I just watched the Branagh Murder on the Orient Express. I heard mixed reviews when it came out, but after A Haunting in Venice, which I loved, I figured I’d give it a shot. I liked it a lot! Ok, there was an underwhelming live production locally, which maybe lowered my expectations. But I thought it was well done, in a thinky, rather than action-oriented, kinda way.
This is not funny. This... this is a morality tale about the evils of sake.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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Calli - Jul 14, 2024 4:28:27 pm PDT #3398 of 3408
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Toddson - Jul 17, 2024 6:03:01 am PDT #3399 of 3408
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I've been re-watching The Mummy movies and I realized - for the O'Connell family, all roads lead to Hamunaptra (spelling?). (fyi, the Egyptians never realized that if you don't write your vowels, no one will get your name right)
sj - Jul 23, 2024 8:08:55 am PDT #3400 of 3408
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
We saw The Neverending Story last weekend in a movie theater with ltc. I was worried it might be too intense for her, but she loved it!
Laura - Jul 23, 2024 12:26:20 pm PDT #3401 of 3408
Our wings are not tired.
Such a wonderful classic. I'm glad she enjoyed it.
Toddson - Jul 24, 2024 6:07:04 am PDT #3402 of 3408
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
could I suggest "Babe"? It gets intense in places, but there's a happy ending. Oscar nominated. Siskal and Ebert called it the Citizen Kane of talking pig pictures.
sj - Jul 24, 2024 9:44:57 am PDT #3403 of 3408
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I’ve never seen Babe, but I’ll keep it in mind. We also watched Wizard of Oz with her recently for the first time, and she was completely fascinated. She’s definitely more about witches, fairies, dragons etc than anything else right now.
Tom Scola - Aug 22, 2024 12:57:56 pm PDT #3404 of 3408
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
dcp - Aug 22, 2024 3:24:57 pm PDT #3405 of 3408
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye
That looks very pretty, but amid the tropes and stereotypes I don't see much room for novelty, invention, twists, or humor. I'm not tempted to spend the money to see it in a theater.
I wonder what Stephen Colbert will have to say about it.
megan walker - Sep 10, 2024 6:19:21 pm PDT #3406 of 3408
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Just came here to say I went to a screening of The Substance last night and it's a wild ride. Lots of body horror, which I absolutely hate, but I still enjoyed myself immensely. (Though I'm not sure "enjoyed" is even the right word.) And Demi Moore is really incredible. This is Coralie Fargeat's second movie and it's ambitious as hell. I didn't like it as much as her Revenge (2017), but that was one of my favorite movies of the 2010s so it would have been hard to top.
Toddson - Sep 11, 2024 8:23:49 am PDT #3407 of 3408
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
There's a movie that keeps turning up on TV - "Evolution" - David Duchovny, Orlando Jones and Julianne Moore (who's kind of wasted there). Basic story - meteor crashes to earth in Arizona? New Mexico? carrying alien protoplasm which evolves into various life forms, including at the end primates. It's kind of dumb but kind of fun (seriously - how could I not watch?). Fairly happy ending with huge product placement.