What Movies Are You Viewing?

Hedda Gabler

I’ve got del Toro’s Pinocchio lined up and I Love My Dad.

had a lull in things that interested me but it is picking up now. 

So many things.

BevVincent

Pinocchio is really good. I don't think I can face a cringe-fest like I Love My Dad, much as I like Patton Oswalt.

Hedda Gabler

BevVincent said:

Pinocchio is really good. I don't think I can face a cringe-fest like I Love My Dad, much as I like Patton Oswalt.

I’m not sure how cringey they will take it. The story idea alone makes me wary. It’s creepy. 

But I keep seeing people loving it and thinking it’s funny — of course, these are people who probably have skin in the game to promote it. 

I have no problem hitting the eject button if I have to. 

Hedda Gabler

BevVincent said:

Pinocchio is really good. I don't think I can face a cringe-fest like I Love My Dad, much as I like Patton Oswalt.

Uh oh

Patton’s kid in this movie tried to commit suicide. I can see the dad’s concern, the kid won’t talk to him (divorce situation) and has blocked him on all social media. He’s trying to stay connected to the kid. I get it. He’s truly trying to help him. I get it. But, this is a fragile kid. How is this going to be okay in the end? How is catfishing him okay?  We had catfish at SKMB — as a moderator, I had a very difficult time sitting back and allowing people to be catfished. very very very difficult. When I knew someone was a guy playing two roles on the board — one just the guy and the other as a female talking very flirty with some unsuspecting guy or getting personal friendly with a girl. I always did my best to protect people.  This is uncomfortable and I will see it to the end. How exactly are they going to make this okay? 

Hedda Gabler

Ohhhh. This is bad. 

BevVincent

Yeah, I know enough about it to know it's not for me--not even for free.

Emily the Criminal was pretty good. Desperate people doing bad things.  I'm really looking forward to Glass Onion on Friday,

Hedda Gabler

I did not like this movie. I am so tired of selfish parents.  We’re seeing too much of that mental illness. 

Do not recommend. 

Hedda Gabler

Glass Onion

Kurben

Hedda Gabler said:

Glass Onion

When i read that it instantly makes me think about the Beatles song Glass Onion. But i guess they are totally unrelated?

Hedda Gabler

Kurben said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Glass Onion

When i read that it instantly makes me think about the Beatles song Glass Onion. But i guess they are totally unrelated?

They used the song in the movie. 

Notaro

Hedda Gabler said:

Anyone watch Bullet Train with Brad Pitt?

Yep, good fun, you should get a giggle out of it Hedda.

Kurben

Watched Troll, a norwegian movie about a troll that wakens from his slumber when they are making a tunnel in the mountains. Good fun. Well made.

GNTLGNT

Kurben said:

Watched Troll, a norwegian movie about a troll that wakens from his slumber when they are making a tunnel in the mountains. Good fun. Well made.

....wasn't bad a'tall.....thought the FX work was pretty convincing.....

Kurben

Watched my fave christmas movie., The Holiday. A Romcom, a genre i usually dont like but this is an exception. Also it got excellent actors in Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, Jude Law and Eli Wallach. Think this is the third or fourth time at least i've seen it so it has become sort of a tradition.....

FlakeNoir

Kurben said:

Watched my fave christmas movie., The Holiday. A Romcom, a genre i usually dont like but this is an exception. Also it got excellent actors in Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black, Jude Law and Eli Wallach. Think this is the third or fourth time at least i've seen it so it has become sort of a tradition.....

I watched this last night. Well, over two nights. It's a tradition for me too, as is Notting Hill and Love Actually. My Christmas movies.🎄

Lou_Sytsma

Watched Glass Onion. Not bad but the first was way better.

BevVincent

We enjoyed Glass Onion -- especially the way they kept switching the mystery genre up. The solution to the staged mystery weekend was especially satisfying.

We went for disruptive in terms of Christmas Eve movies -- A Bad Mom Christmas, which is rude, crude and oh, so funny, with a great cast.

Yesterday we went more traditional with Christmas in Connecticut with Barbara Stanwyck. It's a Christmas movie in name only, really, as the holiday plays only a peripheral role in the proceedings. It's a farce, highly improbable but delightfully entertaining.

We finished up with the Call the Midwives Christmas special, which was lovely as always.

GNTLGNT

....robust CGI, pallid plotting.......

....LOVED this one......non-stop action and pretty good storyline.......

BevVincent

We enjoyed The Fabelmans, Spielberg's most recent movie, a fictionalized account of his childhood. 

Hedda Gabler

If anyone watches the movie, Help, with Jodie Comer, please come tell me about it. 

Lou_Sytsma

Everything, Everywhere, All At Once.

The film lives up to the title. Love the message and Short Round - Jonathan Ke Quan  - was a revelation but I found the film too frenetic to become unabashedly enamored with it.

Guess, I'm getting old.

Hedda Gabler

Lou_Sytsma said:

Everything, Everywhere, All At Once.

The film lives up to the title. Love the message and Short Round - Jonathan Ke Quan  - was a revelation but I found the film too frenetic to become unabashedly enamored with it.

Guess, I'm getting old.

I have it started. And stopped. I’ll get back to it but it wasn’t grabbing me.  

Hedda Gabler

The Menu. 

Hedda Gabler

Oh wow. Just found Heat on Hulu. 

BevVincent

Let me know what you think of The Menu. I'm trying to decide if it's something my wife would like to see, too, but I'm thinking it might be too dark/violent. I haven't read anything about it, so I'd like to go in fairly cold.