What's the latest movie you've seen?

[Trollheart]

I do agree. He was good in SW and of course Schindler's List, but he keeps signing up for these movies in the same way Eastwood was pegged as a tough cowboy or Bruce Willis as a tough cop until they had the sense to start turning down, or at least making themselves more than just about those roles. It seems today you can look at any Neeson movie and predict pretty much what way it's going to go. I agree he's a good actor, but he's been shoehorned into a box it seems he either can't, or doesn't want to get out of. Maybe the money is too good.

[SGR]

Rent-A-Pal (2020)



How to describe this? Fight Club, but more depressing and for a modern audience? Damn this was bleak - it was the kind of cringe that is memorable, but hard to watch - a slow descent into madness, the blurring of reality and fantasy, the influence social media or more broadly, parasocial relationships have on our mind - the danger of loneliness. If I knew it dealt heavily with a family member that has dementia, I might not have watched it. You feel gross by the end. But it was effective. Gotta say though, the ending I didn't like much - somewhat cliche.

7.5/10

[Trollheart]

WHy is my image being used for this movie? I did not give permission!

[Guybrush]

Hey, it's Wil Wheaton! It's been a while since I saw him in an acting job. Hasn't he just been playing D&D in front of a camera for years?

[SGR]

Hey, it's Wil Wheaton! It's been a while since I saw him in an acting job. Hasn't he just been playing D&D in front of a camera for years?

I'm not a Trekkie, but I know Will is widely lauded and respected in those circles. He does an excellent job in this movie. Peep the trailer for yourself. He put on a great performance.

[Key]

Asteroid City

Wes Anderson is my favorite director. I'm working my way through the movies I haven't seen yet. And this one was up next. So far, it's very good.

[tristan_geoff]

Asteroid City

Wes Anderson is my favorite director. I'm working my way through the movies I haven't seen yet. And this one was up next. So far, it's very good.

I loved that one!!

I just watched Sound of Metal, about a metal drummer who loses his hearing.  I feel like I needed to watch it, it speaks about accepting change and moving thru ur life with the cards ur dealt, the importance of the people around us, god it was heartbreaking.  Life is tragic, being here is important and enough.

[Trollheart]

I think I saw that one, The Sound of Metal, but I have a vague memory it was in French or something?

[tristan_geoff]

I think I saw that one, The Sound of Metal, but I have a vague memory it was in French or something?

at the end of the movie, he goes to France where his girlfriend's dad lives.  the rest of the movie is not in france and very little of it isn't in english

[Key]

Asteroid City

Wes Anderson is my favorite director. I'm working my way through the movies I haven't seen yet. And this one was up next. So far, it's very good.

Just finished it. 10/10. It's now my favorite Wes Anderson movie. It had literally everything I'd want in a Wes Anderson movie and then some. I really really enjoyed this one.

[SGR]

Vivarium (2019)



Partly a metaphor of nihilism for humanity, and partly...an alien movie? I'm not entirely sure. The premise is probably a tad more interesting than the execution and it slows down in the middle section, but overall, an enjoyable psychological horror. The beginning of the movie might remind you of both The Cat in the Hat (2003) and also Squidville (from Spongebob).

6/10

[DJChameleon]

I saw Hell of a Summer. It's a comedy horror that based off of the trailer was supposed to pay homage to slasher movies from the 80s and be campy. Finn Wolfheart of Stranger Things fame co wrote and co directed it.

It disappointed me tbh, there were very slow moments and the film focused more on being a coming of age story while being light on the kills. Also they decided to do this artsy off screen kills bullshit and I was annoyed by that. You would think the movie was rated PG13 but it WAS rated R. Even the motivation for the killer didn't land or make sense. So disappointing. I wish I would have watched Death of a Unicorn instead but I got to the movie theater later than anticipated so I would have missed a good chunk of the beginning of it.