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Another vote for Parasite, I just made it to that before we all got sent home. Its brilliant and I will be watching again when it comes to streaming services.
I saw The Lighthouse a few weeks ago - I am still mot quite sure what to make of it. Similar review as Mother! (WTF. WTAF. SWTAF)
Something a bit more out there - Boy. This is an earlier Taika Waititi film based on his childhood. There is a fantastic ending, a mash-up of Poi-E (which was a mash-up of traditional Maori singing and breakdancing) and Michael Jackson's Thriller.
Just watched Anna
Really enjoyed it.
Yep, pretty girl kicking ass never gets old...
'Best' I don't have a best so much, but there has been some great films I'm liked recently after what felt like years of Super Hero Films, Reboots and Rebooted Superhero films.
1917 - Great film, to be completely honestly I didn't pick up on the whole 'single take' thing until about half way through.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - what a glorious thing to watch, just looks amazing, I know some people didn't like it, but each to their own. I could happily just drink in the visuals, but to story, as stretched out as it is, is great.
Invisible Man, should have been a jumpy little horror film, but it's a lot more than that.
The Gentlemen, yeah it's Lock Stock 5 with elements nicked from Layer Cake (more the book then the film) but it's silly fun to watch.
Jojo Rabbit was funny, sad, horrific, warm and all those other things.
Watched the 4K conversion of Casino. The film itself has grown on me over the years, but now looks amazing too.
More recently, Peanut Butter Falcon was a great film
Rewatched Dunkirk again recently.
Very good and decidedly unsuperheroey.
Alita Battle Angel also watched Ratatouille again and enjoyed that.
I liked Anna and found Valeriyan was better the second time around, I love 5th Element.
Stardust - with the family on lockdown. Very good!
Seen a few decent ones recently.
Underwater
Doctor Sleep
Knives Out
Kingdom (tv series netflix)
I enjoyed Midsommar but 2 things slightly overshadowed it for me... 1) the spectre of The Wicker Man is never far away 2) its not quite as good as Hereditary.
Kingdom (tv series netflix)
Haha, it's mad, no? Come for the zombies, stay for the hats!
Team America, because I needed something stupid. **** yeah!
Definitely watching Peanut Butter Falcon after all those recommendations - I'll complain bitterly if I don't like it.
Darkwater and Official Secrets despite whiny Knightley, both ace.
Definitely watching Peanut Butter Falcon after all those recommendations
Is this on one of the streaming services?
As Get out has had a mention, look up Us also by Jordan Peele. I really enjoyed it.
Boy. This is an earlier Taika Waititi film
is it on one of the streaming services?
We've watched a few things on Neflix/Prime in the last week that I'd recommend -
- Fighting with my family. Entertaining, easy going true story. Stephen Merchant wrote, Nick Frost.
Snowpiercer - Boon Jong-ho English language allegorical sci-fi based on a graphc novel from 2013. (on Netflix).
Also bought the BluRay of Life Aquatic as it amuses me more every time I see it. Lady bird is on the list to rewatch.
Snowpiercer
I didn't make it to the end. No wonder it didn't get a release when it was made!
Boy must have been on Amazon or Netflix - I think Amazon for a couple of pounds at most (I am too mean to pay more than that per film)
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+ Green Book.
Stardust – with the family on lockdown. Very good!
Isn't that for the So, what's your guilty secret film thread?
I didn’t make it to the end
I didn't make it past the opening scene, it just seemed dull and generic.
Apparently I was impatient and it's quite good though?
I found it a bit of a stupid mess. Bong Joon Ho has come a long way since then.
Oldboy
Behind the times, me.
Hopefully the orignal Old Boy, not the pointless Josh Brolin remake..
The Current War
Code8
Official Secrets
The Martian
The Hustle
Moneyball
Friday Night Lights
All good in different ways.
Seen a few decent ones recently.
Underwater
Nope. I found it very hard to engage with the characters. I wanted to enjoy it but it felt a bit too generic and "where have I seen that before?"
Shame as I wanted to like it.
Snowden
not "the best" but enjoyable docudrama
in the same vein,
Syriana
Argo is worth checking out too.
I watched something called Ice Sharks recently - super low budget but quite well done (with a friend and yes we were drinking) - they must have been joking with lots of it - the poor acting especially.
It was all a bit Troma and unexpectedly entertaining, and would make a good drinking game.
Avengers Endgame. I've never watched the series so have taken the time with lockdown and Disney + (and free credits from Google opinion's) to watch them all in chronological order
Though a lot of the film's were pretty unmemorable, infinity war and Endgame were superb
I recently watched...
Joker - very good.
Aliens - classic, one of my favourite films ever!
sorry. In know this about best films but Anna was mentioned.
Tish tosh nonsense.
I never thought I'd say this (as a red blooded male) but they overdid the stocking tops to the point of "ah now come on!"
For those looking nostalgicly at Leon, grosse point blank and Nikita.
Don't forget Run Lola Run, fantastic German film with a similar feel to those mentioned.
I saw one called Avalanche Sharks. Anything that starts with a bikini contest at snowboard resort is just banging for the win.
Sorry to go all art house on your 'asses but 'TIMBUKTU' was on telly the other night (so might be available on catch up).
It's a film by a director from Mali about the Islamist occupation of Timbuktu, came out a couple of years back and is the best, most beautiful film I've seen in a long time.
Another one is 'THIS IS NOT A FILM' by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, He was put under house arrest by the gov't there, so decided to make the film he wanted to make in his own apartment whilst under lockdown. Can't think of a more appropriate film given the current circumstances.
Definitely not mainstream but all the more brilliant for it. Films that make you think, both of them.
Also, I'd forgotten about watching Memento, the film Nolan made after all the other ones.
Watched The Platform on Netflix last night. The basic premise is some sort of prison thing with lots of levels, 2 people on each level. A platform of amazing food descends every day but what you get depends on the level you're on. Every month your level changes.
Not my usual thing, first horror / dystopian nightmare film I've seen in ages. Captivating yet absolutely grim.
Well worth a watch. Very little actually happens, I could write the plot on a post it. But the characters are fascinating but you only get glimpses of them.
Jojo Rabbit - what a wonderful film. Kept meaning to watch it, then after the recommends on here, grabbed a download. Superb stuff from beginning to end, which had a tear or 2 rolling down the cheek.
Switched film off to find Return To Belsen on tv. WW2 from a rather different viewpoint.
Watched a decent one last night called The Room. A hidden room where wishes come true...
We were about to watch a Bollywood film on Netflix the other night called The Body until we saw the poor imdb reviews. Turned out the Spanish original is on Amazon prime so we watched that instead. A really gripping thriller, we're going to give one of the director's other films (the invisible guest) a go tonight.
I watched Chinatown last night and thought it was excellent. It's a long way from being a new film but had somehow passed me by until now.
Zombieland series were both pretty good, 1st one more so IMO. Disengage brain bit of a giggle type films.
Just watched Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time and I really enjoyed it.
err, so where are people getting JoJoRabbit from? Or shouldn't I ask.
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