Checked out Nanny on Wednesday, and Pearl on Thursday. I’ll write up some reviews for them in the next day or two.
MOVIES ~ Any of ya'll seen any good (or shitty) movies in recent weeks/months? Post reviews, feedback, movie news, trailers, recommendations, etc ...
- Thread starter Helico-pterFunk
- Start date
The Count of Monte Cristo 2002
I love a good Revenge movie. Payback stories are the shit because you can understand the motivation behind the character and why they feel the way they do. This is one of my all-time favorites.
images google com upload search
I love a good Revenge movie. Payback stories are the shit because you can understand the motivation behind the character and why they feel the way they do. This is one of my all-time favorites.
images google com upload search
I’ll try and finish this one too - good lookin out
Netflix rewatches before some bounce -
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (both versions - but extended especially since no other viewing options ie Blu-ray etc release for it)
THE NICE GUYS (2016)
Netflix rewatches before some bounce -
THE HATEFUL EIGHT (both versions - but extended especially since no other viewing options ie Blu-ray etc release for it)
THE NICE GUYS (2016)
Cutthroat City (2020) ( hurry it goes off Netflix January 19th, 2023)
Great cast, directed by RZA. The cast includes Shamik Moore, T.I., Kat Graham, that fake ass 2Pac-Looking dude Demetrius Shipp, Isaiah washington, Terrence Howard, Ethan Hawke and Rob Morgan (Luke Cage).
45 minutes to go and really good writing. It's rated 4.9 on IMDb, but they have a long history of rating any black movie poorly
It takes place post Katrina 2005 New Orleans . Interesting facts that were included in this movie, in 1927 the great flood of Mississippi the levees were intentionally dynamited with hopes of saving the richer areas, sacrificed the poor black people in that area who were pushed out of their homes. Sound familiar
Solid 7.5, maybe 8. Trying to be careful. Solid Direction and filming. Does not look low budget at all, so it watches real well so far. Last 40 minutes let's go
Anybody seen either of these?
I was hoping for more with Pearl. It was a slow build and took about 45 minutes before it intensified. The brutality in the 2nd half of the movie was over the top, as expected. Enjoyed the acting from Mia Goth though. Of the 2 movies in the "series", definitely watch X first instead of Pearl.
Nanny was a good watch. The underlying psychological tension throughout ... longing for family back home ... music / score was nice ... Anna Diop is beautiful. The airport scene was particularly well done. Re-watched that scene a 2nd time.
Nanny is a 2022 American horror film written and directed by Nikyatu Jusu, in her feature directorial debut.[3] It stars Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, Morgan Spector, Rose Decker, and Leslie Uggams. Jason Blum serves as an executive producer through his Blumhouse Television banner.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022, where it won the Grand Jury Prize, making it the first horror film to ever win this award at Sundance. The film was given a limited theatrical release on November 23, 2022, by Amazon Studios, prior to streaming on Prime Video on December 16, 2022.
************************************************************************************************
Pearl (subtitled An X-traordinary Origin Story) is a 2022 slasher film directed by Ti West, co-written by West and Mia Goth, who reprises her role as the title character, and featuring David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, and Emma Jenkins-Purro in supporting roles. A prequel to X (2022) and the second installment in the X film series, it serves as an origin story for the title villain whose fervent aspiration to become a movie star led her to committing violent acts on her family's Texas homestead in 1918.
Pearl had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2022, and was released in theaters in the United States on September 16, 2022, by A24. The film received positive reviews from critics who lauded Goth's performance and its homages to the films of the Golden Age of Hollywood—particularly The Wizard of Oz (1939)[4] and Mary Poppins (1964).[5] Another film in the series, a sequel to X titled MaXXXine, is currently in development.[6]
Anybody seen either of these?
Haven't heard of the 1st one, but have heard entertainment podcasts mention and recommend the 2nd of late.
Frequency (2000)
I've always liked these Twilight Zone kind of movies where.... I'm not even going to tell you, it's just worth the watch even if it is predictable at some parts
best free image uploading site
I've always liked these Twilight Zone kind of movies where.... I'm not even going to tell you, it's just worth the watch even if it is predictable at some parts
best free image uploading site
Loved this when it came out. They made a CW (I thing series in the 2010s) of same title and concept right? It’s a low key millennial generation cult/dvd rental era classic hahaFrequency (2000)
I've always liked these Twilight Zone kind of movies where.... I'm not even going to tell you, it's just worth the watch even if it is predictable at some parts
best free image uploading site
Aight
I’ll peep NANNY. Thanks. Seen PEARL and agree. I had already seen X so can’t speak to which is needed first etc. But I felt in watching PEARL in theaters Vs X at home that PEARL was in some ways better and in other ways much weaker. We spent a good amount of chat in the thread on general interest and expectations for the trilogy with MAXXXINE out later this year
Went out to movies today. Unexpectedly.
Saw this one —
Not ready to articulate much. Definitely glad I saw it. Definitely glad I saw it in theater. Definitely well lit black folks lol. If I don’t get back I’ll just say that one thought came at a particular moment in watching — “I hate that films pull towards feeling made for white audiences… have to be conscious|active|vigilant|militant|radical in centering black; just center self, nigga. It doesn’t seem like it should be that hard. White folks DO NOT make the world go round… white folks do not make YOUR world go round, Sis (in this case filmmakers are black women) and even in this “case”! (Film - subject matter wise - is a courtroom drama based on real French trial that def has almost everything to do with white folks feeling like they inescapably make the world go round for the young woman on trial).”
Again just a thought (one of many) while viewing a film that is unequivocally worth seeing
Saw this one —
Not ready to articulate much. Definitely glad I saw it. Definitely glad I saw it in theater. Definitely well lit black folks lol. If I don’t get back I’ll just say that one thought came at a particular moment in watching — “I hate that films pull towards feeling made for white audiences… have to be conscious|active|vigilant|militant|radical in centering black; just center self, nigga. It doesn’t seem like it should be that hard. White folks DO NOT make the world go round… white folks do not make YOUR world go round, Sis (in this case filmmakers are black women) and even in this “case”! (Film - subject matter wise - is a courtroom drama based on real French trial that def has almost everything to do with white folks feeling like they inescapably make the world go round for the young woman on trial).”
Again just a thought (one of many) while viewing a film that is unequivocally worth seeing
Nice - yeah - Nanny is worth seeing.
Regarding Pearl ... saw both it and X on the small screen. Just found Pearl took too long to get going. Got bored during the 1st half of the movie, but enjoyed the 2nd half. Also, X had more main cast members so there was seemingly more storyline to work with. I wanted to see more of the acting / facial expressions as seen during the end credits.
I will check out MaXXXine though ... have a feeling it will be better.
House Party
I never saw people leave a movie so fast.
Why am I not surprised.
Warner Bros. releases this film but canceled shit people actually want to see.
The 49 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023
From 'M3gan' to 'Cocaine Bear' to 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'
‘Avatar’ and the Mystery of the Vanishing Blockbuster (Published 2022)
It was the highest-grossing film in history, but for years it was remembered mainly for having been forgotten. Why?
Why It Took So Long to Make Avatar 2
James Cameron spent years writing the story and developing the technology that would allow him to film underwater
And the 2022 Braddies go to … Peter Bradshaw’s film picks of the year
While the Guardian’s Top 50 countdown, as voted for by the whole film team, announces its No 1 today, here are our chief critic’s personal choices, in no particular order
28 Best Sci-Fi, Horror, Superhero and Fantasy Movies of 2022
io9 counts down the 28 best genre films of 2022, including movies like Everything Everywhere All at Once, Prey, Barbarian, Avatar 2, Black Panther 2, Nope, The Batman, and many more.
gizmodo.com
The Best Movies of 2022
There was something new and extraordinary in the air this year, and it had to do with the intersection of history and memory.
The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, and Hulu in January
Forrest Gump, Support the Girls, Sorry to Bother You, and The King of Comedy are just a few of the great movies coming to streaming this month.
I 'Returned to Theaters' and Got a New Appreciation for Staying Home
As theaters re-open and movie release schedules ease their way back to normality amid the ebb and flow of the covid-19 pandemic, the chances afforded by nearly two years of day-and-date streaming have given me a better appreciation of film.
gizmodo.com
All 13 Halloween Movies (So Far), Ranked
Where does Halloween Ends end up on the list? We've updated our ranker with the latest series entry.
gizmodo.com
Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse Expectations Are Very High
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, out in June, and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, out in 2024, must both meet the level of that first movie and also innovate beyond it. That’s just the DNA of the series
gizmodo.com
The Best Friday the 13th Movies, Ranked
Forget your triskaidekaphobia. On this Friday, which happens to be the 13th, watch a Voorhees do their thing.
gizmodo.com
Brendan Fraser Would Absolutely Sign Up for a Mummy Reboot
If the Mummy series ever returns, the original Rick O'Connell is still ready for action.
gizmodo.com
Everything We Saw in New Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Trailer
Paul Rudd returns to battle Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror (and MODOK!) in the MCU's Phase 5 opener.
gizmodo.com
I'm mad I didn't have the download. My downloading laptop died. I had a DVD, and I expected better upscaling but didn't get it
From ‘Plane’ to ‘Missing,’ When Did Movie Titles Get So Blunt?
“Plane.” “Beast.” “Missing.” Movie titles have now gotten so plain-spoken to the point where it feels like we’re all living in a satirical movie about Hollywood.
www.thedailybeast.com
Wait, HGTV Makes Movies Now?!
Last winter, HGTV and Food Network started churning out original movies. I’m scared to find out where this could lead.
www.thedailybeast.com
this adaptation is pretty good -includes a bit more story from the bookThe Count of Monte Cristo 2002
I love a good Revenge movie. Payback stories are the shit because you can understand the motivation behind the character and why they feel the way they do. This is one of my all-time favorites.
images google com upload search
17 terrible performances by great actors, from Tom Hardy to Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep and Tom Hardy feature on this list by Louis Chilton, of brilliant acting talents who at one point in their careers bit off more than they could chew...
The Witch
2015
7.5/10
I was surfing thru my cable box and stumbled into the bundle section and came across this flick.
It was bundled with 2 other films titled “It Comes At Night” and “Hereditary”. This film came out first so I watched it this afternoon.
It is a supernatural, horror flick that plays out more like a psychological character drama/horror flick.
The film mainly revolves around a Puritan family in America that is dumb and ignorant as Fuck, which was common back in those days in the 1600s.
The film is very slow paced from start to finish. There isn’t anything scary. The way it’s filmed gives it an eerie feel which helps enhance it along with the music.
The characters dialect is heavy in English, so you might have to rewind a few times.
For the Pervs, there is some full semi-nudity of a middle aged White Woman. There also are some awkward sexual scenes between the two older siblings (brother/sister)
I watched it on HBO MAX. I will watch the other two in the near future for further review.
Synopsis
In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelops a farmer, his wife and their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly vanishes. The family blames Thomasin, the oldest daughter who was watching the boy at the time of his disappearance. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, twin siblings Mercy and Jonas suspect Thomasin of witchcraft, testing the clan's faith, loyalty and love to one another.
2015
7.5/10
I was surfing thru my cable box and stumbled into the bundle section and came across this flick.
It was bundled with 2 other films titled “It Comes At Night” and “Hereditary”. This film came out first so I watched it this afternoon.
It is a supernatural, horror flick that plays out more like a psychological character drama/horror flick.
The film mainly revolves around a Puritan family in America that is dumb and ignorant as Fuck, which was common back in those days in the 1600s.
The film is very slow paced from start to finish. There isn’t anything scary. The way it’s filmed gives it an eerie feel which helps enhance it along with the music.
The characters dialect is heavy in English, so you might have to rewind a few times.
For the Pervs, there is some full semi-nudity of a middle aged White Woman. There also are some awkward sexual scenes between the two older siblings (brother/sister)
I watched it on HBO MAX. I will watch the other two in the near future for further review.
Synopsis
In 1630 New England, panic and despair envelops a farmer, his wife and their children when youngest son Samuel suddenly vanishes. The family blames Thomasin, the oldest daughter who was watching the boy at the time of his disappearance. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, twin siblings Mercy and Jonas suspect Thomasin of witchcraft, testing the clan's faith, loyalty and love to one another.
PLANE
TERRAIN TURBULENCE
PRAISE: As the movie laid down its foundation a checklist came to mind of what may or may not happen in this movie about Pilot Brodie Torrance saving passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island -- only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning.
I was glad some of the things on my checklist didn't happen because then the movie would have been far more predictable. Even though there were a couple of nods to something very predictable occurring. Gerard Butler is as capable as ever and his team up with Mike Colter is good. The fight sequences are fun that are coupled with some beyond great kills and gunplay.
PROBLEMS: There are a couple of characters and things that happen that lack all logic and reason. Even with all of its great things there's not enough in the movie to completely hold my attention and make it a true white knuckle ride.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7
TERRAIN TURBULENCE
PRAISE: As the movie laid down its foundation a checklist came to mind of what may or may not happen in this movie about Pilot Brodie Torrance saving passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island -- only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning.
I was glad some of the things on my checklist didn't happen because then the movie would have been far more predictable. Even though there were a couple of nods to something very predictable occurring. Gerard Butler is as capable as ever and his team up with Mike Colter is good. The fight sequences are fun that are coupled with some beyond great kills and gunplay.
PROBLEMS: There are a couple of characters and things that happen that lack all logic and reason. Even with all of its great things there's not enough in the movie to completely hold my attention and make it a true white knuckle ride.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7
Plane
Gerard Butler is like the young Liam Neeson. You know what you're going to get.
As far the movie, it's ike a 80's or 90's predictable action flick. It only needed Arnold and Sylvester Stallone in it. It takes me back to the Blockbuster times and going to get a movie on a Saturday night and just hoping the movie you picked was good.
It's fun, January movies are getting better.
The only thing that really annoyed me was some of the shaky cam and camera angles, and well the weak plot, but you don't expect much anyway.
Oh, and Luke Cage was French, how did he join the French LegionI don't get it...but whatever
Oh yeah, and the black people aren't the ones really dying in the movie...that was cool. At the end I was like, please don't die, please don't die.
Gerard Butler is like the young Liam Neeson. You know what you're going to get.
As far the movie, it's ike a 80's or 90's predictable action flick. It only needed Arnold and Sylvester Stallone in it. It takes me back to the Blockbuster times and going to get a movie on a Saturday night and just hoping the movie you picked was good.
It's fun, January movies are getting better.
The only thing that really annoyed me was some of the shaky cam and camera angles, and well the weak plot, but you don't expect much anyway.
Oh, and Luke Cage was French, how did he join the French LegionI don't get it...but whatever
Oh yeah, and the black people aren't the ones really dying in the movie...that was cool. At the end I was like, please don't die, please don't die.
What Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan’s Comebacks Teach Us
Fans are so enamored by the swell of attention the veteran actors are receiving. But their respective journeys back to the spotlight carry harsh lessons about Hollywood—and us.
www.thedailybeast.com
New on Hulu February 2023: ‘Bruiser,’ ‘Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence,’ and More
In February, Hulu is copying Peacock with a true crime series about Sarah Lawrence’s terrifying sex cult. It will also bring us new episodes of “Wu-Tang: An American Saga.”
www.thedailybeast.com
New on Disney+ February 2023: ‘Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,’ More
If you missed the latest “Black Panther” movie in theaters, Disney+ is giving you the chance to stream it at home this February.
www.thedailybeast.com
@ViCiouS
ew.com
Avatar producer clarifies Vin Diesel is not in sequels despite what the actor has said
Producer Jon Landau says people took the actor's video from the set "out of context."
By Nick RomanoJanuary 17, 2023 at 10:35 AM EST
Avatar producer Jon Landau has cleared up a major misconception about the sequels: Fast & Furious and Guardians of the Galaxy actor Vin Diesel is not in the movies, despite what the star has said in the past.
Speculation began when Diesel shared a video of himself with Avatar director James Cameron on the New Zealand set of The Way of Water in 2019.
"It's long overdue, there is one person in Hollywood I've always wanted to work with and learn from, and so, all things come, I guess, to those that wait," Diesel said in the video, which certainly suggested he had joined the cast.
"Vin was a fan," Landau now tells Empire of that video. "He came in, visited the set one day to see what we were doing and people took that out of context."
No, Vin Diesel is not in the 'Avatar' sequels, according to producer Jon Landau.
| CREDIT: JON KOPALOFF/GETTY IMAGES; 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS
In everyone else's defense, Diesel kept talking about Avatar off social media and didn't dispute press when asked about his potential involvement in the films. In fact, he told Entertainment Tonight in a video interview in 2019, "Probably my favorite in the whole cast [and] the closest in my family is Zoe Saldaña. Hence Avatar. Hence why I'm doing Avatar, or one of the reasons."
The Avatar sequels will have plenty more to offer than Diesel going blue. After The Way of Water, which premiered in December and introduced the Metkayina clan of reef-dwelling Na'vi, the next three movies will visit different biomes of Pandora and explore different cultures.
Cameron mentioned in recent interviews that Avatar 3 will bring forth "the Ash People," a tribe that will signify fire. Screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, who wrote the screenplay for The Way of Water with Cameron, were hesitant to talk about these characters in conversation with EW. But they mentioned, "None of us hesitated at all when [Cameron] presented the idea. We all flipped out."
Avatar 3 is scheduled to hit theaters on Dec. 20, 2024; Avatar 4 will drop Dec. 18, 2026; and Avatar 5 will premiere Dec. 22, 2028 — all, at present, without Diesel.
Vin Diesel is not in 'Avatar' sequels: 'People took that out of context'
'Avatar' producer clarifies that Vin Diesel is not currently in the sequels: 'People took that out of context.'
Avatar producer clarifies Vin Diesel is not in sequels despite what the actor has said
Producer Jon Landau says people took the actor's video from the set "out of context."
By Nick RomanoJanuary 17, 2023 at 10:35 AM EST
Avatar producer Jon Landau has cleared up a major misconception about the sequels: Fast & Furious and Guardians of the Galaxy actor Vin Diesel is not in the movies, despite what the star has said in the past.
Speculation began when Diesel shared a video of himself with Avatar director James Cameron on the New Zealand set of The Way of Water in 2019.
"It's long overdue, there is one person in Hollywood I've always wanted to work with and learn from, and so, all things come, I guess, to those that wait," Diesel said in the video, which certainly suggested he had joined the cast.
"Vin was a fan," Landau now tells Empire of that video. "He came in, visited the set one day to see what we were doing and people took that out of context."
No, Vin Diesel is not in the 'Avatar' sequels, according to producer Jon Landau.
| CREDIT: JON KOPALOFF/GETTY IMAGES; 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS
In everyone else's defense, Diesel kept talking about Avatar off social media and didn't dispute press when asked about his potential involvement in the films. In fact, he told Entertainment Tonight in a video interview in 2019, "Probably my favorite in the whole cast [and] the closest in my family is Zoe Saldaña. Hence Avatar. Hence why I'm doing Avatar, or one of the reasons."
The Avatar sequels will have plenty more to offer than Diesel going blue. After The Way of Water, which premiered in December and introduced the Metkayina clan of reef-dwelling Na'vi, the next three movies will visit different biomes of Pandora and explore different cultures.
Cameron mentioned in recent interviews that Avatar 3 will bring forth "the Ash People," a tribe that will signify fire. Screenwriters Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, who wrote the screenplay for The Way of Water with Cameron, were hesitant to talk about these characters in conversation with EW. But they mentioned, "None of us hesitated at all when [Cameron] presented the idea. We all flipped out."
Avatar 3 is scheduled to hit theaters on Dec. 20, 2024; Avatar 4 will drop Dec. 18, 2026; and Avatar 5 will premiere Dec. 22, 2028 — all, at present, without Diesel.
The Menu (2022) HBO MAX
I enjoyed this Twisted ass movie. It was very cleverly written, but it suffered from poor placement - it came out the week after Black Panther Wakanda Forever and in between that and Avatar 2 is a recipe for cinematic disaster.
On top of that, I don't recall many commercials for it but at the same time how do you promote this movie without giving everything away?
The trailer did the movie know justice. It didn't make me want to see the movie period not only did it not make me want to see the movie, if it wasn't for my cousin calling me out of the blue, which he never does, I wouldn't have seen this movie for free on HBO Max
Now it's not for everyone, it will confuse the shit out of you, but those who like movies will enjoy it
I enjoyed this Twisted ass movie. It was very cleverly written, but it suffered from poor placement - it came out the week after Black Panther Wakanda Forever and in between that and Avatar 2 is a recipe for cinematic disaster.
On top of that, I don't recall many commercials for it but at the same time how do you promote this movie without giving everything away?
The trailer did the movie know justice. It didn't make me want to see the movie period not only did it not make me want to see the movie, if it wasn't for my cousin calling me out of the blue, which he never does, I wouldn't have seen this movie for free on HBO Max
Now it's not for everyone, it will confuse the shit out of you, but those who like movies will enjoy it
All of this here. This sums it up especially with the cast not being likable besides the brother and I really like Pierce Brosnan as an actor so I'll count him to
The bitch and her kid could have died and I wouldn't have given half of a fuck. Her brother too.
The Rock was the rock, but it's not a good idea to have an unlikable cast and a kid who can't act worth a goddamn in the same movie
The Menu (2022) HBO MAX
I enjoyed this Twisted ass movie. It was very cleverly written, but it suffered from poor placement - it came out the week after Black Panther Wakanda Forever and in between that and Avatar 2 is a recipe for cinematic disaster.
On top of that, I don't recall many commercials for it but at the same time how do you promote this movie without giving everything away?
The trailer did the movie know justice. It didn't make me want to see the movie period not only did it not make me want to see the movie, if it wasn't for my cousin calling me out of the blue, which he never does, I wouldn't have seen this movie for free on HBO Max
Now it's not for everyone, it will confuse the shit out of you, but those who like movies will enjoy it
Gonna check out the rest of it soon.
Watched the first 30 mins the other day, (to get it started to come back to) and a coworker has said it's definitely worth seeing in full.
Thanks for the review.
I had to come back to it, too. When I came back it got better
Nice. I liked how they introduced a number of characters at the start, but deliberately didn’t give you too much of their respective backgrounds. The unease with the staff too knowing things will be going wrong later.