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New Takashi Miike quietly dropped on Netflix. It's definitely not required viewing, but one can't help but womder what more he could have done if it was a limited miniseries instead of a movie.

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A ★★★ review of Lumberjack the Monster (2023)

What if Patrick Bateman was top of the hit list of a monstrously masked serial killer? I mean, that premise sounds intriguing, but in execution, this Takashi Miike psychopathic giallo slasher is surprisingly tame. After a hyper-stylized and splashy intro that teases signature Miike spectacle...
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Oh, and I was super excited to wake up to the alert that The House That Screamed got added to Plex. (It's been on Tubi for years but their upload is horribly cropped and unwatchable.) Lots to please fans of lavish, gothic boarding school horrors.

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A ★★★½ review of The House That Screamed (1969)

Finally, a watchable transfer! I'd alerted Tubi in Jan. 2022 that their upload was horribly cropped, but it hasn't been a priority for them to inform the provider of the distorted file. So, imagine my excitement when I awoke this morning to an alert that the movie was newly available on Plex. I...
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ayayrawn said:
The franchise peaks when it becomes a vehicle for Cruise to act out his insane urges. 4-6 are GOAT action thriller material (7 drops off a bit, but still good).
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guy loves. to. run.
mdmost said:
Yep. All that man wants to do is provide you some fun action entertainment when you go to the theater. Hangs from an airplane, climbs the world's tallest building, learns to fly a helicopter, all to make the action more realistic.
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and he wants to do it all himself, too. and i know he likes to do his own stunts, but obviously can't do them all. i wonder how many lawyers are in set for stunt scenes.
Melt Face Molly Drop said:
All things considered, Tom’s kept his head down and done the shit he’s wanted to do these past 15 years, all while staying fairly unproblematic (Scientology be damned). Pound-for-pound, I’d stack his filmography against any of the all time greats. Streep, Hopkins, DDL.

Seemingly everyone he’s worked with has said they’ve loved the guy. Alright, enough flowers for Cruise, someone rip this statement apart.
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he enjoys running too much. it's unnatural!
Hemotep said:
I mean he's a weirdo, but I've also heard good things about him from his coworkers in the press. His family, not so much, and I'd trust them more. But he has put out some fun as hell movies. I still think Edge of Tomorrow is one of my favorite dumb fun action movies.
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LOVE edge of tomorrow
Melt Face Molly Drop said:
True, this especially apparent with all the stuff going on with Brad Pitt. I think some men are just be outed as being nasty when it comes to the handlings of their families.

And yeah, give me Cruise + Anything to do with time (EoT, Minority Report) and I’m in.
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what's this now? tell me everything.

speaking of brad pitt, i particularly loved him in dave. i'm aware this is the movies thread but still.
 
Melt Face Molly Drop said:
All things considered, Tom’s kept his head down and done the shit he’s wanted to do these past 15 years, all while staying fairly unproblematic (Scientology be damned). Pound-for-pound, I’d stack his filmography against any of the all time greats. Streep, Hopkins, DDL.

Seemingly everyone he’s worked with has said they’ve loved the guy. Alright, enough flowers for Cruise, someone rip this statement apart.
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He likes a curry too

Asha’s Birmingham- highly recommend
 
6od said:
what's this now? tell me everything.
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The TL;DR version. Somehow we got from this in 2016:

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s Infamous 2016 Plane Incident That Rocked Their Marriage: Inside the Argument

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were once a match made in Hollywood heaven. However, things came crashing down in 2016, when the Maleficent actress filed for divorce from the A-list actor, citing irreconcilable differences — just days after the family took a private plane ride from France back to...
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To here in 2024:

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Shiloh Jolie-Pitt Paid for Her Own Lawyer to Drop Father's Name

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh paid for her own lawyer in the case to drop her father’s surname, Us Weekly can confirm
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Melt Face Molly Drop said:
The TL;DR version. Somehow we got from this in 2016:

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s Infamous 2016 Plane Incident That Rocked Their Marriage: Inside the Argument

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were once a match made in Hollywood heaven. However, things came crashing down in 2016, when the Maleficent actress filed for divorce from the A-list actor, citing irreconcilable differences — just days after the family took a private plane ride from France back to...
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To here in 2024:

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Shiloh Jolie-Pitt Paid for Her Own Lawyer to Drop Father's Name

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter Shiloh paid for her own lawyer in the case to drop her father’s surname, Us Weekly can confirm
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oh holy shit
 
Christmas Jones has got to be the worst Bond Girl ever, if not, definitely bottom 3.

It's a bit weird that the Connery/Moore era felt like it lasted forever and then all of a sudden you're on the last Brosnan movie.

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Rank (Movie):
Goldfinger
From Russia With Love
GoldenEye
Dr. No
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The Spy Who Loved Me
Thunderball
Tomorrow Never Dies
You Only Live Twice
Live And Let Die
Moonraker
The Living Daylights
For Your Eyes Only
The Man With The Golden Gun
Licence To Kill
The World Is Not Enough
Diamonds Are Forever
A View To A Kill
Octopussy

Rank (Song):
Shirley Bassey - "Diamonds Are Forever"
Shirley Bassey - "Goldfinger"
Tina Turner - "GoldenEye"
Gladys Knight - "License To Kill"
The John Barry Orchestra - "James Bond Theme"
Nancy Sinatra - "You Only Live Twice"
Sheena Easton - "For Your Eyes Only"
Louis Armstrong - "We Have All The Time In The World"
Carly Simon - "Nobody Does It Better"
Shirley Bassey - "Moonraker"
Garbage - "The World Is Not Enough"
Sheryl Crow - "Tomorrow Never Dies"
Tom Jones - "Thunderball"
Paul McCartney - "Live And Let Die"
Lulu - "The Man With The Golden Gun"
Duran Duran - "A View To A Kill"
The John Berry Orchestra - "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"
Matt Monro - "From Russia With Love"
Rita Coolidge - "All Time High"
a-ha - "The Living Daylights"
 
Y'all, Horror Press indulged my infatuation with Tetsuo: The Iron Man for Pride Month. 🏳️‍🌈🤖

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Finding Radical Queer Pride in ‘Tetsuo: The Iron Man’ (1989)

What if I told you Tetsuo: The Iron Man is one of the most evocative examples of “queer awakening” ever put on screen? Okay, that’s a tad hyperbolic, and such queer assertions about beloved media are often met with resistance, but in the case of Tetsuo, queerness isn’t just a supposition or mere...
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I hate it here. We had the season pass and went regularly. I'm not sure how much we'll go to the movies now. The other options are AMC and Studio Movie Grill, neither of which are enjoyable. I guess if it's something we really want to see and not wait to come out on streaming, we'll go. I feel terrible for all those servers who now are out of a job.

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All 5 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations in Dallas-Fort Worth close

It's a sad sad day for Dallas moviegoers: All five Dallas-area locations of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain have closed.
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mdmost said:
I hate it here. We had the season pass and went regularly. I'm not sure how much we'll go to the movies now. The other options are AMC and Studio Movie Grill, neither of which are enjoyable. I guess if it's something we really want to see and not wait to come out on streaming, we'll go. I feel terrible for all those servers who now are out of a job.

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All 5 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations in Dallas-Fort Worth close

It's a sad sad day for Dallas moviegoers: All five Dallas-area locations of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain have closed.
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kvetcha said:
Ohhhhhh that sucks. I love our Alamo.

Sorry for your loss.
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obligatory alamo drafthouse post.
disclaimer: i've been to one once (for triangle of sadness which i've watched multiple times since because ruben östlund is brilliant). the fried pickles were incredible, but i'd prefer to rewatch older films rather than new ones.

and if anyone is not familiar with alamo drafthouse, this sums it up perfectly:


 
6od said:
obligatory alamo drafthouse post.
disclaimer: i've been to one once (for triangle of sadness which i've watched multiple times since because ruben östlund is brilliant). the fried pickles were incredible, but i'd prefer to rewatch older films rather than new ones.

and if anyone is not familiar with alamo drafthouse, this sums it up perfectly:


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I weirdly don’t even notice this anymore. The main thing, at least at my Alamo, is that the crowds are WAY more respectful and into the movies. Also the custom pre-roll is great.
 
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I weirdly don’t even notice this anymore. The main thing, at least at my Alamo, is that the crowds are WAY more respectful and into the movies. Also the custom pre-roll is great.
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The food has gone downhill since Covid but that supposedly due to the corporate overlords cutting back on quality. We loved it because you can go and not worry about texting or talking. The audience definitely was more respectful and understood what was required and acceptable. Yeah, you have to contend with the servers but that's a rare occurrence. We would go early to watch the preshow and get our order in early. That was a way to minimize the servers coming during the movie as much.

There is a hope that the corporate arm will buy out the franchisee and reopen the locations that were profitable because not having a presence in one of the largest metro areas in the US (and the state you started in) doesn't seem good when you're still expanding to other states. Of the 35 locations, 20 are owned by Alamo corporate, 15 are franchises. The corporate office put out a statement that they were looking at ways to reopen the locations. Probably need to get to that before everything gets sold off at auction for pennies on the dollar.
 
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I hate it here. We had the season pass and went regularly. I'm not sure how much we'll go to the movies now. The other options are AMC and Studio Movie Grill, neither of which are enjoyable. I guess if it's something we really want to see and not wait to come out on streaming, we'll go. I feel terrible for all those servers who now are out of a job.

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All 5 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema locations in Dallas-Fort Worth close

It's a sad sad day for Dallas moviegoers: All five Dallas-area locations of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain have closed.
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yeah, this sucks. :/ my area lost its lone large format imax theater that could screen 70mm a few years ago, too, which was one of only like 20 in the country. so there really isn't a theater in the cities that i want to see a movie at anymore. despite the messaging, i can't imagine the single alamo theater up here is going to be a priority in reopening. i'd love to be surprised.
 
Summer movie recommendations? Specifically looking for films that just look and feel like Summer. I’m making a list of my favorites, but also trying to think of ones I haven’t seen. They don’t necessarily even have to take place in summer, but if they have that overall feel or aesthetic, that’s what I’m after.


A few from my list:

Call Me By Your Name
Luca
Moonrise Kingdom
Do The Right Thing
Jaws
Ponyo
Midsommar


Also will be rewatching Challengers as I feel it totally hits that feeling I’m looking for, and I think it’s the most recent example of what I would tag as a summer film.
 
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