Films you have seen at the cinema 2022

[Jeff Robinson]

See How They Run - Meta comedy caper whodunnit centred around Agatha Christie's "The Mouse Trap". Loved this, exactly the sort of escapism needed from this insane world. Very funny, brilliantly executed set pieces and very knowing whilst showing clear reverence for the source material. Fans of Knives Out should also enjoy this.

 

[paul mckenna]

3000 Years of longing. Definitely a good film. Might possibly be a great one, time and more viewings will tell. An effects laden film where the excellent and beautiful effects play a definite second to the character , fantastic acting and narrative.

Swinton and Elba are fucking brilliant and the supporting cast excellent.

One of the best magical realism films I've seen. Also heartbreaking in several ways.

To repeat my opening, this definitely a good film and worth a watch. It may well be a great classic of the future.[/Spoiler]

That bodes well. I love these kind of films where talented directors squeeze in smaller projects between their larger budgeted ones

 

[paul mckenna]

Moonage Daydream - Can't really offer a fair opinion here as we walked out after 20 minutes. I like David Bowie but some of his soundbites in isolation were totally cringeworthy and they're featured so heavily you can't escape it.

 

[blossie33]

I went to see the doccumentary about the actor Sidney Poitier this week, always liked him. I enjoyed it, some things I didn't know.

 

[surreybrowncap]

Moonage Daydream - Can't really offer a fair opinion here as we walked out after 20 minutes. I like David Bowie but some of his soundbites in isolation were totally cringeworthy and they're featured so heavily you can't escape it.

I'm going to see this tonight...do hope it picks up then in the remaining two hours....!

 

[RubyToogood]

Mrs Harris Goes to Paris. It was exactly what I'd expected. Silly plot, nice dresses.

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Juniper
Always good to see Charlotte Rampling. Predictable plot but the two leads are excellent.

 

[belboid]

The Banshees of Inisherin

The In Bruges gang reunite on Craggy Island at the end of the Irish civil war and play out a hilarious parable. Almost absurdist, playing upon the stereotypical Irish yarn but with so much more going on under the surface.

Great performances, occasionally shocking, word perfect and fecking funny.

 

[A380]

The Woman King.

Very violent film about female African warriors in the 1820s. I was surprised at how moving I found it. Definitely recommended.

 

[Maggot]

The Banshees of Inisherin

The In Bruges gang reunite on Craggy Island at the end of the Irish civil war and play out a hilarious parable. Almost absurdist, playing upon the stereotypical Irish yarn but with so much more going on under the surface.

Great performances, occasionally shocking, word perfect and fecking funny.

Just seen this. Agree with most of your points, although it was funny in places I wouldn't call it a comedy as it's too heavy.

Loved the scenery too. A really powerful film.

 

[thismoment]

Half of the Darling film with Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. I was actually the only one in the cinema for 30mins, creepy af that was. I only watched half because I kept thinking it was go to be super creepy/jumpy which I don’t like. I didn’t realise it was 15 certificate otherwise I wouldn’t have bothered because I’m a big baby!

 

[paul mckenna]

The Banshees of Inisherin

The In Bruges gang reunite on Craggy Island at the end of the Irish civil war and play out a hilarious parable. Almost absurdist, playing upon the stereotypical Irish yarn but with so much more going on under the surface.

Great performances, occasionally shocking, word perfect and fecking funny.

Liking the suggestion this is pushed into absurdist territory. Really looking forward to it except it's not out until 26 January in NL

 

[Part 2]

Enys Men....Preview of the new Mark Jenkin film. Same 16mm as Bait but in colour. It's a Cornish folk horror. Not as accessible as Bait the story isn't as clear...if its clear at all. It's got a great authentic 70s look with a lot of zooming in shots but it's very slow and repetitive in the first half. I was engaged for most of the time but it started to feel longer than its 90 minutes and I hadn't much idea what was going on tbh. At times I was reminded of The Lighthouse which I didn't get either.

Luckily there was a Q+A afterwards that helped to make a bit of sense of it.

 

[nottsgirl]

Saw an amazing film called Medusa Deluxe. It’s a murder mystery set at a competitive hairdressing competition which makes it sound a bit crap but actually it was amazing. 5*, would watch again. Long takes, amazing script, really good.

 

[Orang Utan]

Saw an amazing film called Medusa Deluxe. It’s a murder mystery set at a competitive hairdressing competition which makes it sound a bit crap but actually it was amazing. 5*, would watch again. Long takes, amazing script, really good.

Seeing that at LIFF2022, which starts next week - so excited - gonna see 60+ films! Most of them are debuts, so am looking forward to soaking up new talents!

 

[Orang Utan]

So hard to schedule when there's so many and not enough screenings - I doubt I'll get to see everything I want - I don't know how people manage the bigger festivals
This is the line up for next week's festival:

LIFF 2022 Films

LIFF 2022 Films

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[May Kasahara]

The Woman King.

Very violent film about female African warriors in the 1820s. I was surprised at how moving I found it. Definitely recommended.

I concur, just back from seeing it and thought it was absolutely fantastic. My mate and I particularly loved how the hero is a middle aged woman who clearly has no time for anyone's shit

 

[May Kasahara]

This was the second film I've seen at the cinema this year. Took the kids to see Wendell and Wild earlier in the week, it's a bit muddled in parts but lots of fun and so visually inventive. We all enjoyed it.

 

[BigMoaner]

Barbarian. One of the most disturbing, nerve-shredding films I have ever seen. Mildy amusing too, and deeply satirical. But yes don't see it if you don't do well with long periods of nerve shredding tension and jumpy moments.

Very good, clever film but I found it stressful.

 

[Orang Utan]

#LIFF2022 Film 1
No Bears
Persecuted Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi stars himself trying to make a film in Turkey from across the border in Iran because he’s not allowed to make films nor leave the country. His presence in a border village brings its own local troubles which reflect the story in the film he is depicted making. Panahi is a very resourceful director considering his constraints but he rises to it and subtly defies and critiques the Iranian Islamist regime as well as the damaging traditions of small communities. It’s even got a few laughs in it. Nice start to the festival. 3 intermittent 4G signals out of 5

 

[Orang Utan]

#LIFF2022 Film 2: Living
While there’s much to criticise about this blatant Oscar bait’s nostalgic chocolate box depiction of an England that probably never was, Nighy carries this with aplomb and all my cynicism evaporated. Novelist Kazuo Ishiguro revisits the territory of Remains Of The Day in this remake of Kurosawa’s Ikiru - a taciturn old man hamstrung by tradition and unable to communicate his emotions is a familiar trope by now, but Nighy is perfect in this and does more than his usual posh leaning. He reminds me of an English Clint Eastwood - all wizened tiny-eyed frowning. Excellent supporting cast, especially Aimee Lee Wood and her excellent front teeth. 5 hidebound pinstriped city gents out of 5

 

[Orang Utan]

#LIFF2022 Film 3: All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
Riveting documentary on legendary photographer Nan Goldin’s life and career and her recent activism protesting the art world’s acceptance of the patronage of the Sackler family, the OxyContin-flogging corporate drug dealers responsible for a huge addiction crisis and half a million deaths in the US. I was more interested in Goldin’s life and her artistic life than her admirable but predictable publicity stunt activism- it probably should have been two different films tbh. I wanted to find out more about her artistic life, family background, her chosen family of misfits and her uglybeautiful photos of chaotic lifestyles. 4 candid yet gorgeous Polaroids out of 5

 

[Orang Utan]

#LIFF2022 Film 4: Pamfir
Ukrainian film about a man returning from working abroad to his family in the Carpathian Mountains near the Romanian border and reluctantly finding himself being drawn back into the criminal life of smuggling contraband. Part one-last-job crime thriller, part family drama, it’s horribly compelling watching the inevitable unfold. Visually stunning, with hallucinatory sequences of pagan rituals alongside the mucky reality of rural poverty. Ironically, this was still being made when Russia invaded and had to be smuggled out of Ukraine to be finished.
4 boner-inducing steroids out of 5

 

[Orang Utan]

#LIFF2022 Film 5: The Plains
A three hour film of static shots taken from the back of the car of a man commuting home from the Melbourne suburbs? Nothing dramatic happens, we just hear him calling family and speaking to a colleague he sometimes gives a lift to. Doesn’t sound appealing does it? I was wary too, but glad I took the punt as I found it so involving the hours flew by. I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone but it was so affecting I had to have a break and miss two other films.
5 occasional red cars out of 5

 

[furluxor]

I went to see The Worst Person in the World in a community cinema. My problem is that for a movie that is about the messiness of life, this is way too glossy. Everyone is ridiculously attractive, every house is from Ikea catalogue, people have jobs like photographer, comic book artist, yoga influencer. 'Slumming it' is working in a nice bookshop or coffee shop. Life revolves around struggling to choose between sexy careers and sexy boyfriends. I make it sound worse than it is. The main actress is excellent and there are some brilliantly clever scenes. But to at least some of the audience the problems of these people will seem very, very far away from real life. Which is bad for a movie that strives to be relatable.

 

[cybershot]

The Thing.

 

[Reno]

I went to see The Worst Person in the World in a community cinema. My problem is that for a movie that is about the messiness of life, this is way too glossy. Everyone is ridiculously attractive, every house is from Ikea catalogue, people have jobs like photographer, comic book artist, yoga influencer. 'Slumming it' is working in a nice bookshop or coffee shop. Life revolves around struggling to choose between sexy careers and sexy boyfriends. I make it sound worse than it is. The main actress is excellent and there are some brilliantly clever scenes. But to at least some of the audience the problems of these people will seem very, very far away from real life. Which is bad for a movie that strives to be relatable.

Maybe a matter of taste but I didn’t find any of the actors ridiculously attractive. They aren't unattractive, but they don't look like Hollywood stars or models, they all look like real people. The interiors represent how middle class Scandinavians live and didn't look like IKEA showrooms to me. The careers our female protagonists is surrounded with have to seem interesting because her inability to settle on a job and to decide what to do with her life is the central theme of the film. If you work in a nice bookshop or a nice coffee shop in an expensive city like Oslo, it's difficult to make ends meet as an adult single person, these are minimum wage jobs. Her indecisiveness is something I can relate to. I passed up a lot of opportunities because just like that character, I'm terminally indecisive and a commitaphobe. She can't commit to a relationship before she has sorted herself out, human relationships are emotionally complex and the film made me understand her.

Also, yoga influencer is not something anyone should ever aspire to.

 

[Orang Utan]

#LIFF2022 Film 6 - Incredible But True
Another wacky but insubstantial Quentin Dupieux film, this time a trite parable about vanity and ageing. I always look forward to his films yet am always disappointed. Like Gilliam and Gondry before him, he has an extraordinary imagination that he struggles to materialise into extraordinary films.
2 steerable genitalia out of 5

 

[Orang Utan]

#lLIFF2022 Film 7 - Sadako DX
Shabby return to the already risible Ringu series. This time it leans into the unintended comic effect of twitchy pale girls crawling out of tellies, but I only laughed at the bits that were intended to be scary. Woeful acting, subs and script. Even the costume design was noticeably hideous.
One vile baby blue bow shirt out of five

 

[stdP]

I went to see The Worst Person in the World in a community cinema. My problem is that for a movie that is about the messiness of life, this is way too glossy. Everyone is ridiculously attractive, every house is from Ikea catalogue, people have jobs like photographer, comic book artist, yoga influencer. 'Slumming it' is working in a nice bookshop or coffee shop. Life revolves around struggling to choose between sexy careers and sexy boyfriends. I make it sound worse than it is. The main actress is excellent and there are some brilliantly clever scenes. But to at least some of the audience the problems of these people will seem very, very far away from real life. Which is bad for a movie that strives to be relatable.

Whilst I agree with you on the glossiness angle, from my brief stint in Norway a decade ago such lifestyles seemed to be ridiculously commonplace. If there was ever a poverty-stricken seedy underbelly anywhere, I certainly didn't see it.

Despite the unrelatability I still think it's a great film.