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The other night I watched Nightcrawlers, a neo-noir psychological thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal. He plays a sociopath who seeks out violent, deadly crimes late at night in order to take pictures and sell them to local TV news stations.

It's a unique film for sure and Gyllenhaal's acting is the best part of this flick. He plays this weirdo so well that the creepiness of his character is disturbing to watch.

Nightcrawlers is a satire of our current media and how they will go to any length to get a great story. And while it's a good film, it's not one that I feel the need to rewatch anytime soon. Recommended though if you haven't yet seen it, if nothing else but for great acting from JG. 7.5/10
 
Maddox said:
The other night I watched Nightcrawlers, a neo-noir psychological thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal. He plays a sociopath who seeks out violent, deadly crimes late at night in order to take pictures and sell them to local TV news stations.

It's a unique film for sure and Gyllenhaal's acting is the best part of this flick. He plays this weirdo so well that the creepiness of his character is disturbing to watch.

Nightcrawlers is a satire of our current media and how they will go to any length to get a great story. And while it's a good film, it's not one that I feel the need to rewatch anytime soon. Recommended though if you haven't yet seen it, if nothing else but for great acting from JG. 7.5/10
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I thought Nightcrawler was excellent. Certainly Gyllenhal played the sociopathic main character to a T, but all the supporting performances were great, the story was good and it moved along at a good clip, and visually it was very appealing .
 
Haven't had an opportunity to watch a movie in a while. Watched The Old Guard 2 last night on Netflix. Terrible. Not even close to the first one, and they set it up to have a third installment, which can only be even more of a snoozefest, and I wouldn't care at all if it didn't happen. Charlize had a lot of makeup or filters on to make her look younger and her figure makes me think of a 90s female action star.
 
bubs said:
Went to see “28 Years Later” last night. Found it outstanding on many levels. Ralph Fienes has a small part but a great character and solid acting. Some jump scares, some gore, lots of dread and disturbing scenes. Some family drama. Several thought provoking and interesting concepts introduced as well. And an interesting ending that ties back to a scene from the beginning of the film. Was a great 3rd act to this series. Maybe on par with the original. Nothing woke I could recall, just very well made zombie/post apocalyptic horror.
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Decent for British cinema but subversive.

The village seems to symbolize traditionalism. They're stuck in their ways, nobody cares about his sick mom while daddy is an adulterer who was too stupid to reach out to the old progressive doctor in the forest. Daddy takes our young protagonist to get some kills and of course the young fag is useless. Feeling he has outgrown his people afterwards he decides to ditch dad and take his sick mom to go see Dr. Progress, who doesn't want to kill the zombies but to live amongst them. Some vapid army Swede finds them but he too is a stupid white guy who dies by some big Paki zombie with a prosthetic penis that flaps like a propeller, giving him super human speed. After euthanizing his white mom like a good Caucasian, shipping the newborn they found back to the racist colony, our hero meets some wiggers who are thriving in the land of Big Paki.

Not impressed.
 
Sandalwood Peak said:
Decent for British cinema but subversive.

The village seems to symbolize traditionalism. They're stuck in their ways, nobody cares about his sick mom while daddy is an adulterer who was too stupid to reach out to the old progressive doctor in the forest. Daddy takes our young protagonist to get some kills and of course the young fag is useless. Feeling he has outgrown his people afterwards he decides to ditch dad and take his sick mom to go see Dr. Progress, who doesn't want to kill the zombies but to live amongst them. Some vapid army Swede finds them but he too is a stupid white guy who dies by some big Paki zombie with a prosthetic penis that flaps like a propeller, giving him super human speed. After euthanizing his white mom like a good Caucasian, shipping the newborn they found back to the racist colony, our hero meets some wiggers who are thriving in the land of Big Paki.

Not impressed.
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I haven’t seen the movie so I can’t give your comment a reaction, but what you described is what I thought when I saw the movie Knives Out, the modern take on Clue. Subversive.
 
When I'm feeling down and a bit lazy I like to watch this 1996 independent documentary short film titled Hoover Dam (by Tiffany Design) to get me motivated and up off my ass.

I find it to be a very inspirational film as it chronicles the building of the Hoover Dam from 1931 to 1936 using original archival footage from the build. It is extraordinary what 5,000 men did in a little under 5 years (finishing 2.5 years ahead of schedule and 2 million dollars under budget). The men were almost exclusively white and of course not a single woman was involved in the construction, engineering, or design of what is now widely considered to be one of the seven industrial wonders of the world.

Every time I watch the film I just sit there in disbelief at what so few well organized, well funded, highly skilled tradesmen can do in such a short amount of time.
 
Watched Old Henry the other night. It's a sparsely plotted western, but with a few surprises that keep it interesting.

Tim Blake Nelson is such an underrated actor and with a face that just fits this time period. He played the cowboy wonderfully in The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs and he looks just as comfortable in this role set in a similar period where the old west is dying out.

If you don't mind a good slow burn, then this western is one to check out. 7.3/10
 
I saw Weapons in the theatre (2nd movie I've seen in the theatre this summer 100% worth it), after 2 weeks of sitting on it, I can confidently say it's in my top 5 horror movies of all time. Seriously disturbing and it stuck with me for days afterwards (lookup fridge horror).

For those of you who may be worried it's about creepy ghost children (yawn) - don't worry, it's not, in fact they have very little relevance or screen time.

The movie takes some twists I was not expecting at all. It's by the same director as the Barbarian, so if you've seen that you can expect the same unconventional trope breakers.
 
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I saw Weapons in the theatre (2nd movie I've seen in the theatre this summer 100% worth it), after 2 weeks of sitting on it, I can confidently say it's in my top 5 horror movies of all time. Seriously disturbing and it stuck with me for days afterwards (lookup fridge horror).

For those of you who may be worried it's about creepy ghost children (yawn) - don't worry, it's not, in fact they have very little relevance or screen time.

The movie takes some twists I was not expecting at all. It's by the same director as the Barbarian, so if you've seen that you can expect the same unconventional trope breakers.
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Good to know. I thought Barbarian was an awesome horror movie so I’m pretty excited for Weapons.
 
Been on an 80s and early 90s movie kick lately. So many great hidden gems out there, that flew under the radar from that time. There's enough that there's no real need to watch any of the slop they're putting out now...

The movies of that era are so earnest. There's no reddit humor, no meta jokes, 4th wall breaking, no CGI. They just are what they are, unapologetically.

The male protagonist is always strong, stoic, the female leads are almost always attractive, you don't have to look at Bella Ramsey's misshapen head for 120 minutes...

Some good ones I'd recommend that you may not have seen:

Fortress (1992) - Christopher Lambert, dystopian future sci-fi, prison escape type movie.

The Hidden (1987) - Sci-fi/horror/thriller with several cast members that were also in Twin Peaks. Great plot twist.

Thief (1981) - James Caan plays a professional burglar. Amazing to look at, great cinematography. Oozes 1980s flair.

F/X (1986) - Classic double crossed and revenge storyline with a unique twist.

Firewalker (1986) - Raiders of the Lost Ark ripoff starring Chuck Norris. Ridiculous movie, but has a certain charm. Hilarious "racist" depictions of Indians (feather, not dot).

Blind Fury (1989) - Rutger Hauer plays a blind man fighting to protect a young boy and take out the bad guys. Funny and entertaining. Heartwarming.

Runaway Train (1985) - Jon Voight plays a hardened criminal locked up in a brutal prison, plots to escape.

Pretty much any Jean Claude Van Damme movie from that era, the lower the budget, the better. I like Cyborg from 1989.
 
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Been on an 80s and early 90s movie kick lately. So many great hidden gems out there, that flew under the radar from that time. There's enough that there's no real need to watch any of the slop they're putting out now...

The movies of that era are so earnest. There's no reddit humor, no meta jokes, 4th wall breaking, no CGI. They just are what they are, unapologetically.

The male protagonist is always strong, stoic, the female leads are almost always attractive, you don't have to look at Bella Ramsey's misshapen head for 120 minutes...

Some good ones I'd recommend that you may not have seen:

Fortress (1992) - Christopher Lambert, dystopian future sci-fi, prison escape type movie.

The Hidden (1987) - Sci-fi/horror/thriller with several cast members that were also in Twin Peaks. Great plot twist.

Thief (1981) - The dad from Elf plays a professional burglar. Amazing to look at, great cinematography. Oozes 1980s flair.

F/X (1986) - Classic double crossed and revenge storyline with a unique twist.

Firewalker (1986) - Raiders of the Lost Ark ripoff starring Chuck Norris. Ridiculous movie, but has a certain charm. Hilarious "racist" depictions of Indians (feather, not dot).

Blind Fury (1989) - Rutger Hauer plays a blind man fighting to protect a young boy and take out the bad guys. Funny and entertaining. Heartwarming.

Runaway Train (1985) - Jon Voight plays a hardened criminal locked up in a brutal prison, plots to escape.

Pretty much any Jean Claude Van Damme movie from that era, the lower the budget, the better. I like Cyborg from 1989.
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Runaway Train is the most criminally underrated movie of all time.

Written by Akira Kurosawa with a screenplay by Edward Bunker (who's also in the film as Jonah) directed by Andrei Konchalovsky (son of the man who composed the Soviet anthem) filmed in Alaska which used to be Russian.

Read into its backstory for more unbelievable lore that would never happen again today.

Plus it's one of my favourite movies of all time that all of you should go and watch.

No need to binge watch Netflix fellas.
 
The 80's were full of degenerate teen movies about getting laid, but one of the few exceptions was the original Karate Kid (1984). It's a truly wholesome movie about the need for a father figure being presented in the middle of the single mom revolution and, although that father figure is an East Asian proxy for the only permissible masculinity allowed to white men, the Bruce Lee stereotype, it actually works properly here because of the age of Mr. Miyagi and his humility factor.

Add to that a fantastic performance from Elizabeth Shue as the girlfriend and I think Karate Kid is one of the best 80's movies, in addition to it being a smash hit and a successful franchise still pumping out stories today.
 
Read_Lives_of_Saints said:
The 80's were full of degenerate teen movies about getting laid, but one of the few exceptions was the original Karate Kid (1984). It's a truly wholesome movie about the need for a father figure being presented in the middle of the single mom revolution and, although that father figure is an East Asian proxy for the only permissible masculinity allowed to white men, the Bruce Lee stereotype, it actually works properly here because of the age of Mr. Miyagi and his humility factor.

Add to that a fantastic performance from Elizabeth Shue as the girlfriend and I think Karate Kid is one of the best 80's movies, in addition to it being a smash hit and a successful franchise still pumping out stories today.
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I had a crush on Elizabeth Shue, she was also good in other movies during the 90s especially Leaving Las Vegas (not a happy flick, just for anyone interested).
 
RedLagoon said:
I had a crush on Elizabeth Shue, she was also good in other movies during the 90s especially Leaving Las Vegas (not a happy flick, just for anyone interested).
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I never cared for her looks, but she is a good actor...and Leaving Las Vegas is indeed a good film.
 
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