It's my favorite movie of the past year, full stop. But I can definitely see how it wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 16, 2022 8:03:56 pm PDT #3159 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
Kate P. - Jul 21, 2022 10:04:15 pm PDT #3160 of 3424
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Have you all seen Fire Island yet? It's a modern queer adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, and I thought it was delightful. Maybe my new favorite Mr. Darcy? Anyway, it's on Hulu, and I highly recommend it!
Steph L. - Jul 31, 2022 8:24:38 am PDT #3161 of 3424
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Have you all seen Fire Island yet? It's a modern queer adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, and I thought it was delightful. Maybe my new favorite Mr. Darcy? Anyway, it's on Hulu, and I highly recommend it!
I've seen GIFs of it on Tumblr and I keep meaning to watch it and then forgetting. Maybe tonight.
We watched the 2021 Suicide Squad last night, and I am so goddamn amused that the only good DC movies are the villain movies (Birds of Prey, Suicide Squad).
The most unrealistic part of Suicide Squad (and I say that in the context of the entire goddamn bonkers comic-book movie, including Starro) is that when Idris Elba walked into a bar, he wasn’t immediately surrounded by people hitting on him. Because he is Idris Goddamn Elba.
Kalshane - Sep 02, 2022 8:52:46 am PDT #3162 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.
FYI: Amazon has the Blu-ray version of the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition trilogy on sale for $25 today.
-t - Sep 02, 2022 11:57:47 am PDT #3163 of 3424
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
FYI, Science Friday today has an interview all about the scientific basis for the creature in Nope. Very interesting!
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 12, 2022 8:02:52 am PDT #3164 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
I finally made it to the theater to see Three Thousand Years of Longing yesterday. It's the most visually sumptuous movie I've seen all year, and the dialogue between Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba is a delight. The narrative kind of goes flat/less profound toward the end, but given the previous two points I didn't really mind that much.
DavidS - Sep 12, 2022 3:38:30 pm PDT #3165 of 3424
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I finally made it to the theater to see Three Thousand Years of Longing yesterday. It's the most visually sumptuous movie I've seen all year, and the dialogue between Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba is a delight. The narrative kind of goes flat/less profound toward the end, but given the previous two points I didn't really mind that much.
Ooh, I've thinking I might sneak off to a matinee of that.
Tonight I'm going to see the Bowie doc in IMAX. His music is going to sound so good on that big sound system.
Consuela - Sep 16, 2022 4:47:21 pm PDT #3166 of 3424
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm pretty excited about Woman King: the PCHH gang really really loved it.
Jessica - Sep 17, 2022 8:52:15 am PDT #3167 of 3424
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Tonight I'm going to see the Bowie doc in IMAX. His music is going to sound so good on that big sound system.
We are doing that this afternoon! I can't wait!
DavidS - Sep 17, 2022 9:10:59 am PDT #3168 of 3424
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We are doing that this afternoon! I can't wait!
I will forewarn you that it wasn't what I had expected. With all the visuals and spectacle it's a really close examination of Bowie's own creative process and path, through his own many interviews. So it doesn't really talk about his many creative alliances at all (except Eno). So Marc Bolan, Carlos Alomar, Iggy Pop, Angie Bowie, Tony Visconti (who is the music supervisor) don't even get mentioned.
It's not a standard biopic at all. Which is good! But if you know the arc of his narrative it was a little odd the way it dealt with his massive cocaine addiction in LA and move to Berlin (which they sort of evoke through a chaotic sound collage?) or his series of heart attacks sidelined him for almost a decade. That kind of thing.