Film

[Emphyrio]

Watched the latest Guy Ritchie one, Wrath of Man. It's fairly standard heist/revenge craic but doesn't have any of his usual geezer characters/dialogue. In short, it's too American for its own good.

[StoutAndAle]

The Passion of Joan of Arc - fairly immense in my opinion.

Isn't it just? Fucking amazing. What CT Dreyer achieved on film is still incredible 100 years on from when it was made.

The backstory to the whole thing - including what Reneé Falconetti went through while filming and afterwards is fascinating as well.


Watched "Without Remorse" on Amazon Prime over the weekend. An absolute big ball of ca-ca. Shame - they had the big budget money, Michael B. Jordan can carry a film like this but there's fuck all to it. Most of the film looks really dark too. Like the whole thing was shot under two fluorescent bulbs.


Also watched "Cold Pursuit" - I thought it was great craic. Liam Neeson pulling the piss out of himself and the whole thing felt like it was The Coen Brothers version of "Taken" (or any other Neeson revenge movie). Also on Amazon.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

So apparently I've done this backwards, since it's a vague kind of sequel to In The Mood For Love, but anyway watched 2046 yesterday, and if you're into two hour long masterpieces of cinematic art, don't delay. Or do delay, but only if it's to watch In The Mood For Love first, as I should have done (although, I've also been told it doesn't really matter the order).

[Doctor Crippen]

Just watched Das Boot, must be 15 years since i last saw it, absolute belter of a film, great cast and tension throughout

[Carnage]

Which version? There's a few out there, I spent a few bob on the full series on BR from Germany a while back. Excellent stuff, but the Uncut version is just that edited together without the episode recaps and credits.

[Doctor Crippen]

Which version? There's a few out there, I spent a few bob on the full series on BR from Germany a while back. Escellent stuff, but the Uncut version is just that edited together without the episode recaps and credits.

I watched the original from 81? If i am correct. Just class. I must give that series a go too

[CorkonianHunger]

Death of Stalin ir brilliant. Especially Jason Isaccs.

[Doctor Crippen]

Death of Stalin ir brilliant. Especially Jason Isaccs.

Great film

[Slaughterday]

Once Were Warriors tonight for a romantic night in with the missus. Such a grim watch. The violence feels incredibly real.

[Eoin McLove]

So long since I've seen that. I liked the follow up as well,  What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, but I watched them as a teenager along with the mighty Romper Stomper so much of the detail is gone from my memory.

[open face surgery]

Watched Romper Stomper lately for the first time since I was a gosser. Savage film.

[Carnage]

You look like a fackin' hippie with hair that long.

[Blackout]

Watched Romper Stomper lately for the first time since I was a gosser. Savage film.

Savage movie, dark as fuck and some seriously Oscar winning performances .

[StoutAndAle]

Watched Romper Stomper lately for the first time since I was a gosser. Savage film.

Savage movie, dark as fuck and some seriously Oscar winning performances .

There's a Australian film on Mubi called "Snowtown" which seems to have that "Romper Stomper" or "American History X" vibe to it.

It's been a hard week and this looks a little bit too bleak for my headspace currently so I haven't watched it myself yet. The reviews all suggest that it's good though.

https://mubi.com/films/snowtown/trailer

[Eoin McLove]

Snowtown is rougher than Romper Stomper and Once Were Warriors combined.  Cool film but we are talking Nil By Mouth levels of bleakness.