We have a "what did you last watch" thread but no thread about upcoming movies that I could see. If there is one I missed, I can repost this in that thread.
Anyway, I'm super excited for the Barbie movie coming out next month on July 21st. It's gonna be a birthday date for us; as insane as it sounds my birthday is July 24th and his is literally one day later. We're planning on going to the theater in full pastel Barbie and Ken attire, bless the mister for agreeing to go along with that, haha.
It's gonna be the first time I've been to a theater since 2019, so I want to make it a special night since all the stars are aligned for late July. The movie itself looks delightful as well.
What are you looking forward to seeing?
I got three new movies on my radar. They are:
- Asteroid City (by director Wes Anderson)
- Beau is Afraid (by director Ari Aster)
- Suitable Flesh (by director Joe Lynch)
I also know David Cronenberg's working on something, but I don't know the specifics 🙂
This trailer does not look particularly promising but I'm too fascinated by the figure of Napoleon and what Phoenix would do with it to not go see it
So... uh...
Our birthday movie date is now going to be a Barbie/Oppenheimer double feature, with me cosplaying Barbie as we had planned and him cosplaying Oppenheimer. I both admire and am a bit amused by the mister deciding to see an entire second movie just for the sake of a meme, haha. I'm not gonna complain though, he looks damn good in a suit after all. :love:
Oppenheimer is also on my want-to-see list 🙂
Cool that you're going costumed! I never did, really, although I wore a cowboy shirt to Brokeback Mountain.
Quote from: jadis on Jul 10, 2023, 04:04 PMThis trailer does not look particularly promising but I'm too fascinated by the figure of Napoleon and what Phoenix would do with it to not go see it
It
doesn't look promising? What the hell? I thought it looked amazing.
Quote from: Mrs. Waffles on Jul 11, 2023, 05:37 PMSo... uh...
Our birthday movie date is now going to be a Barbie/Oppenheimer double feature, with me cosplaying Barbie as we had planned and him cosplaying Oppenheimer. I both admire and am a bit amused by the mister deciding to see an entire second movie just for the sake of a meme, haha. I'm not gonna complain though, he looks damn good in a suit after all. :love:
Show us pics please with mister permission of course. Blur his face or something.
I have this strong feeling Barbie is going to be a lot darker than most people think. Can't wait to see it personally.
I'm hyped for this blaxploitation movie coming out on Netflix.
They cloned Tyrone. It comes out July 21st.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Jul 14, 2023, 11:44 AMShow us pics please with mister permission of course. Blur his face or something.
Absolutely! I already have the pink gingham dress I plan on wearing, but unfortunately my curling iron broke a while ago so I'm gonna have to just try my best with the hair.
And I think he should be fine with putting a blurred pic on here, as long as it's quarantined to the secret forum. He's approved my posting of my own selfies so I don't think there will be a problem.
Quote from: TheBig3 on Jul 14, 2023, 02:07 AMIt doesn't look promising? What the hell? I thought it looked amazing.
Looks packed with Hollywood cliches, no? What pissed me off was the music though
Quote from: TheBig3 on Jul 14, 2023, 02:07 AMIt doesn't look promising? What the hell? I thought it looked amazing.
Same. One of the few movies I'm actually looking forward to right now.
Quote from: jadis on Jul 14, 2023, 03:08 PMLooks packed with Hollywood cliches, no? What pissed me off was the music though
I'm okay with some Hollywood cliches if they do the story justice and Phoenix puts on a great performance.
Quote from: SGR on Jul 14, 2023, 05:12 PMPhoenix puts on a great performance.
His acting in the trailer feels a bit stilted. I thought anyway.
Quote from: TheBig3 on Jul 16, 2023, 06:38 PMHis acting in the trailer feels a bit stilted. I thought anyway.
Maybe, but I'm willing to bet that's more a result of the way the trailer was edited and put together than Phoenix's performance.
Learned about a new film called The Sound of Freedom from this meme
QuoteAfter rescuing a boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy's sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death.
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^Not entirely sure I get that meme / joke, but I do love the movie Happiness which the movie still is from 🙂
I think the irony is in the juxtaposition of what seems like a pedophile hunter vigilante ethos of the new film and what this character represents in Happiness...
All this Barbie talk reminded me how much I used to love Greta Gerwig. Francis Ha is the closest millennials have to our own Annie Hall, I think
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And Damsels in Distress is, for me, one of the most charming films ever made. I know that many find it annoying but it just melts my heart
Haven't really followed her more recent output though
There seems to be a huge number of prequel type movies coming out soon which I feel is going to give most audiences fatigue but I might watch this one with Timothy. I think he's a great actor and it will be interesting to see him take on this role.
Also Part 2 of Dune coming out in November. I can't wait for that.
Quote from: jadis on Jul 21, 2023, 08:20 PMI think the irony is in the juxtaposition of what seems like a pedophile hunter vigilante ethos of the new film and what this character represents in Happiness...
All this Barbie talk reminded me how much I used to love Greta Gerwig. Francis Ha is the closest millennials have to our own Annie Hall, I think
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And Damsels in Distress is, for me, one of the most charming films ever made. I know that many find it annoying but it just melts my heart
Haven't really followed her more recent output though
I never liked Frances Ha a lot but then again, I don't like Annie Hall either. Love Greta though, very attractive and worthy of the hot peeps thread too
Fucking loooooved Frances Ha and think of it often. Love Greta on camera and off.
I only really know what's coming out based on the trailers for Barbie/Opp - based on those the only thing that excites me was the new Exorcist film.
Very very low expectations for Willèe Wonka - will be avoiding that one to keep my perfect image of Chalamet as Laurie from Gerwig's Little Women undisturbed.
Has anyone here seen Greta in Damsels? Literally one of my favorite films
Quote from: Marie Monday on Aug 02, 2023, 06:38 PMI never liked Frances Ha a lot but then again, I don't like Annie Hall either. Love Greta though, very attractive and worthy of the hot peeps thread too
I like it a lot, though not as obsessed with it as some of people I know. IMO it's a great film. One thing I noticed is that girls go crazy for Diane Keaton's looks and outfits.
I used to love Allen's 70s stuff. Bananas is the perfect comedy. Sleeper, too. Manhattan seemed very romantic to a teenage me (though today I'd agree there are "issues" with this film brilliantly pointed out by Didion back in 1979, way before things got gnarly in his private life).
Don't really have an opinion on watching his movies in light of the relatively recent child rape allegations because, among other things, it's been too long since I watched any
I like Woodie Allen's films too, though it's so long since I saw Annie Hall. I saw Anna and her Sisters more recently (though still years ago) and remember that more clearly. I like it a lot.
Last thing I learned about Woody was this phone call between him and Mia Farrow concerning the (alleged) abuse of Dylan Farrow, Mia's daughter, born in 1985.
So my current impression of him is, more so now than before, that he's a despicable person.
I haven't seen the Allen vs. Farrow documentary, though.
Honestly I thought the Wonka trailer looked very wholesome and I kinda want to see it. Only thing that turned me off was advertising it as "from the people who brought you Harry Potter", blech.
Quote from: Guybrush on Aug 06, 2023, 01:35 PMI like Woodie Allen's films too, though it's so long since I saw Annie Hall. I saw Anna and her Sisters more recently (though still years ago) and remember that more clearly. I like it a lot.
Last thing I learned about Woody was this phone call between him and Mia Farrow concerning the (alleged) abuse of Dylan Farrow, Mia's daughter, born in 1985.
So my current impression of him is, more so now than before, that he's a despicable person.
I haven't seen the Allen vs. Farrow documentary, though.
Yeah he really seems like a massive piece of shit.
Hannah and her Sisters is fun, I like the Max von Sydow scenes. His gf is pretty hot, I think it's the sister Michael Cane has a crush on and hooks up with
Have you seen Vicky Cristina Barcelona? While very clearly an old man's sexual fantasy, it's also a good film.
Zelig is a masterpiece.
Play It Again, Sam is another one of his great 70s comedies, it's never cited along the others cause he only wrote it and starred in it but didn't direct it. Who cares, it's hilarious
This came out so much better than I was expecting. Super solid cast.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Aug 18, 2023, 06:31 AM
This came out so much better than I was expecting. Super solid cast.
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I'm still really trying to make Willèe catch on
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A24 is so good. I'm sure this will be dope. I'd love to see it.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Aug 02, 2023, 11:58 AM
There seems to be a huge number of prequel type movies coming out soon which I feel is going to give most audiences fatigue but I might watch this one with Timothy. I think he's a great actor and it will be interesting to see him take on this role.
Also Part 2 of Dune coming out in November. I can't wait for that.
Yes and yes. I will watch both. I read Dune Part 2 isn't coming out till next year now. :(
Quote from: MonaSomona on Oct 01, 2023, 08:04 PMYes and yes. I will watch both. I read Dune Part 2 isn't coming out till next year now. :(
Yeah writer's strike and actors strike screwed that.
Ooooh, I'm obviously very late to this, but I just learned that Scorsese has a new movie out, Killers of the Flower Moon.
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So now that's what I wanna see 🤩
Yeah I got an alert about that movie in my movie pass type app and I'm like wtf is that? I have to look up the trailer for it.
So I didn't realize this was even coming out and I'm a bit excited to watch it. I vaguely remember the original and I didn't see the musical when it came out recently so this will be a good refresher even though they say it's a bold new take on a classic.
Quote from: Guybrush on Oct 18, 2023, 06:17 PMOoooh, I'm obviously very late to this, but I just learned that Scorsese has a new movie out, Killers of the Flower Moon.
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So now that's what I wanna see 🤩
You weren't that late actually, you posted about this on Oct. 18th and it was released two days later Oct. 20th.
Can't wait to see this. They've been promising a movie about the story of the Von Erich family for at least 20 years, glad to see it's been made and finally coming out.
Not sure this will make much sense to you guys, but I'm really looking forward to seeing this one:
It's a sequel to the awkward, funny, slightly awful (in a good way) Swedish movie Tillsammans which is about guys living in a commune in the 70s.
In this sequel, they seem to be getting back together again only now it's 1999.
I have fond memories of the first one and the trailer for this looks promising, I think 🙂
Quote from: DJChameleon on Oct 21, 2023, 08:06 PM
So I didn't realize this was even coming out and I'm a bit excited to watch it. I vaguely remember the original and I didn't see the musical when it came out recently so this will be a good refresher even though they say it's a bold new take on a classic.
I've seen the original at least 50 times. It's in my personal collection of mood movies. I saw this advertisement for the new one yesterday. I'll watch it for sure, but I'm not expecting it to be on the level of the original.
I'm so hyped for this. Great casting choice, Ana looks exactly like a younger version of Charlize Theron in certain shots.
The only problem which comes with most prequels is that the stakes are so low because you know the main character survives to do more stuff later on.
I'll confess: I've never actually seen any of those movies because for upwards of 15 years I had it confused with Mighty Max. Like, the kids' toy line.
I didn't even consciously think about it, I just heard "Mad Max" in passing and my brain was like "oh yeah, Mighty Max. Not interested."
And when I found out they were different things, it was 2015 and I was 26 years old. :laughing:
They are trying to get every one comfortable with the idea of what possibly could happen in the future through all forms of media. It's funny they are making this movie. About three weeks ago, I downloaded a mobile game with the same premise. You go to war with different states. I downloaded it but haven't play it yet.
Looks pretty entertaining to me 🙂 maybe they're hoping it'll serve as a warning or just wanna cash in on some current fears or conflicts.
Man.. I haven't seen any of the Beverly Hills Cop movies since the 90s.
Hope they also bring back the blonde dude who played the close talker in Seinfeld 🤔
I love that Kano is getting into more acting.
Give him all the roles!
Looking forward to the new Beetlejuice since Keaton is back. Also Furiosa :banana:.
Looking forward to this, Handling the Undead, a Norwegian horror mystery movie.
Looks like a slow paced feel-bad film.. which is fine with me!
We just bought tickets for Dune part 2 for Saturday. My wife's parents are visiting, so they can watch the kids. Yay! Looking forward to it 😁
Quote from: Guybrush on Feb 28, 2024, 07:54 PMWe just bought tickets for Dune part 2 for Saturday. My wife's parents are visiting, so they can watch the kids. Yay! Looking forward to it 😁
I'm going to go to see it either tonight or tomorrow morning some time during matinee time when not too many people are there.
I really wanna watch Poor Thing featuring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe.
Like right now!!
Quote from: Guybrush on Mar 10, 2024, 01:34 AMI really wanna watch Poor Thing featuring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe.
Like right now!!
Funny I watched it early this morning before going to see Dune Part Two.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Mar 10, 2024, 06:22 AMFunny I watched it early this morning before going to see Dune Part Two.
Nice. Did you like it?
Quote from: Guybrush on Mar 10, 2024, 07:42 AMNice. Did you like it?
Ahhh it was quirky but I liked it and I get why it's up for Oscar awards.
I'd like to get it on blu ray.
I'm completely in the dark about what this movie is about but I'm down to see it based off of this trailer.
Great trailer still clueless about what's gonna happen in the movie.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Apr 03, 2024, 04:33 PM
I'm completely in the dark about what this movie is about but I'm down to see it based off of this trailer.
Great trailer still clueless about what's gonna happen in the movie.
Nice 🙂 looking forward to it. Thanks for sharing!
I really don't mind that this is going to be a musical.
I'm excited. Keaton still has it all these years later. Plus the Danny Elfman soundtrack, the effects, the nods to the cartoon series, this is taking me right back to my Tim Burton loving teen years. I'm not usually one to fall for nostalgia bait, but maybe just this once. :laughing:
Yes! I'm very sceptical because I think making a movie after all these years, I worry that it's gonna be more of a fan catering cash grab than something truly great.
But I do love Beetlejuice (and also have fondish memories from the animated series) so of course I hope for the best and will have to see it in any case 🙂
I'm down for Beatlejuice goodness. I don't care if it's good or not just more of that franchise is good.
I don't know if it's just me but the trailer for the new Beetlejuice feels a little off. I hope I'm wrong as I want the movie to be good but the trailer just feels weird or forced. Could just be me.
Quote from: Key on May 24, 2024, 10:53 PMI don't know if it's just me but the trailer for the new Beetlejuice feels a little off. I hope I'm wrong as I want the movie to be good but the trailer just feels weird or forced. Could just be me.
Nah, I felt it 😄 hard to put my finger on it. Maybe it's Lydia Deetz wearing the exact same clothes at age 50+ or just an uncanny valley effect?
Could be. Also her dialogue with her daughter was cringe fest at best: "don't say his name 3 times or he'll come back" and then the daughter does it anyway. I'm very 50/50 on it atm.
I like the concept but I have my doubts he will land the plane and end it in a good way.
@Lexi Darling I haven't even seen the previous two Sonic movies, but you best believe I'm seeing this one, as someone who's first Sonic game was SA2.
They're definitely leaning into the nostalgia pandering too. Lifted the theme of "Live and Learn", gave Shadow his motorcycle, brought back Maria and Gerald Robotnik (no Amy or Rouge though curiously). Maria better clearly be shot in the film for lore consistency and tone-setting, or I'll stage a walkout. :laughing: And Shadow and Sonic better go super at the end to take down some kind of doomsday plot by Gerald.
And this should be the credits theme
I don't ask for much, I swear.
Quote from: SGR on Sep 05, 2024, 03:29 AM
@Lexi Darling I haven't even seen the previous two Sonic movies, but you best believe I'm seeing this one, as someone who's first Sonic game was SA2.
They're definitely leaning into the nostalgia pandering too. Lifted the theme of "Live and Learn", gave Shadow his motorcycle, brought back Maria and Gerald Robotnik (no Amy or Rouge though curiously). Maria better clearly be shot in the film for lore consistency and tone-setting, or I'll stage a walkout. :laughing: And Shadow and Sonic better go super at the end to take down some kind of doomsday plot by Gerald.
And this should be the credits theme
I don't ask for much, I swear.
I liked the first one! Never saw the second. I'll probably see this eventually, I love SA2 too, definitely some heavy early teens nostalgia for me. I loved Shadow because he had a cool black and red color scheme and jet shoes and was a brooding emo just like me, haha.
I hope they stick to the lore too, if I don't get my giant mutant cyborg lizard thing in glorious modern CGI, I'll walk out right there with you. :laughing:
I saw both of them and I'm hyped for the 3rd installment.
I had to see the second one because I'm a big Knuckles fan. Out of the first three Sonic games the second is my fave but the third is a close second and it introduced me to Knuckles.
Quote from: Lexi Darling on Sep 05, 2024, 06:13 AMI liked the first one! Never saw the second. I'll probably see this eventually, I love SA2 too, definitely some heavy early teens nostalgia for me. I loved Shadow because he had a cool black and red color scheme and jet shoes and was a brooding emo just like me, haha.
I hope they stick to the lore too, if I don't get my giant mutant cyborg lizard thing in glorious modern CGI, I'll walk out right there with you. :laughing:
I think the reason the Sonic/Shadow dynamic stuck so much with me as a kid is because the game really leaned into the Shonen elements of Sonic (I believe the creator of Sonic is quoted somewhere as saying that Dragon Ball Z was a big influence on him, hence "Super Sonic" being very similar to Super Saiyan. 7 Dragon Balls, 7 Chaos Emeralds, etc). I was watching Dragon Ball Z and Naruto at the time, so the dynamic was a familiar one to me - Goku/Vegeta, Naruto/Sasuke and then Sonic/Shadow. I ate that shit up as a kid lol.
I fully anticipate that they'll write the Biolizard out of the script, but If I'm wrong, and Sonic and Shadow fly into space in their Super forms to kick its ass while "Live and Learn" is blasting, I'll feel like a kid again. Speaking of, and maybe I've mentioned this before, but I'm constantly surprised with how popular Sonic remains with kids without, in my opinion, a large amount of recent great video games to back it up. The last truly great original Sonic game in my opinion was Sonic Unleashed, and that came out 16 years ago. :laughing:
Quote from: DJChameleon on Sep 05, 2024, 02:50 PMI saw both of them and I'm hyped for the 3rd installment.
I had to see the second one because I'm a big Knuckles fan. Out of the first three Sonic games the second is my fave but the third is a close second and it introduced me to Knuckles.
Yeah, I gotta watch the first two before I see the third one. From what I've seen, the second movie really nailed Knuckles' original character - honor, integrity, discipline, courage, but also easily duped by Eggman. In the games, he eventually became written like a hotheaded idiot who served largely as a comedic foil, and that was never his original character to me. I thought Idris Elba was the perfect voice casting for him too.
I probably like Sonic 3 more than Sonic 2 overall. The final boss fight of Sonic 2 is just ridiculous - two phases, first the Mecha Sonic and then the Death Egg Robot and you have to beat them both with no rings (i.e. without taking a single hit) - it's bruuutal.
Sonic 3's biggest offense to me is that stupid fucking barrel in the Casino zone. Anyone who's played through the game knows the one I'm talking about. The mechanic used to bypass it is never explained - and it's only required to be used in that single instance throughout the whole game. I honestly wouldn't want to know the amount of hours I wasted as a kid stuck on that stupid thing, trying to figure it out. :laughing:
@SGR You ever play Sonic Mania? That game was great and a real treat for fans of the Genesis Sonics, though I suppose a heavily retro styled game targeted at that market probably wouldn't have as much of an effect on younger fans so I feel you.
Sonic 2 was the first one I played, but I like 3 more too. Bigger levels with more branching paths, and with the Knuckles expansion (or as I call it, analog DLC, haha) it's the quintessential Sonic experience imo. I really like Sonic CD as well, and I was lucky enough that my neighbor actually had a Sega CD as a kid, I never knew anyone else who did.
Sonic was a big reason I first started using the internet too, I mostly used it to browse Sonic fan sites when I first came online around 1996-97.
Quote from: Lexi Darling on Sep 05, 2024, 05:35 PM@SGR You ever play Sonic Mania? That game was great and a real treat for fans of the Genesis Sonics, though I suppose a heavily retro styled game targeted at that market probably wouldn't have as much of an effect on younger fans so I feel you.
Sonic 2 was the first one I played, but I like 3 more too. Bigger levels with more branching paths, and with the Knuckles expansion (or as I call it, analog DLC, haha) it's the quintessential Sonic experience imo. I really like Sonic CD as well, and I was lucky enough that my neighbor actually had a Sega CD as a kid, I never knew anyone else who did.
Sonic was a big reason I first started using the internet too, I mostly used it to browse Sonic fan sites when I first came online around 1996-97.
I did play Sonic Mania and I thought it was great, but I purposefully excluded it from my assessment with 'last truly great
original Sonic game' - as great as Mania was, it owes a
lot to the original three Sonic games, including level theming and mechanics. Couldn't escape the feeling playing the game of "I've played this before", despite how much I enjoyed it. I also, similarly, excluded Generations from my assessment which I also thought was great, because it primarily featured remakes of levels throughout the series - despite how much fun I had with the game. Seeing Speed Highway and City Escape reimagined in glorious HD was unforgettable though - I'm definitely picking up the Shadow x Sonic Generations later this year.
I agree about Sonic 3 - it's about as cinematic as a 16-bit game can be. The way the game opens with what appears to be a standard level, only for it to transform into Sonic escaping a giant forest fire set by Eggman is just peak. Many other moments like that throughout the game too. I've played through Sonic CD once before in a collection - I know it's a fan favorite but it didn't blow me away, I think I just had a difficult time understanding how the time traveling mechanics worked. Maybe I need to give it another chance. That being said, the intro to that game makes a case for being one of the most awesome video game intros ever. The animation, the music, the vocal harmony, the energy - I think it's emblematic of how effortlessly cool Sonic used to be. Sure, maybe it's a '90s cool', but it's still cool to me! :laughing:
QuoteSep 5, 2024
US Release Date: September 27, 2024
Starring: Harper Steele, Will Ferrell
Director: Josh Greenbaum
Synopsis: When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship and transition.
Another possible good one from A24.
I love the concept of this.
I normally don't like ghost haunting horror movies but this puts you into the POV of what the ghost experiences while haunting or trying to connect with the living beings that moved into their house.
Here are the top-grossing movies of 2024. I rejoice that I've seen none, and pray fervently that I will never have to...
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-top-grossing-movie-worldwide-in-2024/?utm_source=Visual+Capitalist+Infographics+%28All%29&utm_campaign=1c782e2cce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_01_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_31b4d09e8a-1c782e2cce-46294961&mc_cid=1c782e2cce&mc_eid=a1cf378e0c (https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-top-grossing-movie-worldwide-in-2024/?utm_source=Visual+Capitalist+Infographics+%28All%29&utm_campaign=1c782e2cce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_01_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_31b4d09e8a-1c782e2cce-46294961&mc_cid=1c782e2cce&mc_eid=a1cf378e0c)
~I'm so hipster and edgy that I hate everything that is popular and if I saw something popular by accident I would poke my eyes out.~ ::)
I saw 11 of them and they were pleasing to various degrees.
I'm much too old to be hipster or edgy. Popular culture has always and still does generally leave me blank.
Saw this trailer the other day, looks very much up my alley.
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Saw this trailer the other day, looks very much up my alley.
Aw this trailer gives so much away.
The first teaser trailer was much better. It left you under the impression that they were a legit couple going through some DV abuse.
Quote from: Buck_Mulligan on Jan 11, 2025, 09:04 PMHere are the top-grossing movies of 2024. I rejoice that I've seen none, and pray fervently that I will never have to...
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-top-grossing-movie-worldwide-in-2024/?utm_source=Visual+Capitalist+Infographics+%28All%29&utm_campaign=1c782e2cce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_01_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_31b4d09e8a-1c782e2cce-46294961&mc_cid=1c782e2cce&mc_eid=a1cf378e0c (https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-top-grossing-movie-worldwide-in-2024/?utm_source=Visual+Capitalist+Infographics+%28All%29&utm_campaign=1c782e2cce-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_01_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_31b4d09e8a-1c782e2cce-46294961&mc_cid=1c782e2cce&mc_eid=a1cf378e0c)
I haven't seen any of those either. Some I plan on getting to. Deadpool & Venom will be some good slop. IDK about A Quiet Place, but I expect Alien to be pretty good.
From Semafor, no direct link. I've read elsewhere that it is very pro-Israel, and that at 215 minutes it doesn't feel overly long.
QuoteA new film is resurfacing a debate over the controversial "brutalist" style of architecture. The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody as an architect, is an Oscars frontrunner after a Golden Globes win. Brutalism involves "extensive use of concrete" and stark, hard-edged forms, Artnews reported, and is divisive: Incoming US President Donald Trump banned its use in federal buildings during his first term, although Joe Biden overturned the order. Brutalism is low-cost, and architects like that it reveals buildings' true materials and nature, rather than hiding them. But it is usually unpopular with the public. One resident described the FBI's brutalist Washington, DC headquarters as "a prison with windows, just a concrete slab stuck in the middle of the city."
Gaming is not my thing, but this doc is getting good reviews. GuyBrush may know more...
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ibelin-release-date-trailer-news (https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ibelin-release-date-trailer-news)
Quote from: Buck_Mulligan on Jan 16, 2025, 05:55 PMGaming is not my thing, but this doc is getting good reviews. GuyBrush may know more...
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ibelin-release-date-trailer-news (https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/ibelin-release-date-trailer-news)
Yes, I have seen it.
It is good, both heart warming and sad. But only watch it if you can tolerate awkward teenage romance as it plays out in World of Warcraft 😅
They re-enact scenes with World of Warcraft avatars.
Nosferatu. ...I know, it's already been in theaters ::) , but I rarely go out to the movies these days. It's on streaming services now, but still costs too much to rent. I'm waiting for the price to come down to watch it. I like most of Robert Eggers' stuff, my favorite being The Witch. I'm hoping Nosferatu holds up.
This is right up my alley.
Also Nosferatu is now on Peacock I think but if you don't have that it's around on the seven seas.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Feb 24, 2025, 03:46 PMAlso Nosferatu is now on Peacock I think but if you don't have that it's around on the seven seas.
Thanks. Yeah, I noticed it show up on Peacock the other day, so I got into it on Sunday. Gorgeous movie, but most of the horror felt more cartoonish than truly frightening to me. Bill Skarsgard was completely unrecognizable as Orlok and I give him props for mastering an ancient reconstructed Romanian language, which he speaks through most of the movie. That was truly impressive. Lily-Rose Depp looks so much like Isabelle Adjani from Werner Herzog's 1979 Nosferatu film, I had to keep reminding myself I wasn't watching Adjani on screen. I liked it a lot, but The Witch remains my favorite Eggers film so far and the scariest in his repertoire, imo.