Films you've watched recently.

[MK Shrimper]

I used to enjoy the Adam and Joe show but they are just another example of posh kids getting on in the media along with their mate Louis Theroux.

Ah but those posh kids they went to school with can be exploited to fund their films......

 

[united we stand]

Sorcerer - 70s movie: Roy Schneider leads 3 other criminals in transporting highly unstable dynamite in two delapidated trucks through some Central American hellhole.
If they made this film today most of it would be CGI but you can feel the dirt and rain. Tense as flip! 8/10

Cheers, have never heard of this before, but can see it is very highly rated on IMBD. Will now look out for it

 

[MK Shrimper]

Cheers, have never heard of this before, but can see it is very highly rated on IMBD. Will now look out for it

It was on Film4 I think, but that was a while ago.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Another vote for Stan & Ollie which I really enjoyed earlier.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Saw Almodovar's Dolor y Gloria (Pain and Glory ) earlier.Well worth looking out for when it eventually gets a UK release.Penélope Cruz was excellent and Banderas was pretty good.Pedro's films aren't as funny as they used to be these days but he's still a first rate director.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Cheers, have never heard of this before, but can see it is very highly rated on IMBD. Will now look out for it

I'd look out for the wonderful 1950's Wages of Fear, if I were you, which Sorcerer is clearly a remake of.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Us - not a horror fan at all but seeing that I loved get out I thought I'd give this a go. Jordan Peele has done it again! Thought it was very average, maybe even poor 3 quarters of the way through but then everything starts to make sense and I can't stop thinking about it now! Don't Google it, don't spoil it, just go watch it. 9/10

 

[RHB]

The Old Man and The Gun is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of robberies that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest's commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession. A gentle, funny film with some great acting. Redford's last film. 9/10

 

[Ricky Otto]

Us - not a horror fan at all but seeing that I loved get out I thought I'd give this a go. Jordan Peele has done it again! Thought it was very average, maybe even poor 3 quarters of the way through but then everything starts to make sense and I can't stop thinking about it now! Don't Google it, don't spoil it, just go watch it. 9/10

Just reading some theories this morning and this film is actually Genius, so many layers that I missed, i'll upgrade to a 9.5/10 and I need to watch it again knowing what I know now

 

[RHB]

The Highwaymen on Netflix now. Two retired Texas Rangers are bought out of retirement to capture Bonnie & Clyde. True story told entirely from the Rangers point of view. Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson play the two Rangers. As you would expect with those two in the cast it's not a bad film, but it was long and slow until the very end. It's meant to be a true adaptation of what happened. Maybe I need to watch it again but 7/10 for me at the moment.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

The Old Man and The Gun is based on the true story of Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford), from his escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of robberies that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt (Casey Affleck), who becomes captivated with Forrest's commitment to his craft, and a woman (Sissy Spacek), who loves him in spite of his chosen profession. A gentle, funny film with some great acting. Redford's last film. 9/10

It's certainly Redford's latest film and while he says it'll be his last in front of the camera,he doesn't discount making another as a director.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Breadwinner - In Taliban controlled Afghanistan a girl cuts her hair and dresses like a boy to feed her family after the dad is jailed. Stunning animation, however the ending lets it down somewhat. Not sure if they ran out of money but still a solid 8/10

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

The Invisibles.French film about homeless women.Owes a huge debt to Full Monty.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Kaleidoscope - Toby Jones plays a releaed criminal is a dark psychological drama that makes little sense. 7/10

Mirai no Mirai - Japanese animation about a boy and his newborn sister. Excellent stuff. 9/10

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Trevor Nunn's Red Joan with an excellent cast including the wonderful Judie Dench.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Already seen it myself but a heads up. The incredible Train to Busan is on C4 tonight.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Stan & Ollie - didn't love it as much as I thought but still a solid 7/10

 

[Ricky Otto]

Avengers End game:

More of the same, infinity wars was really enjoyable but this was average IMO. 6/10

 

[MK Shrimper]

Eighth Grade - captures a 13yr old Kayla on her last week of "middle school", the kids obsessions with social media, popularity will the cool kids, & their sexual awakening. Top work, a great score. Highly recommended if you can find it, notably so if you're a dad with a daughter who'll soon be coming into those terrible years. 9/10

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Eighth Grade - captures a 13yr old Kayla on her last week of "middle school", the kids obsessions with social media, popularity will the cool kids, & their sexual awakening. Top work, a great score. Highly recommended if you can find it, notably so if you're a dad with a daughter who'll soon be coming into those terrible years. 9/10

Just seen the trailer - looks good