#721

Didn’t realise the twins in 22 Jump Street have story credits on Judas and the Black Messiah

Channing Tatum, Kenneth Lucas, and Keith Lucas in 22 Jump Street (2014)

#722

We have now compromised and we’re watching ‘The Age of Innocence’. Young Daniel Day is Smoking hot

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#723

Remembering when someone once told me I looked like a short Daniel Day Lewis. What a compliment (yes, this post is a humblebrag)

#724

Watched Hypothesis Of The Stolen Painting

Was good on a technical level but found the story a bit unengaging. Would probably like it more if I liked paintings

#725

Ammonite - eh, workmanlike at best. Hopefully Francis Lee bounces back with the next film.

#726

Bad Trip with Eric Andre is one of the shittest things I have ever seen

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#727

Had a second watch of Mank, think its a pretty monumental bit of work actually. Doesn’t really do itself any favours by assuming a lot of knowledge and just whiplash changes of scene with no handholding. If I could change one thing I’d just take the stupid distortion off of the dialogue coz there’s so many lines I only half heard so they didn’t land as well as they should’ve.

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#728

Mindhorn is a real, real stinker

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#729

I expected to hate it, can’t be dealing with Julian barrett but I didn’t mind it. Definitely only suited for a half hour show though and not a feature length

#730

Recently watched:

The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie - Club owner Ben Gazzara runs up too many gambling debts in this Cassavetes film and the mob gets him to kill a bookie in return for wiping the debt.
Gazzara was great as a part sleazy and slightly caring club owner. It probably wasn’t the type of film I was expecting from the title but it definitely was a good one. 8/10.

This Is Where I Leave You - Drama with a bit of comedy with an ensemble cast including Jane Fonda as mum and Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Corey Stoll and Adam Driver as the siblings. Kathryn Hahn and Rose Byrne unfortunately only had small roles.
The dad dies and the family get together for the shiva. Each family member has their own issues. Reviews were mostly below average. Not a bad film with a lot of plot lines and average for me but with that talented cast it should have been so much better. 6.5/10.

Kenny - Australian mockumentary comedy that follows straight talking but loveable caring bloke Kenny, who works cleaning, installing and maintaining portable toilets. Never heard of this film until a few days ago.
Follows the lead character at work and through this relationships between family and work colleagues and he never loses it with anyone despite all that he’s faced with.
Actor Shane Jacobson playes the title character perfectly and on occasions I thought I was watching a fly on the wall instead of a spoof documentary. It’s great.
A warm brilliant film and is an instant must watch recommendation if you haven’t seen it already. 8.5/10.

#731

Thought every idea it had had been done better by a combination of darkplace, toast of London and alpha papa. Had its moments (the parade scene was funny) but generally thought it was an absolute mess, Tovey’s character was pretty offensive, and it somehow felt like a drag at 80 minutes.

#732

I am in the mindset now though that anything is superb compared to Bad Trip

#733
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#734

Please don’t post the art for the remake of The Night Of The Hunter with Richard Chamberlain :slightly_smiling_face:

#735

Old Movie Watch

Violent Playground (1958)

Stanley Baker plays a reluctant police Juvenile Liaison Officer who gets involved with David McCallum’s teen tearaway and pyromaniac. Filmed in Liverpool, the estates are feral and frightening. A great scene where McCallum and his gang dance to rock ‘n’ roll and it becomes like an intimidating tribal ritual.

Paris When It Sizzles (1964)

A really weird one. William Holden and Audrey Hepburn play a writer and secretary who have to churn out a film screenplay for Noel Coward’s producer. It’s a meta-narrative as the film writes and re-writes itself as the authors change their mind. It’s a total mess and Holden and Hepburn are both too old for their roles. Hepburn is clad in Givenchy throughout and totally stunning.

Something To Live For (1952)

An alcoholic actress (Joan Fontaine) has an emotional relationship with her male AA sponsor (Ray Milland). I really liked this - it’s almost unbearably sad and yet devoid of any showy falling-off-the-wagon drinking scenes. Everyone is just wistful and miserable. Milland works in a Mad Men type ad agency. No one will say anything, but its clear that he’s lost his edge since he stopped drinking.

Another Time, Another Place (1958)

Lana Turner plays a war correspondent who has an affair with a colleague who turns out to be married. The guy is played by Sean Connery, who gets an “introducing” credit at the start of the film. When Connery dies, Turner inserts herself into the home of his widow (Glynis Johns) without letting on her relationship with her husband. Sid James plays a newspaper editor with an accent that fluctuates wildly between hard boiled American and Carry On.

#736

I know the general reaction was underwhelmed, and I’ve never been that sold on Christopher Nolan movies anyway, but I watched Tenet last night, and this morning I am still staggered at just how bad it was.

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#737

I quite enjoyed this film but yeah with the cast attached it should have been a lot better.

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#738

good day’s viewing.

Another Round - was sort of worried about this before watching but thought it was great. the plot goes exactly where you would expect but the treatment of alcohol is well done - the lows never seem exaggerated and they do show the fun times - made me really miss the pub during one scene. good emotional depth to it

Au Revoir Les Enfants - Louis Malle one about the friendship between two kids at a boarding school during WW2 where one of the kids finds out the other is Jewish and being hidden from the Nazis. pretty good but with a devastating ending

Greta - Chloe Grace Moretz finds Isabelle Huppert’s handbag on a train and returns it to her, sparking up a friendship. but all is not as it seems!! absolutely loved this. reminded me of The Call in the sense that it was a B Movie with an A list cast that turns into a blast throughout. goes surprisingly nasty at times but thought it was great

This Gun For Hire - superbly twist noir, A hitman is hired by a chemical company but they double cross him to the police, where one of the officers is going out with Veronica Ladd - a dancer/magician who works at a nightclub owned by the hitman’s betrayer - who is also spying on the chemical company. Superbly twisty, love how noirs always have lean running times but pack so much in without it being over saturated

#739

Thought the Sound Of Metal was pretty brilliant, the sound design is obviously incredible, and it made me feel horrifically stressed out in a very well done way as it’s basically my worst nightmare as a situation. Thought it could’ve become a bit trite but luckily it didn’t.

Pretty gutted for Riz that he won’t win the Oscar, it is an absolute 10/10 performance.

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#740

There Will Be Blood

Funnily enough decided to watch this tonight and had no idea it was based on a novel written by Upton Sinclair who obviously features in Mank, love when stuff like that happens. Wonder if I subconsciously connected them somehow.

Anyway, think this is only my second viewing since seeing it in the cinema in the first instance. Thought it was pretty incredible all told with the notable exception of Jonny Greenwood’s terrible score. So funny when that famous Arvo Part piece comes on halfway through and it’s instantly like ‘yep, there we go.’ Incredible performance from DDL though obviously, goes without saying.

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