Paul the sparky wrote:Has anyone ever heard of the Lord of the Rings films?
Moot_Geeza wrote:DS is wrong about Come True.
He's right about Red Rooms though, very interesting film. A couple of things I wasn't sure on
Spoiler:
Other than that it's a skillful deep dive into morbid darkness, not a film I came close to second guessing and not something I'll be forgetting in a hurry. Good rec.
davyK wrote:Phantom Thread Daniel Day Lewis plays Solid Snake, an elite level dressmaker who has his life perfectly organised until he meets a certain young lady who isn't able to wear clothes, for reasons. Exquisitely made and the three leads are superb. On iPlayer.
EvilRedEye wrote:1 - Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - No review - 01/01/2024 - ★★★★☆
2 - Saltburn (2023) - Review - 09/01/2024 - ★★★☆☆
3 - Shin Godzilla (2016) - Review - 12/01/24 - ★★★★☆
4 - Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017) - Review - 13/01/24 - ★★★★☆
5 - Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) - Review - 20/01/24 - ★★★☆☆
6 - Teorema (1968) - Review - 25/01/24 - ★★★★☆
7 - Bloodsport (1988) - Review - 26/01/24 - ★★★★☆
8 - Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) - Review - 27/01/24 - ★★★☆☆
9 - King Kong (1933) - Review - 03/02/24 - ★★★★★
10 - The Shop Around the Corner (1940) - Review - 04/02/24 - ★★★★☆
11 - The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) - Review - 08/02/24 - ★★★★☆
12 - The Marvels (2023) - Review - 09/02/24 - ★★★★☆
13 - Dune: Part One (2021) - Review - 10/02/24 - ★★★★☆
14 - Casablanca (1942) - Review - 18/02/24 - ★★★★☆
15 - Them (1954) - Review - 18/02/24 - ★★★★☆
16 - The Zone of Interest (2023) - Review - 19/02/24 - ★★★★★
17 - All of Us Strangers (2023) - Review - 19/02/24 - ★★★★★
18 - Poor Things (2023) - Review - 20/02/24 - ★★★☆☆
19 - The Taste of Things (2023) - Review - 21/02/24 - ★★★★☆
20 - The Iron Claw (2023) - Review - 21/02/24 - ★★★★☆
21 - Mandabi (1968) - Review - 22/02/24 - ★★★★☆
22 - Aftersun (2022) - Review - 24/02/24 - ★★★★☆
23 - Wonka (2023) - Review - 25/02/24 - ★★★★☆
24 - In the Mood for Love (2000) - Review - 25/02/24 - ★★★★☆
25 - Tokyo Decadence (1992) - Review - 25/02/24 - ★★★★☆
26 - Shoshana (2023) - Review - 26/02/24 - ★★★☆☆
27 - Evil Does Not Exist (2023) - Review - 26/02/24 - ★★★★☆
28 - American Fiction (2023) - Review - 28/02/24 - ★★★★☆
29 - The Holdovers (2023) - Review - 28/02/24 - ★★★★★
30 - Evil Dead Trap (1988) - Review - 02/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
31 - Dune: Part Two (2024) - Review - 03/03/24 - ★★★★☆
32 - Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) - Review - 03/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
33 - Morbius (2022) - Review - 04/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
34 - Madame Web (2024) - Review - 04/03/24 - ★☆☆☆☆
35 - Wicked Little Letters (2023) - Review - 04/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
36 - Past Lives (2023) - Review - 07/04/24 - ★★★★☆
37 - Maestro (2023) - Review - 08/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
38 - Anatomy of a Fall (2023) - Review - 08/03/24 - ★★★★★
39 - Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) - Review - 09/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
40 - Cimarron (1931) - Review - 12/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
41 - Evil Dead Trap 2 (1991) - Review - 16/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
42 - Son of Kong (1933) - Review - 17/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
43 - 20 Days in Mariupol (2023) - Review - 18/03/24 - ★★★★★
44 - To Kill a Tiger (2022) - Review - 19/03/24 - ★★★★★
45 - Dustin (2023) - Review - 20/03/24 - ★★★★☆
46 - Napoleon (2023) - Review - 20/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
47 - Mighty Joe Young (1949) - Review - 23/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
48 - Witchfinder General (1968) - Review - 23-24/03/24 - ★★★★☆
49 - Sunset Boulevard (1950) - Review - 24/03/24 - ★★★★★
50 - Immaculate (2024) - Review - 24/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
51 - Perfect Days (2023) - Review - 25/03/24 - ★★★★☆
52 - Mothers’ Instinct (2024) - Review - 25/03/24 - ★★★★☆
53 - Robot Dreams (2023) - Review - 27/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
54 - Late Night with the Devil (2023) - Review - 27/03/24 - ★★★★☆
55 - Godzilla (2014) - Review - 28/03/24 - ★★☆☆☆
56 - Kong: Skull Island (2017) - Review - 29/03/24 - ★★★★☆
57 - The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) - Review - 29-30/03/24 - ★★★★☆
58 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) - Review - 30/03/24 - ★★★★☆
59 - The Iron Giant (1999) - Review - 31/03/24 - ★★★★★
60 - Secrets of a Wallaby Boy (2023) - Review - 31/03/24 - ★★★★☆
61 - Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) - Review - 01/04/24 - ★★★☆☆
62 - Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (2024) - Review - 02/04/24 - ★★★★☆
63 - Road House (2024) - Review - 05/04/24 - ★★☆☆☆
64 - The Wicker Man (1973) - Review - 06/04/24 - ★★★★★
65 - The First Omen (2024) - Review - 07/04/24 - ★★★★☆
66 - Cinema Paradiso (1988) - Review - 07/04/24 - ★★★★☆
67 - Monkey Man (2024) - Review - 07/04/24 - ★★★★☆
68 - Civil War (2024) - Review - 09/04/24 - ★★★★☆
69 - Nyad (2023) - Review - 11/04/24 - ★★★★★
70 - Nimona (2023) - Review - 11/04/24 - ★★★☆☆
71 - American Symphony (2023) - Review - 12/04/24 - ★★☆☆☆
72 - The Amityville Horror (1979) - Review - 12/04/24 - ★★★★☆
73 - The Creator (2023) - Review - 13/04/24 - ★★☆☆☆
74 - Wish (2023) - Review - 13/04/24 - ★★★☆☆
75 - Flamin’ Hot (2023) - Review - 14/04/24 - ★★★☆☆
76 - Southland Tales (2006) - Review - 14/04/2024 - ★☆☆☆☆
77 - Blackhat (2015) - Review - 15/04/24 - ★★☆☆☆
78 - Back to Black (2024) - Review - 16/04/24 - ★★★☆☆
Films watched as part of my cinema membership: 24
Cost of cinema membership payment: £92.49
Cost per film of cinema membership: £3.85
Short films:
1 - The After (2023) - Review - 10/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
2 - Invincible (2022) - Review - 10/03/24 - ★★★★★
3 - The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) - Review - 11/03/24 - ★★★★☆
4 - Knight of Fortune (2022) - Review - 17/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
5 - Red, White and Blue (2023) - Review - 17/03/24 - ★★★★☆
6 - Ninety-Five Senses (2022) - Review - 18/03/24 - ★★★★☆
7 - The Barber of Little Rock (2023) - Review - 18/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
8 - The Last Repair Shop (2023) - Review - 18/03/24 - ★★★★★
9 - Island in Between (2023) - Review - 18/03/24 - ★★★★☆
10 - Wish 143 (2011) - Review - 18/03/24 - ★★★★☆
11 - Letter to a Pig (2022) - Review - 18/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
12 - Pachyderme (2022) - Review - 18/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
13 - War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko (2022) - Review - 18/03/24 - ★★★☆☆
14 - Our Uniform (2023) - Review - 19/03/24 - ★★★★☆
15 - Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (2023) - Review - 13/04/24 - ★★★☆☆
16 - This is the Way the World Ends (2007) - Review - 14/04/24 - ★★★☆☆
jdanielp wrote:Wow. A 0 and an unscoreable!
LivDiv wrote:I've not watched Argyle but that fakeness seems to be so common in movies now.
I watched the original Fast and the Furious yesterday. There are some bits where it is obviously CGed up, it's heavily stylised with light streaks and chats happening at 100mph through windows. However there are other scenes where it looked so obviously real compared to Fast X and many other films now. The cars rattle and and shake as they are pushed at speed, Dom's charger really gets fucked up at the end rather than a CG double. They establish it's Johnny Tran riding a motorbike before he does the big stunts and it switches to the stunt man rather than zooming in and having some dodgy jpg of the actor's face stitched over the visor like it's Apple VR.
These modern films just seem to lean far too much into doing things in CG later now.
Gremill wrote:LivDiv wrote:I've not watched Argyle but that fakeness seems to be so common in movies now.
I watched the original Fast and the Furious yesterday. There are some bits where it is obviously CGed up, it's heavily stylised with light streaks and chats happening at 100mph through windows. However there are other scenes where it looked so obviously real compared to Fast X and many other films now. The cars rattle and and shake as they are pushed at speed, Dom's charger really gets fucked up at the end rather than a CG double. They establish it's Johnny Tran riding a motorbike before he does the big stunts and it switches to the stunt man rather than zooming in and having some dodgy jpg of the actor's face stitched over the visor like it's Apple VR.
These modern films just seem to lean far too much into doing things in CG later now.
The most recent Mission Impossible is chock full of that shit. Especially egregious given the promo focus on Tom's stunts.
Gremill wrote:17. Come True
I watched this last year and although I really liked it, I can't say that I remembered that much of it (I may have been under the influence) so it was due a rewatch. So glad I did, because this time I loved it. A really solid central performance anchors a fever-dream like film about a young woman who is struggling with insomnia and nightmares and so joins a sleep research clinic. Some incredibly unnerving imagery, a dread atmosphere, brilliantly stylised direction and a superb soundtrack all make for a compulsive and disturbing watch. 9
davyK wrote:Relic One for those who like films with people sneaking about a dark creepy house. Grandmother showing signs of dementia has daughter and granddaughter arrive after she goes missing. Granny re-appears with no memory of what has happened - and we take it from there. This is an unusual take on the genre and its equally unusual - maybe even touching , with perhaps a nod to Babadook, ending makes it worth a look. Solid performances from the small cast of 3 too and there's some atmospheric ambient music and good use of sound.
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