D.A.F.C Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just mercyDecent film based on a true story.Michael B Jordan playing a lawyer who tries to get justice for Jamie Foxx who's on death row for something he didn't do.Good story but nothing amazing.7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Z for Zachariah Post nuclear film which was pretty slow but good ending. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 The Good Liar. Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen both give excellent performances in a film which I can only really describe (without giving everything away) as a cross between Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and The Odessa File. Really enjoyed a film where the actors, not the CGI or effects,are the stars.8/10. Highly recommended. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 The Good Liar is excellent, and the plot goes places that you don't really consider until it happens. Didn't know wherelse to put this, but I've loved horror in the 2010s. It's been a real golden age for the genre. Decided to put together a top 10 and I assume I'm not the only fan of the genre on here so see what ye think... in order... Mandy The Wailing Trollhunter It Comes at Night One Cut of the Dead Bone Tomahawk Midsommar Grave Encounters The Void Housebound 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Bad Boys for Life Will Smith and Martin Lawrence shoot people and blow shit up in Miami for a third time. Also Vanessa Hudgens being cool as f**k. Magic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 1917 Epic 10/10 Danger Close Australian film about the battle of Long Tan in Vietnam in 1966 where Australian and New Zealand troops were heavily outnumbered during a day long battle they were not expecting. 8/10. Edited January 30, 2020 by jimmy boo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Dunkirk Finally got round to watching this, 9/10. Very Enjoyable spectacle, the whole film has an intensity to it unlike any other I can think of. Also the score was utterly brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Beats 10/10 On Sky Cinema now. Scotland, 1994, and teenage friends Johnno and Spanner share a final night out together before the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act bans outdoor rave parties across the UK, and circumstances take them in different directions. Co-writer/director Brian Welsh's comedy drama, starring Cristian Ortega, Martin Donaghy and Brian Ferguson It is a lot better than the Sky synopsis above sounds, really well acted and if you are over 40 or have ever been to a rave/taken drugs you'll love the mood created with the direction and music. The locations used could all be in the Worst Town in Scotland thread. Possibly more swearing than Trainspotting. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, eindhovendee said: Beats 10/10 On Sky Cinema now. Scotland, 1994, and teenage friends Johnno and Spanner share a final night out together before the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act bans outdoor rave parties across the UK, and circumstances take them in different directions. Co-writer/director Brian Welsh's comedy drama, starring Cristian Ortega, Martin Donaghy and Brian Ferguson It is a lot better than the Sky synopsis above sounds, really well acted and if you are over 40 or have ever been to a rave/taken drugs you'll love the mood created with the direction and music. The locations used could all be in the Worst Town in Scotland thread. Possibly more swearing than Trainspotting. I mind reading a review of that when it was released and thought it sounded great. Will check it out now it's on Sky 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Bombshell Really well acted, looks brilliant, but it just seemed to be missing something to make it a really top level film. Would watch again though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Once upon a time in Hollywood "And you are?" "I'm the Devil and I'm here to do the Devils business" "......Nah it was dumber than that" A strange film. Nothing really happened in it until that fantastic brutal end. I've never laughed so hard over ultra violence. But I enjoyed the whole thing. Mostly due to the great chemistry between Pitt and Dicaprio. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Bombshell Really well acted, looks brilliant, but it just seemed to be missing something to make it a really top level film. Would watch again though.Watched this last night and nearly turned it off after 20 minutes. Glad I stuck with it though as it ended up quite good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonHMFC Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 31/01/2020 at 12:44, eindhovendee said: It is a lot better than the Sky synopsis above sounds, really well acted and if you are over 40 or have ever been to a rave/taken drugs you'll love the mood created with the direction and music. The locations used could all be in the Worst Town in Scotland thread. Possibly more swearing than Trainspotting. Watched it the other night, thought it was very good. However must admit to spending just short of an hour pissing about with cables trying to get it in colour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanmistermustard Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) The Lighthouse. No idea what to make of it, quite a bizarre film with some real fucked-up weird moments. William Dafoe's beard is without doubt the star of the film. The Rhythm Section. Run of the mill thriller where woman turns assassin and goes on missions fuelled by revenge. Agree with the above that The Gentlemen was very good and Hugh Grant was brilliant; never warmed to him in anything I've seen him in before but his appearance in the trailer made me go and see the film. 1917 was also good and I liked the single camera approach a lot but the pacing was off at times. The battle settles were brutal. I also want to mention 'Wolf' which I saw months ago in the cinema. A horror film which was one of the biggest pieces of shit I've ever seen and where over half of the folk watching walked out during the film. Not in the slightest bit scary due to f**k all happening for so much of the film. the acting was abysmal and a lot of the time it was impossible to have any idea what they were saying. Edited February 2, 2020 by meanmistermustard 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand 2 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Uncut Gems - 5/10 Spoiler f**k knows how this managed to garner any kind of Oscar buzz; Netflix must be slipping brown envelopes to film critics. A slightly above average film compared to those that we've come to expect from Adam Sandler. The arse on his bit on the side though is absolutely obscene and the film is worth watching for that alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Armand 2 said: Uncut Gems - 5/10 Reveal hidden contents f**k knows how this managed to garner any kind of Oscar buzz; Netflix must be slipping brown envelopes to film critics. A slightly above average film compared to those that we've come to expect from Adam Sandler. The arse on his bit on the side though is absolutely obscene and the film is worth watching for that alone. Without spoiling your spoiler you are right. Gravity defying. Found Sandler's character infuriating - just want to throttle him for some of the decisions he makes. I'd definitely give it more than 5/10 though. Two and an bit hours of getting wound up. it's almost like a new genre. You watch a horror for a fright, comedy for a laugh and if you want your stress levels to go up and to get wound up at something then this is for you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 I've not seen Uncut Gems but I watched the Safdie Brothers previous effort, Good Time, a few months ago. It received high praise (five star review from Kermode; 91% on RT) but I thought it was total trash. Just awful. And Benny Safdie's performance as R-Patz's disabled brother was one of the most, if not the most, uncomfortable things I've ever seen on-screen. I'm also sceptical of any description of Adam Sandler's performance as a "career best". Are we just conveniently ignoring That's My Boy Punch-Drunk Love for the sake of Oscar buzz? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Watched Joker. Didn't enjoy it all that much to be honest. I know this means I'm some sort of weirdo oddball but it just didn't do it for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Watched Joker. Didn't enjoy it all that much to be honest. I know this means I'm some sort of weirdo oddball but it just didn't do it for me.You won't be alone. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was outstanding IMO but I really enjoy films focussed on character development and mental illness as well so this was the perfect film for me. This brilliantly portrayed a guy's descent into madness. By doing it so delicately it means you sacrifice action and therefore I can see folk not enjoying the slow pace. Right up my street though. There was a film with Ralph Fiennes called Spider which was him on screen for 90 minutes mumbling away with flashbacks in between. Very little happens but the fact it got into this guys thoughts meant I really enjoyed the slow pace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) Zodiac. Bit long for me personally, but enjoyed it. However, that stabbing scene (in spoiler below) is easily the most brutal thing I've ever seen in film. F***ing hell. Edited February 3, 2020 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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