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I've recently watched the Russian 90s' classic Брат (Brother) and then immediately continued to the sequel, because I liked it that much.

It's intensely raw, honest and atmospheric. I liked the way I had to think about what was happening a little in order for some things to make sense. For example Danila's fearlessness, brutality and detached demeanor make much more sense when you realize, he was lying about sitting the Chechen war out safely as a clerk in HQ. The movie isn't preachy in any way - it simple gives you an unaltered window into the life and mentality of early 90s Russia. Some aspects of the film may be lost on westerners, as they require a feel for the period and even some historical knowledge of eastern European affairs.

Брат 2 had a more holywoody feel to it. Some of the action scenes especially in the first half were a little corny or didn't make much sense, but the film made up for it in the second half for sure. I think Americans especially might enjoy a "reversed" perspective on the US − in a world of American cultural hegemony it might be interesting to see yourself through the eyes of a somewhat naive outsider.

Oh and the soundtrack is great imo.

Be sure to get good subtitles though. Some of those that are floating around are shite and will spoil your enjoyment of the film.
 
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Just watched the new knives out movie. I strongly dislike liberals. There were two moments that were nice but the rest was literally this (through interpretation I guess): IMG_9116.jpeg
 
I enjoyed this year:
Mickey 17 - bloated, but exactly my kind of movie. It's over the top sci fi dramady that tries to do everything, and kind of fails. I'm a huge sucker for blue collar losers in space settings.
Novacaine - goofy fun action
Das boot - literally a perfect movie. I love the soundtrack. 80s synth combined with traditional orchestra.
Father Ted - Catholic pilled
Conclave - Catholic pilled (cept the ending)
 
This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride and Stand By Me for obvious reasons. I’m a sucker for the last film.

When Harry Met Sally was (kind of) overrated to me, in my opinion. Misery was just OK to me, but I see why Kathy Bates nailed that role.
 
I've finished all three seasons of Alice In Borderland. The first two seasons are fine, but the third one feels forced. Basically it's "we have to go back, Kate" from Lost, except with an even flimsier motivation for one of the main characters. Also some of the rules are explained DURING games (???) and participants make some dumb decisions, which is something that rarely happened in S1 and S2. The final game is really hard to follow.

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Commander X dijo:
The Knives Out films are like "Clue: The Movie" but made to appeal to people who listen to National Public Radio religiously.
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I haven't watched Wake Up Dead Man but my recollection of Clue vs Knives Out was that the former had some semblence to the logic of the mystery while the latter just goes HA HA FUCK YOU HERE'S DANIEL CRAIG PULLING LOADS OF SHIT OUT OF HIS ASS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS CONSIDERED(the whole retarded spiel with the vials of medicine and the liquid's viscosity, the HUGH/YOU DID THIS scene and I don't remember much of glass onion to give an example).
 
BiggestKai dijo:
I haven't watched Wake Up Dead Man but my recollection of Clue vs Knives Out was that the former had some semblence to the logic of the mystery while the latter just goes HA HA FUCK YOU HERE'S DANIEL CRAIG PULLING LOADS OF SHIT OUT OF HIS ASS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS CONSIDERED(the whole retarded spiel with the vials of medicine and the liquid's viscosity, the HUGH/YOU DID THIS scene and I don't remember much of glass onion to give an example).
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It’s amped up to 11 in the new one lmao. What was likable about Daniel Craig’s character in the first movie is nowhere to be seen in the new one, and it is extremely harebrained
 
I wish there was a 'general film' thread on here, maybe I'll make one someday but: Nolan's The Odyssey poster. At first I was put up, but maybe the gold on back is a 'The gods' thing? It's growing on me some.

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Inherent Vice

Have been fascinated with Thomas Pynchon. He wrote the novel in 2009, the film adaption came out in 2014. It's partially about hippies in the early 70s, but they're insignificant in their own story. The movie is culture, people, and decay, pretending to be about a mystery. The plot exists to move you through a dying world.

The protagonist isn't a hero and isn't especially competent. He's a good guy, with a good heart, and he's too soft for what the world is becoming. The world moved past him, he hasn't realized it yet. Pynchon likes him, but he's not going to let him win. Everything around him has sold out or is in the process of it. What hurts the most is that while this is occuring, the language around him is endless talk of love, progress, connection. While the opposite unfolds in reality.

His drug paranoia, while appearing like madness - is a neccessary survival trait. Shadow orgs move around in the background. They enforce culture, and disappear without accountability. As an allegory for the modern world; moral posturing, censorship for your own good, increasing atomization, and loss of humanity.

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Fishnumm dijo:
war of the worlds
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It's not recent, but the 2019 miniseries version was one of the best I've seen. It's not cynical about humans like Spielberg, it's set in the late 1800's so there's no coloreds, the focus of the miniseries is to actually tell the story. It also has a lot of bleakness without needing horror, which I do like.
 
Any time I see the A24 ident at the beginning of a movie it always ends up being the most in(s)ane art house hipster movie with an exactly 1:30 runtime.
Yet at the same time they have made some really good films.
 
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It's not recent, but the 2019 miniseries version was one of the best I've seen. It's not cynical about humans like Spielberg, it's set in the late 1800's so there's no coloreds, the focus of the miniseries is to actually tell the story. It also has a lot of bleakness without needing horror, which I do like.
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Speaking of, I watched the Spielberg version earlier this year and was struck by how tonally dissonant it is. It's trying to be multiple things at once, but when it really succeeds is when it goes full-blown horror with the invasion aspect. Moments like the tripods rising out of the river when the refugees are crossing in the ferry, or when the characters emerge from the basement to see all the blood vine terraforming as humans are sucked up and harvested. Just really emotionally striking.

Conversely, all the sacharine family crap is so contrived, particularly in the final twenty minutes. That being said, Cruise acting against type as a negligent father stuck in arrested development is pretty funny.

There's a mockumentary that came out years ago called The Great Martian War, I think it was on The History Channel. It lresents a "what-if" scenario basically adapting the classic Welles setting of WOTW in the early 1900s, circumventing WW1 and changing the trajectory of human history. It's pretty well produced for its time and has an intriguing twist at the end. Recommended for anybody into the alien invasion subgenre of sci-fi.
 
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