🍆 - I don't know why I watched it.

Watching "Greta" tonight because I have a free rental. Kinda jealous of Chloe's broad shoulders.

This is painful to watch.

That's what you get for watching a Neil Jordan joint, guy's a completely talentless dickhead.

This movie is beyond atrocious. Why does it even have an RT score of 60%? It's absolutely horrendous.

Greta is only enjoyable for Issabelle Hupert, who in my opinion, after Meryl Streep, is the greatest current living actress. It's pure camp and a terrible film though. The purse subplot makes no sense at all if you think about it. I will give the film this though - I remember it quite well months later.

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Ahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

That is outrageous.

agreed

I immediately hate myself for that obnoxious reaction.

But come on...

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

8.5/10, first Tarantino joint I've really liked probably dating back to Inglorious Bastards.

What is your issue with Huppert?

so 2 movies ago

Well my issue is with the notion that somebody in the world rates her almost as highly as Meryl Streep as an actress.
It's like saying Armand Assante is second only to Daniel Day Lewis.

I couldnt tell you one movie Meryl Streep was in.

She's probably the best of all time. I don't actually consider Daniel Day Lewis the best actor but if he is she's still better by a long shot. She can turn herself into anybody.

I once had a farm in Africa... and my husband gave me syphilis.

Julianne Moore may be the closest anybody ever came to getting on Streep's level as an actress. I think Mirren is just a rung below.
I find it hard to compare men to Streep but Ben Foster has it, he would be a wonderful choice to play opposite her in a film.

Not before a dingo ate the baby, the baby she chose in Auschwitz

Obv next closest would be Brie Larson or Jessica Chastain

Love me some Jessica Chastain, and Amy Adams for that matter.

Oprah

They're on a lower rung with people like Cate Blanchett and Amy Adams.
Above them are Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, Charlize Theron... people that stretch without stretching.

I would say Emily Blunt, Elizabeth Olsen, and Michelle Monaghan need to get with new agents and have them make a bunch of indies because they are all better than they currently are doing. I realise money is more appealing but it can cost them prestige in the long run.

If we're talking best of All-time, then you gotta mention Jessica Alba.

As far as men go, It doesnt get much better than Gerard Butler in Geostorm.

I think you gotta put Oprah up there with Regina King and Millie Bobbie Brown as one of the best black actresses in the world.

Toni Collette also a top notch actress and one of my favorites

She should have been nominated for this movie


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Isabelle Huppert 'such a bad actress' she is the most nominated actress for French equivalent of Oscars, the Cesar Awards and most nominated actress for French equivalent of Tony's, The Moliere Awards..has won Best Actress at Cannes at few times...nominated for Oscar as well...

Feel like SOB 'hates her' for no reason w/o having seen lots of her work...

The Piano Teacher and Ma Mere both really good (but super fucked up, especially Ma Mere) movies she is in...

...anyways

Toni Collette is up with Charlize and Emma Stone, she's one of the most consistent over the last 25 years. To think it all started with Muriel's Wedding. What a film that was, absolutely bonkers.

Emma Stone sort of reminds me of Anne Hathaway, not bad or anything, but overrated....like Emma Stone more than Anne Hathaway tho...Hathaway super annoying

I think Jessica Chastain is good but also like when Grace Randolph 'verbally destroys her' on a regular basis in reviews

Agreed on Charlize always being good

Amy Adams good too...really good in Sharp Objects

Nicole Kidman definitely one of my favorite actresses...Nicole can go toe 2 toe with anyone in acting scenes...her and Meryl scenes top notch in Big Little Lies...

Zendaya 'has potential' to be a top actress one day IMO...so amazing in EUPHORIA

Paul Dano and Joaquin Phoenix both top notch actors

This is an unnecessarily defensive post.
I haven't seen most films by most actors, Slik. Neither have you. There are too many.
That is no cause for casting aspersions or putting words in my mouth.

Nicole Kidman is the very definition of over rated. She picks the wrong projects time and time again, even John Cusack made her look mediocre and he is fairly dreadful.

Meryl so damn good in this scene...


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Dano needs to stretch himself further to be on the Phoenix level but he's getting there. If he could play one or two non-neurotic characters he would prove a lot.

Funny to think he and Emile Hirsch were in The Girl Next Door as teens and now they're both indie darlings. I think Emile Hirsch is magnificent, just wish he'd behave himself in real life.

Agreed on Hirsch

Zendaya's work in Zapped was one of the best performances we've seen in the 21st century.

My only real complaint with Chastain is her sour face in every role for the last 8 or so years. Not a sign of good range, a sign of too much comfort. Not sure who Grace Randolph is but google was not kind to her.

Don't forget former WWE Superstar, Luther Reigns.

Dont sleep on Melissa Joan Hart.

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Saw the pilot and I'm interested to see the rest of the show even though I can probably guess where its headed, which characters are Mary Sues and how it being visually striking will likely be one of the few redeeming qualities.

Zendaya is the future of entertainment. Multicultural for the sake of multiculturalism, bland and without nuance.

Kids these days have it so hard with their cell phones, social media and multiple sex organs.

Do you know how hard it is for a woman to get a bikini wax just because they have a penis? :smh:

Why are you assuming someone with a penis wants to identify as a woman, Dave, you fucking racist?

I can't help but indulge my cisgendered oppressive tendencies.

Zedaya is one note. She plays that note ok at best.

Not at all, she just hasn't done as much yet

maybe as she gets more roles she will learn a second facial expression

she'll need a tittie upgrade too.

The Perfection- 6/10

Pretty fun watch. First twist hooked me really good. Second one I could see coming a mile away. One of those movies that tries a little too hard to be clever.

I think I liked it a lot more.

Train to Busan- 10/10

Might be the best Zombie movie I've ever seen. Great characters, amazing tension, and the zombies themselves are awesome. The way they twist and contort is really unnerving.

Yeah, 6 out of 10 was a little harsh, tbh. Probably more of a 7 for me.

Heard good things about this movie. Tried watching it, but it just reminded me I can't watch Asian movies. I can't tell the actors apart.

Ya it's the best i've seen. It didnt need to be dark and creepy to build tension and it didnt rely on jump scares. That little girl was incredible. The dad was great. The guy that played the husband of the pregnant woman was fantastic and he's gonna be playing Gilgamesh in The Eternals. I got a huge crush on that cheerleader. I want to do bad things with her.

Ahn So-hee https://www.instagram.com/ssoheean/?hl=en

Bastards have taken "Train To Busan" and "Stitches" off UK Netflix.

Bastards.

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - 9/10


I thought this was good!

A lil slow in the middle. Kind of made me want to live in L.A. in the 60's (or Tarantino's version of it). Leo was great (duh). Brad was great (duh). It's not what you're expecting, which makes sense via being a Tarantino film.

Some trustworthy names have raved about it but I get the feeling it's liable to really make me mad. I really hope I just misinterpreted the reviews.

I'd say this, along with Avengers: Endgame, has been my favorite film this year so far.

Tarantino's first film away from Miramax coincidentally has Hollywood's original famous rapist in it. That's strange.
I'm not insinuating anything there btw, I even checked the Polanski petition. No Tarantino.

Midsommer - 2.5 / 4

Did you like The Wicker Man? Swap out a cop with unsuspecting tourists and you've got a remake.

It was ok and all. Nothing I'm going to dwell on or act like its a breakout movie of the summer.

Spiderman: Far From Home: 2.5 / 4

Nothing here really to hate but it just felt unnecessary. First half was rather dull. I like movies to slow down and do some character building without a punch of "pew-pew" action but the Peter/MJ thing for the millionth time doesn't do it for me especially with Zendaya as MJ. I think I saw a half smile once but other than that her face never changed. It's like they know her limitations but the studio told them they had to shoehorn her in so they gave her the essensce of an emotionless goth so they could have a built in excuse for why she sucks. Everytime she was on screen I was taken out of the movie because all I could think was "this is a shit character played by a shit actor".

Second half picked up a bit after we finally got the turn we knew would happen but overall this will go in the lower half of the Marvel movies for me. Somewhere around Age of Ultron level where this movie is just a tacked on bridge to something else....where ever they choose to go with things now.

Is Laura Harrier in it? I went to check Wiki but the state they have left that Spiderman page in is a disgrace. Every cast member gets multi paragraphs instead of a basic cast breakdown. Fucking dicks.

Once upon a Time in Hollywood: 9/10


a reserve the right to change this based on how i feel after a second viewing.

Yeah man, Slik actually went out of his way to warn me which was very kind.
It's a big artistic/interpretive failing of mine, I admit it. I cannot stand that.

Will have to watch.

Valkyrie 7/10

Bohemian Rhapsody- 7/10


Queen is my favorite band so i avoided this since these things are never very faithful. Music is is great, mostly because they play real tracks or demo recordings so all of the audio is authentic. like all biopics though the story meanders about aimlessly until its able to find some conflict. Life just isnt a narrative. That said as far as biopics go this is probably one of the very best. Everyone in it is excellent and when theres drama its compelling.

Im going to get to going back to the movies a lot with Regal releasing their unlimited program probably tomorrow. Theyre going to allow you to watch as many movies a day as you can watch provided the next movie starts 90 minutes after the current movie.
Stupid thing is my theatre in the middle of fucking nowhere is in the top tier with regal theatres in LA SF Boston NYC Vegas, which is ridiculous

You have an inpressive ammount of free time

You can sneak a bunch of mountain due in

I haven't worked the entire year so far and it's looking like I'm going to make it a full year

I cant think of a better use of art than escapism

The only catch is I think you have to pay for a whole year in advance

The Professor and The Madman 4 out of 5 stars

I watched this on an airplane and loved it. It's about the making of the first English dictionary. Mel Gibson is a Scottish professor tasked with leading the charge on the first ever English Dictionary whilst Sean Penn plays an American doctor with mental problems and the only way that he seems to calm his psychosis is through rigorous research and work in aiding the development of the dictionary. The movie has good reviews and bad, it's not a "best picture" movie but I really enjoyed it. I keep thinking about it and the performances. Also it is a true story and that makes it really special.

Pet - 8/10 - This movie was way better than I thought it would be. It's about a creepy guy that runs into a hot chick he used to go to high school with on the bus. And he starts following her and sending her flowers and obviously creeps her out. He ends up kidnapping her and putting her in a cage. This sounds like your basic Fallen Angel scenario. But, it's not. There's a huge twist. It happens in the middle of the movie and it basically changes everything you thought this movie would end up being about. The lead male and lead female were fantastic. The female being the standout of the movie. The male is the guy from Lost and played a hobbit in LoTR's. If you like a psychological thrillers with a touch of gore, you'll really like this. The twist is pretty damn good.

Streets of Fire 7/10

An action musical in a 1950s/1980s setting. The acting and dialogue leave much to be desired, but not going to lie, I enjoyed it; a strange mix.

The upside of having no social life.

Watching Jordan Peele's "Us" for the first time.
This requires a proper review.

I think I liked it better than Get Out

Us - 4/4

Jordan Peele has made another masterpiece.
In description this falls under the "high concept" category and all things considered this is a marvellous piece of trickery.
Drawn in by the promise of a horror film with levity an unsuspecting audience will almost immediately be at ease with the tone.
After half an hour this tone blurs and distorts like a funhouse mirror, the comfort atrophies as the creeping horror fattens into a perpetual feeling of disgust, mistrust and anxiety.
Then for moments I was allowed mild respite from the terror of what might, replaced once more with a resurgent swell of hope.
The tonal shifts, the atmospheric terraforming are stunning in their own right, but they are accompanied by some of the most incredible uses of soundtrack that I have ever experienced.
When the climactic scene between Lupita's occurs I can already count two previous uses of the same piece of music in different forms which should have rendered the tune a gimmick and yet which instead have engrained it deeply into the heart of the film.
The tune becomes three different things, first a piece of comfort comedy, secondly a resurgence of faith in the success of the hero and lastly a dynamic soundtrack to a piece of murderous choreography akin to a beautiful Kung Fu scene or as is shown, a classical ballet.
I am beholden unto this film for restoring my faith in surprises, though one large surprise I telegraphed almost immediately and did not let go of for the entire duration of the film.
It changed nothing, if you catch the main twist early on which an observant viewer will then you may worry that the ending shall now be unsatisfactory which thankfully the film accounts for and provides an unspoken yet surprisingly cheerful "Get over it!" in response.
The cast were all wonderful, particularly Lupita Nyong'o. That is a lot of acting to do for one person in a film and it's probably the best dual role I can name off the top of my head because traditionally they tend to go wrong or are placed in a weaker film.
I haven't felt like writing proper reviews lately, I was pretty sure I wasn't going to write anything besides my opinions ever again but this is a truly appropriate and brilliant follow up to a promising young director's first masterpiece, now cementing him as a powerhouse in the horror genre.
I am grateful for the respite in the form of timely humour and tunes, this shows Jordan Peele to be a damned good sport and a man intent on making the film palatable beyond a fully nightmarish theme.

This is the best film I have seen for months and I honestly think it may be one of the best horror films I have ever seen. Not that I have seen very many at all.
I can't say it is as satirical or as fully conceived as "Get Out" but it is definitely a shining example of what can be done to make full use of a cast and a small setting with an excellently developed storyline and performances.

Oh fuck, that didn't look as long in notepad...

Content!

The Way Back 6.5/10

A bit of a trek.

i like what you did there

Scary Stores To Tell In The Dark - 7/10


I think Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark would be a fun horror movie for kids to watch and get into horror.

It's nowhere near as creepy as the books (how could it be), more of a throwback horror flick, kind of bland at times but all the horror set-pieces are pretty fun. I had no idea it took place in the 60's and I liked all the 60's aesthetics of suburbia.

Angst (or Fear) 1983 (German) - 3/5

This is a really disturbing movie, very simple and realistic story. A long term psychotic criminal lies his way to rehabilitation in prison and once released lets loose his pent up fantasies. The acting is documentary good. I wouldn't really have any critique for a movie like this is just is what it is. The camera work is what makes the film so disturbing. You really take a ride with the lead and he's a fucking psycho. I bet they shot this movie easily under 2 or 3 weeks. I recommend it. Watched it on Shudder.

It's an Austrian film bud

Ah my bad. The Shudder app says German.

Trust me, not your app