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Post by chvrchbarrel on Apr 15, 2021 14:23:19 GMT -6
wow deep cover looks great too
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Post by Kamera on Apr 16, 2021 9:59:39 GMT -6
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Post by cosmo on Apr 16, 2021 20:12:19 GMT -6
This was pretty good.
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Post by zircona1 on Apr 17, 2021 10:13:15 GMT -6
I watched the original Godzilla last night. I had never seen it. Pretty good for a 50's monster movie. They never explained how it could breathe fire, since it was basically a dinosaur - chalk it up to the radioactivity, maybe?
Also, has it been noted that HBO Max has a good lot of Criterion Collection titles? I didn't realize it until I was searching through horror movies to see last night.
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Post by Kamera on Apr 17, 2021 11:18:46 GMT -6
That's because of the Filmstruck licensing iirc.
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Post by cosmo on Apr 17, 2021 20:27:35 GMT -6
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Post by munkivelli on Apr 17, 2021 20:41:56 GMT -6
damned right, it was Are you working through the best picture nominees?
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Post by cosmo on Apr 17, 2021 20:48:31 GMT -6
As best as I can.
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Post by munkivelli on Apr 17, 2021 20:48:50 GMT -6
How many more do you have to see?
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Post by cosmo on Apr 17, 2021 20:52:06 GMT -6
How many more do you have to see? I have three left: The Father, Mank, and The Trial of the Chicago Seven.
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Post by munkivelli on Apr 17, 2021 20:56:35 GMT -6
How many more do you have to see? I have three left: The Father, Mank, and The Trial of the Chicago Seven.The Father >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mank >>> Trial of the Chicago 7
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Post by cosmo on Apr 17, 2021 21:03:28 GMT -6
The Father is playing limited shows at KC theaters. I have Netflix, but haven't found the time to see Mank or The Trial...
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Post by munkivelli on Apr 17, 2021 21:09:07 GMT -6
The Father is playing limited shows at KC theaters. I have Netflix, but haven't found the time to see Mank or The Trial... There's PVOD for The Father too...not sure what it costs ya to go to the theater to see a movie there, but it may be worth that for the convenience, especially if others watch with you.
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Post by cosmo on Apr 18, 2021 8:44:26 GMT -6
We have AMC memberships.
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Post by dij22 on Apr 18, 2021 22:04:51 GMT -6
Just finished this and I really loved it. Absolutely terrific.
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Post by dij22 on Apr 18, 2021 22:06:01 GMT -6
Whoops meant to reply to the Sound of Metal post, not Minari.
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Post by munkivelli on Apr 18, 2021 22:17:58 GMT -6
Whoops meant to reply to the Sound of Metal post, not Minari. Tell us how you really feel about Minari
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Post by Kamera on Apr 20, 2021 21:07:29 GMT -6
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Post by cosmo on Apr 21, 2021 18:56:02 GMT -6
Somebody please tell me what the hell I just watched.
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Post by isyourbedmade on Apr 23, 2021 7:46:10 GMT -6
Just finished Mortal Kombat. Was it good, no, but it was pretty entertaining.
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Post by cosmo on Apr 23, 2021 19:10:51 GMT -6
Saw this last night. Fantastic, but a difficult watch. Saw this tonight and was stupid fun. Enjoyable for the most part.
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Post by Timbo on Apr 23, 2021 19:43:10 GMT -6
Yeah it's dumb but funny. Kano is the best.
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Post by Kamera on Apr 24, 2021 10:46:48 GMT -6
The restoration on this is fantastic.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Apr 25, 2021 6:16:47 GMT -6
Some exciting stuff featured in the Criterion Channel May lineup email. Some of these may have already been on there but I’m adding these to my watchlist:
What Happened Was... Girlfriends Spartacus California Split William Eggleston in the Real World The Booksellers A Night at the Opera The Fall / Cronos (short / feature)
And need to explore some of Satyajit Ray while he’s so heavily featured
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Post by thebosma on Apr 25, 2021 8:18:20 GMT -6
I watched Judas and the Black Messiah last night to round out the last of the best picture nominees I hadn't seen yet. Overall I thought it was good, on reflection I think some of the filmmaking elements are a little undercooked. It's not shot in the most interesting way, a couple of areas could have been fleshed out and made significantly more compelling/complete character arcs. Overall the story is good and interesting enough to me even though I'm already pretty familiar with it, and the acting was spectacular too, so it mostly evens out.
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Post by clouddead on Apr 25, 2021 8:44:46 GMT -6
Dude who played Bobby Rush was born to play Bobby Rush
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Post by thebosma on Apr 25, 2021 8:53:48 GMT -6
He did a fantastic job, really seemed like everyone involved knew how important the film was and was on the top of their game.
My ranking of the nominees:
1. Nomadland 2. The Father 3. Judas and the Black Messiah 4. Sound of Metal 5. Minari 6. Promising Young Woman 7. Mank
8.Trial of the Chicago 7
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Post by zircona1 on Apr 25, 2021 10:13:13 GMT -6
Watched Sound of Metal last night. Overall, it was good, the guy who ran the deaf community I thought did a terrific job. I had no idea where the story was going either, which is almost always a good thing.
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Post by neader on Apr 25, 2021 10:36:46 GMT -6
Nomadland Judas and the Black Messiah Minari Sound of Metal Promising Young Woman Trial of the Chicago 7
Haven't seen the Father yet. Couldn't finish Mank but would still out Trial at the bottom.
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Post by dij22 on Apr 25, 2021 12:48:03 GMT -6
Watched Sound of Metal last night. Overall, it was good, the guy who ran the deaf community I thought did a terrific job. I had no idea where the story was going either, which is almost always a good thing. I can't stop thinking about this movie. So good.
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