What was the last movie you watched?

Vcore89 said:
Savagery needs little to no dialogue, the occasional groan sufficed.
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Not just savagery. At the end when he's rebuilding his house, when those people with picks and shovels walk up to him, you can see it in his eyes that he's getting ready to throw down again. Then when the one guy says "It looks like you could use some help" his eyes turn from savage to tender and almost breaks down as if that is the first kind thing anyone has said to him in a long time.
 
"Marty Supreme" (2025)

Interesting casting ("Mr. Wonderful" from "Shark Tank," Penn Gilette, Fran Drescher, others) but the film belongs to Chalamet and he's superb.
 
Bhagi Katbamna said:
Great trailer, I hope they don't pull any punches over idiots being offended.
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It's risqué comedy from the get-go, nevermind the crass play on words with its film title, naturally it pulls no punches with its irreverent offensive humour on the backdrop of a period drama for context and contrast.
 
The problem seems to be the story. It's yet another glorification of the grifter, which is no longer a laughing matter.

We have reason to believe that is currently "a clear and present danger".

ollinger said:
"Marty Supreme" (2025)

Interesting casting ("Mr. Wonderful" from "Shark Tank," Penn Gilette, Fran Drescher, others) but the film belongs to Chalamet and he's superb.
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Killers- a movie with Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl.
I only watched the beginning. The writing was bad. The
various characters lacked personality or chemistry. I was
embarrassed for the actors who had to pronounce the
childish dialogue. It was impossible to tell if the story was
to be taken at face value or was a satire of a parody of
a bad movie. Do not waste brain cells on this film.
I think the following is supposed to be a serious scene
(I didn't actually get this far).

 
Well, I was flitting through channels and came across The Long Long trailer,
movie starring Lucy and Desi (I may have entered somewhere around the middle of the movie).
The best thing about it (I think) was the cinemaphotography.
I don't know the technical details, but I would say it was technicolor and cinemascope
or some other wide-aspect format. some of the scenes, like those when the were
traversing the steep mountain roads were really well done. The film used its space nicely.
On the other hand, I found the movie difficult to sit through. There was a kind of unrelieved
tension of the kind that we usually go to the movies to escape. There was bickering between Lucy and Desi,
mishaps that were just too obvious- like backing the trailer into someone's house.
Tensions in traffic, relationship and situational tension. I don't remember how it ended.
I think I switched channels and watched some tennis.

 
I watched Weapons (2025), flawed but incredibly engaging and very original. I watched it in one go and that’s a record for me!

The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) - it didn’t follow the same pattern as the earlier ones as it was pretty fast paced. I always prefer a slow-built version especially for horror movies like the previous Conjuring ones. So it was okay for me.

Finally, Smile 2 (2024) - it was too bloody and disturbing for me. I also didn’t get attached heavily to the main protagonist so it didn’t evoke much emotion in me, but she acted really well I have to say.
 
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Conclave (2024)

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No One Will Save You (2023). Second watch, still wow, very few dialogues and no time to breathe.

It’s a sci-fi horror.
 
Weapons (2025) - Horror/Thriller Genre. Predictable but still good though

Deadpool And The Wolverine (2024) - Watched a superhero movie after a long time. It was fine. There were cameos of characters from 90s and 2000s superhero movies.

Taxi Driver (1978) - Watched it on Netflix before subscription ended which I took for stranger things haha.


And Justice For All (1979) - Loved Al Pacino's performance. It's available on Sony Pictures India Youtube channel. They're uploading some old films there.



Watched Inception(2010) this morning. Liked it. Might watch it a few more times.

Now started (fight club) '99.
 
I have started watching 40 Acres (2024), a post apocalyptic movie. It’s going to be pretty gritty, methinks. Some say it’s schizophrenic, batsh!!t crazy etc. We’ll see.

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40 Acres (2024) was tense and gripping. For an indie film, it was executed very well and the acting was top notch by all. Again, I watched it in one go.

I didn’t like The Witch (2015) as much despite the very good reviews/ratings. An infant was ‘sacrificed’ and I was mentally done after that scene, though I continued to watch and finished it, but I didn’t enjoy the movie.
 
Pillow Talk (1959)
Rock Hudson, Doris Day

I am watching it as I write this.
On the surface, the movie appears light and frivolous matinee fodder,
but the longer I watch, the creepier it feels.

The Rock Hudson character comes off like a psychopath- lying, manipulative, lacking
empathy, consumed by ego gratification at the expense of others.

If the two main characters end up together at the conclusion, well, I can't picture
that not seeming grotesque.

it's not over yet. We'll see.


Well, I finally watched the ending. The movie was repugnant in so many ways that I don't
have the attention span to list them all. In the end the entire premise was phony. The Rock Hudson
character and the Doris Day character were supposed to share a party line, but didn't even live
in the same building. or even anywhere near to each other. We see this clearly when Hudson
abducts Day and carries her, against her will, to his apartment - possibly blocks away.
 
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Prey (2022) - it was much better on a second watch. Predator is definitely the best of the bunch being the original and all, but this one is pretty damn good and I put it in second place. The entire film was shot in Alberta and it was beautiful and haunting at the same time.

Men (2022) - strange movie from the same director Alex Garland (Annihilation, Ex Machina, 28 Years Later etc). Very interesting and engaging but the last 15 minutes was grotesque. I had to keep my eyes closed in one particular scene for a minute or so.

The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) - it was my third time watching, and it was still just as compelling as the first time. The mystery is beautifully layered, gradually unfolding as the father–son duo piece together the truth behind Jane Doe’s death. So creepy and haunting.

Hush (2016) - another rewatch, and it still kept me on the edge of my seat. The moment when she realized, through her inner dialogue, that killing her attacker was her only option was the most powerful scene in the film.

Nope (2022) - I was on a flight and couldn’t finish the movie so I thought I would finish it and I did. I enjoyed the movie though I couldn’t make anything out of the flying creature, but it was original, creepy and suspenseful. This was from the same director who made Get Out and Us.
 
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No (big) review. Just a quick trip down memory lane:

NonP said:
...Lugosi's Dracula is truly a screen icon for the ages, one that Anthony Hopkins clearly aped in The Silence of the Lambs but with only moderate success....
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And... I told you so....

Worried that he’d get too excited for a job that might never materialize, Hopkins initially skimmed Ted Tally’s script, which had so frightened the actor’s wife that she couldn’t even get through it. But after reconsidering and reading a few pages, he realized that Silence tapped into the sense of alluring fear that he’d felt as a child while watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. “My favorite character was the witch,” he said. “She was the interesting character to me. And I used to love watching Bela Lugosi in those Dracula movies.”
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slate.com

He’s One of Our Greatest Actors. He Thought His Career Was Over—Until He Got One Delicious Role.

To finally achieve his dream of movie stardom, Anthony Hopkins had to become his own nightmare.
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See for yourself:


In fact it's unlikely Tod Browning's whole opening castle sequence has ever been surpassed in the history of cinematic horror:


No need to spell out the overbearing sense of dread or sexual tension. Jonathan Demme was a fine director, but Browning for all his faults was a true master.

Afraid my movie watching has fallen off the cliff, but I'll try to catch up on the Oscar nominees and highlight some worthy ones.
 
Watched Mr. Nobody Against Putin at S.F.’s Roxie Theater last night, with directors David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin (the teacher) discussing the film and taking audience questions after the screening. An excellent, emotionally powerful film nominated for the 2026 best documentary feature Oscar, and I hope it wins.

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https://kinolorber.com/film/mr-nobo...AH5D-aZdwBl_4vB_lar9685eyEoW-IyszitBDYc4_Iag0

Mr Nobody Against Putin — the dissident teacher who is off to the Oscars​

Pavel Talankin was forced into exile after he filmed children at his school in Russia being brainwashed. Now he is nominated for the best documentary award
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A few weeks ago, I saw a screening of a 35mm print of The 400 Blows. Francois Truffaut's daughter Laura talked about the film and took questions afterwards, discussing her father's somewhat delinquent childhood, his friendships with other directors, and details about his filmmaking process, like how most of the budget for The 400 Blows went to hiring cinematographer Hernri Decae.

Watching the 35mm print reminded me how much is lost when watching a streamed movie.

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