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Hadn't seen it in 20 years, but The Truman Show was really, really good. Caught it last night and watched the whole thing. It's become a bit of a thing to itself, but in about 2 hours you get a pretty jam-packed, character built journey and arc and Carrey killed it.

I think The Matrix and Truman Show came out the same year, or back to back years, and talk bout two different treatments of the same visceral themes of reality, perception, and existential anxieties.

 

 

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Thunderbolts - better than I expected but nothing great.  Could have used a bit more setup as I’m not a MCU nerd.  Seemed like a thin story.  I thought Pugh had a lot of charisma in this role.

 

Accountant 2 - utter dogshit.  Bernthal is doing a his best effort to be Daniel Day Lewis and it’s not working in this one.  Affleck playing an autistic person comes off like parody.  I don’t remember disliking the first one, but really couldn’t describe it so maybe I wasn’t paying much attention when we watched it or something.

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Thunderbolts - better than I expected but nothing great.  Could have used a bit more setup as I’m not a MCU nerd.  Seemed like a thin story.  I thought Pugh had a lot of charisma in this role.
 
Accountant 2 - utter dogshit.  Bernthal is doing a his best effort to be Daniel Day Lewis and it’s not working in this one.  Affleck playing an autistic person comes off like parody.  I don’t remember disliking the first one, but really couldn’t describe it so maybe I wasn’t paying much attention when we watched it or something.

I didn’t finish Thunderbolts or its predecessor Black Widow. One because my plane landed and the other because I fell asleep. And I love Florence Pugh. She could read a phonebook and I’d watch.
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34 minutes ago, Eskimohorn said:


I didn’t finish Thunderbolts or its predecessor Black Widow. One because my plane landed and the other because I fell asleep. And I love Florence Pugh. She could read a phonebook and I’d watch.

Apparently not though. 

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3 hours ago, David Dennison said:

Michael Keaton Dont Go Chasing Waterfalls GIF by hero0fwar

Keaton is unreal in that movie.  Him speaking to his team at Bad Bath and Beyond kills me.

 

"Well, don't ignore it, if you live in Crown Heights."

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The Professional

I haven't seen this in years - DAMN it's still so damn good. Reno is such an underrated actor and Portman is an instant star the moment she hits the screen, you knew even then she was destined for great things. And Oldman (I just watched the latest Slow Horses Episode, I needed more of him) is in peak form.

 

Meme worthy, but if you are a student of film - you should have seen this twice

 

 

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For those into this sort of thing, every disc at criterion is half off today only. Some awesome 4Ks and box sets relatively cheap. 

Cure, Battle of Algiers, In the Mood for Love (4k), Memories of Murder, Rushmore.

Thanks for the heads up!

Edit - Wes Anderson Archives (10 films) for $250 if that’s your thing.
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I been watching non stop scary movies bc Halloween 🎃 👻

but… because I didn’t see a thread for this has anyone seen this. I just finished. I love the “Goose” real life guy. I hope they continue with this…I enjoyed the documentary. 
 

 

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On 10/15/2025 at 10:20 AM, atomheartbevo said:

Finally watched The Other Guys last weekend.  Holy shit, not sure what I expected. 

 

 

Best scene is Will Ferrell being a total asshole about his "ugly" wife(who's Eva Mendez in her prime).

 

I watched Chainsaw Man Reze Arc last night...if you're into anime, especially gory, shonen ones that fucking destroy you, it's a good watch.

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Best scene is Will Ferrell being a total asshole about his "ugly" wife(who's Eva Mendez in her prime).
 
I watched Chainsaw Man Reze Arc last night...if you're into anime, especially gory, shonen ones that fucking destroy you, it's a good watch.

It was a decent running joke, but there were so many excellent running jokes and sequences. The scene with Christinith was great as were the Gator pimp flashback, the quiet funeral fight, Keaton’s TLC references and BBB meeting, the bribe montage, the list goes on. Great movie.
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Saw Good Fortune at the theater on Sunday. Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves and Seth Rogen. It's a comedy in the Trading Places vein. There were a few people in the theater who constantly LOL'd and I'm guessing those people are already big fans of Ansari or Keanu. Each star pretty much played themselves. The type of story has been well-explored. The twist here is it really shows the struggle for those who have to work gig jobs, in restaurants or in retail. That was an interesting choice because it's supposed to be a comedy yet has some rather depressing moments. The ending however is nice and trite and wraps it all up with a happy ending. As for whether it's a comedy. I found the legit lol's in the theater much more hysterical than the actual move, so ymmv. High 80s on RT, I'd give it 2.5/4.

 

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On 10/19/2025 at 8:47 PM, Stringer said:

Keaton is unreal in that movie.  Him speaking to his team at Bad Bath and Beyond kills me.

 

"Well, don't ignore it, if you live in Crown Heights."

 

"I thought you were working traffic today?"

"Let'em block the box" 

 

 

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Beautiful, easy going movie...
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Watched this with my wife a couple of weeks ago. Sometimes, it’s enough for a movie to just make you happy for 100 minutes.
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On 10/15/2025 at 11:20 AM, atomheartbevo said:

Finally watched The Other Guys last weekend.  Holy shit, not sure what I expected. 

 

 

The "Hi I'm Jimmy" line gets me every time.  There are so many hidden jewels in this movie.

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Couldn’t stay up to watch all of it but Papa’s Delicate Condition with Jackie Gleason was on last night. Had been ages since last time I’d watched it. 

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Blue Moon starring Ethan Hawke. I wanted to hit Ethan’s character in the face with a shovel 20 minutes in because he just wouldn’t stop talking. It reminded me of every single annoying New Yorker I ever met all rolled into one person. Not that all New Yorkers are like this, but Hawke’s character just never stopped talking. By the end I felt bad for who he was playing. Kinda sad honestly even though this was more a work of historical fiction in that the event never happened like this with him being at the opening for Oklahoma! He’ll probably get some really good reviews for this role though.

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26 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

This movie was very good but, it was also a depressing fucking beating.

Alice Braga, Sonia’s niece, is a bright spot.

You thought it was depressing? Interesting. Anyway if you liked City of God you’ll probably also like Amores Perros. 

 

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6 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

You thought it was depressing? Interesting. Anyway if you liked City of God you’ll probably also like Amores Perros. 

 

Depressing in that my life has been a fucking Disney Fairytale compared to what those folks in that movie, and in 99.999% of the rest of the world have to live through. I just can’t fathom little kids living like in that movie.

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8 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Depressing in that my life has been a fucking Disney Fairytale compared to what those folks in that movie, and in 99.999% of the rest of the world have to live through. I just can’t fathom little kids living like in that movie.

Have you seen Slumdog Millionaire? 

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3 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I like these old-timers

Agree.  Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, Lon Chaney Jr. the Wolfman (Bela Lugosi was in this as well), Vincent Price in House on Haunted Hill were worth staying up till midnight as a child to watch on Scream Theatre. 

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Arizona (1940) Jean Arthur, William Holden, William Warren and Edgar Buchanan. Excellent old western and early starring role for Holden. Free on YouTube.

 

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On 11/4/2025 at 6:30 AM, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Finally watched Hoop Dreams. Been on my list for years. Phenomenal movie. 

Hoop Dreams is awesome.  

You should watch Stevie....Steve James next documentary project that came out after Hoop Dreams.  

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Hoop Dreams is awesome.  
You should watch Stevie....Steve James next documentary project that came out after Hoop Dreams.  

Stevie is a must watch for documentary lovers - but it is a very rough watch.
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7 hours ago, Scraps said:

 

Hoop Dreams is awesome.  

You should watch Stevie....Steve James next documentary project that came out after Hoop Dreams.  

 

2 hours ago, wutang75 said:


Stevie is a must watch for documentary lovers - but it is a very rough watch.

I found Hoop Dreams to be pretty devastating. Agee's dad and Gates's brother in particular (and pretty painful to google those two afterwards). Agee's mom was amazing, and hearing her describe the struggles of her life was pretty heartbreaking. 

It reminded me of Minding the Gap, which ostensibly is a DIY skateboarding documentary, but - like Hoop Dreams - is really a snapshot of a particular type of lower class American life. Highly recommend for those who haven't seen. 

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