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Meet Mr. Pixar
Peter Sohn has been a part of Pixar since 2000, dabbling in everything from animation to writing to voice acting. Now, as the director of the studio’s latest movie, ‘Elemental,’ he gets to tell a story that’s profoundly his.
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AI is never going to measure up to the actual work of Anderson, even if the perfectionist director keeps making the same movie over and over again
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Because you wouldn’t have a movie.
Similar to what Peacemaker said in the MAX series, kill the mofo from the beginning and you ain’t gotta deal with them later.
Above Majestic
2018
6.5/10
I watched this yesterday afternoon when I got home on tubi.
This is basically an alien conspiracy documentary. Not gonna spoil it but these cats drop some shit that goes way out left of the foul line in the upper deck nosebleed section.
I love alien conspiracy stuff and I was pretty amazed at some of the stuff revealed in this flick.
There are a large number of well known conspiracy theorists thru-out the film giving insight like David Wilcox, Laura Eisenhower and Corey Goode.
If you love conspiracy stuff, this film was made for you.
Synopsis
A look at the origins, history and conspiracies behind the "Majestic 12", a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.
On September 10th 2001 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced that $2.3 trillion dollars could not be accounted for within Department of Defense expenditures. The next day the Pentagon's budget analyst's office was destroyed.
2018
6.5/10
I watched this yesterday afternoon when I got home on tubi.
This is basically an alien conspiracy documentary. Not gonna spoil it but these cats drop some shit that goes way out left of the foul line in the upper deck nosebleed section.
I love alien conspiracy stuff and I was pretty amazed at some of the stuff revealed in this flick.
There are a large number of well known conspiracy theorists thru-out the film giving insight like David Wilcox, Laura Eisenhower and Corey Goode.
If you love conspiracy stuff, this film was made for you.
Synopsis
A look at the origins, history and conspiracies behind the "Majestic 12", a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.
On September 10th 2001 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced that $2.3 trillion dollars could not be accounted for within Department of Defense expenditures. The next day the Pentagon's budget analyst's office was destroyed.
Extraction 2
Knew the assignment. It has John Wick length action scenes.
Best Netflix original I've seen in a minute.
It's a action movie and there's a lot of action
so if you loved 80's and 90's action movies or John Wick or Sisu lately, you should like this.
Knew the assignment. It has John Wick length action scenes.
Best Netflix original I've seen in a minute.
It's a action movie and there's a lot of action
so if you loved 80's and 90's action movies or John Wick or Sisu lately, you should like this.
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
7.5/10
Just finished watching this classic espionage/thriller film on tubi.
It’s a 2 hour flick, the first hour is a slow burn but the last hour picks up on action and suspense. The film ties in directly into actual history. The suspense holds up to the last scene.
This is a classic thriller that Hollywood needs to take notes on for sure.
The film is overloaded with well known actors who all do a good job….even though there are Americans/British playing German’s.
Synopsis
During World War II, Nazi officer Max Radl (Robert Duvall) devises a plan to kidnap or kill the British prime minister. Approved by German Cmdr. Heinrich Himmler (Donald Pleasence), the scheme moves forward with Col. Kurt Steiner (Michael Caine) leading the mission, aided by Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland), an Irishman with a deep hatred of England. As the plan unfolds, it seems to be going well -- until certain events threaten the group's shot at success.
1976
7.5/10
Just finished watching this classic espionage/thriller film on tubi.
It’s a 2 hour flick, the first hour is a slow burn but the last hour picks up on action and suspense. The film ties in directly into actual history. The suspense holds up to the last scene.
This is a classic thriller that Hollywood needs to take notes on for sure.
The film is overloaded with well known actors who all do a good job….even though there are Americans/British playing German’s.
Synopsis
During World War II, Nazi officer Max Radl (Robert Duvall) devises a plan to kidnap or kill the British prime minister. Approved by German Cmdr. Heinrich Himmler (Donald Pleasence), the scheme moves forward with Col. Kurt Steiner (Michael Caine) leading the mission, aided by Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland), an Irishman with a deep hatred of England. As the plan unfolds, it seems to be going well -- until certain events threaten the group's shot at success.
30 Years Ago, Spielberg Made a Perfect Sci-Fi Movie No One's Ever Been Able to Top
Practical effects from 1993 can invoke far more awe than today’s weightlesss CGI blobs.
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Oppenheimer Biographer Still ‘Emotionally Recovering’ From Christopher Nolan’s Film: It’s a ‘Stunning Artistic Achievement’
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Has Wes Anderson Become a Victim of His Own Aesthetic?
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‘The Mother of all Lies’ Wins Sydney Film Festival top Prize
The Mother of all Lies, a docu-drama film that probes the secrets of Morocco’s 1981 Bread Riots, was Sunday named the best picture at the Sydney Film Festival. The jury, headed by Anurag Kashyap, c…
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Shanghai Film Festival Embraces Sci-fi Genre, With Retrospectives, Panel Debates
After a golden age in the 1980s, Chinese filmmakers were quietly discouraged from dabbling in the sci-fi genre – it isn’t real science and authorities did not want youngsters to get confused. That …
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After Pandemic Box Office Slump, Europe Expects Strong Comeback With ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Indiana Jones’
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At Tribeca’s ‘A Bronx Tale’ Celebration, Robert De Niro Gets Honest About His Directorial Debut’s Low Box Office: ‘I Never Got Asked to Do Movies After That’
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Checked out Cocaine Bear the other day.
Skip it.
The "best" parts were in the trailer and marketing campaign, and despite a small cast the majority of the characters felt underutilized. No time for character development in 90 mins, I suppose.
Interesting to note they filmed in Ireland from August - October 2021. The setting being Knoxville, Tennessee.
Skip it.
The "best" parts were in the trailer and marketing campaign, and despite a small cast the majority of the characters felt underutilized. No time for character development in 90 mins, I suppose.
Interesting to note they filmed in Ireland from August - October 2021. The setting being Knoxville, Tennessee.
No Hard Feelings
JLAW + Flaws
PRAISE : No Hard Feelings is a return to the woman behaving badly sex comedy. This story about a woman on the brink of losing her childhood home, agrees to date a wealthy couple's introverted and awkward 19-year-old son.My lady
Jennifer Lawrence tackles her role as Maddie with such enthusiasm, and uninhibited freedom she is a joy and then some to watch. Andrew Barth Feldman portrays the awkward virgin Percy who is also very good and they have great chemistry. Im glad he wasnt saddled with cliches. The two have scenes that really work as she attempts to seduce him and actually bond with him.
There are some fun scenes with Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti as Percy's parents. There are definitely some raunchy and surprising moments I wasn't expecting. I couldn't help but recall other movies that have gone down similar paths like The Last American Virgin.
PROBLEMS: Even with all of the antics,sight gags,and sweetness the movie provides it is definitely an uneven movie. It never gets to the right balance of all of the aforementioned. I wanted more from the characters and the plot of the movie.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7
JLAW + Flaws
PRAISE : No Hard Feelings is a return to the woman behaving badly sex comedy. This story about a woman on the brink of losing her childhood home, agrees to date a wealthy couple's introverted and awkward 19-year-old son.My lady
Jennifer Lawrence tackles her role as Maddie with such enthusiasm, and uninhibited freedom she is a joy and then some to watch. Andrew Barth Feldman portrays the awkward virgin Percy who is also very good and they have great chemistry. Im glad he wasnt saddled with cliches. The two have scenes that really work as she attempts to seduce him and actually bond with him.
There are some fun scenes with Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti as Percy's parents. There are definitely some raunchy and surprising moments I wasn't expecting. I couldn't help but recall other movies that have gone down similar paths like The Last American Virgin.
PROBLEMS: Even with all of the antics,sight gags,and sweetness the movie provides it is definitely an uneven movie. It never gets to the right balance of all of the aforementioned. I wanted more from the characters and the plot of the movie.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7
Might check this one out in the future ... been a fan of Dorff's acting work for years ...
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'Mob Land' Crime Thriller Trailer with John Travolta & Stephen Dorff | FirstShowing.net
"This ain't your world... you don't control this." Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for Mob Land, an action thriller crime film from filmmaker Nicholas Maggio. They're sending this one to theaters in August if anyone is interested in watching. "Some debts can't be repaid with money."...
Might check this one out in the future ... been a fan of Dorff's acting work for years ...
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'Mob Land' Crime Thriller Trailer with John Travolta & Stephen Dorff | FirstShowing.net
"This ain't your world... you don't control this." Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for Mob Land, an action thriller crime film from filmmaker Nicholas Maggio. They're sending this one to theaters in August if anyone is interested in watching. "Some debts can't be repaid with money."...
this looks good
@dbluesun
Not sure if you've seen this one ... if not, check out Old Henry. Small budget film from the past few years that got good reviews on BGOL. Good role for Dorff. Straight-forward story ... had a decent amount of suspense.
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No Hard Feelings
JLAW + Flaws
PRAISE : No Hard Feelings is a return to the woman behaving badly sex comedy. This story about a woman on the brink of losing her childhood home, agrees to date a wealthy couple's introverted and awkward 19-year-old son.My lady
Jennifer Lawrence tackles her role as Maddie with such enthusiasm, and uninhibited freedom she is a joy and then some to watch. Andrew Barth Feldman portrays the awkward virgin Percy who is also very good and they have great chemistry. Im glad he wasnt saddled with cliches. The two have scenes that really work as she attempts to seduce him and actually bond with him.
There are some fun scenes with Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti as Percy's parents. There are definitely some raunchy and surprising moments I wasn't expecting. I couldn't help but recall other movies that have gone down similar paths like The Last American Virgin.
PROBLEMS: Even with all of the antics,sight gags,and sweetness the movie provides it is definitely an uneven movie. It never gets to the right balance of all of the aforementioned. I wanted more from the characters and the plot of the movie.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7
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At a time when cinema has become increasingly prudish, one of Hollywood’s A-listers has taken it upon herself to revive the hard-R sex comedy
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yeah i saw this last year
damn good movie
only a few westerns get a nod from me and this is one
been thinking about watching one recently
if i don;t run across one i might give this a rewatch
Glad you liked it too!
Yeah - definitely a good little movie ... one of those small budget projects that surprises you. Recommended it to a number of friends & family locally ...
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Not a movie, but did you ever watch this limited series from a handful of years back? It's only 7 episodes. My mom recommended it to me, and we enjoyed it here. Good cast.
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Not a movie, but did you ever watch this limited series from a handful of years back? It's only 7 episodes. My mom recommended it to me, and we enjoyed it here. Good cast.
Godless (miniseries) - Wikipedia
Also not a movie - but we enjoyed this western series last year too -
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Farewell Indy
PRAISE: I will never forget sitting in a now long gone theater in Brooklyn New York with my father and watching Raiders of the Lost Ark . The movie was and still is one of the best I've ever seen. This fifth IJ film....not so much but it does have its moments. The story this time around Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter.
Harrison Ford is great as ever as the title charactere weather beaten by life and his many adventures he finds himself begrudgingly in another one and I love how all of the aforementioned is displayed in the film. I didn't really care for Helena “Wombat” Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) as Jones goddaughter until the last 30 or 40 minutes of the movie but I will get to more on her later.
Director James Mangold is able to put some of that classic IJ rhythm on the big screen. I can't deny that I had a big smile on my face during some of the action sequences.
Also there are some all to brief moments of raw emotion. There are some great call backs to previous IJ movies. I was impressed with about 70 percent of the CGI work in the movie. They seem to be truly trying to perfect deaging. There are great moments in which the movie is able to capture Jones wonder of and love of history. I really liked the "living in history" moment in the movie. It felt like the movie got some of the full circle moments right.
PROBLEMS: OK back to Helena I felt the character for the most part was there to one up Jones or constantly remind him of his age.
I didn't really care for the new side characters except for Antonio Banderas who's time was all to brief. The villains were lackluster Mads Mikkelsen is usually great but it just felt like he and his henchmen were doing Neo Nazi Cosplay. The CGI in some scenes was glaringly bad.Also the editing was beyond obvious and then some.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7
Farewell Indy
PRAISE: I will never forget sitting in a now long gone theater in Brooklyn New York with my father and watching Raiders of the Lost Ark . The movie was and still is one of the best I've ever seen. This fifth IJ film....not so much but it does have its moments. The story this time around Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter.
Harrison Ford is great as ever as the title charactere weather beaten by life and his many adventures he finds himself begrudgingly in another one and I love how all of the aforementioned is displayed in the film. I didn't really care for Helena “Wombat” Shaw (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) as Jones goddaughter until the last 30 or 40 minutes of the movie but I will get to more on her later.
Director James Mangold is able to put some of that classic IJ rhythm on the big screen. I can't deny that I had a big smile on my face during some of the action sequences.
Also there are some all to brief moments of raw emotion. There are some great call backs to previous IJ movies. I was impressed with about 70 percent of the CGI work in the movie. They seem to be truly trying to perfect deaging. There are great moments in which the movie is able to capture Jones wonder of and love of history. I really liked the "living in history" moment in the movie. It felt like the movie got some of the full circle moments right.
PROBLEMS: OK back to Helena I felt the character for the most part was there to one up Jones or constantly remind him of his age.
I didn't really care for the new side characters except for Antonio Banderas who's time was all to brief. The villains were lackluster Mads Mikkelsen is usually great but it just felt like he and his henchmen were doing Neo Nazi Cosplay. The CGI in some scenes was glaringly bad.Also the editing was beyond obvious and then some.
Scale of 1 to 10 a 7
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The Black Gestapo
1975
5/10
This flick came up in my tubi recommendations after watching a previous flick I reviewed on tubi.
If you identify yourself as a militant, this flick is for you if you want to see the White man get what he deserves.
The violence in the film is presented differently from films made today. In this film it is depicted more intensely and graphic without blood and gore which makes it stand out.
Fight scenes actually look believable in the film.
The use of the Fish Eye lens is used a lot thru-out the film and it works well. It’s used a lot to fully show the mid-70s “Land-Yachts” from the era.
For the Thirsty, plenty of topless women with nice figures. There is one scene with a WW fully nude showing full bushy vagina.
For the Militants, a White Woman gets what she deserves from the Brotha’s, nothing is shown, but you get the point.
tubi has a good clean copy of the film. The film’s title is also called “The Black Enforcers” if you look for it on tubi.
Synopsis
The staff leader (Charles P. Robinson) of a black community-service militia organizes a private army and initiates a violent war against white mobsters.
1975
5/10
This flick came up in my tubi recommendations after watching a previous flick I reviewed on tubi.
If you identify yourself as a militant, this flick is for you if you want to see the White man get what he deserves.
The violence in the film is presented differently from films made today. In this film it is depicted more intensely and graphic without blood and gore which makes it stand out.
Fight scenes actually look believable in the film.
The use of the Fish Eye lens is used a lot thru-out the film and it works well. It’s used a lot to fully show the mid-70s “Land-Yachts” from the era.
For the Thirsty, plenty of topless women with nice figures. There is one scene with a WW fully nude showing full bushy vagina.
For the Militants, a White Woman gets what she deserves from the Brotha’s, nothing is shown, but you get the point.
tubi has a good clean copy of the film. The film’s title is also called “The Black Enforcers” if you look for it on tubi.
Synopsis
The staff leader (Charles P. Robinson) of a black community-service militia organizes a private army and initiates a violent war against white mobsters.
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Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
1974
6.5/10
This is another film that came up on my recommendations that I watched this evening.
I went into it not expecting much, but the film actually played out better than what I expected.
Normally, films like this the main character’s goal is to be the biggest cat in town and take over everything. This movie goes a different route where the main characters main objective is just operate day to day, to survive the game and take care of his people.
I was impressed on how he ran his operation and how he treated the people under him. This definitely should be a training film for these young cats coming into the game with big ideas of being the next “Nino Brown”.
The films main character has a bunch of classic one-liners and quotes thru the movie.
For the Thirsty, plenty of topless White Women. There is also a full frontal nudity of White Woman bushy pussy.
For the Gay Agenda trackers, there is a Black man trans character in a supporting role. He is probably the best character in the film. This is the 2nd ‘70s Blaxploitation film I have recently seen showing LGBT. It too shows that LGBT has been in Black cinema for decades and is not some recent phenomenon or conspiracy.
tubi has a scratchy, grainy copy. It actually looks well giving the film a raw, homegrown feel to it.
The film is also titled “Jive Turkey”, tubi has it listed as that.
Synopsis
In 1950s Harlem a vicious Italian gangster (Frank deKova) tries to muscle in on a black racketeer's (Paul Harris) numbers game.
1974
6.5/10
This is another film that came up on my recommendations that I watched this evening.
I went into it not expecting much, but the film actually played out better than what I expected.
Normally, films like this the main character’s goal is to be the biggest cat in town and take over everything. This movie goes a different route where the main characters main objective is just operate day to day, to survive the game and take care of his people.
I was impressed on how he ran his operation and how he treated the people under him. This definitely should be a training film for these young cats coming into the game with big ideas of being the next “Nino Brown”.
The films main character has a bunch of classic one-liners and quotes thru the movie.
For the Thirsty, plenty of topless White Women. There is also a full frontal nudity of White Woman bushy pussy.
For the Gay Agenda trackers, there is a Black man trans character in a supporting role. He is probably the best character in the film. This is the 2nd ‘70s Blaxploitation film I have recently seen showing LGBT. It too shows that LGBT has been in Black cinema for decades and is not some recent phenomenon or conspiracy.
tubi has a scratchy, grainy copy. It actually looks well giving the film a raw, homegrown feel to it.
The film is also titled “Jive Turkey”, tubi has it listed as that.
Synopsis
In 1950s Harlem a vicious Italian gangster (Frank deKova) tries to muscle in on a black racketeer's (Paul Harris) numbers game.
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