i think that is the brilliance of the film. all 3 spider-men get a narrative that adds to their canon and rewards audiences of all 3 franchises in big ways.

both of the previous spider-men's audiences didnt get closure for the characters but here we get some long needed catharsis from a story that juggles 3 seperate long term protags and gives them all satisfying arcs and in the case of the 2 dormant ones enriches them in ways that allows the audience to be rewarded for loving them along the way.

its really smart and handled with a deftness that sony typically lacks.

Beyond Skyline and Skylines. I'll give them both round about a 5.5. They are just ok scifi action flicks. Don't know if you remember the movie Skyline from like 2010-11, but these are the sequels to it that I never knew they made. At the very least they take the Skyline story to a conclusion after all these years.

Skyline is an underrated science fiction film, but I got about ten minutes into Beyond Skyline and had to turn it off.

The reverence wasn’t there anymore.

The scene where they’re sharing the tragedies that catapulted them into devoting themselves into Spider-Man as a way to relate to MCU Peter and tell him without telling him everything is going to be ok and that May’s death has purpose was easily one of the best scenes in the film. Toby killed it. The warmth and welcoming way he carries himself with, the reunion with Doc Ock, and the look he gives MCU Peter as he saves Osborne. Just perfect.

The back popping scene was also great as an add on to his little back line in the second film. I remember laughing at that bit when the second film came out and I was pleasantly surprised they added a little more to it.

Does anybody think Andrew will get another go around in the next venom?

i dont. i think this is a closing chapter for those previous 2 iterations

Spider-Man: No Way Home - 4/4

The imperfections of the opening hour turn into a reason for the beauty of the following hour and a bit.
This is one of those films that people dream about, a fan-script come to fruition.

It’s fantastic and it feels like a real life comic book. Seeing Toby and Andrew again was so fulfilling in the way that the story played out.
This should be called Spider-Man: Fan Service, because it gave me everything I ever wanted from this character all at once.

Awesome. Completely awesome.

Me too but I would be lying if I said I wouldn’t pay a pretty penny to see them all together again.

Those three on screen at the same time was better than the Avengers.
I mean it.

Spider-Man

See when Andrew Garfield came back, I nearly burst with joy.

He is the unluckiest Spider-Man because he has the most pure connection to emotion of any actor, he radiates sympathetic charm. His only flaw was his age and the movies he was in.
He is one of the best actors going.

Also weird when you think about how few films Toby Maguire has done since Spider-Man

Also hated his hair

Living off those meme royalties

See if you responded to my thing with that in real life, I’d punch you.

I wouldn’t even have to think about it.
I just naturally punch dickheads now because of my pure morality.

I had an irrational hatred for how tall and square his hair was

Seriously?

Andrew Garfield is a British national treasure...
He’s pretty much the best actor we have.
Will you give him another chance, for me?

Garfield’s emotion is insane. It’s not the only movie he’s done it in but man, did I feel that emotion when he saved MJ. I was really looking forward to watching it with my wife when it comes to streaming but I’m not sure where it will land. The other 2 Sony/MCU movies aren’t on Disney+ (at least not in the UK) and I didn’t want to have to pay for another subscription. Tbf, should probably just get it on Blu Ray as I have everything up to Endgame on disk anyway. Felt a bit pointless getting Black Widow/Shang Chi/Eternals when they’re all on streaming.

That’s not a popular opinion btw, Brits tend to prefer a more stoic actor but for me that lad is a genius. Pure talent.

I already did... didn't mind how he looked in the new one....

You’ve got me thinking who my favourite actors are now :lol: but I get what you’re saying. I have this thing where I struggle to watch people get emotional without getting emotional myself (think it’s called “empathy”). This had me with “something in my eye” in the same way After Life did.

He has the most emotive face in the world.

He’s a natural born talent who will never win the Best Actor Oscar despite having more quality in him than the material ever will.
His agent needs lining up and shooting because he is killing him.

he deserves a best actor nom for tick tick boom

Nightmare Alley 6.5/10

Gorgeous, with an all-star cast, but my interest started to wane by the 90-minute mark. Perhaps I was not in the mood for it.

We’ve had our disagreements but if you are saying I am an idiot for not watching this then I am sorry, I will watch it. It just looked awful...

i fully expect him to get a best actor nom out of the film. criticize the film if you want but i highly doubt you come out of it able to criticize him. its his best performance. (and i think the film is good in of itself so whatever)

https://youtu.be/BAcG_tVWKM4


great scene

So I now have to watch him do the impossible...

Ok dude, expect me to actually review it then.

I love you as much as I love Andrew Garfield though so I think you are really just making me watch a movie you know I don’t want to watch.
You’ve done that before you wee rascal...

While I’m at it, I didn’t watch “If Beale Street Could Talk” yet and I figured it was an equally beautiful yet unlikely film for me to watch... would that be a good matinee?

I think you can find a great juxtaposition to anything if you want it. There’s also a Paddy Considine film about an Irish family moving to New York and meeting a gay black AIDS man that sometimes pulls my heart strings...

Would you like to see my lubed up anus now?

if you dont like musicals youve obviously got a hurdle but i think the film is more than showtunes (technically it only has 1 showtune in the literal sense its mostly rock ballads.)

I love musicals

I just don’t watch every single musical

Destor

well i do lol

i almost skipped this though cause i hate rent so much

but this was outstanding

Right that’s enough. I’ll watch it tonight while I am drunk(not because of that girl) and get back to you.

If I cry I swear to God...

im looking forward to hearing what you think, honestly

Why didn't anyone tell me Tick, Tick, Boom was a musical..... dunno anything about it.... apparently it has to do with the musical Rent.... which I also know nothing about except that time Simpsons did it, but I doubt that song was actually in it for real....

Oh yeah, but the point was I might watch it now too....

Destor, did you see the new West Side Story? I have never seen any version of it, film or theatre.... but I wanted to see this new one cause the trailers looked cool.... waiting for it to come to the cheap movie theater across the street....

looks like i forgot to rate it in this thread.

the remake fails to justify its existence. my stance would be if youve seen west side story skip it but otherwise this is a perfectly good version to watch. it doesnt do anything new or interesting we havent seen before but it does everything very well.

the dance numbers are very well shot and choreographed. all the vocals are as good as they ever have been. theres no knock i have against this version but there's nothing about it that has anything fresh either. in fact when watching it i was confused as to why Spielberg made it at all.

he had had nothing to say that hadnt been said. best i can figure he just loved the play and wanted a modern version to exist for his own sake.

tl;dr if youve never seen west side watch it. if you just love west side and want to see it again watch it. if you just like west side ok enough pass on it. youve already seen this movie.

and if youve never seen west side story and it interests you id highly recommend it because its a classic in the truest sense. timeless story.

Never seen it and all I really know of it is that it is a "modern Romeo and Juliet" w/ gangs and stuff.... oh yeah and the gangs snap at each other

its romeo and julliet meet ellis island yeah.

there is some cultural significance thats lost in the remake where originally both the sharks and the jets are 2nd class citizens where as now only the pueto ricans are held back by racism and the irish are not. its a bit irksome to have this important historical truth scrubbed from the film but i dont think anyone involved was prepared to have an honest conversation about the cultural significance of assimilation so they elected to just have the irish have white privilege instead but whatever. its standard modern perception even if it does an entire culture a disservice.

i wish it had survived though. its a topic worth conversation.

Destor hands out file-notes LJ...

i gave a tl;dr... :(

K, gonna watch Tick, Tick, Boom right now.....

Tick, Tick... Boom! - 8.5/10

Really enjoyed it.... Garfield was indeed real good, but still slightly annoyed by his ridiculous hair. Talented guy, he needs to switch up his hair if he ever wants to make it to "the next level".

tbf Garfields hair in this is a 1:1 for Jonathan Larsons hair IRL

Yeah, was just coming back to say it worked in this movie though..... was too harsh in my comments.....

Was telling my wife what a big deal it was for that character to save her and redeem himself for not saving the love if his life. Another awesome nod and moment for a character that never got to have that moment back. Fuck me this is my favorite marvel movie by a god damn mile.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train - 7/10

Moana - 8/10

Enjoyed it....

Dune (2021) - 9/10

Started watching Zola on Netflix. It’s interesting

This movie is bonkers and I love it.

Zola - 6.5/10

:(

Jackass Forever 7.2/10

I went straight back to binge drinking for days. I’m back now but my data is limited until Friday. I have the weekend off and a duty to watch it.
So I’ll probably stay sober, I have a lot going on right now...

dont watch out of obligation...wait until you want to

Actually the turmoil of my love(less) life might have put me in the mood now.
Friday it is.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) - 6.8/10

I thought Texas Chainsaw Massacre on Netflix was fun.

Is it a great movie, no. It is a fun, 80 minute slasher film, yes. Cinematography was good too. 7/10

King Richard - 8.5/10

Really surprised by this movie throughout. The quality of acting and script is really high, and the casting is fantastic. I thoroughly expected a typical biopic and this is that in a lot of ways, just a very well made one. Of the movies for best picture I'd say this is the best one I have seen.

Licorice Pizza - 7.5/10

I am a big Paul Thomas Anderson fan and so when I heard the good reviews for this movie I was excited to watch it. It's a very psychological film in a very easy going way, filled with great characters and a pretty wild but realistic story for the environment it's set in. I think of all the Oscar movies that I've seen this year this will be the one to bear the most rewatches, and may become a classic down the line.

Cooper Hoffman is just like his dad, really cool to see him here. I would've given him a nod for best actor to be honest, what a great performance.

Don't Look Up 4/10

I really didn't like this movie. It's way too long and while there were moments that made me laugh I could hardly get to the end of it fast enough. I have no idea how this movie is getting award recognition much less nominated for best picture. It feels like it was funded by the Elect Bernie Sanders committee or something, super liberal and saturated with covid metaphors.

Belfast - 6/10

Another movie that I can't understand the high praise for. I found it boring, unnecessarily black and white, and generally underwhelming across every meter.

8mm 7/10

Somewhat uncomfortable viewing.

Nicolas Cage gives a fairly understated performance (by Cage's standards).

Tick Tick Boom was actually pretty good, I mean it was polished and very well performed but the subject matter is pretty dreadful.
Andrew Garfield should have done a musical about a straight playwright that died of natural causes, then he’d win an Oscar for playing a Broadway minority.

The King's Man - 8/10

Much more "subdued" in its action compared to the first two, but I enjoyed it.... am a sucker for history pieces....

His House-8/10

Story of 2 refugees trying to earn residency in London and the ghosts of how they got to that point. Really liked it. They handled unraveling the mystery of why these two were being haunted really well and I particularly enjoyed the ending. More so because of what it meant for the characters than what actually happened.

That was a really good movie. The actress was also in Loki.

@SeannyOneBall

Did you see this?

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Seems like a fucking stupid question

Should’ve used Adam Sandler instead to pop this bastard

Dog - 7.1/10

Snake Eyes 6/10

Prime Nicolas Cage, but the film is oddly devoid of any tension or suspense.

Death on the Nile - 8/10

Don't remember the Murder on the Orient Express movie he made very much, but I think this was better.

Wild at Heart 6/10

It tries so hard to be weird and clever, but comes off as amateurish and naff. It remains watchable due to the performances of Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern (an absolute fox), Diane Ladd and Willem Dafoe.

i love all of the wizard of oz stuff in wild at heart.

Attempting to watch Eternals...not good.

Eternals - 3.5/10

Leaving Las Vegas 7/10

It's prime Cage, and Elisabeth Shue is a dime, but Jesus it is grim.

Matchstick Men 6/10

Saw the twist from a mile away.

The Batman - 8/10

The Batman - 9.8/10

I'm going to have to think about if this ties The Dark Knight or is just below it on the Bat films for me. Loved it. First time I feel like the 'voice' of Batman, Catwoman, Penguin felt comic book accurate onscreen. The score is going to be stuck in my head forever. Zoe Kravitz is the best Catwoman. Robert Pattinson is the best Batman. The whole cast is good. There's no weak points. Loved finally having a noir, detective Batman onscreen. Cinematography and Production Design are fantastic.

Wow… damn I just told the broad it’s too long for a cinema trip but now I’m not sure…

Dano fucking killed it as Riddler.

The Batman-9/10

Third act kept it from 10 and it’s just under TDK for me at least for now. This movie was Chinatown meets Seven. A sprawling mystery that unravels more and more of a mess that can’t be cleaned up, and a morderte leaving clues hoping he’s found only to turn it against the heroes.

I thought Pattinson killed it. Very different Batman than shutting we’ve ever seen. He’s in damn near every scene and he’s suited and booted for the majority of the film. And he talks. A lot. Loved his voice. This is likely the most comic accurate Batman we’ve ever seen. Very Long Halloween/Hush vibes with how he carries himself.

Rest of the cast was great. Farrell was great as Penguin and LJ will be happy to know he’s an integral character and set up to be bigger as this series progresses.

Reeves knocked it out of the park. Easily, IMO, the second best Batman film behind only the dark knight. I’m gonna see it again with my brothers this weekend. Can’t wait.

Stop giving me what I want, DC.

I can’t handle it.

This will be where DC overtakes Marvel.

2022 will turn the tide.

DC at the very least has figured out what it’s bread and butter is and that’s letting directora do their thing with their properties instead of trying to force feed a movie universe. Marvel hasn’t made anything with the vibe, feel or aesthetic of the Batman.

That’s real talk right there but Marvel won’t go dark dark. They’ll go dark grey, DC have already gone pitch black and back to SHAZAM!

DC could win this overall given the sheer strength of their properties.
If somebody good gets a hold of Superman then Marvel will be fucked.
I’d just hurl money at James Gunn like a cunt until he said yes.

Marvel shot a load so big over the last couple of years that DC just absorbed it, analysed the DNA and stole the best bits like Twins.

Danny Devito just won’t leave me alone…

JJ Abrams was rumored to want to do a Superman movie. I’m so for Henry giving another crack at it with a competent filmmaker this time.

The Batman- 8/10

I truly dont think this film will surpass the nolan films for joe movie goer but this is for the most part what i had been wanting to see on screen from batman for my entire life. a grounded noir detective film with action elements.

the cast all hold their weight very well. Pattinson is obviously the stand out but everyone is very good. the score becomes good but starts very poor (more on that later.) the film doesnt rush through its plot. it takes its time in both narrative and in the pacing of the scenes which really works to its benefit.



all in all batman works best when he's not portrayed as a superhero and now there is a live action version that will let him explore the character from a much more grounded level and im very interested in going on that journey with them.

Oh for fuck sake Destor…

I clicked the spoiler and that first line had better not be true.

only in the 1st act. it gets it shit together. it was a narrative choice to do it like it was done but it was the wrong one. it may start flat but by the end of the 3hr run time it rights its wrongs. still it was a major issue for me at the onset.

I thought the score was good to great. But I’ve also listened to its entire release.

Enigma 6.5/10

A mentally unstable code-breaker at Bletchley Park attempts to break the German submarines' new code before they attack a convoy heading towards England, while at the same time trying to figure out the disappearance of the woman who sent him off the deep end. A serviceable film; I was mostly watching for Saffron Burrows (top-drawer dame).

Yesterday, I also tried to watch Under Suspicion and Raising Cain, but I didn't last more than 10 minutes with either before turning off.

Batman 9.5/10. I think when it comes out on streaming services, I'll watch the Dark Knight and The Batman back to back and see if it's better than the Dark Knight.

Just absolutely loved the movie.