Recently viewed movie thread - Rental, Streaming, Theater etc (9 Viewers)

[El Floppo]

On the plane today, watched Meet me in the Bathroom... The doc about the NYC rock renaissance c2000. Loved seeing the origins of all these great groups (strokes, yeah yeah yeahs, tv on the radio, LCD Soundsystem) which started literally in a 3 block radius from our pad. Might've been a bit too much NYC filler footage instead of band home videos, but still really dug it.

Also watched 65, solely because floppinha auditioned for it, and it was exactly the right length to kill off the flight. Obviously floppinha wouldve been better opposite Driver (they cast a Disney starlet) but otherwise... wow. Pretty hilariously bad.

 

[Ilov80s]

I guess I can’t speak because I’ve literally never seen a marvel movie but it sure seems like they are in need of real editors.

Wait. Not one?

Wow.

Yes, your suspicion is correct. They desperately need editors.

Not one. I’ve seen other superhero movies, every Batman, some X Men, some Superman movies but never a Marvel. I am interested in the first few Ironman movies. Someday I’ll check them out. All the other ones sound so tied together that you are supposed to watch all of them for it all to make full sense so that’s a huge turnoff.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Went to see Indy today. Enjoyable movie a tad long, hits all the Indy notes

The length of these “popcorn” movies is killing me. An action-comedy-adventure-super hero movie shouldn’t be averaging 2.5+ hours. I’m sure that’s also part of the expense.

Raiders: 115
Doom: 118
Crusade: 127
Skull: 122
Destiny: 155

A full 40 mins longer than Raiders. If Raiders was 35% longer, it might not have been the classic we now consider it. All that filler can take the fun out of a film and leave people exhausted instead of wanting more.

Most Marvel movies. I mean, the few I saw were good, but exhausting. So I didn't really go back for more.

Not my thing but I get it. They have fan service kitchen sink approach so not only are there a million of the movies and TV shows to keep up with but the movies are so long that watching 2 is more like watching 3. I guess I can’t speak because I’ve literally never seen a marvel movie but it sure seems like they are in need of real editors.

well with 10 minutes of credits and then in marvels case post credit cut scenes things go longer these days

 

[Ilov80s]

@BobbyLayne saw Past Lives tonight...loved it. Not quite In the Mood for Love but what a tremendous film. I don't think I can find a single fault with it, just perfectly nailed what it was going for.

 

[BobbyLayne]

@BobbyLayne saw Past Lives tonight...loved it. Not quite In the Mood for Love but what a tremendous film. I don't think I can find a single fault with it, just perfectly nailed what it was going for.

glad to hear it

def the best thing i've watched this year, and better than any of last years offerings (IMO)

 

[Ilov80s]

@BobbyLayne saw Past Lives tonight...loved it. Not quite In the Mood for Love but what a tremendous film. I don't think I can find a single fault with it, just perfectly nailed what it was going for.

glad to hear it

def the best thing i've watched this year, and better than any of last years offerings (IMO)

Easily agree on this year but I haven't seen much yet. It's certainly up there with the best of 2022.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Watched Implanted (2021, MGM+) tonight, mostly because my wife knows the lead. It was OKIsh (70% Rotten Tomatoes, 4.6/10 IMDb.)

The opening let us know it took place in the future (2023) - "three years after the global pandemic."



We're living in the golden age of dystopian fiction, much of it AI-control adjacent.

This too shall pass.

 

[Eephus]

I love a good heist movie but was ultimately disappointed by Gold Brick, new on Netflix. It's French but it owes a lot to the caper films of Guy Ritchie (Gee Rishay?) with its large cast of scoundrels and twisty plotline. I thought it started off promisingly enough with an interesting setup in a luxury perfume warehouse and a likeable lead with a gift for BS. But the movie lost its way as his criminal enterprise scaled up and the film tried to play it clever by withholding information from the audience.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I guess I can’t speak because I’ve literally never seen a marvel movie but it sure seems like they are in need of real editors.

Wait. Not one?

Wow.

Yes, your suspicion is correct. They desperately need editors.

Not one. I’ve seen other superhero movies, every Batman, some X Men, some Superman movies but never a Marvel. I am interested in the first few Ironman movies. Someday I’ll check them out. All the other ones sound so tied together that you are supposed to watch all of them for it all to make full sense so that’s a huge turnoff.

If you don't have it, with your set up it would be fun to at least do a free trial of Disney+ and watch some movies since they are good about having that stuff in 4K.

I don't think your bolded is true, but I'm far from a Marvel expert and haven't seen most in years. I would tell you that most of the origin movies would be easy enough to pick up on, but the sequels tend to be more integrated in the overall story. Especially the early ones like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America. I don't like Thor at all, so I would tell you to watch something else like Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, or Ant-Man if you wanted a taste of Marvel without anything too confusing.

My favorites are Iron Man, Captain America: Winter Soldier, and Spiderman: Homecoming.

 

[Ilov80s]

I guess I can’t speak because I’ve literally never seen a marvel movie but it sure seems like they are in need of real editors.

Wait. Not one?

Wow.

Yes, your suspicion is correct. They desperately need editors.

Not one. I’ve seen other superhero movies, every Batman, some X Men, some Superman movies but never a Marvel. I am interested in the first few Ironman movies. Someday I’ll check them out. All the other ones sound so tied together that you are supposed to watch all of them for it all to make full sense so that’s a huge turnoff.

If you don't have it, with your set up it would be fun to at least do a free trial of Disney+ and watch some movies since they are good about having that stuff in 4K.

I don't think your bolded is true, but I'm far from a Marvel expert and haven't seen most in years. I would tell you that most of the origin movies would be easy enough to pick up on, but the sequels tend to be more integrated in the overall story. Especially the early ones like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America. I don't like Thor at all, so I would tell you to watch something else like Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, or Ant-Man if you wanted a taste of Marvel without anything too confusing.

My favorites are Iron Man, Captain America: Winter Soldier, and Spiderman: Homecoming.

Ok well you just debunked my claim. I’ve seen Black Panther. Totally forgot about that. It was ok but I didn’t see what the hype was all about. I do have Disney+ and do plan to watch Iron Man eventually. I’ve heard RD Jr is pretty funny in them and I enjoy him as an actor.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I guess I can’t speak because I’ve literally never seen a marvel movie but it sure seems like they are in need of real editors.

Wait. Not one?

Wow.

Yes, your suspicion is correct. They desperately need editors.

Not one. I’ve seen other superhero movies, every Batman, some X Men, some Superman movies but never a Marvel. I am interested in the first few Ironman movies. Someday I’ll check them out. All the other ones sound so tied together that you are supposed to watch all of them for it all to make full sense so that’s a huge turnoff.

If you don't have it, with your set up it would be fun to at least do a free trial of Disney+ and watch some movies since they are good about having that stuff in 4K.

I don't think your bolded is true, but I'm far from a Marvel expert and haven't seen most in years. I would tell you that most of the origin movies would be easy enough to pick up on, but the sequels tend to be more integrated in the overall story. Especially the early ones like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America. I don't like Thor at all, so I would tell you to watch something else like Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, or Ant-Man if you wanted a taste of Marvel without anything too confusing.

My favorites are Iron Man, Captain America: Winter Soldier, and Spiderman: Homecoming.

Ok well you just debunked my claim. I’ve seen Black Panther. Totally forgot about that. It was ok but I didn’t see what the hype was all about. I do have Disney+ and do plan to watch Iron Man eventually. I’ve heard RD Jr is pretty funny in them and I enjoy him as an actor.

IMO something like Black Panther is good for a superhero movie, but I would say the 3 I mentioned are good movies. Downey's banter is worth it for Iron Man, and that will introduce you to Happy which is most of the interaction with the outside Marvel world in Spiderman. Micheal Keaton is great in Spiderman too, which is a large part of my enjoyment of that movie. I like Iron Man 2 more than most, but that is largely due to my love of Sam Rockwell hamming it up.

 

[Ilov80s]

I guess I can’t speak because I’ve literally never seen a marvel movie but it sure seems like they are in need of real editors.

Wait. Not one?

Wow.

Yes, your suspicion is correct. They desperately need editors.

Not one. I’ve seen other superhero movies, every Batman, some X Men, some Superman movies but never a Marvel. I am interested in the first few Ironman movies. Someday I’ll check them out. All the other ones sound so tied together that you are supposed to watch all of them for it all to make full sense so that’s a huge turnoff.

If you don't have it, with your set up it would be fun to at least do a free trial of Disney+ and watch some movies since they are good about having that stuff in 4K.

I don't think your bolded is true, but I'm far from a Marvel expert and haven't seen most in years. I would tell you that most of the origin movies would be easy enough to pick up on, but the sequels tend to be more integrated in the overall story. Especially the early ones like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America. I don't like Thor at all, so I would tell you to watch something else like Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, or Ant-Man if you wanted a taste of Marvel without anything too confusing.

My favorites are Iron Man, Captain America: Winter Soldier, and Spiderman: Homecoming.

Ok well you just debunked my claim. I’ve seen Black Panther. Totally forgot about that. It was ok but I didn’t see what the hype was all about. I do have Disney+ and do plan to watch Iron Man eventually. I’ve heard RD Jr is pretty funny in them and I enjoy him as an actor.

IMO something like Black Panther is good for a superhero movie, but I would say the 3 I mentioned are good movies. Downey's banter is worth it for Iron Man, and that will introduce you to Happy which is most of the interaction with the outside Marvel world in Spiderman. Micheal Keaton is great in Spiderman too, which is a large part of my enjoyment of that movie. I like Iron Man 2 more than most, but that is largely due to my love of Sam Rockwell hamming it up.

The biggest surprise for me with Black Panther was how bad the FX were. Looked much cheaper than I expected. I chalked the hype up to it being related to it's social importance but if that is supposedly peak level Marvel, now I am not sure I will go back.

 

[need2know]

I guess I can’t speak because I’ve literally never seen a marvel movie but it sure seems like they are in need of real editors.

Wait. Not one?

Wow.

Yes, your suspicion is correct. They desperately need editors.

Not one. I’ve seen other superhero movies, every Batman, some X Men, some Superman movies but never a Marvel. I am interested in the first few Ironman movies. Someday I’ll check them out. All the other ones sound so tied together that you are supposed to watch all of them for it all to make full sense so that’s a huge turnoff.

Yeah there only like a handful you need to watch. Forget which ones but it's really not that many. I know you love movies, surprised you haven't seen some of these. You are missing out on some really interesting stories. And the movies look amazing

 

[need2know]

I guess I can’t speak because I’ve literally never seen a marvel movie but it sure seems like they are in need of real editors.

Wait. Not one?

Wow.

Yes, your suspicion is correct. They desperately need editors.

Not one. I’ve seen other superhero movies, every Batman, some X Men, some Superman movies but never a Marvel. I am interested in the first few Ironman movies. Someday I’ll check them out. All the other ones sound so tied together that you are supposed to watch all of them for it all to make full sense so that’s a huge turnoff.

If you don't have it, with your set up it would be fun to at least do a free trial of Disney+ and watch some movies since they are good about having that stuff in 4K.

I don't think your bolded is true, but I'm far from a Marvel expert and haven't seen most in years. I would tell you that most of the origin movies would be easy enough to pick up on, but the sequels tend to be more integrated in the overall story. Especially the early ones like Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America. I don't like Thor at all, so I would tell you to watch something else like Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, or Ant-Man if you wanted a taste of Marvel without anything too confusing.

My favorites are Iron Man, Captain America: Winter Soldier, and Spiderman: Homecoming.

Ok well you just debunked my claim. I’ve seen Black Panther. Totally forgot about that. It was ok but I didn’t see what the hype was all about. I do have Disney+ and do plan to watch Iron Man eventually. I’ve heard RD Jr is pretty funny in them and I enjoy him as an actor.

IMO something like Black Panther is good for a superhero movie, but I would say the 3 I mentioned are good movies. Downey's banter is worth it for Iron Man, and that will introduce you to Happy which is most of the interaction with the outside Marvel world in Spiderman. Micheal Keaton is great in Spiderman too, which is a large part of my enjoyment of that movie. I like Iron Man 2 more than most, but that is largely due to my love of Sam Rockwell hamming it up.

The biggest surprise for me with Black Panther was how bad the FX were. Looked much cheaper than I expected. I chalked the hype up to it being related to it's social importance but if that is supposedly peak level Marvel, now I am not sure I will go back.

It's not. Inifniti war and endgame are.

 

[Eephus]

It's not. Inifniti war and endgame are.

The Avengers movies are peak level for MCU fan but I think the myriad of characters and storylines make them confusing as a starting point for viewers who haven't immersed themselves in the previous movies. The first two Ironmans, the first Captain America and Black Panther are more contained and don't make you feel like you've jumped into the middle of something.

 

[jamny]

I've only seen the first Iron Man. Couldn't finish the second and never watched another full Marvel movie. I tried a couple but couldn't get through them. I do like the Christopher Nolan Batman movies though.
Oh, I did see the first Spiderman with Toby Maguire.

 

[Ilov80s]

I guess I can’t speak because I’ve literally never seen a marvel movie but it sure seems like they are in need of real editors.

Wait. Not one?

Wow.

Yes, your suspicion is correct. They desperately need editors.

Not one. I’ve seen other superhero movies, every Batman, some X Men, some Superman movies but never a Marvel. I am interested in the first few Ironman movies. Someday I’ll check them out. All the other ones sound so tied together that you are supposed to watch all of them for it all to make full sense so that’s a huge turnoff.

Yeah there only like a handful you need to watch. Forget which ones but it's really not that many. I know you love movies, surprised you haven't seen some of these. You are missing out on some really interesting stories. And the movies look amazing

Just not a big comic guy and definitely not a fan of the culture around the marvel movies and their fans.

 

[Ilov80s]

Catching up on the MI movies with my wife. Here's our personal rankings so far

1. Ghost Protocol- easily the biggest spectacle and most coherent, just a really well done action spy movie
2. MI2-It's got all the silly John Woo stuff- slo mo, tons of guns, doves. I am a sucker for it. Much cooler action sequences than the first and I liked that the first half was basically remake of Hitchcock's Notorious.
3. MI3- Surprisingly dark and who doesn't love PSH?
4. MI- I know a lot of people really love this one but we didn't get it. I liked it back in '96 but now it just seems cheesy and dated. The Langley set piece is still perfection but the rest of it weak IMO. The 3rd act makes no sense, the use of the masks doesn't work, etc.

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

A bit late to the game with Avatar 2. Family watched it tonight. It was outstanding.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Watched After Hours from the 80s movie thread…that was pretty entertaining even though I don’t know what the hell was going on exactly

 

[Ilov80s]

A bit late to the game with Avatar 2. Family watched it tonight. It was outstanding.

Glad someone else here liked it!

 

[Ilov80s]

Watched After Hours from the 80s movie thread…that was pretty entertaining even though I don’t know what the hell was going on exactly

Yeah it's one of those 1 crazy night movies where you just go a long for the ride

 

[need2know]

Saw the latest guardians of the galaxy. Pretty good.

 

[northern exposure]

Watched Black Phone with Ethan Hawke last night. I heard good things about it, but held off because the synopsis didn't sound like something I wanted to watch.

"A 13-year-old boy is being held in a soundproof basement by a sadistic, masked killer. When a disconnected phone on the wall starts to ring, he soon discovers that he can hear the voices of the murderer's previous victims."

I really enjoyed it. Great music too.

 

[bryhamm]

Watched Extraction 2... Lots of shooting and stuff.

Recently finished the first Extraction. is #2 about the same? Better? Worse?

 

[El Floppo]

Watched Extraction 2... Lots of shooting and stuff.

Recently finished the first Extraction. is #2 about the same? Better? Worse?

it has lots of shooting and stuff.

 

[trader jake]

In anticipation of Mission Impossible 7 Dead Reckoning, I rewatched the first 6 movies in the series. Overall, it's extremely impressive how consistently good these movies have been of late. Feel free to discuss, bash, or otherwise debate if viewers want to see Tom Cruise kiss a female lead or not. I look forward to watching him run fast and drive a motor cycle in these for years to come.

Trader Jake's Mission Impossible movie rankings (Rotten Tomatoes Score Critics - Audience):

MI 4 Ghost Protocol (93% - 76%) The slight comedic elements were a welcome addition. Great action without being overwhelming. and I loved the hallway screen scene and the gloves window walk.

MI 6 Fallout (98% - 88%) Rebecca Ferguson is great, but there's just too much Henry Cavill for me. He's just not great in this IMO, and the helicopter crash, etc was a bit much. The prison truck breakout was top notch and spun well.
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MI 3 (71% - 69%) I totally bought the head implant story line and enjoyed numerous cat and mouse games. Probably have this over 5 solely because of Philip Seymour Hoffman. MI3 film ends old era and begins 'modern' MI films run IMO.

MI 5 Rogue Nation (94% - 87%) Jumbo plane take off was awesome. So was the pole fight scene. The stage scene and shootout didn't work for me, but was okay.

If someone has any of these top 4 films as their MI favorite, that tracks. Any below this is questionable.
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MI 1 (66% - 71%) Solid initial effort. Vault drop scene still holds up and rightfully iconic.
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MI 2 (56% - 52%) Total pile of Woo. Way too much slow motion, doves in flight, and MMA fighting. Only film in series I wanted to end early and fought through.

 

[need2know]

Watched Extraction 2... Lots of shooting and stuff.

Recently finished the first Extraction. is #2 about the same? Better? Worse?

It's awesome

 

[need2know]

In anticipation of Mission Impossible 7 Dead Reckoning, I rewatched the first 6 movies in the series. Overall, it's extremely impressive how consistently good these movies have been of late. Feel free to discuss, bash, or otherwise debate if viewers want to see Tom Cruise kiss a female lead or not. I look forward to watching him run fast and drive a motor cycle in these for years to come.

Trader Jake's Mission Impossible movie rankings (Rotten Tomatoes Score Critics - Audience):

MI 4 Ghost Protocol (93% - 76%) The slight comedic elements were a welcome addition. Great action without being overwhelming. and I loved the hallway screen scene and the gloves window walk.

MI 6 Fallout (98% - 88%) Rebecca Ferguson is great, but there's just too much Henry Cavill for me. He's just not great in this IMO, and the helicopter crash, etc was a bit much. The prison truck breakout was top notch and spun well.
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MI 3 (71% - 69%) I totally bought the head implant story line and enjoyed numerous cat and mouse games. Probably have this over 5 solely because of Philip Seymour Hoffman. MI3 film ends old era and begins 'modern' MI films run IMO.

MI 5 Rogue Nation (94% - 87%) Jumbo plane take off was awesome. So was the pole fight scene. The stage scene and shootout didn't work for me, but was okay.

If someone has any of these top 4 films as their MI favorite, that tracks. Any below this is questionable.
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MI 1 (66% - 71%) Solid initial effort. Vault drop scene still holds up and rightfully iconic.
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MI 2 (56% - 52%) Total pile of Woo. Way too much slow motion, doves in flight, and MMA fighting. Only film in series I wanted to end early and fought through.

Fallout number one for me

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Ghost Protocol gets my vote.
Paula Patton doesn't hurt, either.

 

[Hastur]

Shameful admittance: I just watched Slap Shot for the first time yesterday.

 

[Payne]

Ghost Protocol gets my vote.
Paula Patton doesn't hurt, either.

Just beyond hot in that movie

 

[El Floppo]

Shameful admittance: I just watched Slap Shot for the first time yesterday.

and?

 

[Hastur]

Shameful admittance: I just watched Slap Shot for the first time yesterday.

and?

Good movie. I understand why everyone is always raving about it.

 

[BobbyLayne]

On the plane today, watched Meet me in the Bathroom... The doc about the NYC rock renaissance c2000. Loved seeing the origins of all these great groups (strokes, yeah yeah yeahs, tv on the radio, LCD Soundsystem) which started literally in a 3 block radius from our pad. Might've been a bit too much NYC filler footage instead of band home videos, but still really dug it.

watching tonight

right in my wheelhouse, moved here Dec 1999 and went to "Hell Square" every weekend (Houston/Allen/Rivington/Essex) to see wherever a show was playing within those 6 blocks (or within walking distance.) what a time to be alive.

 

[El Floppo]

Shameful admittance: I just watched Slap Shot for the first time yesterday.

and?

Good movie. I understand why everyone is always raving about it.

A lot of the older movies- when people watch them now for the first time, they seem disappointed. Glad to hear this one has held up

 

[El Floppo]

On the plane today, watched Meet me in the Bathroom... The doc about the NYC rock renaissance c2000. Loved seeing the origins of all these great groups (strokes, yeah yeah yeahs, tv on the radio, LCD Soundsystem) which started literally in a 3 block radius from our pad. Might've been a bit too much NYC filler footage instead of band home videos, but still really dug it.

watching tonight

right in my wheelhouse, moved here Dec 1999 and went to "Hell Square" every weekend (Houston/Allen/Rivington/Essex) to see wherever a show was playing within those 6 blocks (or within walking distance.) what a time to be alive.

I played a season of that urban league soccer with some architect friends. one of my friend's friends was this really nice kid who was in a band with his brother. after the last game- "we're playing at the mercury lounge tonight- you should come by". can't tell you how many of those I've heard about... usually cringey bad. but I wanted to go anyways- just couldn't that night, even though it's literally catty-corner from our pad. he and his brother were in The National.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Alright, I can do this - I am going to try to get through the next 30mins of Beau is Afraid.

 

[BobbyLayne]

On the plane today, watched Meet me in the Bathroom... The doc about the NYC rock renaissance c2000. Loved seeing the origins of all these great groups (strokes, yeah yeah yeahs, tv on the radio, LCD Soundsystem) which started literally in a 3 block radius from our pad. Might've been a bit too much NYC filler footage instead of band home videos, but still really dug it.

watching tonight

right in my wheelhouse, moved here Dec 1999 and went to "Hell Square" every weekend (Houston/Allen/Rivington/Essex) to see wherever a show was playing within those 6 blocks (or within walking distance.) what a time to be alive.

I played a season of that urban league soccer with some architect friends. one of my friend's friends was this really nice kid who was in a band with his brother. after the last game- "we're playing at the mercury lounge tonight- you should come by". can't tell you how many of those I've heard about... usually cringey bad. but I wanted to go anyways- just couldn't that night, even though it's literally catty-corner from our pad. he and his brother were in The National.

Haha good story.

Yeah man I’m sure you’re like me - always love supporting my artists friends. Just turn up, it means so much. Love when you get there & they ask you the name of the band three times, until it clicks - “oh yeah, yeah, they’re on the basement stage tonight” - which ends up being 20 folding chairs in a dungeon.

One time we had an admin at our tech startup who was in a play. We go to this church on Suffolk….only the play isn’t at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, naw, that’s the meeting spot. The play is Greenpoint, so like 20 of us pile into this school bus that’s covered in graffiti…with the cast. Because Act 1 is on the bus. It was wild. Then we get to this sketch industrial warehouse along Newtown Creek…there are like 20 more guests waiting there…and go up three flights to this massive open space. No seating, just pop a squat. Turned out this was International Wow Theater Co, the writer/director was Josh Fox (this was like 10 years before Gasland), it was an incredible production. We ended up going back to the LES with Josh & the cast afterwards to do a bar crawl until 4 a.m.

Anyway, liked the doc, def captured what a special time it was for music in that era. Wished it wasn’t made during lockdown, would have been great to see more interviews. This could have been a really sweet multi-episode series, right? Would have loved to have seen a few more bands repped (Asobi Seksu, The Hold Steady) but it’s all good.

 

[El Floppo]

On the plane today, watched Meet me in the Bathroom... The doc about the NYC rock renaissance c2000. Loved seeing the origins of all these great groups (strokes, yeah yeah yeahs, tv on the radio, LCD Soundsystem) which started literally in a 3 block radius from our pad. Might've been a bit too much NYC filler footage instead of band home videos, but still really dug it.

watching tonight

right in my wheelhouse, moved here Dec 1999 and went to "Hell Square" every weekend (Houston/Allen/Rivington/Essex) to see wherever a show was playing within those 6 blocks (or within walking distance.) what a time to be alive.

I played a season of that urban league soccer with some architect friends. one of my friend's friends was this really nice kid who was in a band with his brother. after the last game- "we're playing at the mercury lounge tonight- you should come by". can't tell you how many of those I've heard about... usually cringey bad. but I wanted to go anyways- just couldn't that night, even though it's literally catty-corner from our pad. he and his brother were in The National.

Haha good story.

Yeah man I’m sure you’re like me - always love supporting my artists friends. Just turn up, it means so much. Love when you get there & they ask you the name of the band three times, until it clicks - “oh yeah, yeah, they’re on the basement stage tonight” - which ends up being 20 folding chairs in a dungeon.

One time we had an admin at our tech startup who was in a play. We go to this church on Suffolk….only the play isn’t at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, naw, that’s the meeting spot. The play is Greenpoint, so like 20 of us pile into this school bus that’s covered in graffiti…with the cast. Because Act 1 is on the bus. It was wild. Then we get to this sketch industrial warehouse along Newtown Creek…there are like 20 more guests waiting there…and go up three flights to this massive open space. No seating, just pop a squat. Turned out this was International Wow Theater Co, the writer/director was Josh Fox (this was like 10 years before Gasland), it was an incredible production. We ended up going back to the LES with Josh & the cast afterwards to do a bar crawl until 4 a.m.

Anyway, liked the doc, def captured what a special time it was for music in that era. Wished it wasn’t made during lockdown, would have been great to see more interviews. This could have been a really sweet multi-episode series, right? Would have loved to have seen a few more bands repped (Asobi Seksu, The Hold Steady) but it’s all good.

amazing. my wife wants no part of anything like that, so I miss all of this stuff right under our noses.

was that part of a Fringe Festival? and I think it was a temple on suffolk- a couple buildings down from us and used for cultural events, weddings, etc. there's also that cutural center down further in an old school. I'm blanking on the names of both.

and yeah! miniseries would've been perfect! I wanted more of each band, tbh (less of the first band, who I never "got").

 

[BobbyLayne]

On the plane today, watched Meet me in the Bathroom... The doc about the NYC rock renaissance c2000. Loved seeing the origins of all these great groups (strokes, yeah yeah yeahs, tv on the radio, LCD Soundsystem) which started literally in a 3 block radius from our pad. Might've been a bit too much NYC filler footage instead of band home videos, but still really dug it.

watching tonight

right in my wheelhouse, moved here Dec 1999 and went to "Hell Square" every weekend (Houston/Allen/Rivington/Essex) to see wherever a show was playing within those 6 blocks (or within walking distance.) what a time to be alive.

I played a season of that urban league soccer with some architect friends. one of my friend's friends was this really nice kid who was in a band with his brother. after the last game- "we're playing at the mercury lounge tonight- you should come by". can't tell you how many of those I've heard about... usually cringey bad. but I wanted to go anyways- just couldn't that night, even though it's literally catty-corner from our pad. he and his brother were in The National.

Haha good story.

Yeah man I’m sure you’re like me - always love supporting my artists friends. Just turn up, it means so much. Love when you get there & they ask you the name of the band three times, until it clicks - “oh yeah, yeah, they’re on the basement stage tonight” - which ends up being 20 folding chairs in a dungeon.

One time we had an admin at our tech startup who was in a play. We go to this church on Suffolk….only the play isn’t at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, naw, that’s the meeting spot. The play is Greenpoint, so like 20 of us pile into this school bus that’s covered in graffiti…with the cast. Because Act 1 is on the bus. It was wild. Then we get to this sketch industrial warehouse along Newtown Creek…there are like 20 more guests waiting there…and go up three flights to this massive open space. No seating, just pop a squat. Turned out this was International Wow Theater Co, the writer/director was Josh Fox (this was like 10 years before Gasland), it was an incredible production. We ended up going back to the LES with Josh & the cast afterwards to do a bar crawl until 4 a.m.

Anyway, liked the doc, def captured what a special time it was for music in that era. Wished it wasn’t made during lockdown, would have been great to see more interviews. This could have been a really sweet multi-episode series, right? Would have loved to have seen a few more bands repped (Asobi Seksu, The Hold Steady) but it’s all good.

amazing. my wife wants no part of anything like that, so I miss all of this stuff right under our noses.

was that part of a Fringe Festival? and I think it was a temple on suffolk- a couple buildings down from us and used for cultural events, weddings, etc. there's also that cutural center down further in an old school. I'm blanking on the names of both.

and yeah! miniseries would've been perfect! I wanted more of each band, tbh (less of the first band, who I never "got").

The Comfort and Safety of Your Own Home was possible Fringe Festival but just might have been Josh chasing his off-off-Broadway dreams before he became a full-time activist. He invited us to see another production (Expense of the Spirit) 6-12 months later they were workshopping at the Ohio Theater. I was like oh this is so cool, am I an insider now? Then I realized to him I was just a suit bc most of the other guests were patrons (lol oops sorry dude.) Both were heavy political anti-fascism works.

As an aside, Josh is so freaking chill - I get a kick out of seeing him on MSNBC/Fox News these days getting all hopped up doing political theater bc it's a hilarious persona. Trust me, he is sincere af & believes in the cause, but at his core dude is a storyteller. Away from the cameras, he's really funny, has a million stories from his nomad days. Genuinely nice human with a generous spirit.

There was another neighborhoody cultural center around the corner called ABC No Rio. Do you remember that one? I wanna say it was on Rivington between Suffolk/Clinton. That's where I first saw Alynda Mariposa Segarra (Hurray for the Riff Raff.) ABC No Rio was squatted in the early 80s by artists collective. They turned a vacant building into a venue for fledgling bands. Used to be a good spot to discover new punk groups. Got bulldozed 6-7 years ago, probably for a condo or something stupid? Not sure, been a minute, when all the artists went across the bridge things changed.

I miss that New York, where you could stumble onto organic stuff being created by people who couldn't give two ****s about money - people who have to create. Maybe you can still find it out in Bushwick or something but that doc was spot on - sometimes you don't realize in the moment that what you're part of, what's going on right now, is really special. But that is the essence of New York, always changing, always evolving, not always for the better.

 

[Ilov80s]

New Spiderverse movie was insane. So good. That’s really saying a lot for me to enjoy an animated Spidey movie. Neither are at all my cup of tea. It was a visual masterpiece.

 

[Payne]

Mission Impossible was what you expect it to be. Top notch 3 hour popcorn flick.

What caught me off guard was Hayley Atwell. Wow. Her eyes alone steal every scene she is in.

 

[Keerock]

Watched Father Stu (Netflix) after having it in my queue for quite a long time. REALLY liked it. Powerful and touching. Got very dusty in my family room.

I will also say... I had to turn on CC. Not sure if it was my TV, my ears, or the way the movie was shot, but it was really difficult to understand dialogue.

 

[The Dude]

Indiana and DOD

As a capstone to Indy-verse probably about an 8.5
On stand alone merit more like a 7.5

 

[Runkle]

Indiana and DOD

As a capstone to Indy-verse probably about an 8.5
On stand alone merit more like a 7.5

Yeah, it was... fine? But it was also kinda missing something? I dunno. I had a mediocre theater experience so I might have to watch again. I think walking out I felt like every action scene was the same people, just in a different location every time. Just kept fighting the same fight.

 

[bryhamm]

Mission Impossible was what you expect it to be. Top notch 3 hour popcorn flick.

What caught me off guard was Hayley Atwell. Wow. Her eyes alone steal every scene she is in.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Watched Extraction 2... Lots of shooting and stuff.

Recently finished the first Extraction. is #2 about the same? Better? Worse?

It's awesome

agree, #2 turned it up a notch with the violence and action, especially with gym equipment

 

[KarmaPolice]

Beau is Afraid.

For me 3/4 very weird but interesting. I really disliked the ending 10mins or so and feel I am really missing the punchline Ari Aster was trying to deliver after 2 hours and 45mins.

 

[Eephus]

I'm probably the biggest Soderbergh honk on this board so I was all over Full Circle, his latest six-part series for HBO Max. The botched kidnapping setup is similar to Kurosawa's High and Low so far but only the first two episodes have been released and there are sure to be twists ahead.

I'm enjoying Soderbergh's film-making craft. It's a great looking production with interesting locations in Guyana and NYC and heavy use of tracking shots and low camera angles. I'm not as sold on the story yet. There are a lot of characters who are tied together by the thematic circles of the title. Some of the connections seem awfully tenuous which move the story along at the expense of the realism of the show. It also feels a bit slack to me like a two hour movie padded to six with extra characters and slower pacing.

This probably sounds too negative. I'm definitely in for the duration and would recommend it to others.