Films

Oddity, an Irish indi horror, has been getting great reviews. If it’s half as good as Calm With Horses it will be worth seeing.

I kept reading that as Oddity, an Irish hindi horror and was thinking it sounds great, how can I persuade the wife to go and see it. Tbh I was a bit disappointed when I read it correctly.

While I misread the first of J0nathan's as "Tory London Serial Killer". Also disappointed now.

Currently reading Penman's book on Fassbinder. I miss the video shop with all the euro arthouse movies in those whited out covers when you could rent out films you knew nothing about and discover something new. Fear eats the soul still being one of my favourite movies.

Really good film that Calm with Horses is.

I love it. It was very unlucky with its release timing just as Covid hit.

Longlegs. I thought it was great, definitely one to go in to knowing as little as possible. If you're not a Nick Cage fan, he gets quite Cage-y at points but it actually fits with the character for once.

Found Manhunter on iPlayer. Don’t think I’ve seen it before, what a movie!

Whoever recommended Mystic River recently - thank you.

It is. Michael Mann and Alan Cox did different, subtler things with Hannibal Lecter than the later films. I think it was underrated for some time because of the almost overpowering 80s aesthetic; people were thinking "This looks like Miami Vice, not an intelligent film".

I presume you’ve seen Red Dragon? Did know that was a remake until now.

Absolute belter!

blur: to the end

documentary on the big screen tomorrow evening, looking forward to that.

https://youtu.be/IxdLU_tXjEk?si=d6ngYjWtPbc-suN7

Manhunter is one of my favourite films, you might even say that I'm an avid fan.

Went to see it at the Cannon, Panton Street when it first came out, and it's one of the few films I've seen twice in the same week.

Watched the new Beverly Hills Cop. Basically the same formula as the first but with a billion call backs and a tired old looking cast.

Loved it. Thoroughly enjoyable veg out movie.

Also discovered my OH has never seen the OG, so that's going to be on the cards at some point.

I actually enjoyed it too. Its just got the same vibe. Rosewood has just turned into a complete stoner however

I actually enjoyed it too. Its just got the same vibe. Rosewood has just turned into a complete stoner however

Drive.

A real banger apart from the jacket and gloves, with that whole Sunday night moviedrome vibe from BBC2 off of the 90's.

Carey Mulligan steals the show imo but Ryan Goslings understated performance is right up there.

Genuine suspense, I love it.

Blur document-film last night

aka ‘look-back-in-languor’ melancholic, dead pan, indulgent, funny retrospective, Albarn had clearly missed his band mates and the warm up gigs before Wembley must have been a real treat.. 2.5 / 5

Blur were always a bit shite.. Always enjoyed the Weatherall/Albarn record shop contretemps tale..

They were always better than the pub rock band they were pitted against.

Britpop really was all shite. Thank god for the discos.

It seems like they got a rerun because people were nostalgic of that time.

I thought they were shite live when I seen them!

We watched it last night and enjoyed it. Nice easy 'don't have to concentrate' type of film

I wouldn’t pay to see them live.. £5 cinema ticket was enough. I did however love the Brit pop era only ever bought pokelife and escape albums, oh and trainspotting for Song 2.

Blur always felt very tongue in cheek unlike the other band who thought they were seriously good/better..

this documentary had a lot of humble bragging.. I had expected better to be honest.. oh well..