Let's Talk Movies #36 - 2020 - Yep it is a new decade

[Mozart]

If you love horror, particularly body horror you have to see the Substance. Demi Moore is amazing. It's messed up and awesome. Best horror movie this year for sure. It hits close to home as it is basically a commentary about what happens to women in Hollywood and in general once they get above a certain age.

 

[Mozart]

My movie list for this year

• Night swim Jan 4
• Zone of interest Jan 31
• Lisa frankenstein Feb 13
• The beekeeper Feb 20
• Poor things March 5
• Imaginary March 12
• Love lies bleeding March 19
• Immaculate March 26
• Ghost busters April 10
• Civil War April 17
• Monkey man April 18
• The first omen April 18
• Abigail April 23
• The king tide April 25
• Irena’s vow April 30
• Tarot May 2
• The challengers May 7
• The strangers: chapter 1 May 21
• Hit man May 28
• The watchers June 6
• Bad boys: ride or die June 11
• A quiet place day one June 27
• Maxxxine July 9
• Long legs July 15
• Twisters July 23
• Everything everywhere all at once (old movie replay) July 29
• Trap Aug 1
• Deadpool and Wolverine Aug 13
• Inside out 2 Aug 14
• Alien: romulus Aug 15
• It Ends with Us Aug 20
• Blink Twice Aug 22
• AfAId Aug 29
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Sept 5
• Speak No Evil Sept 12
• Everything everywhere all at once Sept 14 community day at cineplex
• The Substance Sept 20

 

[ilovepaydays]

I'm back home from watching the documentary "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story". Being that it still in it's opening (only showing right now in the as a Fathom event on September 21 & 25 and then it's not released again in theaters until November 1 in the ), I will put my review in spoiler.

Spoiler: My review of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

My rating for this documentary is 8.8/10. I think Super/Man is easily the one of the best documentaries I've seen in years. In a normal film year, I think it would be a no brainer to be nominated for an Oscar and probably win. But there's a number of great documentaries that came out of Sundance in January (Daughters, The Greatest Night in Pop, Sugarcane, and Porcelain War) and also at the Toronto Film Festival (The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, Will & Harper, and Your Tomorrow). But a lot of those went straight to Netflix for distribution and I'm not sure what the exact Oscar eligibility rules are.

Super/Man alternatives between two timelines: 1970s to the accident with Reeve's acting career and personal life, and The accident to present day with Reeve's recovery journey and activism. This documentary gave an excellent explanation of Reeve's journey as an actor and how Superman was such a breakthrough movie. There was also a lot of discussion about how Reeve's insane success as Superman affected everything about his other acting roles and his personal life. Before watching this, I didn't know that: 1) Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams were roommates in the 1970s in NYC, and 2) Reeve and Williams were classically trained in acting at Julliard.

The documentary does a sobering job is explaining Reeve's injury and ALL the medical issues he had in the months and years afterwards. The interviews of Reeve's three children were very raw about how they felt about their father and Dana Reeve. I got teary eyed when I saw clips of Reeve's memorial service. One negative part I had was that among the actors who were also interviewed was Glenn Close. One of her remarks about Robin Williams was, “I’ve always felt if Chris was still around, then Robin would be alive.” That was unsettling for me to hear. I got teary eyed again when Will Reeve discussed dealing with both his father's (2004) and mother's (2006) deaths within that short amount of time.

Overall, I was so glad to have watched this documentary and I hope it moves to a streaming service soon. I get the sense that this documentary will motivate a lot of younger people who haven't seen Reeve's Superman movies to then watch them. And hopefully, further innovations will develop to help those with spinal cord injuries.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Box Office Mojo - U.S. Domestic Box Office: Weekend 38

at Transformers One!

Notable opening next week: Saturday Night (NYC, LA, and Toronto), Will & Harper (Netflix), Lee, and MEGALOPOLIS!

 

[made_in_canada]

Mr. mic and I watched Fall Guy tonight. Wow, was that kind of terrible. I mean, it looked like everyone had fun making it, and it’s clearly about the stunts, not the plot, which is good because the story is, uh, lacking.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Happy Monday, fellow FSU movie lovers! We have a couple of new trailers!

Red One - I think this will be the “popcorn” Christmas movie for this season!

Gladiator II - Yep, I’m digging this. This trailer is MUCH better than the first one. I think Paramount got the clue phone from the earlier reaction. I’m also think it’s obvious that Paramount is making the campaign for Gladiator II getting some awards love (especially for Denzel Washington & Paul Mescal).

 

[ilovepaydays]

Mr. mic and I watched Fall Guy tonight. Wow, was that kind of terrible. I mean, it looked like everyone had fun making it, and it’s clearly about the stunts, not the plot, which is good because the story is, uh, lacking.

Here’s my review of The Fall Guy. I think The Fall Guy could have been a much better “popcorn movie” if a more comedic actress had been casted instead of Emily Blunt. I didn’t buy that relationship AT ALL.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Mr. mic and I watched Fall Guy tonight. Wow, was that kind of terrible. I mean, it looked like everyone had fun making it, and it’s clearly about the stunts, not the plot, which is good because the story is, uh, lacking.

Agreed, I just thought it was awful

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I didn’t buy that relationship AT ALL.

Me either, I believe I told my friends that as well

 

[jadingirl]

Went and saw Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this weekend and it was a really enjoyable movie! If you like the first one you are sure to like this especially the use of the old special effects instead of CGI. Story was good with a few nice twists.

 

[Buzz]

Thunderbolts trailer!

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

 

[ilovepaydays]

We have another trailer!

A Real Pain - I’ve seen nothing but about this movie since it premiered at Sundance in January. And apparently, Kieran Culkin is a lock for Best Supporting Actor nominations. The opening date in theaters has been pushed from October 18 to November 1.

Notable opening next week: Saturday Night (NYC, LA, and Toronto), Will & Harper (Netflix), Lee, and MEGALOPOLIS!

Correction: Wolfs will be released on Apple TV+ this Friday. Here’s the latest trailer.

 

[ilovepaydays]

I'm back home from watching the documentary "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story". Being that it still in it's opening (only showing right now in the as a Fathom event on September 21 & 25 and then it's not released again in theaters until November 1 in the ), I will put my review in spoiler.

Spoiler: My review of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

My rating for this documentary is 8.8/10. I think Super/Man is easily the one of the best documentaries I've seen in years. In a normal film year, I think it would be a no brainer to be nominated for an Oscar and probably win. But there's a number of great documentaries that came out of Sundance in January (Daughters, The Greatest Night in Pop, Sugarcane, and Porcelain War) and also at the Toronto Film Festival (The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, Will & Harper, and Your Tomorrow). But a lot of those went straight to Netflix for distribution and I'm not sure what the exact Oscar eligibility rules are.

Super/Man alternatives between two timelines: 1970s to the accident with Reeve's acting career and personal life, and The accident to present day with Reeve's recovery journey and activism. This documentary gave an excellent explanation of Reeve's journey as an actor and how Superman was such a breakthrough movie. There was also a lot of discussion about how Reeve's insane success as Superman affected everything about his other acting roles and his personal life. Before watching this, I didn't know that: 1) Christopher Reeve and Robin Williams were roommates in the 1970s in NYC, and 2) Reeve and Williams were classically trained in acting at Julliard.

The documentary does a sobering job is explaining Reeve's injury and ALL the medical issues he had in the months and years afterwards. The interviews of Reeve's three children were very raw about how they felt about their father and Dana Reeve. I got teary eyed when I saw clips of Reeve's memorial service. One negative part I had was that among the actors who were also interviewed was Glenn Close. One of her remarks about Robin Williams was, “I’ve always felt if Chris was still around, then Robin would be alive.” That was unsettling for me to hear. I got teary eyed again when Will Reeve discussed dealing with both his father's (2004) and mother's (2006) deaths within that short amount of time.

Overall, I was so glad to have watched this documentary and I hope it moves to a streaming service soon. I get the sense that this documentary will motivate a lot of younger people who haven't seen Reeve's Superman movies to then watch them. And hopefully, further innovations will develop to help those with spinal cord injuries.

Update - Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story will be released fully in North America on October 11 and worldwide throughout later 2024.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Just got back home from an early screening of Megalopolis. Being that it’s opening weekend starts tomorrow, I’ll put my review in spoiler.

Spoiler: My Review of Megalopolis

IMHO, Megalopolis is the worst movie of 2024. I know I had already given Challengers a 3.0/10, and I still stand by that review of though it seems like the "official critics" thought it was AMAZING, but at least Challengers was a solid (although bad) story. This was completely incoherent.

My score for Megalopolis, depending on how you look at it, is either 1.5/10 or Incomplete. The 1.5 was for what I actually watched. The Incomplete was for the fact that I walked out about an hour into the film.

The movie opens up with “Megalopolis: A Fable”. I think Coppola is trying to parallel the U.S. to Ancient Rome. New York is renamed as New Rome. Adam Driver plays Cesar, an architect, who has created a design of "Megalopolis” that basically looks like a playground of random junk. But apparently, Cesar is some "Godfather" that has a cult of personality. All Cesar thinks about is how Megalopolis is "The Future!!!!" and he knows this because he has the power to stop time. We don't know how Cesar got this ability or what good it will be far. Cesar's popularity puts him at odds with New Rome's Mayor Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito) because the mayor is "too stuck in the past". The mayor is also in trouble in the city because New Rome is crippled with massive debt.

Cesar is tortured from the death of his wife and it appears that Cicero had framed him for her death. The rivalry between Cesar and Cicero gets worse when a romance starts between Caesar and Cicero's daughter (Nathalie Emmanuel).

At no point did any of Coppola's "thoughts" become fully completed. It's like they ALL stopped in mid-sentence.

Madison Square Garden is "The Coliseum" and there's a musical for the "virgin sweetheart" (Grace VanderWall) who is pledging her virginity as a fundraiser for New Rome. It looks like New Rome will be getting out of it's debt! BUT WAIT! There's a steamy scene exposed between her and Cesar! The horror! Cesar, who is laid out backstage being high, is taken out of The Coliseum.

Dustin Hoffman looked lost. Jon Voight looked even more lost. Shia LaBeouf is randomly in some toga drag, but he's not a performer in the Coliseum. None of this made sense.

Then Caesar, while he still knocked out high on the car ride home, is arrested for statutory rape of the Grace VanderWaal character. At that point, I decided to walk out. Because I didn't care anymore.

I'm sure some more hysterical stuff happened afterwards but I can't see it improving this film. AT ALL.

Hopefully, Joker: Folie à Deux will be a better film next week.

 

[Tesla]

Just got back home from an early screening of Megalopolis. Being that it’s opening weekend starts tomorrow, I’ll put my review in spoiler.

Spoiler: My Review of Megalopolis

IMHO, Megalopolis is the worst movie of 2024. I know I had already given Challengers a 3.0/10, and I still stand by that review of though it seems like the "official critics" thought it was AMAZING, but at least Challengers was a solid (although bad) story. This was completely incoherent.

My score for Megalopolis, depending on how you look at it, is either 1.5/10 or Incomplete. The 1.5 was for what I actually watched. The Incomplete was for the fact that I walked out about an hour into the film.

The movie opens up with “Megalopolis: A Fable”. I think Coppola is trying to parallel the U.S. to Ancient Rome. New York is renamed as New Rome. Adam Driver plays Cesar, an architect, who has created a design of "Megalopolis” that basically looks like a playground of random junk. But apparently, Cesar is some "Godfather" that has a cult of personality. All Cesar thinks about is how Megalopolis is "The Future!!!!" and he knows this because he has the power to stop time. We don't know how Cesar got this ability or what good it will be far. Cesar's popularity puts him at odds with New Rome's Mayor Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito) because the mayor is "too stuck in the past". The mayor is also in trouble in the city because New Rome is crippled with massive debt.

Cesar is tortured from the death of his wife and it appears that Cicero had framed him for her death. The rivalry between Cesar and Cicero gets worse when a romance starts between Caesar and Cicero's daughter (Nathalie Emmanuel).

At no point did any of Coppola's "thoughts" become fully completed. It's like they ALL stopped in mid-sentence.

Madison Square Garden is "The Coliseum" and there's a musical for the "virgin sweetheart" (Grace VanderWall) who is pledging her virginity as a fundraiser for New Rome. It looks like New Rome will be getting out of it's debt! BUT WAIT! There's a steamy scene exposed between her and Cesar! The horror! Cesar, who is laid out backstage being high, is taken out of The Coliseum.

Dustin Hoffman looked lost. Jon Voight looked even more lost. Shia LaBeouf is randomly in some toga drag, but he's not a performer in the Coliseum. None of this made sense.

Then Caesar, while he still knocked out high on the car ride home, is arrested for statutory rape of the Grace VanderWaal character. At that point, I decided to walk out. Because I didn't care anymore.

I'm sure some more hysterical stuff happened but I can't see it improving this film.

Hopefully, Joker: Folie a Deux will be a better film next week.

I’m expecting it to win the weekend and probably earn a lot because of the trainwreck factor.

 

[Wyliefan]

I’m expecting it to win the weekend and probably earn a lot because of the trainwreck factor.

Very possible. People do love a trainwreck.

 

[ilovepaydays]

I’m expecting it to win the weekend and probably earn a lot because of the trainwreck factor.

Very possible. People do love a trainwreck.

If that’s the case, just wait until it’s available to rent on Amazon Prime. That’s a lot cheaper (and if you wait long enough, it’s free) than what I paid for my ticket tonight.

Also, remember that Coppola sold his winery to fund the $120M to make this film. I doubt that Megalopolis is going to make anywhere near that.

 

[Tesla]

If that’s the case, just wait until it’s available to rent on Amazon Prime. That’s a lot cheaper (and if you wait long enough, it’s free) than what I paid for my ticket tonight.

Also, remember that Coppola sold his winery to fund the $120M to make this film. I doubt that Megalopolis is going to make anywhere near that.

No. It's looking it may very well be an epic bomb. On the bright side, it may clean up at the Razzies.

 

[Wyliefan]

Yeah, I think we were wrong about the trainwreck appeal of this one, @Tesla.

‘Wild Robot’ Powers To Third Best September Animated Pic Debut With $35M; ‘Megalopolis’ Collapses With $4M & D+ CinemaScore; ‘Saturday Night’ Alive In Limited Release – Box Office Update

'The Wild Robot' is outperforming its box office projection with a $35M opening while Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' is bombing with under $5M at the weekend domestic box office.

deadline.com

 

[ilovepaydays]

Box Office Mojo - U.S. Domestic Box Office: Weekend 39

at Megalopolis. I still stand by my review in the earlier post.

Notable opening next week - Joker: Folie à Deux

 

[Tesla]

Box Office Mojo - U.S. Domestic Box Office: Weekend 39

at Megalopolis. I still stand by my review in the earlier post.

Notable opening next week - Joker: Folie à Deux

The train wreck factor couldn’t keep Megalopolis from being an epic bomb. It sounds awful.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Emilia Pérez - Official Trailer

 

[Mozart]

Since I last posted, I have seen the following movies

1. Never let go Sept 24
2. The Wild Robot Sept 28
3. My Old Ass Sept 29
4. Sugarcane Sept 30

Really really like My Old Ass and the Wild Robot. About to see Sugarcane in a few minutes

Here to see a documentary called sugarcane which has excellent reviews.

"A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning.

In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere."

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Since I last posted, I have seen the following movies

1. Never let go Sept 24
2. The Wild Robot Sept 28
3. My Old Ass Sept 29
4. Sugarcane Sept 30

Really really like My Old Ass and the Wild Robot. About to see Sugarcane in a few minutes

Here to see a documentary called sugarcane which has excellent reviews.

"A stunning tribute to the resilience of Native people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning.

In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere."

I’ve heard that wild robot is a shew-in for best animated picture at the Oscars this year

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Here is what I’m really looking forward to seeing

1. The substance
2. Queer, although I see not so good reviews nowadays.
3. Babygirl
4. Conclave
5. The last showgirl
6. Lee
7. Maria Callas
8. Anora (although I’m not sure my cup of tea.)
9. The room next door
10. Juror number two

 

[ilovepaydays]

We have another trailer! Babygirl

So…….apparently………Nicole Kidman plays a high-powered CEO who starts a crazy affair with an intern…….and then she’s in a situation where he could ruin her life? And, oh yeah, the husband is Antonio Banderas.

So far, I’m MEH……
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I’m planning to watch Joker: Folie à Deux on Thursday night. There were early screenings last night across the country in IMAX. The reactions so far seem……interesting.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Juror #2 - Official Trailer

Is this Eastwood’s final film? The movie looks pretty good.

 

[vgerdes]

Juror #2 - Official Trailer

Is this Eastwood’s final film? The movie looks pretty good.

Rumor has it that it's his last, but he hasn't confirmed one way or the other. I mean, it wouldn't exactly be a surprise. He's 94.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Rumor has it that it's his last, but he hasn't confirmed one way or the other. I mean, it wouldn't exactly be a surprise. He's 94.

Well, an Eastwood film is typically a good idea to pick at the theaters. I can’t believe he’s that age now.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Well, I was kind of excited about the joker but the reviews I’m seeing are that you can forget acting nominations for Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix.

Reviews are that they really are good acting performances, but the Script doesn’t do anything and spends a lot of time in a court room discussing what happened in the previous movie.

The studio obtained Lady Gaga to play this role and did absolutely nothing with her. A waste of Lady Gaga. I’ve seen some reviews that said they should’ve made Lady Gaga the main character, and did much more with her.

However, the new album, the songs!…..the carpenters, close to you, that’s entertainment, which reminds me of Piper and Paul program, get happy wasnt that the Debbie Reynolds song from back in the day? So many great jazz songs I’m loving, loving, loving the album, so there’s a plus.

I’ll see it for the wonderful jazz songs.

Is anyone planning on going this week?