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mdmost said:
The Fall Guy was big, dumb fun. I wish more people still liked big, dumb fun that didn't involve the Rock or Vin Diesel. But you put up Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt and it doesn't take much convincing to get me there.
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Great point about the big, dumb, fun Hollywood blockbuster. I have a certain nostalgia for some of them.

I was super bummed to miss The Mummy make its triumphant return to theatres last month. I was at Paisley Park so I wasn’t too pressed about it. But in honor of big, dumb, charming flicks I watched The Mummy and The Mummy Returns back to back this week. Gods, everyone was so hot in that movie.
 
Finally caught The Iron Claw on Max. Beautiful, gripping and tragic. Lots of ways it reminds me of The Virgin Suicides. I understand the decision to leave the youngest brother, Chris out of film given the trauma the family suffered as a whole was unbelievably heartbreaking but it would have been better if they told the whole story.
 
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Finally saw Your Name. and I finally fully "get" the Shinkai hype. Had only seen Weathering With You before which was really good but not mind-blowing. Had no idea how cosmic Your Name. would be, which feels highly appropriate given the reach of the aurora borealis at the moment (despite not being able to see it from inside Chicago).

Will be watching Suzume at some point later this month, since it's on Netflix, and have access to some of his earlier works on Criterion Channel as well.
 
EvanBenner said:
Finally saw Your Name. and I finally fully "get" the Shinkai hype. Had only seen Weathering With You before which was really good but not mind-blowing. Had no idea how cosmic Your Name. would be, which feels highly appropriate given the reach of the aurora borealis at the moment (despite not being able to see it from inside Chicago).

Will be watching Suzume at some point later this month, since it's on Netflix, and have access to some of his earlier works on Criterion Channel as well.
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Your Name is his masterpiece. I’ve seen it so many times and it it still slaps me around.

(edit: soundtrack also rules)
 
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gaporter said:
It's worth considering, honestly. Every entry is at the very least watchable for me. The Caesar trilogy is a modern masterpiece, but the original series doesn't deserve to be slept on either. Beneath is insane and Battle doesn't quite have the budget to fully realize its ideas, but Escape and Conquest are both fantastic. The Tim Burton remake is unfortunately pretty dire, but the Rick Baker make-up effects are legitimately great and Tim Roth & Paul Giamatti are clearly having a lot of fun, so even it isn't completely devoid of entertainment value.
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I recently worked my way though all of the Planet Of The Apes films in order and I have to say that I think its an incredible set of films. I especially like the latest trilogy as it really seems to flesh out bits that the original series missed or simply didnt have the technology to fully realise.

Looking forward to watching the new film soon!
 
Have a couple very cool film-related things to share. Here's the first:

Back in 2017 I had this film professor who was talking about a socially conscious vampire movie he was writing and really wanted to make. Well, he kept at it, and with the help of Kentucky's filmmaker subsidies he was finally able to get it made last year. One of my best friends worked as an executive producer on it. Shockingly, they got word a few weeks ago that it was one of I think 6 movies selected to play Frontierres selection for prospective buyers at FUCKING CANNES. CANNES So as we speak, my friend and professor are up in France ready to sell their movie. The possibilities are endless. I'm so fucking stoked for them. You can follow the movie here
 
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