here from the jump. Slug-like parasites infect the denizens of a tony Montreal apartment tower, turning them into horned-up zombies. Still holds up well! The opening 30 minutes or so are a nice WTF rollup. Low budget, but not in a bad way. There’s some genuine ickyness throughout.

Videodrome. James Woods is a skeevy TV executive seeking to push the boundaries of what is compelling entertainment. It’s a path to madness as reality and fiction begin to bend on gruesome ways. Some of Cronenberg’s best, most memorable visuals. Its themes are sadly still powerful and relevant today. One of my favorites of Cronenberg’s.

Rabid. In some ways, a bit of a riff on what he already did with Shivers, but less claustrophobic. After a motorcycle accident, a women receives radical plastic surgery, which creates unintended side effects. Her insatiable need for warmth is actually a humanity ravaging plague. Whoops! A similarly jaded view on the future of humans in the face of such tampering. Final shot is an effective reversal of Shivers, somber while the former was ominous.

The Brood. Right there among Cronenberg’s best. A slower burn (even for a guy who is rarely in a rush), a therapist with some out-there practices his helping a woman cope with a divorce. But there’s an unintended side effect to this work. It’s oddly effecting with its views on the disintegration of relationships and the fall out that creates. Horror in the best sense in that it takes feelings and situations that are very common and real and transforms it into something physical and menacing.

The Dead Zone. Maybe I was just tired at this point (I was), but this just didn’t hold up as well as I remember. Walken is memorably good (seek out his SNL spoof of the character for added fun). It looks fine. It’s interesting to see Cronenberg do something different, but there’s something stiff and by-the-numbers here. Stephen King’s story is still a good one, but it feels like work for hire here. Fine enough, but pales in comparison to when Cronenberg is in his own worlds.
 
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I am not sure where else to do so...

Anyone have any recommendations of movies to watch on either Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime (the free ones)? I am looking for just movies, not shows right now. Also, I am fine with basically every genre except for straight up horror. Just not my thing.

Thanks for any recommendations.
 
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Anyone have any recommendations of movies to watch on either Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime (the free ones)?
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Movies that I've watched on Netflix this year and have really liked are I Am Mother (sci-fi), Moon (sci-fi) and The Highwaymen (history; specifically, the 1930s). I recommend all of those if you like those genres.
 
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Movies that I've watched on Netflix this year and have really liked are I Am Mother (sci-fi), Moon (sci-fi) and The Highwaymen (history; specifically, the 1930s). I recommend all of those if you like those genres.
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Thanks. I thought about watching The Highwaymen, but saw it had poor reviews and put it on hold for the time being. I will have to give these a try, as the synopsis for all of them have me interested.
 
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I am not sure where else to do so...

Anyone have any recommendations of movies to watch on either Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime (the free ones)? I am looking for just movies, not shows right now. Also, I am fine with basically every genre except for straight up horror. Just not my thing.

Thanks for any recommendations.
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I noticed there are many Leonardo DiCaprio movies on Netflix. Maybe it is because of his 'Hollywood' movie is out. Could be time to catch up if you have not seen one.
  • Inception.
  • Django Unchained.
  • The Revenant.
  • The Departed.
  • Blood Diamond
  • The Wolf of Wall Street.
  • The Great Gatsby.
  • Body of Lies.
  • and others.
So are many Tarantino flicks.

I like Noomi Rapace and many of her films are incl., the Euro versions of Girl with the Dragon Tatoo series. Many here did not like Bright but I thought Unlocked and Close were ok.

Logan Lucky and About Time are good.

I'd suggest going to Movie genres and selecting International or Independent, you are bound to find something there.

Hollywood has been shifting to making movies for the 13-29 demographic mostly. (you see the complaints here about all the horror flicks out). It's getting tougher for older people to find movies. I've been shifting over to international movies and independents more. My knowledge there is more limited however.

ps Highwaymen is ok. Worth a look.
 
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OhCaptainMyCaptain said:
Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I am not sure where else to do so...

Anyone have any recommendations of movies to watch on either Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime (the free ones)? I am looking for just movies, not shows right now. Also, I am fine with basically every genre except for straight up horror. Just not my thing.

Thanks for any recommendations.
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Scanning my own lists for non-horror that I've either watched recently or have on my to watch lists...

Hulu: The Sister Brothers, Joe, True Grit (Coens), Mud, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (highly recommend!), The Good Shepherd (I recently subjected Movie Club to this and it's not faring great, but I have a soft spot for it).

Netlfix: The Third Man, Blue Ruin, Once Upon a time in America, Get Carter (Michael Caine original, not the Stallone remake), Network, A Serious Man, Stardust

Prime: By Sidney Lumet, Milius, A Scanner Darkly, Hard Eight, Aguirre Wrath of God, Juliet Naked, Gattaca, Seconds, A Simple Plan
 
OhCaptainMyCaptain said:
Thanks. I thought about watching The Highwaymen, but saw it had poor reviews and put it on hold for the time being. I will have to give these a try, as the synopsis for all of them have me interested.
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The Highwaymen actually has good audience reviews at RT (75% of regular viewers liked it). It's just the critics that were split on it. As a film, it's nothing special (hence the critic split), but it's a comfortable throw-back to Costner's old films (particularly The Untouchables, which is about the same era), if you liked those.

Another good sci-fi that's on Netflix that I recommend and forgot to mention is Ex Machina.

Another film on Netflix that I watched and liked recently is Black Sea. I don't recommend it as highly as the others, but it's worth watching if you like submarine thrillers.
 
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Unforgiven (2013) - 7/10 (Really liked it)

A once-feared samurai (Ken Watanabe) is lured out of retirement to kill two men for maiming a prostitute. This is a Japanese remake of the 1992 Best Picture winner, continuing a long tradition of Westerns and samurai pictures being adapted for one another. It sticks very closely to the plot of the original, as well as to the tone. In fact, many of the shots are very similar and recognizable. The cinematography is as good as the original, as is the acting. The sheriff almost steals the film like Hackman, in the same role, almost stole the original. It's also powerful and gripping, like the original. It's just a very faithful remake, but set in 1880s Japan rather than 1880s America. It gets no points for originality, but it's about as good of a remake as you can imagine. If a really good samurai picture with a familiar story interests you and you can forgive (no pun intended) the scene by scene similarities to a classic, it's worth checking out.
 
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Unforgiven (2013) - 7/10 (Really liked it)

A once-feared samurai (Ken Watanabe) is lured out of retirement to kill two men for maiming a prostitute. This is a Japanese remake of the 1992 Best Picture winner, continuing a long tradition of Westerns and samurai pictures being adapted for one another. It sticks very closely to the plot of the original, as well as to the tone. In fact, many of the shots are very similar and recognizable. The cinematography is as good as the original, as is the acting. The sheriff almost steals the film like Hackman, in the same role, almost stole the original. It's also powerful and gripping, like the original. It's just a very faithful remake, but set in 1880s Japan rather than 1880s America. It gets no points for originality, but it's about as good of a remake as you can imagine. If a really good samurai picture with a familiar story interests you and you can forgive (no pun intended) the scene by scene similarities to a classic, it's worth checking out.
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When this screened at TIFF in 2013, Watanabe was there to introduce the film. At one point he asked Eastwood why he made the property available for a Japanese remake. Watanabe said that after Sergio Leone ripped off Kurosawa's Yojimbo to make A Fistful of Dollars, which helped make Clint a big star, Eastwood thought it was the least he could do. One of those stories that may be apocryphal, but I hope it's true.
 
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