Films

Watched ‘In a World’ last night. Really funny film looking at the life of Voice actors.

https://youtu.be/NmEARgbQ8us

That is a great movie, was thinking about it again only last week... Time for a rewatch!

Great movie, John Cazale had one hell of a run.

The iplayer has a really good selection atm, looking forward to watching The Train on the weekend.

looking forward to watching The Train on the weekend

It's superb, One of Lancaster's best performances and probably the best film made by Frankenheimer IMO.

Prince Avalanche, shite.

Watched Palm Springs last night, Brooklyn 99 meets Groundhog Day as a kinda nihilistic romcom, very much enjoyed it although not "good".

watched this on the weekend and also enjoyed it. very much a romcom but i felt its one of the few where the usual tropes were actually handled very well and wasn't just the usual feign outrage for no reason etc to check the box and move onto the next phase of the film. the characters actually behaved like real flawed people.

spoilery bit - don't read the rest of this sentence if you haven't seen it but I did wonder if maybe roy was intending on taking niles out to the cave in the final scene to trigger it all again before using the info in the voicemail. also why didnt roy take his family to the cave so he could spend eternity living a fresh new day each loop with all of them engaged in it rather than endure the same day on his own.

Yes!

Also Pelham 123 is a fave. Book is pretty good too

talking of 70s bangers, the conversation is on the iplayer

Then go straight on to Enemy of the State

Fantastic explosion in that BECAUSE YOU MADE A PHONE CALL!

One for Tarantino fans

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/empire-podcast-edgar-wright-and-quentin-tarantino-in-conversation/

heat on mubi ? don't mind if I do

Peckinpah double bill -

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I’d never seen The Conversation until last night, it’s currently on iPlayer. It rolls along quietly as the clues drop and the suspense builds to a crescendo. Excellent

Three Days of the Condor is another excellent 70's film, + my all time favourite The French Connection.

So many great thrillers made around that time, on the conspiracy tip I'd throw the Parallax View into the hat.

Great artwork too for fans of that sort of thing ( @DethBeard )

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Book is pretty good too

I'm a terrible reader but this is going on the list once I get through my A-team novels.

It's a much more complex film than the Will Smith retread.

There are so few good thrillers about “them” being out to get us these days, because they got us

It's a much more complex film than the Will Smith retread.

Yes, no doubt, but as a 'follow on', albeit lighter, still has its place. Keeps you gripped...

I'd throw the Parallax View into the hat.

Always ducked because of Warren Beatty, but the storyline is great, probably more so for the lack of technology.
Question: could you really walk on to a jet in 70s America and pay cash for your ticket onboard?

Oddball one that looks oddly prescient now - The President's Analyst.

It's a much more complex film than the Will Smith retread.

Enemy of the State for anyone wondering. I agree with paininthe, keeps you gripped

Finally saw Saint Maud last night, if you enjoyed Hereditary and Midsommar then this is probably for you. Great stuff.

Yep, Enemy of the State is great fun

Re watched Bladerunner 2049 last night. Lighting design really is the star of the show