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alexlincs 29th Sep 2023		The Cell (2000)	@Magic Marmalade I remember liking it and it's total eye-candy. At the time there were a lot of stylish, but soulless horror films like "In Dreams" and "Stigmata" and while The Cell is better than most of them, it just leaves me cold.
Magic Marmalade 27th Sep 2023		The Cell (2000)	Not seen this almost totally forgotten gem in ages (probably since the time of release), but would like to, as my memory of it is as one of the most materially and visually stunning and at the same time, disturbing movies I've seen. (I still have the bit with the horse in dreamworld burned into my brain!) Probably time for this to get some love and appreciation again?
Magic Marmalade 27th Sep 2023		If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)	Rated 9/10 Turns out they do make 'em like this anymore! Good heavens! (Thought I) after having watched this: "Film-makers are actually still capable of making a real movie!" For this is nothing less than a work of cinematic art... From the incredible cinematography, the sublime soundtrack mix of easy, lo-fi jazz and cello based classical mood pieces, through the tight an thoughtful stage-play style screenplay, with excellent dialogue delivered very naturalistically by the entire Oscar worthy cast, right down to the subtle camera movements, editing, and the need not to smash the audience over the head with statements about society or as a platform for "activism", despite it's subject matter. It assumes an intelligence in the viewer, and a certain familiarity with it's themes, but concentrates entirely on the characters, and their interactions, which conspire to create the story: Here, the story of a young woman who has become pregnant by her childhood sweetheart, and the family drama that ensues when her own family must be informed, as well as her boyfriend's family. This though, is further complicated by the fact that the boyfriend has been convicted on the suspicion of rape, so she is coping with all this, as the film follows her through a chronological narrative, interspersed with flash backs, all expertly interwoven in a wonderful, seamless mosaic. The civil rights issues, only serve as a backdrop against which the personal, and very human drama takes place. We can see the issues at hand, and don't need a neon sign style expositions of them, instead, they have bearing only in how they affect the two young lovers, and their soon to be family. The whole thing just tells this personal tale, as a portrait of the two, and specifically, from her point of view, as the brief overlaid narrations she provides tie the thing together, as the whole movie moves as one perfectly realised whole, gently, easily, and artfully through this juncture of their lives. I've already used the words: Art, and artful. but could also use the words: Beautiful, poetic, balanced, poignant, thought-provoking, tender, sensitive (at times funny), as well as tragic, sad, and sombre. Wonderful movie. 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Quad5point1 ● 26th Sep 2023		Who's Minding The Store? (1963)	Nod to neil86, larger, sharper title screen from the Blu Ray added
zabadak 24th Sep 2023		Dumb Money (2023)	Review WhyNow review :read: ✔︎ Helpful Review?
zabadak 24th Sep 2023		Dumb Money (2023)	Trailer :happy: [YouTube Video]
Magic Marmalade 13th Sep 2023		Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023)	Rated 7/10 Wow, and indeed, at the same time.... Oh no. Having mentioned just the other day, how The Matrix sequels really annoyed my by being split on a cliff hanger... this does exactly the same! Except, with respect, it was marketed this way from the outset, so I knew it was coming. (Glad I didn't watch it in the cinema for this reason, therefore - I really do resent it, cinema not being the place for TV soap style cliff-hangers in my opinion: "Tune in next year to find out what happens next...." Grrrrrrrr) But also, I see what they did with this, in order to up the ante: as if the first film was akin to a comic book, excellently paced, well tied up, and perfectly self-contained, this has ambitions to be the equivalent of a graphic novel, in terms of scope, and scale, and so requires the two parts. That said, the action is frantic, and a blizzard of new characters, action and... stuff, happens all at once, a lot more hectic than the original, so that it's difficult to keep up with, and then you have these other, dramatic moments that, in direct contrast to this, grind proceedings almost to a halt - the personal dramatic moments go on too long - dramatic pauses etc, Some scenes, and indeed, the art-work / production design are a clear step up even from the original (did not think that was possible!), but this is altogether a more "involved" affair, whereas the casual viewer can enjoy the first, this goes a little bit more into comic fan "lore" land, which may lose a lot of this audience. If you are into it to this degree, you'll probably like this even more, but if, like me, you are only a casual comic book movie fan, but more of a general movie fan, this won't be as good as the original... just by a shade or two. The first, beyond the comic book nature of the film, was just good movie making, and story telling in general, this lacks somewhat in this regard, and so is more of a Comic-Con fanbase movie. But, I will dutifully await the next one, I suppose, and resign myself to the fact that, along with this, and Everything Everywhere, All At Once, this is how movie are going to be from now on, rather than a fresh, exciting, and original experiment, everyone is going to jump on this band wagon, of nutty, frenetic story splat, story telling, which will inevitably become the contrary: Same-y, bland, and unoriginal. But this was enjoyable, and worth watching for all that. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Magic Marmalade 13th Sep 2023		The Happiness Cage (1972)	Rated 7/10 Weird, quirky little film. There are two basic associations to be made in connection with this movie, in order to convey what it is about: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and A Clockwork Orange. (Not bad company to keep, I'd say!) But this is basically a three man stage play (with a couple of other peripheral characters), about a troubled soldier, who gets arrested for acting on his mental disturbances, one night, and finds himself farmed off to a country mansion to be experimented on by a Doctor, in order to "fix" him, under the auspices of the military, as part of an experimental project. He is interred with an equally troubled room mate: also ex-soldier: Ronny Cox... (Who's wild, brash, charismatic character basically steals the show) And it's essentially a "talky" movie, which feels like it exists somewhere between the flower power sixties and the seventies, in terms of tone, and subject. The obvious theme is a direct allusion to the Nazi experimental programmes, and the ideas of free will, and person-hood. There's a disturbing rape scene, the consequence of the situation acting on Cox's already disturbed mind, but thankfully, this calls things for what they are, which contrary to modern popular belief, doesn't fall into that idea that people back then didn't realize what things were, or think of them other than the crimes they are - "It was a different time..." etc. ...No. this is proof to the contrary. A weird, sixties "Groovy" soundtrack tune at the beginning, and a little later, quite an intriguing Tangerine Dream style tune... But other than this, it is a fairly flat out, stage play style drama, rather than a "movie", so to speak. The three central actors here all give very strong performances, that essentially carry the show: Joss Ackland's doctor, and the two inmates: Walken and Cox. The only other point of note is the many names this seems to go by for some reason: As mentioned in notes, as well as: The Happiness Cage, and as the title screen shows: The Mind Snatchers, it also seems to go by just: Mind Snatchers, and indeed, on the packaging of the DVD I watched this from: Mind Snatcher. Bizarre. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		The Nun II (2023)	Rated 8/10 Independent review :read: ✔︎ Helpful Review?
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		M3GAN (2022)	Rated 7/10 Independent review :read: ✔︎ Helpful Review?
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		Past Lives (2023)	WhyNow interview with director Celine Song :read:
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		Past Lives (2023)	Trailer :happy: [YouTube Video]
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		Sound Of Freedom (2023)	Review WhyNow review :read: ✔︎ Helpful Review?
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		Sound Of Freedom (2023)	Trailer :happy: [YouTube Video]
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		The Equalizer 3 (2023)	Review WhyNow review :read: ✔︎ Helpful Review?
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		The Equalizer 3 (2023)	Trailer :happy: [YouTube Video]
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)	Review WhyNow review :read: ✔︎ Helpful Review?
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		Barbarian (2022)	Review WhyNow review :read: ✔︎ Helpful Review?
zabadak 10th Sep 2023		See How They Run (2022)	Review WhyNow review :read: ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Dr Doom SUBS 8th Sep 2023		Snow White And The Seven Perverts (1973)	If you google the title and search videos then it's there
henry29 8th Sep 2023		Snow White And The Seven Perverts (1973)	Other than pictures and Information about It, There Is No physical way of getting It online. This was a VHS Pre-Cert and very rare today. This Is the cover If lucky enough to find one Good Luck, mine was thrown when DVD came along, wish I haden't done that now. H.
ineedsnowwhite7perverts 8th Sep 2023		Snow White And The Seven Perverts (1973)	Yes, but is there any way I can access it online? I haven't been able to find the full version at all.
henry29 7th Sep 2023		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)	Real Titles added, nod to zabadak. H.
henry29 7th Sep 2023		Strays (2023)	Finally got to see this last night, the funniest thing out there at the moment. (Mutant Turtles Tonight). H.
henry29 7th Sep 2023		Snow White And The Seven Perverts (1973)	It was part of the Electric Blue 001 Series. H.
Quad5point1 ● 5th Sep 2023		Big Jake (1971)	Nod to neil86, title screen from Blu Ray Added
Quad5point1 ● 5th Sep 2023		The Great Escape (1963)	Nod to mrblond, title screen from Blu Ray added
ineedsnowwhite7perverts 4th Sep 2023		Snow White And The Seven Perverts (1973)	Does anyone know where I can find this short?
zabadak 3rd Sep 2023		Fall (2022)	Review WhyNow review :read: ✔︎ Helpful Review?
YankeeDisc SUBS 31st Aug 2023		The Snow Walker (2003)	The Snow Walker - *movie trailer* [YouTube Video] The video posted below will NOT play in UK

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