D-Money Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 7 hours ago, Monty said: The Post There’s no denying that Spielberg has made great movies in the past. And that those movies are classics (see: Indiana Jones 1-3, Jaws, ET, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List (I assume, still haven’t seen it), Minority Report, Munich). However, he hasn’t made a great movie since 2005 (Lincoln was “ok”). It seems like he’s been coasting the last 15 years in what can only be described as “Dad Movies”. And The Post sits comfortably in that region. This can only be described as a generic, safe, Oscar bait film. Nothing noteworthy happens. Everything is predictable from a mile away, and nothing is inspired at all. Milquetoast. Just saw this on the weekend. It was definitely a movie. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 41 minutes ago, D-Money said: Just saw this on the weekend. It was definitely a movie. That’s literally the most glowing review one can say. He successfully made a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 https://variety.com/2020/film/news/maggie-gyllenhaal-elvis-presley-mom-1203496130/ Quote Maggie Gyllenhaal to Play Elvis Presley’s Mom... Interesting!!! Quote ...in Baz Luhrmann’s Musical Drama F*CK! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Can’t stand Baz Luhrmann... You’d think regular musicals were bad enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, D-Money said: Can’t stand Baz Luhrmann... You’d think regular musicals were bad enough. Just looked at his filmography. He hasn’t done very many films, but he seems to ALWAYS be around. The only movie of his I watched from start to finish was Australia, but I remember hating it. I watched about 20 minutes of Romeo and Juliet when I was like 15, and my friends and I were like “WTF is this?” Never watched Moulin Rouge, would never watch it. Watched the first 5 minutes of The Great Gatsby and quickly remembered he directed it, so I shut it off, knowing I was wasting my time if I continued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 So after all that talk about the dullness of movies about journalism, Wes Anderson just announced he's doing a movie that appears to be loosely based on the development of the New Yorker. I think he'll probably take things in a completely different direction, which could be great for basically lampooning all those movies of the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1917 I just want more popcorn. But that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van40 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Knives Out 9/10 Wished it was longer. Looking forward to the sequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Very, very excited for The Green Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Quote Borderlands Movie In Production Interesting!!! Quote Directed By Eli Roth F*CK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Vice What an awful movie. Adam McKay got lucky with The Big Short, so he tried his hand at this political crap fest. What a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Guess Ill be planting myself here for awhile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Marriage Story Took me three tries, but finally got through the whole thing. The second half is ridiculously strong. Out of all Noah Baumbach’s films I’ve seen, which admittedly aren’t all his movies, I like it the most (not including the two Wes Anderson movies he helped co-write). The second half of the movie, starting when Laura Dern and Alan Alda are talking for the first time with the two of their clients, is when the movie gets really, really good. I will echo what majority of people say, and that’s that Adam Driver is acting circles around everyone, particularly Scarlett Johansson. Now, aside from the fact that Driver is just a phenomenal actor, I think a big reason Johansson just can’t hold up in it is twofold: 1. Driver is given far more to work with; and 2. Her character is further along in the stages of where their marriage is at, compared to where his character is at. Essentially, we are seeing Adam Driver’s character at a place where Johansson’s character has already been, and she’s already moved forward. She’s already grieved the loss of the marriage, her lost dreams, the acceptance that they are over and her life as a married couple is gone. We are seeing him come to terms with the fact that the life he knew, and liked in regards to where he lives and works. So he’s given far, far more to work with emotionally. Worth watching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnkNuk Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Indian Horse A good movie about a young Indigenous boy who is taken away from his family and put into a residential school where he discovers a love for hockey. Touches on a lot of hot-button Indigenous issues. Should be available on HBO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Goose Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Monty said: Marriage Story Took me three tries, but finally got through the whole thing. The second half is ridiculously strong. Out of all Noah Baumbach’s films I’ve seen, which admittedly aren’t all his movies, I like it the most (not including the two Wes Anderson movies he helped co-write). The second half of the movie, starting when Laura Dern and Alan Alda are talking for the first time with the two of their clients, is when the movie gets really, really good. Watched bits and pieces of it while my wife watched it- seemed really good. Mid 90's Jonah Hill's directorial debut I believe, and what a fantastic coming of age movie. Glad I finally got around to watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris12345 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Ready Player One Fun. Not great but entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 World War Z: rolled over and went to bed about half-way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babych Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 The Man With the Iron Fists: 9/10 Okay, so this movie is ridiculous and over the top but my god it is fun! This popped up in my recommended list on Netflix so I figured I'd give it a go. It's a throwback to the cheesy 70's kung fu movies and it's absolutely amazing. The movie doesn't take itself seriously, so keep that in mind if you give it a watch. If you're expecting something other than bad storytelling, cheesy dialogue and over the top kung fu then this isn't the movie for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Today, quarantine drove me to watch Vacation (2015). I didn’t even know it existed. Ed Helms plays an adult Rusty Griswold trying to take his wife and two sons on a vacation. Outside of one or two mildly funny scenes it was an absolute train wreck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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