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Nice to see some Interstellar love. Brilliant film. I hope we get it in IMAX here at the 10 year anniversary as we didn't have IMAX when it originally released. Would love to see it on the big screen again.

Anyway, I saw The Substance recently and it was pretty damn good I thought. Body horror usually isn't my thing and I did think the third act dragged a bit but overall I thought it was a very interesting concept and quite creatively made as well. It was also a good experience in a theater. Not something I will be revisiting anytime soon though.
 
CoopersDream said:
Nice to see some Interstellar love. Brilliant film. I hope we get it in IMAX here at the 10 year anniversary as we didn't have IMAX when it originally released. Would love to see it on the big screen again.

Anyway, I saw The Substance recently and it was pretty damn good I thought. Body horror usually isn't my thing and I did think the third act dragged a bit but overall I thought it was a very interesting concept and quite creatively made as well. It was also a good experience in a theater. Not something I will be revisiting anytime soon though.
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I saw it in IMAX on Friday evening with my better half, who had seen it but "didn't really remember it" from what she was saying. Which struck me as a bit weird. After we saw it on Friday, she admitted she'd probably seen it high and didn't remember much about it (and was confusing a lot of it with The Martian :lol:)

Anyway, it was absolutely wonderful. Great film, still looks amazing 10 years on, the OST is great, the performances are impeccable all around, and it packs an emotional punch like few other Nolan films do. I am a big fan of his but I recognize some of his stuff lacks emotional depth - this is absolutely not one of those, though. The characterization of Murph as a kid, the love Cooper has for his children (mainly for Murph, in fairness, but the relationship with the son wasn't quite as bad as I remembered), his burning desire to get back to them, are sufficiently fleshed out so that the few gut punches properly land - his discovery of the past 27 years or whatever it is when he comes back onto the ship after the wave planet, and him seeing Murph as a dying old lady at the end. McConaughey is truly at his peak in this, and his performance is top notch. His breaking down when watching those videos is genuinely heart breaking.

Anyway, fantastic film, fantastic visuals, if you have the opportunity to go see it on the big screen as part of the 10 year re-release, run to your cinema!
 
Rooney in Paris said:
I saw it in IMAX on Friday evening with my better half, who had seen it but "didn't really remember it" from what she was saying. Which struck me as a bit weird. After we saw it on Friday, she admitted she'd probably seen it high and didn't remember much about it (and was confusing a lot of it with The Martian :lol:)

Anyway, it was absolutely wonderful. Great film, still looks amazing 10 years on, the OST is great, the performances are impeccable all around, and it packs an emotional punch like few other Nolan films do. I am a big fan of his but I recognize some of his stuff lacks emotional depth - this is absolutely not one of those, though. The characterization of Murph as a kid, the love Cooper has for his children (mainly for Murph, in fairness, but the relationship with the son wasn't quite as bad as I remembered), his burning desire to get back to them, are sufficiently fleshed out so that the few gut punches properly land - his discovery of the past 27 years or whatever it is when he comes back onto the ship after the wave planet, and him seeing Murph as a dying old lady at the end. McConaughey is truly at his peak in this, and his performance is top notch. His breaking down when watching those videos is genuinely heart breaking.

Anyway, fantastic film, fantastic visuals, if you have the opportunity to go see it on the big screen as part of the 10 year re-release, run to your cinema!
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When I think about this movie it always freaks me out wondering about the guy who was left on the ship waiting those 30 years or whatever for them to come back so depressing!
 
Castia said:
When I think about this movie it always freaks me out wondering about the guy who was left on the ship waiting those 30 years or whatever for them to come back so depressing!
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And then dies almost immediately after they return :lol:
 
Rooney in Paris said:
I saw it in IMAX on Friday evening with my better half, who had seen it but "didn't really remember it" from what she was saying. Which struck me as a bit weird. After we saw it on Friday, she admitted she'd probably seen it high and didn't remember much about it (and was confusing a lot of it with The Martian :lol:)

Anyway, it was absolutely wonderful. Great film, still looks amazing 10 years on, the OST is great, the performances are impeccable all around, and it packs an emotional punch like few other Nolan films do. I am a big fan of his but I recognize some of his stuff lacks emotional depth - this is absolutely not one of those, though. The characterization of Murph as a kid, the love Cooper has for his children (mainly for Murph, in fairness, but the relationship with the son wasn't quite as bad as I remembered), his burning desire to get back to them, are sufficiently fleshed out so that the few gut punches properly land - his discovery of the past 27 years or whatever it is when he comes back onto the ship after the wave planet, and him seeing Murph as a dying old lady at the end. McConaughey is truly at his peak in this, and his performance is top notch. His breaking down when watching those videos is genuinely heart breaking.

Anyway, fantastic film, fantastic visuals, if you have the opportunity to go see it on the big screen as part of the 10 year re-release, run to your cinema!
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He was balls deep in the McConnaughsaince at this time. True Detective, Dallas Buyers Club and Interstellar on the bounce. A trilogy Nicolas Cage could only dream of (@Dirty Schwein).
 
Dirty Schwein said:
Con Air - greatest film of all time.
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Rooney in Paris said:
I saw it in IMAX on Friday evening with my better half, who had seen it but "didn't really remember it" from what she was saying. Which struck me as a bit weird. After we saw it on Friday, she admitted she'd probably seen it high and didn't remember much about it (and was confusing a lot of it with The Martian :lol:)

Anyway, it was absolutely wonderful. Great film, still looks amazing 10 years on, the OST is great, the performances are impeccable all around, and it packs an emotional punch like few other Nolan films do. I am a big fan of his but I recognize some of his stuff lacks emotional depth - this is absolutely not one of those, though. The characterization of Murph as a kid, the love Cooper has for his children (mainly for Murph, in fairness, but the relationship with the son wasn't quite as bad as I remembered), his burning desire to get back to them, are sufficiently fleshed out so that the few gut punches properly land - his discovery of the past 27 years or whatever it is when he comes back onto the ship after the wave planet, and him seeing Murph as a dying old lady at the end. McConaughey is truly at his peak in this, and his performance is top notch. His breaking down when watching those videos is genuinely heart breaking.

Anyway, fantastic film, fantastic visuals, if you have the opportunity to go see it on the big screen as part of the 10 year re-release, run to your cinema!
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Agreed with most everything you write here, especially about the emotional depth which makes this hit in a different way than most of Nolan's other work. It's one of those films I can watch over and over as well, as there is so much quality in different aspects of filmmaking on display. Will keep an eye open if they're gonna show this near me soon.

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Heh, good one. Didn't think of that.
 
Wolfs
Honestly no idea. Feels like an anti film at times. But in a really good way, as I’ll watch Clooney and Pitt together in any movie, doing anything. I enjoyed watching it, but honestly couldn’t tell anyone it was good.
6/10
 
UnrelatedPsuedo said:
Wolfs
Honestly no idea. Feels like an anti film at times. But in a really good way, as I’ll watch Clooney and Pitt together in any movie, doing anything. I enjoyed watching it, but honestly couldn’t tell anyone it was good.
6/10
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I would write it pretty much the same, word for word. It's a nothing film, but not necessarily in a bad way, and it's enjoyable. It's the perfect Sunday evening film to watch with your partner, doesn't take up any of your mental bandwidth, is overall quite charming (Austin Abrams plays the "kid" part super well), and despite a couple of slightly self indulgent pieces (particularly the chase, which gets boring within about 15 seconds), it's a nice watch. 18 hours on and I've pretty much forgotten most of it, which is the kind of product it aims to be. In a couple of years, I'll have a vague recollection of watching it, of having appreciated the Clooney/Pitt chemistry, and Abrams's performance being nice, and that's it. It also has no higher ambitions, or no ambitions whatsoever, to be honest.
 
Oh following Interstellar, we also rewatched The Martian. I had the memory of having enjoyed it but not so much, but I'd also finished the book just a couple of days before seeing it, and as it's pretty much a copy/paste of the book, I think that played against my appreciation of the film - 9 years on, and I've got to say I enjoyed it a lot more and thought it was great. Damon carries it in a very charming, funny way, the film still looks great, and it feels "realistic" enough (I'm sure the science could be taken apart easily, but in its portrayal on screen, it works well enough that you don't have to suspend your disbelief too much) for it to be engrossing and quite stressful at times.
 
Superunknown said:
Watched Rear Window last night with a bottle of prosecco and a tiramisu. Perfect Saturday night. What a film. Utterly brilliant. I love how each of the neighbours seem to have their own personalities and you get a great insight into their lives. Even though James Stewart's character never interacts with many of them and they don't have an awful lot of spoken screentime, they still feel very real and it does feel as if you are a part of their lives, too. Plot steadily increases in paranoia and it has a suitably frenetic ending. I also can't talk about this film without mentioning Grace Kelly. Holy fecking shit...she's absolutely stunning in this. Beautiful. Loved her character. This film is definitely up there with Hitchcock's greats. It looks beautiful, too. Very vibrant and colourful in places, whereas I think many modern day films would perhaps go for a more grimey or dark aesthetic. The 'lightness' of the colour palette just seems to work a treat. It's a wonderful film to watch.
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Agreed with all that! I should watch it again.
 
UnrelatedPsuedo said:
Wolfs
Honestly no idea. Feels like an anti film at times. But in a really good way, as I’ll watch Clooney and Pitt together in any movie, doing anything. I enjoyed watching it, but honestly couldn’t tell anyone it was good.
6/10
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This is the duel we really need to keep abreast of.
 
Rooney in Paris said:
The Martian. I had the memory of having enjoyed it but not so much, but I'd also finished the book just a couple of days before seeing it, and as it's pretty much a copy/paste of the book, I think that played against my appreciation of the film - 9 years on, and I've got to say I enjoyed it a lot more and thought it was great. Damon carries it in a very charming, funny way, the film still looks great, and it feels "realistic" enough (I'm sure the science could be taken apart easily, but in its portrayal on screen, it works well enough that you don't have to suspend your disbelief too much) for it to be engrossing and quite stressful at times.
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Totally agree. I'm sure much of the science is bollocks but I very much enjoyed it
 
Rooney in Paris said:
I would write it pretty much the same, word for word. It's a nothing film, but not necessarily in a bad way, and it's enjoyable. It's the perfect Sunday evening film to watch with your partner, doesn't take up any of your mental bandwidth, is overall quite charming (Austin Abrams plays the "kid" part super well), and despite a couple of slightly self indulgent pieces (particularly the chase, which gets boring within about 15 seconds), it's a nice watch. 18 hours on and I've pretty much forgotten most of it, which is the kind of product it aims to be. In a couple of years, I'll have a vague recollection of watching it, of having appreciated the Clooney/Pitt chemistry, and Abrams's performance being nice, and that's it. It also has no higher ambitions, or no ambitions whatsoever, to be honest.
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I really thought they were going to
Keyser Soze it; that the kid was some criminal mastermind and had massacred the warehouse of goons through a diner flashback of him being odd and affable then turn into the love child of Napoleon Dynamite & John Wick
. But no… it kind of finished as a commentary on getting old. Like Cars in Comedians getting coffee, with Caffeine subbed out for Heroin.
 
Beverly Hills Cop 1-3. I watched Pt 4 two weeks ago and it seemed to be full of references to the previous films, but I couldn't remember them much. These three these are disappearing from Netflix soon, so I figured I'd go through them all. 1 and 2 got the reputation of being great and 3 for being crap, but I feel they're really all kinda middling in different ways. Pt 1 is fun and fresh, but the story is a little messy and the narrative developments a bit sudden. That's a bit better in Pt 2, but it's also mostly a more neatly structured repeat of Pt 1, with overuse of the Axel F theme. (Just because it was popular doesn't mean it can cover every single type of scene.) I thought Pt 3 was actually refreshing in comparison, with a more concise story, a matured character (a therefore a bit more boring, but at least not a simple repeat - and I liked how Pt 4 continued that), and other enrichment; but there's also less outright fun. So I'd go 3/5 for all of them.

Hit Man. The 2023 romantic black comedy thriller film thing by Richard Linklater, featuring Glen Powell. A philosophy teacher who works part-time for the police as an electronics specialist gets promoted to the role of fake hit man, to help catches people that are trying to have someone assassinated; but one 'target' complicates his life. It's OK. The first part is fun, the middle slows down enormously, and then it takes quite long to pick up again - but the ending is alright (of rather immoral). The philosophy classes are enormously on the nose in how they explain the plot and Glen Powell is a bit irritating, but overall the film is fine for the bit of fun it aims to offer. Another 3/5 I guess.
 
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Oddity
After the murder of her twin sister, a psychic visits her home to try and uncover the truth behind the death. Absolutely loved this spooky, indie horror flick. The director expertly induced suspense into many scenes and a few moments really had me jump out of my skin, and I'm a horror nut so most of these tricks usually don't work on me. The direction, location and overall narrative was really good and the film just kept upping the tension at the right moments. The final act felt a bit loose though and the ending didn't really satisfy me. A lot of the film also felt like the camera was auto-focussing on the wrong things, which is either a massive flaw in the movie or the streaming site I was using (Shudder) was struggling to playback. Regardless, one of the better horror films I've seen this year. Loving all the great indie horrors being released lately 7.5/10
 
Anyone seen Megalopolis yet? Going this week.
 
Sweet Square said:
The Plains

3 hour long film which follows a middle aged lawyer called Andrew as he drives home from work. Its made up almost exclusively of one shot(The camera in the backseat facing forward).

The film revolves around Andrew conversations with his work friend. These conversations are mostly about relationships and life in general so nothing too fancy. But there’s plenty of long scenes with Andrew driving silently.

Describing this film sounds mind numbingly boring but….it somehow works and I become glued to screen. It even at times produces striking images(Again the camera is stuck in the back of a hyundai)along with some moving moments.

Really interesting piece of art.

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8/10
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My Drive With Andre?
 
Rooney in Paris said:
I saw it in IMAX on Friday evening with my better half, who had seen it but "didn't really remember it" from what she was saying. Which struck me as a bit weird. After we saw it on Friday, she admitted she'd probably seen it high and didn't remember much about it (and was confusing a lot of it with The Martian :lol:)

Anyway, it was absolutely wonderful. Great film, still looks amazing 10 years on, the OST is great, the performances are impeccable all around, and it packs an emotional punch like few other Nolan films do. I am a big fan of his but I recognize some of his stuff lacks emotional depth - this is absolutely not one of those, though. The characterization of Murph as a kid, the love Cooper has for his children (mainly for Murph, in fairness, but the relationship with the son wasn't quite as bad as I remembered), his burning desire to get back to them, are sufficiently fleshed out so that the few gut punches properly land - his discovery of the past 27 years or whatever it is when he comes back onto the ship after the wave planet, and him seeing Murph as a dying old lady at the end. McConaughey is truly at his peak in this, and his performance is top notch. His breaking down when watching those videos is genuinely heart breaking.

Anyway, fantastic film, fantastic visuals, if you have the opportunity to go see it on the big screen as part of the 10 year re-release, run to your cinema!
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Agree with this 100%. The bond between father and daughter was pure heartache. I think it was a quietly impressive film, like there were things in it that were new and unusual -- like the robots TARS and CASE -- and they didn't really milk it. Nolan was like, here's this amazing new kind of robot you've never seen and it can even somehow run across water, but don't get hung up on it, it's not really that important to the story. The anti-George Lucas.

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Rooney in Paris said:
Oh following Interstellar, we also rewatched The Martian. I had the memory of having enjoyed it but not so much, but I'd also finished the book just a couple of days before seeing it, and as it's pretty much a copy/paste of the book, I think that played against my appreciation of the film - 9 years on, and I've got to say I enjoyed it a lot more and thought it was great. Damon carries it in a very charming, funny way, the film still looks great, and it feels "realistic" enough (I'm sure the science could be taken apart easily, but in its portrayal on screen, it works well enough that you don't have to suspend your disbelief too much) for it to be engrossing and quite stressful at times.
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The science in The Martian is supposed to be pretty accurate. A few things are hypothetical, but most aspects he got right because the movie used the NASA planetary science division as advisors. The author tried to use as much state of the art manned space flight gear as he could for his story. Apparently he published The Martian in chapters on the web, and he had an army of about 3,000 readers who would give him feedback and correct his science, and in some cases suggest things that could be used for plot later on.

Andy Weir's next book after The Martian is pretty good too.

https://www.iflscience.com/how-accurate-martian-9-things-movie-got-right-and-wrong-30937

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/martian-entertaining-science-fiction-rooted-fact

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scie...ian-success-scientific-peer-review-180956745/
 
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Wing Attack Plan R said:
Agree with this 100%. The bond between father and daughter was pure heartache. I think it was a quietly impressive film, like there were things in it that were new and unusual -- like the robots TARS and CASE -- and they didn't really milk it. Nolan was like, here's this amazing new kind of robot you've never seen and it can even somehow run across water, but don't get hung up on it, it's not really that important to the story. The anti-George Lucas.

iu
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Yup. Still looks ridiculous.

Oops, I’ve gone and said something mean. Must try harder.
 
Rooney in Paris said:
Oh following Interstellar, we also rewatched The Martian. I had the memory of having enjoyed it but not so much, but I'd also finished the book just a couple of days before seeing it, and as it's pretty much a copy/paste of the book, I think that played against my appreciation of the film - 9 years on, and I've got to say I enjoyed it a lot more and thought it was great. Damon carries it in a very charming, funny way, the film still looks great, and it feels "realistic" enough (I'm sure the science could be taken apart easily, but in its portrayal on screen, it works well enough that you don't have to suspend your disbelief too much) for it to be engrossing and quite stressful at times.
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Interstellar is incredible but I really did not enjoy The Martian. Lame and soft with little depth. I managed about 100 hundreds pages of the book. The famed humorous prose was just the main character as a plucky, smug nerd ("I'm a space pirate! :cool:"). Gob shite.
 
Dirty Schwein said:
Oddity
After the murder of her twin sister, a psychic visits her home to try and uncover the truth behind the death. Absolutely loved this spooky, indie horror flick. The director expertly induced suspense into many scenes and a few moments really had me jump out of my skin, and I'm a horror nut so most of these tricks usually don't work on me. The direction, location and overall narrative was really good and the film just kept upping the tension at the right moments. The final act felt a bit loose though and the ending didn't really satisfy me. A lot of the film also felt like the camera was auto-focussing on the wrong things, which is either a massive flaw in the movie or the streaming site I was using (Shudder) was struggling to playback. Regardless, one of the better horror films I've seen this year. Loving all the great indie horrors being released lately 7.5/10
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The best part of it were the first 10mn, and it pretty much crumbles into mediocrity after that. It's rather ludicrous, but not in a good or fun way, and the acting is awful. It's a shame because the premise was fun and the setting was perfect for a proper creepy film, but in the end it's just a pile of meh, clearly they had no idea where to go with their premise.

The whole wooden man is also incredibly stupid - the idea itself that people would just accept this grotesquely sinister mannequin into their home, and the design itself that is screaming "look at me, I'm creepy", it's just absurd on both fronts.

Massive disappointment after a very promising start.
Wing Attack Plan R said:
Agree with this 100%. The bond between father and daughter was pure heartache. I think it was a quietly impressive film, like there were things in it that were new and unusual -- like the robots TARS and CASE -- and they didn't really milk it. Nolan was like, here's this amazing new kind of robot you've never seen and it can even somehow run across water, but don't get hung up on it, it's not really that important to the story. The anti-George Lucas.

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Yeah agree with that. The robots are great in it, they procure some good moments of levity, but there's no forcing them down the viewer's throat either. They're... just there, part of the mission.
Wing Attack Plan R said:
The science in The Martian is supposed to be pretty accurate. A few things are hypothetical, but most aspects he got right because the movie used the NASA planetary science division as advisors. The author tried to use as much state of the art manned space flight gear as he could for his story. Apparently he published The Martian in chapters on the web, and he had an army of about 3,000 readers who would give him feedback and correct his science, and in some cases suggest things that could be used for plot later on.

Andy Weir's next book after The Martian is pretty good too.

https://www.iflscience.com/how-accurate-martian-9-things-movie-got-right-and-wrong-30937

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/martian-entertaining-science-fiction-rooted-fact

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scie...ian-success-scientific-peer-review-180956745/
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Cool, thanks! This does ring a bell now! What was his follow-up book?
dumbo said:
Fix your life brother.
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Nah I'm good, going to see Megalopolis tomorrow to balance things out :)
 
Rooney in Paris said:
The best part of it were the first 10mn, and it pretty much crumbles into mediocrity after that. It's rather ludicrous, but not in a good or fun way, and the acting is awful. It's a shame because the premise was fun and the setting was perfect for a proper creepy film, but in the end it's just a pile of meh, clearly they had no idea where to go with their premise.

The whole wooden man is also incredibly stupid - the idea itself that people would just accept this grotesquely sinister mannequin into their home, and the design itself that is screaming "look at me, I'm creepy", it's just absurd on both fronts.

Massive disappointment after a very promising start.

Yeah agree with that. The robots are great in it, they procure some good moments of levity, but there's no forcing them down the viewer's throat either. They're... just there, part of the mission.

Cool, thanks! This does ring a bell now! What was his follow-up book?

Nah I'm good, going to see Megalopolis tomorrow to balance things out :)
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Project Hail Mary, it's good, a lot more hard sci-fi than The Martian actually.

And of course, they're making a film of it with Ryan Gosling :lol:
 
Massive Spanner said:
Project Hail Mary, it's good, a lot more hard sci-fi than The Martian actually.

And of course, they're making a film of it with Ryan Gosling :lol:
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I was skeptical that Andy Weir could pull off another ‘super science to the rescue’ story, but he did. It’s really gratifying reading the the thought process that guides the protagonist through one crisis after another.
 
Wing Attack Plan R said:
I was skeptical that Andy Weir could pull off another ‘super science to the rescue’ story, but he did. It’s really gratifying reading the the thought process that guides the protagonist through one crisis after another.
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It's a very fun book and does a surprisingly good job of making you care for the alien
 
Pirlo'sBeard said:
I went to see Interstellar last night and it blew me away.

Firstly I can't believe it's my first time seeing it. It really is an incredible movie. The storyline, pacing, acting and visuals all at an incredibly high standard.

It's a 10/10.
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That movie blew me away twice. The first time, at the IMAX cinema, I was amazed by the action sequences. That docking scene, yowzers, had everyone in the theatre leaning to one side.

Second time I watched it after my daughter was maybe a year old, and it broke me. Even writing this I tear up just thinking about the "because my dad promised me" scene. Incredible how the same movie has left me awestruck in such different ways.
 
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Agreed with all that! I should watch it again.
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Yes, watch it!

Think I'll just work my way through his list of films. The trouble is that not all are available on streaming services, at least without paying. I'm eager to see Rope next.
 
I really enjoyed The Substance… it keeps pushing onto the next amusing escalation where lots of other arty premise horrors would’ve dragged out the steps more, which is exactly what you need from this kind of absurdist but also relatively straightforward bodyhorror. (The things it’s ‘saying’ are so obvious that you don’t actually need to dwell on character)

All the bum shots would’ve probably felt exploitative with a male director, but feel a lot less so when you know it’s not and it eventually feels pretty justified by the payoff… I was mostly sold by the 2nd act but the…

merged elephant-woman tetsuo monster birthing an umbilically chorded boob from its eye

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Love Lies Bleeding is a fun and cheesy slice of cheesecake thriller. It looks cool and I like the body horror stuff and the body beauty stuff. I was expecting something a little more complex after Saint Maud and it gets really sloppy by the end, but it has its own voice, even as it cycles through a range of old familiars.

One of the very few films I don't regret watching this year.
 
Deadpool and Wolverine 2 hours long but feels MUCH longer. No real plot, just a series of MCU related in-jokes that only people who are really invested in the nonsense of multiverses and which studio makes what next will care about. The first film was great but this is just exhaustingly unfunny. More a series of memes than an actual film. The fight scenes were also dull as dishwater as they meant nothing and went nowhere. 1/10 (for the opening titles which were fun)
 
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