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

[manhn]

I watched A Real Pain. It makes me want to visit Poland, and do a tour. The clumsy use of classical music annoyed. But….

I hate Kieran Culkin’s Character so much!!! And found his performance revolting. Beyond winning for such a dreadfully boring performance, how in the world is deemed a supporting character? He is in 135% of the movie!

 

[canbelto]

Watched "Sinners" on Amazon Prime. I was unspoiled enough to have the WTF moments in the middle of the movie. Not my kind of movie, but very well done and well acted. Michael B. Jordan was extremely good, and I always love Delroy Lindo. The rest of the cast was new to me, but all were really good.

Ok so now that you've seen it, can you tell me what you think about my theory of the epilogue:

Spoiler: Sinners epilogue

I think that Stack and Mary die at the end of the film. I think they visit Sammie, they don't turn him, and when they exit the bar you can see the light in the hallway. Then the music plays and it's "early in the morning". My theory is that they regain their humanity and choose to die together.

 

[my little pony]

@canbelto did you watch the post credit scenes?

 

[canbelto]

@canbelto did you watch the post credit scenes?

Yes that's what I'm talking about. The bar scene post-credit. I'm convinced Mary and Stack walk out of the bar and die in the daylight after they see Sammie.

 

[manhn]

It’s been awhile but wouldn’t they have entered the club from the daylight? I have watched too many episodes of The Vampire Diaries that I just assume they have special rings or something.

 

[PRlady]

DH wants to drag me out in the cold rain to see Secret Agent. Is it worth it?

 

[ilovepaydays]

Box Office Mojo - U.S. Domestic Box Office: Weekend 3

So…..are these 28 Years Later films actually good? I only like certain type of horror films like Sinners and Weapons. If it’s just gore or body horror, I’ll pass.

Notable opening next week: Mercy, The Testament of Ann Lee (Expands), and Arco (Limited ).

Also, the 2026 Sundance Film Festival starts on Thursday, January 22.

 

[my little pony]

I cant wait to see the testament of Ann lee

 

[Icetalavista]

I watched A Real Pain. It makes me want to visit Poland, and do a tour. The clumsy use of classical music annoyed. But….

I hate Kieran Culkin’s Character so much!!! And found his performance revolting. Beyond winning for such a dreadfully boring performance, how in the world is deemed a supporting character? He is in 135% of the movie!

Ditto re Culkin character. Jesse Eisenberg is one talented guy. Lots of themes being juggled here. After hearing about Culkin using his Oscars speech to pressure his wife to have more kids, I had to wonder how much of his character in the movie was actual acting. Piece of work, that one.

I just saw The Housemaid. Delicious over the top twisty revenge fun. But bloody. The final scene was perfection.

My movie group watched a Rob Reiner movie in memoriam- “This is Spinal Tap”. I didn’t see it when it was released. Absolute deadpan performance by Reiner! We thought it probably was way more outrageous when it was released. The coarsening of the culture has decreased the shock value. But the words to the songs were so awful I was just howling with laughter. The actual music sans words wasn’t too bad!

 

[ilovepaydays]

Masters of the Universe - Official Teaser

WAIT. There’s a He-Man film coming this summer??!!

 

[Tesla]

Masters of the Universe - Offiial Teaser Trailer

WAIT. There’s a He-Man film coming this summer??!!

I loved the He-Man cartoon while growing up. I watched it everyday.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Masters of the Universe - Official Teaser

WAIT. There’s a He-Man film coming this summer??!!

Here’s the teaser trailer. It’s live action but I think it looks better than a lot of other live action films.

 

[Buzz]

Here’s the teaser trailer. It’s live action but I think it looks better than a lot of other live action films.

I can’t wait! This looks great! Now for a Spider-Man trailer!

 

[Kasey]

Now that the Oscar nominations are out, I’m trying to see all the Best Picture nominations. My sister and I do this every year.

So just watched “Train Dreams” on Netflix. What a beautiful movie, both visually and emotionally. My favorite of the Oscar noms I’ve seen so far.

 

[ilovepaydays]

I’m not finding this happening at any other theater chain, but if you’re in the with an AMC near you and want to get ready for the Oscars, they are offering these “festivals”:

February 20 - The Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Animated, Documentary and Live Action

The Best Picture Showcases:
March 7 - Train Dreams, The Secret Agent , One Battle After Another, Hamnet, and Frankenstein

March 14 - Sentimental Value , F1 The Movie, Marty Supreme, Sinners, and Bugonia

I’m also seeing some of the more popular nominated films (Sinners, OBAA) retuning to theaters starting this weekend.

I’m not sure if I want to sit through a 12+ hour movie marathon, but I think I want to see the nominated short films.

 

[MacMadame]

A lot of those movies are streaming. I would watch them there and only do the theater for the ones I really want to see.

 

[ilovepaydays]

A lot of those movies are streaming. I would watch them there and only do the theater for the ones I really want to see.

That’s true, and it sucks that Frankenstein (which looked gorgeous and really should have had a proper theater run) is the last film on the first day. I’m also an AMC A-List member and I get up to four films a week. The $40 ticket price would otherwise be a great deal for me.

I wished that short films were more available than at streaming (if that). There’s three categories at the Oscars where it seems like most of us are .

 

[canbelto]

I wish Hamnet would stream. It seems like a movie that would be fine streamed.

 

[ilovepaydays]

I wish Hamnet would stream. It seems like a movie that would be fine streamed.

I bet you’ll see it available in about a month. I’m in a major market (DC) and it’s now dwindled down to 1-2 showings a day.

 

[MacMadame]

We watched Frankenstein on our large TV and it was still awesome. One of my favorite movies of the year.

 

[canbelto]

I liked Frankenstein, but had a probably with Oscar Isaac's artistic choice to make Victor SO loathsome. I like a little more ambiguity instead of making him an out-and-out villain.

 

[canbelto]

I finally saw Hamnet. I thought it was ... fine? EXTREMELY slow-moving and self-consciously artsy. The way they kept working in Shakespearean lines was too on the nose. I thought the acting was wonderful, especially Jessie Buckley, and I was moved by her grief. But overall, I fail to see the overwhelming acclaim given to this one.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Box Office Mojo - U.S. Domestic Box Office: Weekend 4

Notable opening next week: Send Help, Shelter, and Arco (Expands).

 

[ilovepaydays]

Meanwhile……The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Yoshi First Look

 

[ilovepaydays]

I finally saw Hamnet. I thought it was ... fine? EXTREMELY slow-moving and self-consciously artsy. The way they kept working in Shakespearean lines was too on the nose. I thought the acting was wonderful, especially Jessie Buckley, and I was moved by her grief. But overall, I fail to see the overwhelming acclaim given to this one.

I’m wishing that they had placed this post production rave scene in the credits roll.

 

[misskarne]

My local cinema was running an anniversary screening of Return of the King last night. Extended edition and all. Well, how could I resist the temptation of going to see it on the big screen again?

My god. I had forgotten how utterly amazing the movie was on the big screen. There's even a few new bits, mostly extensions of the scenes that were included in extended. They touched up one bit of CGI (Grond breaking through the gates of Minas Tirith), but otherwise, it's incredible how well all of the effects have held up, 23 years later. The practical effects are so good and Smeagol-Gollum still looks incredible.

I cried a lot more, though. It's probably not ideal timing to watch a movie about hope overcoming evil and light overcoming darkness and how there are some things that you can never really come back from.