Film

[Mooncat]

I got about an hour into that and gave up, I found it dull as dishwater. Bone Tomahawk and Brawl In Cell Block 99 were much more watchable.

I did enjoy those ones too. Brawl in Cell Block 99 feels like a throwback to the kind of film Charles Bronson would have starred in in the 80s (in a good way).

Bone Tomahawk is definitely one of the more visceral films I've ever seen...

[Ollkiller]

Aye Bone Tomahawk was a great watch for me. Some scenes in that film stay with you for a while. And not in a good way. They way they were shot was very very good.

[open face surgery]

I thought both of those movies were a swing and a miss.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Herself said she was too sick of him in real life to watch it, but she was out last night so I took the opportunity to throw on The Apprentice. It's pretty good! Jeremy Strong in particular plays a blinder, Sebastian Stan too but he's too good-looking to make a believable Trump 

You should check out Where's My Roy Cohn. It's a great doc. Cohn was such a horrible piece of shit.

Watched this last couple of days, cheers for the heads up. Didn't think the doc itself was as good as it could have been, but definitely worth it for the insights into Cohn's life and thinking, and perfect accompaniment, before or after, to The Apprentice.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Also watched The Brutalist. Great performances, but overall it aims to have the scope and depth of a biopic like Oppenheimer but... doesn't.

[Pentagrimes]

Aye Bone Tomahawk was a great watch for me. Some scenes in that film stay with you for a while. And not in a good way. They way they were shot was very very good.

Excellent film. I think I know one scene I  particular that you mean 

[Carnage]

I think it's known as the 'wishbone' scene. Jesus.

[Mooncat]

I think it's known as the 'wishbone' scene. Jesus.

Very little affects me these days, but that one stayed with me!


Finally watched The Zone of Interest and really enjoyed it. Really brilliantly shot and they well and truly deserved that Oscar for the sound.

Overall it reminded me of Elephant quite a bit (think I mentioned it here a few weeks back: the one that just wordlessly recreates a bunch of murders from the troubles). Both are pretty much a series of skits about how casual and desensitized people can be about cold-blooded horror. It's clearly a comment on how that is still happening today too.

Similarly, I watched Wicked there yesterday and was surprised at how much political undertone there was in it, particularly directed at America. Though I assume those plot points would sail over the heads of the people who need to hear and understand it the most...

[Sworntothecans]

Sinners was fucking great and worthy of the hype.

[Mooncat]

Under the Skin

Gotta say I barely understood it, but I enjoyed it in that weird way where it's so different it's intriguing. Kind of like the first time you watch Eraserhead.

[Eoin McLove]

Sinners was fucking great and worthy of the hype.

Was going to watch that yesterday but got to the cinema too late so ended up watching Until Dawn. Based on a video game I think? It was a bit shite but a couple of elements were good. Why were the undead zombie clowns? It made no sense, but some of them did look terrifying. I liked the use of old school, proper special effects. Funny I see mention of Cell Block whatever and Bone Tomahawk above because the skull crushing and exploding head parts were very similar. Over the top, gratuitous and hard on the eyeballs but fun for all that.

It was interesting that there was very little usage of mobile phones or modern technology by the characters despite it being set in modern times. It made the film feel like an early 2000s slasher in a way.

Overall, nothing life changing but a bit of craic you'd fire on on Netflix on a slow Saturday night.

[Sworntothecans]

Sinners was fucking great and worthy of the hype.

Was going to watch that yesterday but got to the cinema too late so ended up watching Until Dawn. Based on a video game I think? It was a bit shite but a couple of elements were good. Why were the undead zombie clowns? It made no sense, but some of them did look terrifying. I liked the use of old school, proper special effects. Funny I see mention of Cell Block whatever and Bone Tomahawk above because the skull crushing and exploding head parts were very similar. Over the top, gratuitous and hard on the eyeballs but fun for all that.

It was interesting that there was very little usage of mobile phones or modern technology by the characters despite it being set in modern times. It made the film feel like an early 2000s slasher in a way.

Overall, nothing life changing but a bit of craic you'd fire on on Netflix on a slow Saturday night.

Until Dawn the game was savage craic, but from what I saw of the trailer for the movie I was like "that's one for the TV and a hangover".

Watched Den Of Thieves 2. Its still very much "Michael Mann but for gym bros who aren't very bright", but entertaining. Gerard Butler off his face on yokes like a lad after a county final was a good laugh in it.

[jobrok1]

Even a shite Gerry Butler flick is good craic!

[Carnage]

Watched Munich: The Edge Of War over the weekend, having just read the (vastly superior) book. It seemed like an ITV/BBC drama, all rushed and melodramatic. Visually dull as well, a grey/beige palette throughout. Skipped over a lot of the book, inevitably, but got the job done I suppose. Jeremy Irons as Chamberlain was value for money, but the guy playing Hitler was terribly miscast. It was OK overall, but read the book instead.

[Sworntothecans]

Even a shite Gerry Butler flick is good craic!

Depends on how many cans or smokes you have 😂