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Post by ultravisitor on Feb 27, 2021 14:31:50 GMT -6
I watched Stray the other night, and Zeytin was a very good girl.
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Post by zircona1 on Feb 27, 2021 15:32:41 GMT -6
Rosamund Pike deserves more good roles - she's so damn good in this movie. Unfortunately it's not very good beyond her performance. About 3/4 of the way through, I asked my girlfriend, "so which side are you rooting for?" Pike is damn good in this movie, her character was frightening. I thought the whole thing was pretty good, in that you wondered how it was all going to end. I thought the car in the lake sequence was well done.
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Post by andrewvb on Feb 27, 2021 19:51:04 GMT -6
Indiewire critics poll is out. No surprise to see Nomadland at the top. lol list has two films listed as 10 and does not follow the proper rules for ties that this board knows so well.
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Post by Kamera on Feb 27, 2021 19:55:52 GMT -6
Up next...Tom & Jerry
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2021 23:26:41 GMT -6
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Post by teekoh on Feb 28, 2021 8:50:10 GMT -6
Watched Point Break for the first time last night so now I get all the Hot Fuzz references.
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Post by munkivelli on Feb 28, 2021 23:02:58 GMT -6
(also have a screenshot, in case they fix this later)
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Post by venom on Mar 1, 2021 9:38:27 GMT -6
we watched Class Action Park over the weekend. i grew up near enough to it that i saw the ads on tv but not near enough to actually get there. i also have a very clear memory of the Headbanger's Ball episode there with alice in chains. but my parents shut down any request to go there. i guess the regular deaths were no secret. 20+ years later and seeing the couple documentaries about it, i'm going to say they made the right call.
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Post by dij22 on Mar 1, 2021 23:15:01 GMT -6
Just watched Nomadland. That was terrific
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Post by zircona1 on Mar 6, 2021 11:40:37 GMT -6
If you've seen Man on Wire, you don't really need to see this. I wanted to see it b/c it's an incredible story, and Zemeckis does conjure up some visual marvels occasionally. I disliked the way the first part of the movie was done, with the narration and B+W/color shift. When they get to executing 'the coup', the movie gets better, even though you know how it turns out, it's still tense.
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Post by dij22 on Mar 6, 2021 12:00:12 GMT -6
Watched Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and loved it. Haven't read the play since college but I'm going to go back and dive deeper into August Wilson now.
Teaching Fences now in AP Lit and that film adaptation is also super good.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2021 19:58:33 GMT -6
This was terrific
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Post by nanatod on Mar 6, 2021 22:14:59 GMT -6
we had to use up a free rental from redbox before we lost the points, so we rented and watched the king of staten island. it was a little long, but it was still pretty good for a movie staring pete davidson.
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Post by teekoh on Mar 8, 2021 10:49:33 GMT -6
We watched Aquaman last night out of curiosity and what a silly and terrible movie!
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Post by nanatod on Mar 8, 2021 11:10:35 GMT -6
yesterday afternoon before a rerun of the closer, which we watch religiously, we watched the new biggie documentary on netflix. it wasn't very good, and I would dispute the premise that the notorious big was the greatest rapper of all time.
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Post by clouddead on Mar 8, 2021 11:20:10 GMT -6
Do you have a top 5?
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Post by nanatod on Mar 8, 2021 14:37:12 GMT -6
jay z is number one. 2. run dmc 3. arrested development 4. dj jazzy jeff and the fresh prince 5. dessa
a lot of old people on this list, sorry
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Post by clouddead on Mar 8, 2021 14:45:22 GMT -6
What’s your favorite Arrested Development song? I love Arrested Development.
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Post by nanatod on Mar 8, 2021 14:49:43 GMT -6
tennessee
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Post by clouddead on Mar 8, 2021 15:02:08 GMT -6
I know you’re supposed to be my steering wheel and not just my spare tire!
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Post by teekoh on Mar 8, 2021 15:05:42 GMT -6
A game of horseshoes!
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Post by Kamera on Mar 8, 2021 20:09:16 GMT -6
IndieWire reports that Darius Marder‘s “Sound of Metal,” Regina King‘s “One Night in Miami,” and Garrett Bradley‘s “Time” will join the prestigious Criterion Collection. “Sound of Metal” is slated to get its Criterion release in 2022, while the latter two will bow later this year.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 14:45:16 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 14:46:07 GMT -6
Related: I am obsessed with 1960s Paris
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Post by Kamera on Mar 11, 2021 14:48:39 GMT -6
Related: I am obsessed with 1960s Paris Have you seen Charade or Playtime?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 14:54:28 GMT -6
I have not - I'll seek them out.
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Post by zircona1 on Mar 11, 2021 15:16:14 GMT -6
Charade is great.
Last week, I watched Cronenberg's Crash. Hadn't seen it since it was in the theaters. I respect with what he was trying to do, but I found it overall kind of boring. All the characters are sort of blank and emotionless, which is the point, but I didn't think the end results were all that interesting. I did enjoy Howard Shore's score, and I'm kind of tempted to get the Criterion edition b/c I want to hear Cronenberg's commentary, which are always worth a listen.
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Post by thebosma on Mar 11, 2021 15:17:06 GMT -6
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Post by Kamera on Mar 12, 2021 10:47:20 GMT -6
Has the Board done a definitive ranking of all the Robocop movies? I can't find it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2021 15:58:20 GMT -6
It strikes me that I have never seen a David Lynch movie.
Dune, Eraser Head and Mulholland Drive are all available on HBO Max. Which is the best entry point?
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