Film

[Carnage]

All of this, plus I'd add that Kaluuya's American accent was seriously ropey for the first half of the film. Enjoyable overall but fairly familiar and predictable.

Yeah, 100%. I said much the same a few pages back. He's from Nahrf Lahndan, innit. And it does indeed sound like a Londoner doing a bad American accent. The 2 proper monologues/lectures that he gives are fairly indecipherable. My missus actually paused the film and asked me if I could follow the dialogue.

Fred Hampton in real life had a much more measured and commanding tone - you can hear it his speech after the film ends.

And Kaluuya's accent is a relatively recent development, by all accounts. I never watched it but my brother was a fan of Skins, reckons he was much more plain spoken when he was doing the promotional rounds for that. He's noticably become more 'innit' since finding fame, when he got his rising star BAFTA he was somewhere in between.

[CorkonianHunger]

Had a weekend with the missus there and we went through the Oscar/noted films of the last few months. I'd normally delay these ones but can't say they were all bad.

The Father - very good, one of those heart wrenching Oscar films but one you'd take over previous winners
Sound of Metal - was good, I liked the idea of it. Nothing so much wrong with it just a bit over hyped in some places online. Still good.
Saint Maud - decent horror, definitely a bit disappointing since I waited a while to watch it, but still had eerie moments I like in horror.
Another Round - my favourite of the bunch I'd say, I am a Mikkelsen fan, as I am with Vinterberg. Just a good film overall in my eyes. No need for a US remake.
Nomadland - it was fine, nothing wrong with it but wouldn't have given it best film. Not that the Oscars matter. Not the type of film I'd rate highly.
Promising Young Woman - this was okay, thought it was meant to be a gritty film but it was a bit childish at times and layed the topic on thick a bit too much, couldn't decide it's genre at times but was okay.
Trial of the Chicago Seven - this was fine, entertaining at least but parts I wasn't sure about but not bad enough to turn off.
The Surrogate - the missus wanted to see this, it dealt with a topic you wouldn't see too much. Decent mublecore film I suppose but wouldn't be recommending it in this thread.

In short, I liked Another Round and the Father the most, and enjoyed the Sound of Metal and Saint Maud.

[CorkonianHunger]

Having a few days to myself, I have these to get through on my own, bit different to the above.

Long Weekend
Apocalypse Now
Black Narcissus
The Hustler

[Carnage]

I haven't seen Long Weekend but the other three are most excellent.

[StoutAndAle]

Another Round - my favourite of the bunch I'd say, I am a Mikkelsen fan, as I am with Vinterberg. Just a good film overall in my eyes. No need for a US remake.

Where did you watch "Another Round"? I'm looking forward to that one.

[CorkonianHunger]

Where did you watch "Another Round"? I'm looking forward to that one.

Admittedly, my brother gave me the file. I'd imagine you'd find it on 123movies or the like.

Typical case of I thought it was on Prime and it wasn't.

[StoutAndAle]

Admittedly, my brother gave me the file. I'd imagine you'd find it on 123movies or the like.

Typical case of I thought it was on Prime and it wasn't.

Gothca. I'll dig it out. Sometimes with foreign language films the SRT subtitle file can be bandy (or non-existent). I have "Klovn - The Final" downloaded for about a year and I can't watch the thing cos there's no English subtitles available for it. I speak a bit of Danish but only enough to get around, not enough for the subtitles of the gags and stuff.

[CorkonianHunger]

Gothca. I'll dig it out. Sometimes with foreign language films the SRT subtitle file can be bandy (or non-existent). I have "Klovn - The Final" downloaded for about a year and I can't watch the thing cos there's no English subtitles available for it. I speak a bit of Danish but only enough to get around, not enough for the subtitles of the gags and stuff.

Yeah usually I'd do my best to rent it but no joy so went for a stream but the subs were off. Not out on Blu ray yet so couldn't download a file. Had to mooch it off the brothers USB. Good watch in the end!

[boozegeune]

Watched Conan the Barbarian (1982) for the first time in years recently, forgot how class it was. Visuals are still surprisingly beautifull at times and the soundtrack is a stone cold classic. Don't have Conan the Destoyer , will have to pick up a dvd

[Slaughterday]

Don't bother your hole with Conan The Destroyer. Conan The Barbarian is a classic. Probably the film I've watched the most over the years. I haven't seen many James Earl Jones films come to think of it, but he's great as Thulsa Doom. Soundtrack is incredible too.

[boozegeune]

I heard as much about Destroyer, but I used to be (and I guess still am) a Schwarzenegger aficionado, so I'll probably watch it regardless.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Just checked out Shame after, I think, Pedrito's recommendation a while back. Pretty damn good. Even if a couple of scenes are simply too long, there's plenty of really nice theatrical devices strewn throughout. And no shortage of flesh.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Just watched I, Tonya. I hadn't realised it was a really great film, threw it on expecting nothing really. Quality, and a lethal soundtrack.

[boozegeune]

Aliens. Class. Game over man!

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Hey, no fair; my great film looks crap now!