Films you've seen at the cinema 2025

[Throbbing Angel]

Presence

Psychological Horror I suppose
Steven Soderbergh film
Lucy Lou is the main name
Enjoyed this, just scary enough, no stupid jump scares
A solid 7.5

 

[Elpenor]

I'm assuming you're still watching it but how was The Brutalist, Elpenor? I've booked a ticket for tomorrow (cheap night).

I have finished it now but yeah it was and is long

To address the length, I absolutely did not get bored and the film lives up to its the origin of its name, and the interval really works. Indeed I felt like I could have gone another hours the story was captivating and there are some parts of the story which are skipped and truncated. I wondered if there’s a longer directors cut available.

I would suggest seeing it with subtitles if possible as the sound mixing incorporates a lot of diabetic noise which means the dialogue is hard to pick up. Or perhaps my ears need cleaning But certainly Orang Utan I think would appreciate the subs from previous posts. I am pondering seeing it again if I can find a subbed screening

I think it’s pretty good and certainly justifies the hype. I am not sure it’s up there as an immigrant story to rival the Godfather or Once Upon A Time In America, which it has been compared to thematically, and it’s ultimately a rejection of the American dream. In terms of the acting, Emma Grundy Felicity Jones is the best I thought though underused. Guy Pearce a bit hammy.

 

[Orang Utan]

Going to see a captioned version this afternoon/evening, Elpenor
I’m taking plenty of water and a sandwich for the intermission.
I am also taking an unsanctioned
extra concentration pill before embarking upon this daunting experience.
Wish I could source some Kendal Mint Cake.

 

[Elpenor]

Going to see a captioned version this afternoon/evening, Elpenor
I’m taking plenty of water and a sandwich for the intermission.
I am also taking an unsanctioned
extra concentration pill before embarking upon this daunting experience.
Wish I could source some Kendal Mint Cake.

banana plus nuts where my snack of choice

 

[metalguru]

A Complete Unknown

Really liked this. The first half was quite emotional as I’ve long been curious about Dylan’s emergence in New York City - and this was a perfect answer.

It really gave the sense of disbelief/amazement I’ve heard from older Dylan nuts that he seemed to emerge out of nowhere and seemed to be channeling the zeitgeist.

Very minor criticisms: the second half of the film covering 1965 was slightly cartoon-like/caricatured, and the Suze Rotolo figure seemed a bit underwritten.

 

[Elpenor]

Maria. A more interesting than expected look at the last week of Maria Callas’s life. More interesting because in a way she’s already dead as apart from a few aged retainers she is mainly interacting with ghosts and hallucinations. I’m not sure Angelina Jolie looks much like her but she definitely inhabited the role and had a presence …

Which leads me to Presence. It’s always worth seeing a film by Steven Soderbergh even if it’s apparently in the horror genre which meant lots of vile trailers for slasher / spooky movies which I closed my eyes for. Can’t handle gore and graphic violence. Presence is short and small, set inside a house where there’s a mysterious ghost, whose point of view we see as a well to do family move in with their character tropes - workaholic mother played by Lucy Liu, sensitive father, talented sports jock son and a troubled daughter. The presence observes and then interacts. It was ok, and good Saturday night fare.

 

[belboid]

A Complete Unknown

A perfectly pleasant couple of hours in the presence of a very good Bob Dylan impersonator. I came out having learnt nothing about the man or his craftsmanship.

Monica Barbaro is the best thing in it, as Joan Baez, but Chalomet can’t hold a candle to Cate Blanchett.

 

[ouirdeaux]

The thread title should be 'pictures'.

You can refer to things in whatever way you want, as can everyone else.

 

[metalguru]

A Complete Unknown

A perfectly pleasant couple of hours in the presence of a very good Bob Dylan impersonator. I came out having learnt nothing about the man or his craftsmanship.

Monica Barbaro is the best thing in it, as Joan Baez, but Chalomet can’t hold a candle to Cate Blanchett.

Yes - Dylan remains an enigma...The film seems to be more about the impact of his song-writing on everyone around him..Monica Barbaro is particularly good..

 

[belboid]

Yes - Dylan remains an enigma...The film seems to be more about the impact of his song-writing on everyone around him..Monica Barbaro is particularly good..

I'm not sure it does that that well. It is 'print the legend' stuff, adding to the mythology that Dylan just came from nowhere and was this god given talent that just needed a little spark. The fact that all his early songs were based on old folk tunes was completely missed. I dont mind the impossible timelines for when the songs were written, but denying that they were directly inspired by and even based upon older songs, is a tad dishonest. It's a fun ride, but not a reliable one.

 

[Elpenor]

I don’t know much about Bob Dylan and it sounds like that will be the same when the film ends too. Earmarking that for sometime next weekend I think