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Films you have seen at the cinema: 2021

Zola, based on a true story tale of two women who go on a road trip to make some money stripping. A whole lot else happens. Darker than it sounds but simultaneously a bit one dimensional. Enjoyable watch, 7/10.
 
Limbo...Asylum seekers housed in a remote area of Scotland. A good mix of very dark humour and misery. Beautiful lingering shots of the Scottish landscapes and great performances. Felt very poignant seeing it this week. Very much recommended.
 
Spirit untamed. A tale of bravery and friendship and horses. It was actually fine and I in no way regret telling a my four year old that paw patrol 2 was sold out.
 
I recently watched 2 horrors, Censor and The Night House





Censor was suitably twisted and I enjoyed the sub text I made up.

The Night House was a decent yanky yarn with a fairly unsatisfactory ending.
 
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I recently watched 2 horrors, Censor and The Night House

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Censor was suitably twisted and I enjoyed the sub text I made up.
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Censor has a strong performance from Niamh Algar. I enjoyed the first half and the period atmosphere. It owes much to Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio) & Ben Wheatley, so much so that it has the same actors e.g Michael Smiley and even appears to use the same music from A Field in England at the end? (Blanck Mass)
 
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Censor has a strong performance from Niamh Algar. I enjoyed the first half and the period atmosphere. It owes much to Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio) & Ben Wheatley, so much so that it has the same actors e.g Michael Smiley and even appears to use the same music from A Field in England at the end?
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that’ll probably be Blanck Mass’ Chernobyl
 
The Last Duel

Ridley Scott’s latest, a medieval tale about chivalry, duty and rape, told in three parts, each of which is ‘the truth according to…’ one of the three key players.

The first two parts suffer from too much repetition and both being centred on such arseholes. Only when Coner takes the lead do we get a vaguely sympathetic character. The dialogue is pretty lousy and accents do quite some wandering. On the plus side it’s quite pretty to look at (various acts of violence excluded) and Ben affleck is surprisingly good.
 
So far this year, I've watched:

Fast and the Furious 9 - I love this franchise, fast cars, car chases, all the nonsense. It jumped the shark, though, even for me, when...

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard - if I'm in town, I'll often swing by the cinema and see what's starting next. The Hitman's Bodyguard was funny (went to watch it as an actor friend had a small part in it), and this was just more of the same, ie very silly and sweary.

A Quiet Place Part II - now this was something I'd really wanted to see and it was good.

Free Guy - I was feeling a bit low and wanted a trip to the cinema to cheer me up. Again, more silly nonsense.

I tried to see Nomadland, but missed the start and didn't want to hang around for the next screening.
 
Censor - a bit disappointing, feels like someone came up with a good idea for the final twenty minutes of a film and then shoehorned the rest in. Not to give too much away, but it sets up a mystery and then delivers a twist. But the mystery is never tied up, so you're left with a cop-out.

Annette - declaration of interest, I am a huge fan of Sparks, who co-authored this with Leos Carax. By the end, this is a great film, but I think first portion has some pacing and characterisation problems (particularly wrt to Marion Cotillard's character - she's not made full use of in this film, sadly). It's not at all what you would expect given that, on paper, it's a Hollywood musical. It's very odd, with some puzzling aspects and the music is good but not a toe-tapping, crowd-pleasing fiesta. Which is not necessarily bad, but be prepared not to be swept away on any level. Adam Driver is amazing. Probably not the right film for an Oscar nomination, though.

Best film I have seen this year, even though it was on telly, is Help.
 
Titane, the new film by Julia Ducournau who previously made the excellent cannibalism/sister rivalry horror film Raw. This was one of my most anticipated films of the year and it won the Palm d'Or at Cannes but while being a very stylish film, I didn't much care for it. The problem is the main character, who despite a compelling performance by the lead, is very hard to engage with, after a first half hour where she completely loses ones sympathy. This wouldn't be the problem if later the film didn't want me to invest in her/him. The rest is a mixture of Cronenberg, Gaspar Noé and the bulk of the plot is taken from the documentary
The Impostor, only with a gender twist.
It still worth a watch, Ducournau is a very talented filmmaker, but I was hoping for more.

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Titane, the new film by Julia Ducournau who previously made the excellent cannibalism/sister rivalry horror film Raw. This was one of my most anticipated films of the year and it won the Palm d'Or at Cannes but while being a very stylish film, I didn't much care for it. The problem is the main character, who despite a compelling performance by the lead, is very hard to engage with, after a first half hour where she completely loses ones sympathy. This wouldn't be the problem if later the film didn't want me to invest in her/him. The rest is a mixture of Cronenberg, Gaspar Noé and the bulk of the plot is taken from the documentary
The Impostor, only with a gender twist.
It still worth a watch, Ducournau is a very talented filmmaker, but I was hoping for more.

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I was looking forward to this too after the excellent Raw. It's not out here yet but I'll definitely go and see it my when it is. (Its UK premier was at the LFF the other week.)
 
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I was looking forward to this too after the excellent Raw. It's not out here yet but I'll definitely go and see it my when it is. (Its UK premier was at the LFF the other week.)
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Curious to read what you think. Many people really loved this, I just couldn't get into it. I still haven't seen many new films this year which blew me away.
 
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It’s on at LIFF in November, so I’ll be watching that - just booked for 60+ films. I hope I have the energy to see them all and even more online
 
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It’s on at LIFF in November, so I’ll be watching that - just booked for 60+ films. I hope I have the energy to see them all and even more online
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I normally go and see a load of stuff at the LFF but I didn't this year. I was kind of put off when I went to see something at the BFI a few weeks before it started. It was an oldish film, Saturday afternoon and it was (unexpectedly) completely sold out with no distancing at all and I felt really uncomfortable. (The time I went before, they'd taken loads of seats out so it felt okay.)

Hopefully things will be more normal by next October as I usually really enjoy it. :( (The programme was also noticeably thinner this year and they didn't have their temporary screen on the Embankment etc.)
 
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