Feb 23, 2021

Watching this right now lol

it’s been funny as s--- so far


Anyway, watched Wrong Turn (2021 version) - 4/10 what a load of s---.

 

Feb 21, 2021

@JB21 @Sign Language @BIGFOOT
I thought it was terrible. Super slow with no climax, and I don't even know what the f--- the ending was about.

Anyways I also watched the wrong turn reboot because me and my homies flamed the f--- out of the original way back in the day and it was fun... But this reboot was aiight, worth a one time watch.
Greenland was meh... I've seen much better catastrophe flicks
I'll tell you what tho, Monsters of Man was pretty dope. I was glued to it and it had me on the edge of my seat the whole ride. If you haven't watched it is suggest you watch it over any of the other films I mentioned.
Downloading Judas and the black Messiah now... And I'm about to watch wonder woman... Will get back to talk with details

 

Jan 30, 2021

Yeah, I mean I don't think it's great, but I enjoyed it

 

Jan 30, 2021

Excellent cast. Solid flick.

 

Dec 26, 2020

Got the criterion channel the other day so have been flipping through classics all week. Most recent was dressed to k--- which is absolutely amazing

 

Aug 15, 2020

They should do a sequel to that movie^

 

Aug 15, 2020

 

Aug 15, 2020

hes a better actor than rapper

 

Aug 6, 2020

Starting to watch an American pickle with Rogen,
Lol his accent is cracking me up, only about thirty in and it's pretty good so far, would recommend

....yeah this is his best work since this is the end
Found it hilarious

 

Jul 29, 2020

Knives Out

It’s a decent movie but way overrated.

 

Jul 29, 2020

The Social Network

 

Jul 17, 2020

Either comedy or thriller

 

Jul 17, 2020

Recently watched Good, Bad and the Ugly for the first time, on brother @Swizz's recommendation. Incredible, easily one of the best films of all time - entertaining, epic, vicious. I can see how Eastwood became an icon coming out of this.

Then moved more into a Paul Newman phase. Started with Hud, a classic anti-hero western. If any of you like early Newman, cynical son raging against authority motif, or a movie like Last Picture Show, I highly recommend.
Also watched Harry & Son - wrote/produced/directed by Newman - which s----d lol. You see him moving into his later period 'rascal misfit father' mode, but he does it so so much better in Nobody's Fool. Finally, also watched him in Fat Boy and Little Man, about the development of the atomic bomb. Should've worked so much better than it did. It's fine, but Newman seems asleep.

Also did a rewatch of Best in Show, which was great.

 

May 14, 2020

Loved em so much you had to say it three times

 

Apr 25, 2020

I thought it was really good, but a bit overly kitsch for my liking, which is often with Tarantino. His heavily stylized vision doesn't quite comply with what I look for as great cinema, but I think he has a knack for presenting homage, which is really what stands out for me when watching this. The acting is entertaining and his sense of rhythm maintains one's avid attention. Solid for casual watching but not exactly insightful, so I think it will wear out its novelty, if it hasn't already.

 

Apr 7, 2020

@Twan @Swizz and everyone else in this quarantine screening cohort - my recent viewings are:

Double feature: Malcolm X and Ali. Great, great American historical epics. They capture the gravitas of both men, so pivotal to the evolution of race relations and politics in the mid 20th century. I almost wish one of two things: a. that denzel would've cameod as X in Ali, and/or b. either way maybe someone does a spliced long cut merging these two stories into one. like an olympic baton, ali carries on x's message of segregation, then integration in american life. spike lee and michael mann are dissimiliar filmmakers in a lot of respects, but i think these specific subjects would blend well.
but man, the opening 20 minutes of Ali is a particular favorite - some of the best american filmmaking of the last 20 years imho. goes without saying denzel and will smith absolutely crush. loveeeeeeee these movies - for 3 hrs a piece theyre both "rewatchable" ::bill simmons voice::

The Last Man on Earth: speaking of will smith, i watched the original version of richard mathesons I Am Legend, The Last Man on Earth, on Amazon. Very solid early zombie flick. I love Vincent Price, as you may've guessed. (In fact, when i was younger, rly young, i got price's autograph before he died, which now hangs in my den...) This was an Italian production so once dialogue enters the picture about halfway through it gets rather jarring. still considering the ongoing pandemic, this is almost essential viewing for horror fans.

Less essential is Ghostkeeper, a 1981 Shining knockoff shot in Banff. Stuffy acting and fairly mundane. The setting is (fittingly) chilling but they don't capitalize at all. Mediocre and boring.

Also bad (but perhaps not exactly ~forgettable) is Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster. I read somewhere this has been cited as one of the worst films of all time - so lets start there. consider the fact there is NO frankenstein in this movie, just a robot named frank.... think Ed Wood. amateur on all accounts - laughably makeup,sets. bizarrely, the score for this dumb scifi horror mashup is surf rock. beyond the fact this came out in the early 60s it makes no sense.

EDIT - also watched the TV movie biopic, Truman. Gary SInise is great but you can feel the limitations (budgetary or otherwise) of the medium, given its the mid 90s and theyre tackling like 35 years of history. still a good primer given Biden could likely become new POTUS