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What Movie(s) Did You Watch Today?

Doghart said:
What did you think of Sisu?

I loved the first film, it was pretty unique, but the 2nd one seemed a bit over the top to me.
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LOVED the first film. Saw it twice in the theater and bought a copy on blu-ray. The sequel was fun but agreed over the top and gratuitous silliness. Could have lived without it although I understand the attempt to capitalize on the success of the first film. If you want to see another earlier (IMO) great film with the real life father and son acting duo Jorma Tommila (Sisu) and Onni Tommila (young tank driver from first Sisu) check out Rare Exports... maybe my all time favorite off beat sleeper Christmas movie. And Onni was also excellent I thought in Big Game which flew way under the radar.
 
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In the last week or so my wife and I watched:
One Battle After Another (crazy, weird, funny as hell, really well done and somehow touching...it was really good)
Eddington (starts off slower than OBAA, but crazier, weirder, funnier in some spots, really well done...it was really good)
Anora (the main actress deserved her Oscar...a simple and seemingly played out type of storyline...but really well done, hilarous at parts and emotional. I don't remember what else was nominated for Best Picture, but...I think it was a really excellent film).
 
Watched Train Dreams Thursday,Hamnet Firday. Saturday watched Frankenstein. Sunday watched Bugonia and Weapons. Wife's favourite was Hamnet, mine was Frankenstein. Not sure what to think of Bugonia (ending) and Weapons was just not my thing. Train dreams was slow...
So the only 2026 pictures we missed were Sinners, Sentimental Value and The Secret Agent.
 
I still need to see Hamnet, Train Dreams, Sentimental Value and Secret Agent. Side note I was glad to see Amy Madigan win a supporting actress award for Weapons... which I know was not for everyone... but her performance was bonkers and award worthy IMO. Less interested in Marty Supreme I like Chalamet in most things just was not psyched to see another movie about ping pong after Balls of Fury kind of set the bar.

 
Saw this creepy latest A24 thing in the theater early Sunday morning. Pretty cool soundtrack the majority of the scary parts are heard and not seen. A lot of effort went into the sound mix which I appreciated. One unfortunate thing was that there was a loud action movie playing in the adjacent theater so many of the eerie silences where we were supposed to be listening carefully for scary plot cues and hints about what was happening were ruined with distracting noise. May have to watch this one again at home in a silent room. Not sure that I want to though... it was pretty harrowing and intense little horror movie. Impressive for what they probably spent to produce it. The entire movie features only two in person actors one of which is bed ridden and essentially mute. There are other characters who we hear as part of the pod casting scenes... but they are voice actors only. Pretty original little movie if you are a die hard horror fan check it out. Had some Friedkin Exorcist vibes at times... some interesting and either original or just new to me horror mythology/lore background elements that I had never heard of before. IMDB sheds some light on the lore but I recommend avoiding these spoilers and letting the movie reveal things which is really the whole point of listening in on the podcast and finding out as the main character does.


PS. I read a bunch of reviews online where people complained about the slow burn pacing and many even walked out of the theater (I assume bored). We found it intense and engaging again if not harrowing at times. So I am not sure what to make of these reviews other then the fact that people just need more instant gratification and/or action I guess. I love a good slow burn flick.
 
Watched No Other Choice this weekend a crazy mix of current A.I. job replacement themes and vintage Park Chan-wook (very) dark and somewhat violent sense of humor. If you are a fan of his work then you will like this one IMO. Takes a while to get rolling but gets pretty crazy like most of his films. Made me immediately want to rewatch Oldboy (the real one not the Hollywood abomination) which will happen soon I forgot how great that movie really was. No Other Choice had some outstanding and creative cinematography as well. There is also a crazy scene featuring an audiophile in his listening room which was pretty hilarious. Park Chan-wook uses a lot of cinematic audio/visual devices to set the tone for his scenes. For example blinding sunlight through office windows behind bosses conducting an awkward and uncomfortable job interview makes the viewer squint and feel the visceral discomfort of the job applicant. And the unnecessarily loud playback of music that didn't fit the scene at all in the audiophile listening room while chaos was unfolding was a brilliant little bit of film making IMO. He's on my top ten short list of must see current directors.

 
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Short top ten list of must see (for me) current directors in no particular order...

1. Park Chan-wook
2. Ari Aster
3. Yorgos Lanthimos
4. Bong Joon Ho
5. Robert Eggers
6. Alex Garland
7. Christopher Nolan
8. Brandon Cronenberg
9. Osgood Perkins
10. Rose Glass

And honorable mention junior must see candidates...

11. Benson & Moorhead
12. Jeremy Saulnier
 
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Watched Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die this weekend. Not particularly original AI doomsday scenario warning theme. It was like a hybrid of a dozen previous films and borrowed from all of them... but that's not a knock on it because to me it felt more like a tribute to them vs. a straight rip off. We had fun watching it there are some very wacky scenes and imagery. And Sam Rockwell can really do no wrong.

 
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Watched Hail Mary on Amazon this weekend we enjoyed it. Kind of a comic relief Interstellar-Lite if that makes any sense. But well done and good sci-fi story in and around the comic relief.

 
Hot Monkey said:
Watched Hail Mary on Amazon this weekend we enjoyed it. Kind of a comic relief Interstellar-Lite if that makes any sense. But well done and good sci-fi story in and around the comic relief.

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I’ve seen it twice now. Really enjoyed it. I can see the Interstellar comparison as well as The Martian due to the author. I actually really like all 3 quite a bit.
 
Watch this German remake of All Quiet on The Western Front this weekend streaming on Netflix it was pretty epic. Default soundtrack on Netflix was crappy dubbed English but it can be toggled back to original German thankfully. Brutal retelling of events as depicted in the original 1930 classic which I need to rewatch while the new one is still fresh in my mind... there are supposedly a number of shot for shot cinematography tributes and references.


 
Deacon said:
Thank you for this. I am always intrigued by any depictions of WWII from German perspectives.
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This one is WWI and primarily shows the insanity of Western Front trench warfare from the view of some very young late arriving German recruits... very young... under trained... unprepared... etc. There is also a focus on the last six hours of fierce combat just prior to the surrender which is where the "11th hour" reference comes from in popular language.

If you would like to see something from the German perspective on WWII check out Downfall it's a masterpiece IMO both as historical drama and an acting performance from Bruno Ganz for the ages.

 
Deacon,

Bar none the most intense and historically fascinating WWII film I have seen in years is Come and See (1985). It tells the story of a young wide eyed kid from Belarus enlisting with the Soviet army/resistance to fight Germans as they retreated and laid waste to entire Belarusian villages and populations. Horrific stuff and very educational to me I never knew the full story of this part of the war and how much Belerus suffered at the hands of the spiteful defeated Germans. His experience has the opposite effect as Tin Drum in that it ages him dramatically in a short time. It can be a very long slow burn movie at times. But I would put it very high on my list of essential WWII films. They used live ammunition and most of the extras were locals/non actors. Visceral and authentic storytelling IMO.

IMDB Summary
Reviewers say 'Come and See' is a devastatingly powerful anti-war masterpiece that profoundly impacts viewers with its unrelenting brutality and historical authenticity. They praise its thought-provoking themes, overwhelming emotional weight, and unflinching social commentary that exposes war's true horror without glorification. While most find it intensely compelling with exceptional realism and masterful direction, some criticize its engagement level as boring or unwatchable, with mixed opinions on the camera work and lead performance. Despite its punishing darkness, reviewers consider it essential viewing.
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IMDB Storyline
The feature film directed by Elem Klimov, shot in the genre of military drama. The action takes place on the territory of Belarus in 1943. In the center of the story is a Belarusian boy, who witnesses the horrors of the Nazi punitive action, turning from a cheerful teenager into a gray-haired old man for two days.
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