The Quiet Girl is a really great film. Highly recommend it
triangle of sadness. it was ok, probably my least favourite from the director, preferred the square and force majeure
‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ tonight at home (Prime)
Oh this is so good, what a ride. Funny, bonkers, a love story, tricky families, mother/daughter difficulties and such great acting. Loved it!
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The Oscar voters clearly concurred. Now can you predict next years winner?! 
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I watched Luther last night and I think we can safely count that out. Was good fun though nonetheless!
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Recent 
films I’ve watched:
Tar - Blanchette was aces. The pacing helped build the tension in this reverse “me too” slow, gentle descent into the protagonist’s self made exile.
Whiplash - The toxic masculinity version of Tar. Almost too much for me at times. I needed a couple breaks to make it through in one sitting.
Triangle Of Sadness - scathing take on privilege. Side spitting laughter!
The Menu - deliciously dark comedy. Good to see John Lequizamo back in action.
The Whale - heart wrenching drama. Not pretty but emotive as fuck. Fraser worked for that Oscar.
Aronofsky rates as one of my top directors. I cried. 
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These days I’m deeply in old stuff: some western (Hombre, Joe Kidd, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, True Grit…) liked a lot Cool Hand Luke, too, plus some italian stuff from the '50s-'60s era
Saw Cocaine Bear on Sat night. V funny, bit ridiculous. Reminded me of Mel Brooks, a bit.
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Finally got round to watching this last night. Straight into my ‘all-time faves’ list. What an amazing film!
Odd but ace Japanese Movie - Which if you’ve ever been Japan is set in Coconut Disks in Ekoda (Great shop)
Great film but agree it is a tough watch. Great acting from JK Simmons and Miles Teller
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Just revisited The Red Violin while nursing a cold.
A perfect film, IMO.
My fave Samuel Jackson flick.
Anyone here seen Oppenheimer yet? We went a couple of nights ago and despite (or possibly because of?) the stellar reviews we came away feeling slightly disappointed. Top class acting (esp Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr), visually interesting (cinematography, set design and wardrobe), the storyline was interestingly structured… BUT… i felt that the focus throughout the film on the dynamic between Oppenheimer and his friend-turned-enemy Lewis Strauss (played by Downey) detracted from the film being a truly rounded biopic of Oppenheimer himself. In fact, the focus of much of the latter part of the film seemed to shift onto Strauss. By contrast, I felt that the Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs who worked under Oppenheimer on the Manhattan Project seemed barely visible despite the major role that he played - especially in inadvertently helping fuel the suspicions of Oppenheimer that were used against him by Strauss. There were also several instances where I felt an urge to consult Wikipedia in order to properly understand the roles of particular characters. There were also a couple of scenes in which there were a series of disorienting fast cuts which I found distracting.
Overall, a 3/5 for me.
Btw, am I the only person who finds themselves rolling their eyes when they hear people pronounce ‘biopic’ as ‘bi-OPIC’ rather than ‘BIO-pic’?? It’s a BIOgraphical PICture! The alternative sounds like a brand of binoculars or a visual condition…
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I loved it, a 4.5/5 for me.
I actually think that showing the story in a slightly broader context allowed us to view Oppenheimer’s emotions more effectively than if it was a more pure bio-pic or documentary. I was looking for thematic and emotional exploration than to learn the details of the events
The way it handles Hiroshima is brilliant to me , and leads too a chilling second act where Nolan goes to a surreal place he rarely has before.
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Maybe I focused too much on what I didn’t like at the expense of what was very good, and I totally agree with what you say about the handling of the Hiroshima aspect. I wasn’t particularly interested in a simple retelling of the history - but, for example, an exploration of Oppenheimer’s interest in the Bhagavad Gita might have provided greater opportunity to examine some of the themes and emotions that I think you’re referring to. It’s been plausibly offered as a philosophical or ethical means by which Oppenheimer was able to address (at least to some degree) some of the conflicts that we see him struggling with. We got the classic ‘destroyer of worlds’ reference, but no more than that iirc. Unfortunately I did find my attention wandering during the latter part of the film, although maybe I’m just blaming the latter elements of the storyline for what may in reality be simply a deficiency in my own attention span! I definitely feel that, based on the film’s reputation alone, I may have simply been expecting too much from it.
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It’s almost like the antithesis of once upon a time in Hollywood.
I think you get less out of that movie if you don’t know who Sharon Tate is.
I think some viewers get less out of Oppenheimer if they DO Know a lot about the Manhattan project.
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I got one of those cracked firesticks so have a litteral endless supply of movies and series. Just coming to the end of the re boot of Das Boot which is fantastic and takes the original to a whole new level. Love a good brit based film. Aftersun recently was beautiful and me and thr mrs were in floods at the end of it 
hit hard as i have a daughyer (5)and csn suffer from the occasioal visit from the wolf