Film

[Pentagrimes]

My daughter summed it up considerably more succinctly as "the emo Batman". She wasn't wrong.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

It is absolutely the emo Batman, very succinct indeed! But we shouldn't let that gloss over the excellent cast, cinematography, etc. And it was refreshing to have a Bruce Wayne who isn't the charismatic debonair chap when in high society.

[Pentagrimes]

Great cast, agreed, but..I dunno, it dragged for me. Not awful or anything but I think that's the last Batman film I need , thanks. To me it felt like whoever made it had maybe watched "Se7en" a few times in terms of both tone and how it looked.

Also, I've said this elsewhere but ffs, can we just have one Batman film where he doesn't speak in that ridiculous gruff whisper?I'm old, my hearing's fucked, and I couldn't make out a word.

[Ollkiller]

Dragged is an understatement. How I made it through the whole film I'll never know. The way people were going on about it had me really looking forward to it but I should have known. Like you I'm out with any new Batman films.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Unintentionally, I watched it in two sittings; started it too late the first night and herself fell asleep after 40 minutes or so. That might have played a role, but I didn't really think it dragged myself though. Where it was slow, I was just enjoying the aesthetic. Cinematography was really something. Despite a few clunks here and there, still a thousand times better than any of the MCU stuff I've suffered through recently. I know neither of ye are defending MCU, but give me slow over epileptic any day please.

[Pentagrimes]

Actually while I generally couldn't give a fuck about the MCU/DCU or comics turned films in general, the Dr. Strange films were highly entertaining, absolute fluff but I loved them. Gloriously silly. I suppose it helps that I liked the comics as a kid. I feel like there's a potentially great, kinda fucked Batman film to be made yet if someone were given free reign to make an adults only, horror take on the Arkham stuff but we all know that'll never happen. A sort of Clive Barker's Batman. That'd be good.

[CorkonianHunger]

A sort of Clive Barker's Batman.

The leather budget will be through the roof

[Makeshiftatomsmasher]

Watched The Sadness last night. Taiwanese "Zombie"/ infected populous film. Very bloody/ violent from the get go. Practical effects to, no cgi rubbish.

[Slaughterday]

Crimes of The Future. Not sure what to make of it. Has stuck with me since watching it yesterday though. Definitely more of an abstract piece, not much in the way of plot or conflict. Some great scenes and concepts though.

Stone Cold - this is like Road House on trenbolone. Tremendous craic. Up on YouTube in full as well. 

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Crimes of The Future. Not sure what to make of it. Has stuck with me since watching it yesterday though. Definitely more of an abstract piece, not much in the way of plot or conflict. Some great scenes and concepts though.

Watched this tonight. Loved it. Generally enjoy all Cronenberg, but this is the finest of his for years.

[Necro Red]

I feel like there's a potentially great, kinda fucked Batman film to be made yet if someone were given free reign to make an adults only, horror take on the Arkham stuff but we all know that'll never happen. A sort of Clive Barker's Batman. That'd be good.

Hmm, not sure now. I thought the Joker movie was a big jump away from campy comic book movies. The same can be said for Judge Dredd which I loved. I would agree a good dark Batman movie would be great.  Let's start a petition to get Richard Stanley to do it ha ha ha

[Pentagrimes]

Crimes of The Future. Not sure what to make of it. Has stuck with me since watching it yesterday though. Definitely more of an abstract piece, not much in the way of plot or conflict. Some great scenes and concepts though.

Watched this tonight. Loved it. Generally enjoy all Cronenberg, but this is the finest of his for years.

Cannot fucking wait for this, holding off til it arrives on an actual screen to watch it even though I know it's knocking about online.

Recent pretentious yet enjoyable horror(ish) viewing:

Dawn Breaks Behind The Eyes -starts like a pseudo Giallo, takes an abrupt turn. Need to watch it again. A lot going on but basically it's a relationship story under it all. I think?!
After Blue - Bonkers all female sci fi with a villain called Kate Bush that looks like it was made by someone who spent a lot of their youth watching "Barbarella" on drugs. Nonsensical but weirdly fun. Too long though.
Flux Gourmet - Peter Strickland. Noise Musicians. Food. Bowel problems. If you like his previous stuff (and I do), you'll love it, otherwise avoid like the plague.
The Dreaming - 80s Aboriginal themed horror take on the "cursed native burial ground" idea. Not the most riveting, not the worst.

[Necro Red]

Went to see the Elvis movie there with the missus. I thought it was very good and well paced for the length of the film. I reckon Oscar nominations will be in the pipeline. Seriously good acting in it

[Eoin McLove]

Finally had a look at Last Days Here last night. Man, how depressing. Liebling has so much natural talent but he is ruined with the crack and gear. Shocking to see how he lives. He looks older than his very old parents. Grim.

[astfgyl]

Watched Ambulance last night. Mindless stuff but it killed a couple of hours