Continued this with Misery. I was not prepared for the hobbling scene. Best American 90s film I’ve watched for a while after a few duds.
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Sirat absolutely fucks, I thought it was incredible.
Absolutely needs to be seen in a cinema.
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The Conversation (rewatch) is somehow both really gripping and deeply boring at once - pretty unique combination
Definitely got more from it this time, Hackman does so much with so little dialogue, really felt more of the character study of a broken man this time than just the paranoia political part. Buuut it still sags quite a lot in the middle, such an inscrutable main character is hard to get too invested in, and it just lacks a … spark sometimes
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Say what
been watching some minor william friedkin films, if I had a penny for every time he cast a future CSI shift supervisor as the lead in his films Id have two pennies, which isn’t a lot but they are both fucking terrible actors so it is a bit weird.
strangely good again despite absolute nonsense script. the opening is class. obligatory car chase.
might just watch 90s erotic thrillers all year
jade(1995)
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How To Make a Killing
I don’t know if it’s down to a lack of scientific breakthrough, or perhaps we just lacked the political will, but we’ve failed to keep Glen Powell down to manageable levels and we just have to adapt to his presence as a fact of life now.
This film starts off quite fun, sort of Kill Bill meets Brewsters Millions, but at some point it either runs out of ideas or its sole remaining idea is to attempt to take a shot at becoming something deeper (failing in the process), I can’t really tell which. There are some women in it, nobody seems quite sure why.
I see it’s loosely based on Kind Hearts and Coronets starring Alec Guinness, so I’ll maybe give that a go and see if it delivers on the concept any better.
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It is now
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Crime 101
Absolutely solid but rarely much more than that. He really knows how to pace a movie but the components didn’t come together fully for me to love it, unlike his last movie which I adored.
I found Keoghan distractingly bad, his 00s Eminem hair job making me audibly laugh more than once. Surprisingly enjoyed Berry who really seemed to be having fun.
Was also distracted by how many good looking men we were introduced to in the opening ten minutes. Offshoot asap please.
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Agree with all of this, solid as hell stuff but Keoghan is really, really bad
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Secret Agent
Another mesmerising joy from Filho. He has such an amazing knack of bringing a sense of place to his films and the novelistic nature of this was so absorbing. Absolutely stellar soundtrack, too.
I really hope this makes more people watch Aquarius, one of the best films this century for my money.
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aye, felt like the first time in years i’d seen her in a good role
Watched Settlers last night, thought it was excellent. Pretty grim at points, but looked amazing, and the cast were all great.
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Went to see this a few nights ago and broadly agree. I thought it was largely style over substance, but the style was very very good and I’m glad I saw it on a proper big screen as a result. More nighttime neon LA!
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Did a cinema double-header last night at Hyde Park Picturehouse with two films that were about to stop showing there. I think my last one was Inglorious Basterds/500 Days of Summer when my mate Callum worked at Cineworld Shrewsbury and could sneak us in.
The Secret Agent
Absolutely loved pretty much everything about this. The style, the colour pallet, the soundtrack, the range of characters who dip in and out of it. It’s slow in a good way, almost deliberately languid and I like that it kind of subverts what you’re expecting about it from the trailer and title. Wasn’t sure if the jump to the modern timeline would really work and worried it would be a bit gimmicky at first, but they pulled that off brilliantly. A film good enough that I’d have enjoyed it at home, but I’m really glad I watched it at the cinema so I could just immerse myself in it.
Sirat
A proper old-fashioned marmite film, was in a group of four watching this and one loved it, one hated it and two broadly didn’t like it. Fortunately I was the one who loved it! It’s a pretty shallow film that I don’t think is saying anywhere near as much as some of the positive critical reviews think it is, the characterisation is pretty weak and the whole World War Three backdrop might as well not have been mentioned at all for its overall relevance to the plot. But I found it a whole lot of fun, the opening 10-15 minute rave scenes are brilliantly immersive on the big screen and soundsystem, loved the Fury Road driving scenes and the cinematography of the desert and there’s some proper 
moments. One of those where you’ll either be into it and go along with the ride for what it is or think it’s completely stupid and pointless, and think either are valid really. Definitely worth seeing big screen if you can though.
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I’m normally a big screens guy but when I watched Sirat it was with 4 other people huddled around a laptop with crappy internet
Should probs go see it again now it’s finally out in the cinema, dunno if it’ll hold up to a 2nd viewing though
Too many films to see at the moment maaan
Anyone made it to Ann Lee yet?
Yes, mate. Very good. Very long. Very vibes. Pretty gruelling. Beautifully shot. Excellently performed. Great music.
(apart from one music which I thought was a bit silly but it did lighten the tone for a few minutes so maybe they kept it for that)
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It’s flawed but what I loved about it (music, title cards, Amanda Seyfreid) I really loved.
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think its a really really bad title though
Extremely bad title
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