I think of him mainly from Cocoon and that John Wayne Gacy biopic, which probably aren't his most sterling roles either.
That's my girl... That's my good girl.
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 16, 2020 1:34:49 pm PDT #2615 of 3424
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
beekaytee - Apr 16, 2020 7:35:53 pm PDT #2616 of 3424
Compassionately intolerant
David Lynch's (G-rated!) The Straight Story is up on Disney+!
Oh man, one of my all-time favorite docs.
I had a HUGE crush on Brian Dennehy back in the day. It was nice to see him still working on The Blacklist and other guesting spots. Bless him and all his gruffness. May he rest.
Kalshane - Apr 20, 2020 9:13:27 am PDT #2617 of 3424
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
In case anyone doesn't own it: The Princess Bride will be available to stream on Disney+ starting May 1st. [link]
chrismg - Apr 23, 2020 1:59:24 pm PDT #2618 of 3424
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
...so I can clearly not choose the streaming service in front of you.
DXMachina - Apr 28, 2020 2:07:35 pm PDT #2619 of 3424
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Josh Gad reunites the Goonies on Zoom, with some special guest stars. This is really fun.
esse - Apr 29, 2020 4:04:54 pm PDT #2620 of 3424
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Awww, bless. I do love Josh Gad.
EpicTangent - Apr 30, 2020 2:49:48 pm PDT #2621 of 3424
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Just binged Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2 U, they were surprisingly good, I really enjoyed them!
erikaj - May 02, 2020 4:53:53 pm PDT #2622 of 3424
Always Anti-fascist!
I wrote about something I watched today. [link]
megan walker - May 02, 2020 8:25:08 pm PDT #2623 of 3424
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I wrote about something I watched today.
Oooh, thanks for reminding me I wanted to see that one!
megan walker - May 02, 2020 9:32:07 pm PDT #2624 of 3424
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
In what looks like may become my monthly Criterion report, I managed to see almost all 18 expiring films I had put on my watch list for April. Not all, because at some point, I realized I just didn't want to see
A Raisin in the Sun
or
Hollywood Shuffle.
Instead, I added
The Arbor, The Crimson Kimono
(rewatch),
Two Weeks in Another Town,
and
Some Like It Hot
to the "expiring" list. And I ended up watching six other Criterion films on top of that.
April Criterion Ranked:
The Defiant Ones
(1958)
Three Days of the Condor
(1975)
House of Games
(1987)
Klute
(1971)
Footlight Parade
(1933)
Some Like It Hot
(1959)
The Arbor
(2011)
Adaptation
(2002)
La Nuit américaine (Day for Night)
(1973)
Uptown Saturday Night
(1974)
Vanya on 42nd Street
(1994)
Shaft
(1970)
Gas Food Lodging
(1992)
Two Weeks in Another Town
(1962)
The Crimson Kimono
(1959)
Blackboard Jungle
(1955)
The Getaway
(1972)
My Dinner with Andre
(1981)
Near Dark
(1987)
Blithe Spirit
(1945)
The Hunger
(1983)
The Westerner
(1940)
Vera Cruz
(1954)
Thank God It's Friday
(1978)
The Squeaker
(1937)
Il Decameron (The Decameron)
(1970)
I'd say the top 7 and bottom 7 are stand-outs in the sense that I either thought they were really good, or was rather disappointed in them for one reason or another. Oddly enough, the 6 non-expiring films we ended up watching all fell near the bottom of the rankings. And Il Decameron I flat out hated. After watching it, even the Math Greek (who chose it) decided we didn't need to see the rest of that trilogy.
The middle ones were all ranked fairly close together and mostly fall into the "I'm glad I watched (or rewatched) it but feel no need to revisit it again" category. Except for Shaft. I'd watch Shaft again for the clothes alone. I'd also probably watch Thank God It's Friday again because, while in no way a "good" film, it was a lot of fun. The '70s Style Icons was really one of Criterion's most enjoyable collections. I still have Foxy Brown and Shampoo to watch in that one.
And of course, the 20 new "expiring" films I've added to my May watchlist...