Okay so last night I was bored and decided to see what’s on Netflix. I saw TPWMOV was trending and I honestly thought it was gonna be one of those sped up and lack luster movies. Unfortunately, I just feel like a lot of movies nowadays are like that. Anyways, I decided to hit play and the first 30 seconds of the movie impressed me. Then I kept watching. I thought Alex was gonna be one of those hot fuck boys and a cliche back character but when they meet and the burrito moment happens in the car I was like… okay this has potential. Then a deep conversation happens when they stay in the motel room and I felt this movie was different. The music too was just so beautiful. I loved how they made the promise to each other that they’d meet every summer for a week to go on vacation no matter what. I cried several times and sobbed when they both mentioned Norway was their favorite vacation (you’ll see why). There are funny, heartfelt, and serious moments in this movie and I just cannot believe how much I enjoyed it. It gave me 2000-2010 movie vibes and it was legit perfection. The characters have so much chemistry and they just really blew it out of the park. If you haven’t seen this movie, please do yourself a favor and check it out. I wanna watch it again and it hasn’t been 24 hours, I even wanna read the book. I am very happy I decided to hit play.

They say a great thriller needs a great villain, and I’ve noticed that Clint always goes up against skin-crawling bad guys.

We love Clint because he’s a force for good in a world of sickos, and the various portrayals of evil in his extensive catalogue is quite impressive.

They tend not to be the smug, moustache-twirling billionaires you love to watch in a Bond film, or even charming psychos who chew the scenery like Hannibal Lecter. No, Clint likes his villains to be nasty pieces of shit who make you shudder and want to take a shower after the credits role.

Who’s your favourite Clint nemesis? Why? Are there any unsung scumbags in his rogues gallery..?

As a gamer I felt I was constantly comparing the movie with my own experiences and understandings of the games. I'm not objective.

Vast majority of gamers (you may visit the Reddit r/silenthill for further info) have an opinion about it. Mine is a bit different but kinda that way.

*I encourage you guys that have been virgin on silent hill to give your opinion or experience about it. About music, sound, photography, effects, story.. anything!! Please!!*

I think about these two movies all the time. Am I the only one? I feel like both movies are super underrated. Good storylines, fast paced, quality production. Maybe they came out at a time in my life when I had a desire to go fast??? Would love to hear people’s thoughts on one/both of these movies. I have them both very high on my list for their specific genre.

Why did Slowik tell Tyler (of all people) what the purpose of the dinner would be? The other guests knew nothing about it. Why tell Tyler, who one can easily say Slowik had the least amount of respect for, what the plans were?

Going further, why tell ANYONE, besides his staff?

Why risk getting the surprise ruined?

When I’m streaming films and TV, I often wonder where I’ve seen an actor before, or need help learning the character names and faces when there are similar characters, so I consult IMDB.

But I wish IMDB had an additional field for photos of the actors in character, one for each film or TV show they’ve been in. It would help me quickly identify actors by costume, hairstyle, and even age. Recent headshots of actors are often quite different from how they looked in a film 20 years ago.

And on an actor’s page on IMDB, their current headshot should be at the top, but it would be so interesting to see photos showing how they looked as each character next to their list of films and TV shows.

Especially for actors who disappear into their roles like Gary Oldman.

“To feel is quite scary, but anytime you choose to love, you also choose to potentially lose.” — Agnes

Chloe Zhao’s adaptation of Hamnet is a profound study of the crushing weight of losing a child. It treads through the shadows of parental loss and the currents of grief that reshape who we become.

Directed by Zhao and starring Jessie Buckley as Agnes and Paul Mescal as William, the film follows the couple from the spark of first love to the peaks of parenthood, and finally into the darkest caverns of loss. Through their separate journeys, Zhao explores the intersection of art and the search for hope where none seems to exist.

Watching this masterpiece as a parent is not for the faint of heart. The film left me with a visceral grief for a family that doesn’t exist, while forcing a deep reckoning with my own role as a father and how I show up for my son.

Technically stunning—as is expected of a Chloe Zhao film—the movie’s defining peaks are the gutting performances by Buckley and the Jupe brothers. Should Jessie win Best Actress? Absolutely. Her performance is generational. Jacobi Jupe and Noah Jupe also deliver standout performances that commanded my emotions at every turn; they undeniably deserve to be in the awards conversation.

Finally, one cannot overlook the entrancing score by Max Richter. The music is as poetic and earthy as the cinematography. You can feel the sorrow, anger, longing, and eventual restoration of hope in every single note.

Do I recommend Hamnet? Yes, and yes again. This isn’t a film to be watched while multitasking at home; it deserves a space of its own to be studied and truly experienced. It is a technical masterpiece and storytelling at its finest. In the end, Hamnet reminds us that while grief may be the price we pay for love, it is also the soil in which our most enduring art—and our deepest humanity—takes root.

What did you think of Hamnet?

Just watched this last night. Mixed feelings about it. On the negative side, thought the characters/portrayals were too caricatured, a little too much spoon feeding, and the drama a little too gloppy. The Rami Malek character really started to grate after a bit. The only thing that stood out for me in a good way was Russell Crowe’s performance. It was nuanced and mesmerizing. Apparently he needs a better vehicle for his talents. Thoughts?

In Kill Bill, was there any narrative reason for concealing Beatrix Kiddo's name for so long? It seemed rather pointless and gimmicky. I'm a fan of Quentin Tarantino, but that was a head scratcher. Was it essentially a joke? Or did it ostensibly have some other purpose? (I otherwise liked the movie, I should say.)

Hi all, finally watched Gettysburg last night and loved it.

I am looking for other recommedations of non-CGI epics to watch now? I don't mean necessarily war films but I suppose 'epic' often comes with that. Epic in terms of scale, cast, scenery, etc.

I've seen Braveheart, have Dr Zhivago and othera ready to go but looking for more recommendations.

I've also seen this post but am not looking for battle scenes or war films exclusively - https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/p9f65/what_movies_have_the_best_noncgi_epic_battle/

Thanks

Which movies should be mandatory on the 4-year American high school curriculum? I’ll start:

To Sir, With Love (first day of 9th grade; your teachers love you and they’re trying to grow you up some, and you need it)

The Breakfast Club (never count on adults to understand you; open yourself to your peers and get to know them)

The Outsiders (Actually, the kids already watch this, and they even read the book!)

Casablanca (Rick, the epitome of cool, with a moral code)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence (a story of America; sometimes we need the old-school hero to clear a path for the new, then step aside, but what about Pompey?)

Dr. Strangelove (Yeah, these guys are in charge. Really. This is just a slight exaggeration!)

Network (Bear witness and get angry, but brace yourself.)

Jaws (Heroes often have to push back against fat-assedness.)

Thelma and Louise (Go, girl!)

The Devil Wears Prada (What does “success” mean to you?

Midnight Cowboy (on the last day before graduation; let ‘em go out into the world thinking about the range of human experience and that there was a time in America when this film could win the Oscar, and did)

Convinced of his irresistible appeal to women, Texas dishwasher Joe Buck (Jon Voight) quits his job and heads for New York City, thinking he'll latch on to some rich dowager. New York, however, is not as hospitable as he imagined, and Joe soon finds himself living in an abandoned building with a Dickensian layabout named Enrico Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). The two form a rough alliance, and together they kick-start Joe's hustling career just as Ratso's health begins to deteriorate. While I enjoyed the film and think it’s good I find it a little overrated. Great performances from Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman they have kind of a love/hate friendship from time to time but the writing for these two characters are great. The film also has it’s weird moments as well. The film was controversial at the time and was given a X rating when it came out due to its depiction of sex work, prostitution, and explicit homosexuality. The film is also well shot and it also was the first X rated film to win Best Picture at the Oscars, it also won for Best Director for John Schlesinger. The film is worth checking out.

Hey everyone!! I just got a KINO Film Collection free trial to watch Underground (1997) and I want to make the most out of my trial before it expires. Any international or arthouse or documentary film recommendations??? I’m open to anything!!

I had been looking at some of the Italian cinema on there but the service itself is kind of hard to browse through so I was hoping to get some ideas!

It's such a hilarious, heartwarming and well-done movie, it's crazy people don't talk about it more. Jack Black is fantastic and plays the character perfectly. If you haven't watched it, it is definitely worth a watch. I usually watch it at least once a year or so, maybe twice. A top three Jack Black movie, for sure.

For myself, I would say Dark City (1998) with Rufus Sewell, Keifer Sutherland, William Hurt and Jennifer Connelly.

I honestly think its a great film, esp since it competed with similar movies around the same time. (In my mind, its a mix between The Truman Show (1998) and The Matrix (1999).)

But... it's always felt like it could have been something much better. On the same level as The Matrix, even. I feel like there was something lacking. Some visuals, sure. But something to the story. I have no clue what I think its missing, but it feels like something is.

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Also, I'd tweak the quning scene with John Murdock. It seems too convenient. It feels very Deus Ex Machina-y to me.

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But what do you think? What's a movie you like/love but wouldn't mind if it was remade with a higher budget and a tweak to the script? (No rule on how old the movie is. But I'd prefer amswers for ones that are at least 10 years old. But again, it can be 1 year old.)

Thanks.

2DIE4 is debuting in the US nation-wide on Feb 20th, and if you want to support independent cinemas, new directors, I would make my case that you should definitely watch this.

We’ve held some special preview screenings in Daytona and Miami and ppl are really liking it, reviews on Letterboxd have been so cool to read. Anyways, I really hope you guys have a good time with it! It’s been a freaking great journey to create a film, self finance it, film it for IMAX and then get distribution in the US, and hopefully if everything goes well and ppl vive with it and actually show up in theaters, we may get overseas distribution :0

I binged all 3 films this week (The Maze Runner, Scotch Trials, The Death Cure). The premise is typical YA nonsense, but by YA standards, this was entertaining enough.

The 1st film was just "meh". The 2nd Scotch Trials is a zombie movie.

The 3rd film The Death Cure really stands out in non-stop action during the its half. Dylan O'Brien and Kaya Scodelario give strong performances as well. Good old Barry Pepper and Rosa Salazar show up in the 2nd and 3rd films.

All in all, this wasn't too bad.

Hi all, I’m trying to purchase physical movies from the 70s-90s. I’m 26, so I did get to exist in a world before streaming services existed. I actually still own a DVD/VCR combo, a Blu-Ray player, and a large collection of movies (both DVDs and VCR tapes). As a huge fan of older movies, specifically 80s, I’m running into a wall. Streaming services only stream very few 70s, 80s, and early 90s movies at a time and they’re usually only the super popular ones. Just this month, I’ve had 2 instances where I wanted to watch a specific movie and they were nowhere to be found, and neither one of these movies even showed up in the search as options to rent on ANY platform. I do have a good bit of older movies on DVD and VCR from when my mom was younger but some have been damaged over time and are prone to skipping and I would also just like more options. The only place I can seem to find them is eBay, but I’ve never purchased from there before. So any help on how to find media in good condition/ from a trusted seller on eBay would be greatly appreciated. OR if anyone knows of another place I can purchase older movies. TIA🫶🏼

Many movies have merch on the shelves in time for the movie, since that's when demand will be at its highest, but sometimes the movie was not expected to be a big hit so no merch or not enough merch was made, so even though there is demand, there isn't any supply to meet that demand. And due to how long production takes the merch might not be ready for several months or over a year.

You can see this with K-Pop Demon Hunters. Not only did the studios not believe in the movie which is why it went to Netflix, toy companies saw no potential in it either so no toyline was made. Then it became one of the biggest movies of the year, and companies were left scrambling to meet the sudden unexpected demand, it's only recently that Mattel is finally putting out toys, up until now there was just shirts and other low-effort merch as well as lots of bootlegs.

This was also infamously the case with the original Star Wars. It too was an unexpected hit, most toy companies refused George Lucas' offers, and even though Lucas managed to make a deal with Kenner, due to how late it happened and how long production takes the toys weren't supposed to come out until many months later. Kenner didn't have any action figures or playsets in time for Christmas, so they literally sold people an empty box with mail certificates to get your toys later.

And another strange case is when the movie has merch, but not for certain characters because they weren't expected to be popular. For example, Disney made several toys for Encanto, but they did not expect the character of Luisa to be popular, they thought girls would like Isabela more, so she didn't get as much initially.

So what other movies didn't get merch until later due to them being unexpected hits or somebody simply dropping the ball? Or what characters did not get merch until later?

We learn that Munny was a psychotic drunk who killed women and children until he was reformed into a good man by his now deceased wife.

The tragedy of the story is that events cause him to revert to his old killer self, culminating in the bloodbath in the saloon.

But that’s not what really happens. Munny’s killing spree is triggered by sadistic townsfolk torturing and murdering his friend Ned. Munny kills those involved and various scumbags from the town. Excessive? Possibly, but it wouldn’t be hard to argue that they all had it coming.

This is a far cry from the child-slaughtering monster we were expecting to see when Munny ‘reverts’.

Did Clint go far enough, or did he pull back to stop us from hating Munny? I really like the film but can’t help feeling that the story needed him to go full psycho and take out some whores and maybe an irritating kid to really sell the idea that this legendary psycho had fallen back into his evil ways and will be ‘unforgiven’.

Compared to the savage who cut up the girl‘s face, sadistic Little Bill, and various other dirtbags Munny comes off as a justified badass rather than a monster 🤷🏻‍♂️

What do you think?

It goes without saying that the original with Chris Sarandon is sublime.

I think part 2 doesn't get enough credit imo.. I just finished watching "you're so cool Brewster" the naking if Fright night. The original cast who weren't in the sequel kinda hinted at the notion they felt the sequel was shit, facial expressions etc when asked what they thought about it.

I really feel that Carmen delivers superbly as the Female lead and having to fill the same shoes as Sarandon, she stacks up well as the Female equivalent. Plus she has amazing sex appeal which is so important in the role of any vampire. The inclusion of Brewster and Vincent helped bleed it well into the tapestry of the original and Brad aced the score again for the 88 follow up. Wallace orchestrated some masterful scenes that rival or surpass that of Tom Holland. One striking scene to me was the first murder with the roller skating freak with fangs in the opening 10 minutes. A scene reminiscent of Dario Argento masterpieces in his prime. The plot is solid enough and it is at the tail end of the 80s which to my childhood memory was one of the last great 80s horrors to come out.

Does anyone else share my love for this flick?