Ericj32
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I saw the trailer in a theater a few weeks ago and could not really believe how wild and provocative it looks. I want to see it but most of the reviews I’ve come across so far have been pretty negative.
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I saw the trailer in a theater a few weeks ago and could not really believe how wild and provocative it looks. I want to see it but most of the reviews I’ve come across so far have been pretty negative.
Just watched Red Notice on Netflix starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot.
For a Netflix Film, this far exceeded my expectations. I quite enjoyed it.
The movie kind of has a Indiana Jones meets Jumanji vibe to it.
For a Netflix Film, this far exceeded my expectations. I quite enjoyed it.
The movie kind of has a Indiana Jones meets Jumanji vibe to it.
I watched Mystic River last night. I'll watch prettymuch any oscar-bait movie I've never seen if the premise is intriguing.
It was fucking awful, I've never liked Clint Eastwood as a director but its like he didn't even try here. It feels like it was made by a first year film student with a big ass budget. Everything from the blocking to the shot selection was all over the place. There's one scene that just involves a conversation between 4 people at a table, and Clint cuts every 3 seconds to another redundant angle, just going everywhere and breaking the 180-degree rule.
The 3 principal actors are all veterans of their craft, they probably just did their thing with little direction (Which is good, the acting was the only thing that got me through this movie).
It's so bad it's making me reassess Eastwood's directing credits to see if there's actually anything of worth there. Needed to vent about it somewhere.
It was fucking awful, I've never liked Clint Eastwood as a director but its like he didn't even try here. It feels like it was made by a first year film student with a big ass budget. Everything from the blocking to the shot selection was all over the place. There's one scene that just involves a conversation between 4 people at a table, and Clint cuts every 3 seconds to another redundant angle, just going everywhere and breaking the 180-degree rule.
The 3 principal actors are all veterans of their craft, they probably just did their thing with little direction (Which is good, the acting was the only thing that got me through this movie).
It's so bad it's making me reassess Eastwood's directing credits to see if there's actually anything of worth there. Needed to vent about it somewhere.
JohnnyCashFan
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Tonight's 10PM showing
gaporter
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Meet the Robinsons is such an underrated movie, I've loved it since I was a kid and it holds up now. It has an absurd amount of charm and creativity, and a really good message. If you have Disney+ and have never seen it, I recommend giving it a watch if you're in the mood for something kid-friendly.
Thackeraye
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Being made to watch A Castle at Christmas. As a Scot I was offended 2 minutes in. Cary Else’s’ accent is brutal. I’m going to have to drink through this…
kvetcha
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the biggest problem with that movie is weirdly that Elwes and Shields are overqualified. accents aside, their acting is a little…too nuanced?
these movies only work if everyone in them is operating at the level of a high school play.
JohnnyCashFan
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We havn't found much in new Christmas movies this year, Boy Named Christmas was meh like the reviews, and the Hallmark channel watchers in the house have not been impressed so it's back to the classics.
kvetcha
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If you’re not turned off by subtitles, I might recommend Tokyo Godfathers. It’s one I watch annually.
NateOEB
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If that's you're desire, here's some comically bad dog
for you. It is supremely weird. Some great actors in one of the worst movies I've seen.
siremobunny
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If you don't mind something dark, Silent Night just came out via AMC+
also, 8-Bit Christmas on HBO Max...not great, but fun nostalgia if you grew up during the time period of Nintendo...
And I hear that Comedy Central has a parody of a Lifetime/Hallmark style xmas film on tonight with Ana Gasteyer and Rachel Dratch in it called A Clusterfünke Christmas that could potentially be funny.
gaporter
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Probably not saying anything most of you don't already know, but Close Encounters of the Third Kind kicks ass.
Melt Face Molly Drop
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Hemotep
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I've been continuing my cheesey horror movie binge for the last two months. Tonight I watched the first Puppet Master, which for such a low budget was not bad, although the ending was rushed and kinda ruined what had been good cheese. Now I'm watching There's Someone Inside Your House. I didn't have high expectations and it's still not meeting them.
Aron
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Watched “The Power Of The Dog” on Netflix last night. Seems like it is getting pretty good reviews, but I found it to be an extremely tedious watch. Great cast, but pretty disappointed with the storytelling.
siremobunny
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I thought Campion's control over the storytelling was masterful, tbh.
ayayrawn
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Agreed. Power of the Dog is a masterclass in show, don't tell. Takes a skilled director to really pull off a story like this with such grace and subtlety.
Aron
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I guess I’m just dense then because I could have used a bit more telling in the early going. And then in the middle I felt like things just bogged down with no advancement of the story. I don’t mind a slow burning story, but I kept waiting for something, anything, to happen.
It's actually quite good and thought provoking. Yes there are also sexy nuns. Verhoeven contains multitudes.
"Mainstream" publications may be criticizing it, but many in the film criticism world really like this movie.