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Post by Neverending on Apr 1, 2024 20:40:00 GMT -5
Elvis (Baz Luhrmann, 2022)- 6/10 Only took you 2 years. How long till you see Priscilla?
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 2, 2024 17:50:11 GMT -5
Only took you 2 years. How long till you see Priscilla? Probably 2 years.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 2, 2024 17:50:26 GMT -5
The Menu (Mark Mylod, 2022)- 6/10
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Post by Neverending on Apr 3, 2024 0:47:25 GMT -5
The Menu (Mark Mylod, 2022)- 6/10 What the fuck?? You hadn’t seen the Menu? Bro. What the fuck?
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 3, 2024 15:58:43 GMT -5
What the fuck?? You hadn’t seen the Menu? Bro. What the fuck?
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 3, 2024 16:01:25 GMT -5
Rush (Ron Howard, 2013)- 8/10
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Post by Sculder on Apr 6, 2024 15:58:03 GMT -5
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Post by Sculder on Apr 7, 2024 16:53:32 GMT -5
Ricky Stanicky (2024) 5lbs of Pressure (2024) Middonaito / Midnight (2024)
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Post by Nilade on Apr 7, 2024 17:47:42 GMT -5
Aladdin Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar Frozen Frozen 2
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 8, 2024 19:59:54 GMT -5
Rolling Thunder (John Flynn, 1977)- 7/10 The Last Duel (Ridley Scott, 2021)- 7/10
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Post by Neverending on Apr 8, 2024 21:12:58 GMT -5
Aladdin Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar Frozen Frozen 2 Damn, you just gonna ignore Aladdin 3: King of Thieves??
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Post by Nilade on Apr 9, 2024 23:16:59 GMT -5
Aladdin Aladdin 2: The Return of Jafar Frozen Frozen 2 Damn, you just gonna ignore Aladdin 3: King of Thieves?? Lol! My kids pick the flicks. They're off spring break now and back at school, so no TV during the week. Maybe this weekend we'll watch it.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 11, 2024 16:33:00 GMT -5
Faces (John Cassavetes, 1968)- 8/10 Sisters (Brian De Palma, 1972)- 7/10
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Post by Neverending on Apr 11, 2024 16:58:21 GMT -5
Sisters (Brian De Palma, 1972)- 8/10
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 12, 2024 12:59:37 GMT -5
Civil War (Alex Garland, 2024)- 7/10 Joe (John G. Avildsen, 1970)- 7/10
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Post by Neverending on Apr 12, 2024 16:33:30 GMT -5
Civil War (Alex Garland, 2024)- 7/10 Joe (John G. Avildsen, 1970)- 7/10 JOE (1970) From John G. Avildsen (director of Rocky and The Karate Kid) and Norman Wexler (writer of Saturday Night Fever and Serpico), comes the story of a father whose daughter (played by Susan Sarandon in her film debut) overdoses on drugs, and then in fit of rage, he kills her boyfriend. The father then stumbles into a bar and confesses his crime to a radical ring-wing factory worker named Joe (played by Peter Boyle in his breakout role). Joe celebrates the death of the boyfriend, since he feels that hippies are the root of evil in America, and considers the father to be a kindred spirit. Together, they're gonna clean up the town. When Peter Boyle attended a screening of Joe, he was disgusted to learn that the audience was rooting for the titular character. I can't blame them because the movie does a terrible job of portraying Joe as the villain in the story. Critics and historians say Joe was a monumental moment for film and was among the group of movies that ushered in what's considered the greatest decade in American cinema: the 1970's. I don't disagree with that. Joe certainly paved the way for Dirty Harry, Death Wish and other conservative-leaning films. What I do disagree with is pairing Joe with left-wing movies such as Easy Rider or Midnight Cowboy. The intent of Avildsen and Wexler might have been to portray the radical right-wing in a negative light but they failed 100%. The fact that audiences were cheering for Joe proves my point. The reason Avildsen and Wexler failed is because the hippies are portrayed as stereotypes. They're not human beings with intellect and emotions. They're just lame ducks for the main characters. Let's grab our shotguns and shoot up some hippies. It's right-wing fantasy. Some people have argued that Joe is a metaphor for the shift in political alliance. Once upon a time, the blue collar union workers were considered the left-wing. Then with the political turmoil of the 1960's in which the youth counterculture took over the mantle, the working class joined the business class as the right-wing. That might be true (or not) and it might have been a messaged layered onto the film, but it ultimately doesn't matter because the story is lopsided. If you don't present both sides equally then who are you really speaking to?
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Post by Nilade on Apr 13, 2024 0:41:05 GMT -5
The Little Mermaid (2023) Mulan Mulan 2
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 13, 2024 12:29:02 GMT -5
JOE (1970) From John G. Avildsen (director of Rocky and The Karate Kid) and Norman Wexler (writer of Saturday Night Fever and Serpico), comes the story of a father whose daughter (played by Susan Sarandon in her film debut) overdoses on drugs, and then in fit of rage, he kills her boyfriend. The father then stumbles into a bar and confesses his crime to a radical ring-wing factory worker named Joe (played by Peter Boyle in his breakout role). Joe celebrates the death of the boyfriend, since he feels that hippies are the root of evil in America, and considers the father to be a kindred spirit. Together, they're gonna clean up the town. When Peter Boyle attended a screening of Joe, he was disgusted to learn that the audience was rooting for the titular character. I can't blame them because the movie does a terrible job of portraying Joe as the villain in the story. Critics and historians say Joe was a monumental moment for film and was among the group of movies that ushered in what's considered the greatest decade in American cinema: the 1970's. I don't disagree with that. Joe certainly paved the way for Dirty Harry, Death Wish and other conservative-leaning films. What I do disagree with is pairing Joe with left-wing movies such as Easy Rider or Midnight Cowboy. The intent of Avildsen and Wexler might have been to portray the radical right-wing in a negative light but they failed 100%. The fact that audiences were cheering for Joe proves my point. The reason Avildsen and Wexler failed is because the hippies are portrayed as stereotypes. They're not human beings with intellect and emotions. They're just lame ducks for the main characters. Let's grab our shotguns and shoot up some hippies. It's right-wing fantasy. Some people have argued that Joe is a metaphor for the shift in political alliance. Once upon a time, the blue collar union workers were considered the left-wing. Then with the political turmoil of the 1960's in which the youth counterculture took over the mantle, the working class joined the business class as the right-wing. That might be true (or not) and it might have been a messaged layered onto the film, but it ultimately doesn't matter because the story is lopsided. If you don't present both sides equally then who are you really speaking to? I agree with your points. I think Joe had potential to be a lot more effective if it contained a more nuanced look at the hippie culture the two protagonists despise but ultimately indulge in themselves. But I also felt it was striking in its ideas that largely still resonate with the right wing of America today. The odd sort of class disparities that exist within the party from the racist, blue collar to the sanctimonious white collar people that comprise the party and are very different people that are bonded by their general dislike of anything that goes against the romanticized view of a white America era that's bygone. Joe's ending is an obvious one, and it spends too much time with Susan Sarandon and her junkie boyfriend in the beginning when it could've used its running time to more effectively showcase Joe and the father's relationship. But I'm reading Quentin Tarantino's book about 1970s cinema and I agree with him that despite its shortcomings it's a polarizing movie that strangely feels like it could be made today.
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Post by Sculder on Apr 14, 2024 16:37:26 GMT -5
BigBug (2022) Lost Lotteries (2022) The Outfit (2022) Huan tu / A Land Imagined (2018) White Boy Rick (2018) Wil / Will (2023) The 9th Precinct (2019) Au nom de ma fille / Kalinka (2016) Tulnukas ehk Valdise pääsemine 11 osas / Alien or The Escape of Valdis in 11 Episodes (2006) Buddy Games: Spring Awakening (2023) Made in Romania (2010)
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 15, 2024 17:22:34 GMT -5
Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes, 1971)- 7/10
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 18, 2024 16:11:54 GMT -5
A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)- 9/10
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Post by Neverending on Apr 18, 2024 16:17:08 GMT -5
Minnie and Moskowitz (John Cassavetes, 1971)- 7/10 A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974)- 9/10 Another director binge, I see.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Apr 19, 2024 14:54:06 GMT -5
Murder a la Mod (Brian De Palma, 1968)- 5/10 The Wedding Party (Brian De Palma, Wilford Leach and Cynthia Munroe, 1969)- 2/10
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Post by Neverending on Apr 19, 2024 17:34:52 GMT -5
Murder a la Mod (Brian De Palma, 1968)- 5/10 The Wedding Party (Brian De Palma, Wilford Leach and Cynthia Munroe, 1969)- 2/10 Baby faced De Niro
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Post by Sculder on Apr 20, 2024 3:25:08 GMT -5
A Very Good Girl (2023) Le salaire de la peur / The Wages of Fear (2024) The Pretty One (2013) Heart of the Hunter (2024) First Daughter (2004) Three Identical Strangers (2018) Scoop (2024) White Boy (2017)
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