What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)

[Reno]

I've watched The Witch three times now.
It's a slow burner and not your typical horror. Creepy is the word.

I actually enjoyed The Witch a lot more the second time I watched it. After seeing the trailer I came to it with certain preconceptions about it being the scariest horror film ever, which it isn't. But it still is very creepy and very well made. The thing which initially threw me is how unambiguous it is about its titular character from very early on, but the second time round that worked for me, especially when reading that it is based on historic records of claims about witches. As a period piece it's also tremendously effective and you have to adjust as a viewer that it takes place in a past which feels quite alienating.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

The Dance of Reality. Remarkable film.

 

[Beats & Pieces]

Whiplash.

Not great, not bad.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Hidden Figures. Really good performances from Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Jannelle Monae in this, and even Kevin Costner is pretty good.

 

[DotCommunist]

The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution

joined a few dots for me, linking in to other things I've seen and read. At turns inspiring and depressing. The murder of fred hampton was the real kcker. I'd seen a docu of the same name but not really understood his role and relevance to the party. That turn to electoral politics at the end, that one. Just... Hoover can burn in hell

 

[Beats & Pieces]

Kubo and the Two Strings.

Beautifully presented, the story is lightweight and is told quite simply. The soundtrack is very interesting too.

 

[Virtual Blue]

The Girl with all the Gifts.

I thought soft focus throughout would give me headaches.
It didn't.

Not what I expected (a full out zombie movie). Thoroughly enjoyed.

 

[Virtual Blue]

E.T - decided to watch this with my son. Surprisingly, the narrative pace still captivates.

Note, A single mother leaving her sick 7 year old boy at home alone while she goes to work.
If that movie was made today she'd be charged with child neglect.

 

[Pickman's model]

No, that statement was true. Who do you think you are? Pickmans?

You sad obsessive

 

[DotCommunist]

New sherlock, ssn 4 episode 1. I'm almost glad moffat was confined to doing this shit rather than another srs of doctor who. Peggs watson is a two note character, and sherlock himself is about one note (a good note, there was a few lols). Gatiss' mycroft remains as ever smug as fuck. I might watch more tonight but I probably won't. Story is trademark moffat set ups that appear clever but slowly give way to nowt.

 

[Orang Utan]

DotCommunist Simon Pegg is not Watson, Martin Freeman is!

 

[DotCommunist]

DotCommunist Simon Pegg is not Watson, Martin Freeman is!

you know me and names I'll stick to calling him bilbo

 

[Idris2002]

My Winnipeg

Bizarre, dream-like experimental documentary about the Canadian city. Weird, but not quite for the sake of weird. There is something there about the city's history, and the director's own psychosexual peculiarities.

 

[belboid]

My Winnipeg

Bizarre, dream-like experimental documentary about the Canadian city. Weird, but not quite for the sake of weird. There is something there about the city's history, and the director's own psychosexual peculiarities.

That is great, must watch it again. The bit with the horses frozen in the river is quite amazing

 

[Idris2002]

That is great, must watch it again. The bit with the horses frozen in the river is quite amazing

You start thinking "he must have made this one up", and then it cuts to archive footage of the event. . .

 

[belboid]

He did actually make that bit up, but it took me a couple of days googling to confirm it, I found a few sites at the time saying it was definitely true.

 

[Idris2002]

He did actually make that bit up, but it took me a couple of days googling to confirm it, I found a few sites at the time saying it was definitely true.

Way to spoil the magic, dude.

 

[Reno]

A couple of days googling !!!

Anyways, I love My Winnipeg and Guy Maddin's work in general. Doesn't really matter whether things are true or not as the filmmaker clearly is an unreliable narrator, blending facts, myths and dreams.

 

[The39thStep]

Mascots - by a very tired Christopher Guest. Rubbish.

That's disappointing as I normally look foward to his films

 

[belboid]

A couple of days googling !!!.

Not the entire 48 hours.

 

[Idris2002]

Not the entire 48 hours.

Did you have to give the chief your badge?

 

[Beats & Pieces]

La La Land.

As this film progressed I steadily became angry, a fantasy film of candy floss nostalgia, a utopia written by Hollywood for Hollywood, with all the self-referencing and self-reverence that might suggest. But the treatment of Jazz in particular, the appropriation of visual and musical elements associated with Jazz - as a marker of 'cool' or 'alternative' (including the use of vinyl and cassette tape) - whilst still featuring a dialogue by John Legend (Mr Jazz himself, right?) arguing for Jazz to be revolutionary and not die - was sickening. And this is a film in which Jazz remains largely absent - and for that matter - so are black people.

A vacuous shit heap of a film.

 

[belboid]

La La Land.

As this film progressed I steadily became angry, a fantasy film of candy floss nostalgia, a utopia written by Hollywood for Hollywood, with all the self-referencing and self-reverence that might suggest. But the treatment of Jazz in particular, the appropriation of visual and musical elements associated with Jazz - as a marker of 'cool' or 'alternative' (including the use of vinyl and cassette tape) - whilst still featuring a dialogue by John Legend (Mr Jazz himself, right?) arguing for Jazz to be revolutionary and not die - was sickening. And this is a film in which Jazz remains largely absent - and for that matter - so are black people.

A vacuous shit heap of a film.

You completely missed the whole point.

 

[belboid]

Nocturnal animals

Couldn't fault the acting, script, or look of it at all. Still didn't like it tho.

 

[DexterTCN]

Thank god for Oscar screener season, eh

Anyway...I watched Arrival. It blew me away. It has bits of Contact, Close Encounters, Independence Day amongst others but easily has its own originality. Genuine surprises dawn on you like back when m night shamalan was good.

A really good film that fills it's entire 2 hour run-time.

 

[Beats & Pieces]

You completely missed the whole point.

Explain what YOU think the point was then.

 

[Maharani]

Pride.

A bit brasses off in places but I really enjoyed it. Mark was played by a brilliant actor and Paddy C never disappoints.

It made me cry a lot too.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

 

[Beats & Pieces]

Magnolia.

Really enjoyed this - some great performances - recommended.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Thank god for Oscar screener season, eh

It's late this year, isn't it? Or maybe I'm misremembering the last couple of years.