The Movie Thread

[Joost]

Mikaela Rosberg also won an Oscar. She thanked the prostitutes (“sex-workers community”).

Now they’re seeking the illusion you can be a whore and find the perfect man.




And for Adrien Brody:
Saw the trailer. Seemed like a good movie. A man who escapes war with nothing and finds success with his art/architecture knowledge. But then it starts the drama about evil white men taking advantage of him… so I figured it was another Jewish-victim propaganda piece. At 3h35m, it was an easy pass.

 

[GodfatherPartTwo]

Here is my recommendation to watch The Batman (2022).

https://allscifiallthetime.com/the-batman-god-and-justice-warning-so-many-spoilers/

 

[Maddox]

Mikaela Rosberg also won an Oscar. She thanked the prostitutes (“sex-workers community”).

Now they’re seeking the illusion you can be a whore and find the perfect man.




And for Adrien Brody:
Saw the trailer. Seemed like a good movie. A man who escapes war with nothing and finds success with his art/architecture knowledge. But then it starts the drama about evil white men taking advantage of him… so I figured it was another Jewish-victim propaganda piece. At 3h35m, it was an easy pass.

Isn't the architect a post-modernist? I heard that there's a passing nod to brutalism in general but more so, it champions the Bauhaus school of architecture where people like him tried to tear down everything good from the past and reimagine furniture in a whole new way.

 

[Maddox]

Just finished Late Night with the Devil. Really good horror flick. Easy recommendation to make. The ending, for me, was solid but not great. It makes sense and is fitting, but I was a bit underwhelmed. But that's just how effective the movie is that I hoped for a little more misdirection at the end.

Little spoiler: the premise is founded on Satanic rituals at Bohemian Grove. It's pretty cool that Hollywood greenlit that.

I found it both creepy and scary. For some reason, I thought this was based on a true story. In reality, it was only loosely based on an event that happened on late night TV. However, the way it was shot, it looks very much like footage from that 1970s time period.

The main actor did a great job and was perfectly cast as the talk show host. Add to that, the writing is tight and suspenseful. I'd give this a 7/10.

 

[EuropeanCanon]

Pretty much anything is worth watching with Kurt Russell in it

Oh yeah that made me remember Breakdown, that was a hell of a movie:

 

[EuropeanCanon]

I love the Rocky films. Especially the first and last one. I can rewatch them anytime. They present a fundamentally Christian worldview. In this scene, Rocky teaches Little Marie that you "don't have to owe something to get something." Rocky's generosity is not born out of obligation but from grace, free good-will. As Paul says, 2 Corinthians 9:7: Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. It's also no coincidence that Rocky says "Let there be light" at the end of the scene, picking up on it's Redemptive quality.

Even the first film presents a dichotomy between Law and Grace in the characters of Apollo Creed and Rocky Balboa. Creed has literally worked his way to the top and has become prideful because of it. Whereas Rocky is given an undeserved chance to fight Creed, so he remains humble throughout the film. Even though Creed wins on paper, his pride makes him feel defeated. And Rocky loses by decision, but his humility makes him feel victorious.

That last Rocky film was a pleasant surprise at how good it was

 

[thinkreadwritecode]

I've watched a few Bill Murray movies lately. Drawn to him for some reason, perhaps because he's not your typical handsome Hollywood man and his deadpan humor is similar to my own. Last night I watched The Razor's Edge, a drama-romance Murray did the same year as Ghostbusters. The film flopped and I think it's because Americans have never been very educated or interested in literary material. The film is based off of Maugham's novel. I noticed that Maugham, a homosexual, didn't portray any of the men badly, but the two leading ladies' personalities and flaws were on full display, not to mention a sadistic portrayal of a Christian nurse.

While Maugham doesn't have his character, who is seeking answers to life, ever attend a Christian church (he goes to the east), and the film is thoroughly atheist and nihilistic by the end, it was still refreshing to witness the bloom of Western Civilization (film takes place WW1-1930s). They don't make films like this anymore, and it was interesting to witness Murray as a drama actor, I think he did well, the film doesn't deserve the poor reviews critics gave it.