The Air Up There (1994) is unique in how it intertwines the worlds of basketball and African tribal culture while always keeping it fun. After watching it, I became obsessed with following traveling professional scouts of all major sports. I know it’s just a movie, but the truth of the matter is that scouts are asked to go halfway across the globe to not only evaluate talent, but also to build a lasting relationship in order to learn as much as they can about the prospect. Kevin Bacon's portrayal of a brash basketball coach tasked with going to Africa to recruit a talented tribal player is IM ..read more

Tonight, while cooking dinner, I saw a trailer for Turtles all the way Down. I had never heard of it before, but it is a new movie adaptation of John Greens book. I have not read it so forgive me. I will not spoil the movie, however, it follows a girl struggling with hypochondria OCD. I’m sure the novel does a great job as well, but I had never heard of it until now. It’s available on Amazon Prime and HBO Max. The way the film switches between shots to showcase what is coming on in the characters mind truly displays something I have not seen in regards to mental health in a movie. I have stru ..read more

By Rose Glass who made Saint Maud which was a fave film of 2020. I thought at the time that she was an electrifying new voice and she's followed up in spectacular fashion. Kristian Stewart knocks this out of the park. I always forget what an extraordinary actor she is. I'll always be a fan of The Twilight movies because of her and I don't care who knows it. Saint Maud was a slow burn portrait of loneliness and obsession with a killer sting in its tail but Love Lies Bleeding is a brilliantly visceral, sucker punch of a film. Tactile, physical - a Cronenbergian sensibility to it. The politics a ..read more

Husband and I are watching a lot of "classic movies". Tonight he wants to watch The Godfather. In addition, he wants it to be a "theme" night, so we are eating Spaghetti & meatballs, with green salad and garlic bread. All fine by me. Is it very bad taste that I found a pen & ink drawing of a horse's head and slipped it between the sheets on his side of the bed? submitted by /u/HappyCamperDancer [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Most dinosaur movies are either science fiction/adventure ("Jurassic Park" etc), or wannabe-horrors that are actually comedies with horrendous effects and scenes ("Carnosaur", "Triassic Attack" etc). Has anyone seen any horror movies about dinosaurs that are actually good? P.S. So far, I'd say that Jurassic Park 1 is probably the scariest movie about dinosaurs, and it's not even trying to be a horror. submitted by /u/MEMEWASTAKENALREADY [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Sometimes in movies and tv shows they have fictional movies that only exist in that universe. Such as Itchy and Scratchy movie - The Simpsons Jungle Monster 4 - Alvin and the Chipmunks Chipwrecked Angels with filthy souls - Home Alone. So what are some movies that only exist in other movies/shows you'd actually want to see be made? submitted by /u/Phoeniks_C [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

He was in so many great movies when I was growing up. Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, The 25th Hour. I can see he’s been making a few movies, but nothing that I had heard of. It looks to me like the last major picture he was in was True Grit (2010). He even won an Emmy in 2011. He was one of my favorite character actors. Any guess as to why his career appeared to take a downturn? submitted by /u/IndieCurtis [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I just finished rewatching Joker with Joaquin Phoenix and was struck with how the entire film is centered around him. I think he is in every scene save for one and is never out of frame for more than a few seconds at a time. It’s not a complaint as I think the film is excellent. It did have me trying to think of other successful movies that were entirely focussed on one character. Forrest Gump comes to mind but I’d have to watch it again to see if it compares. Maybe Shawshank Redemption? Interested in hearing your thoughts. submitted by /u/docottawa67 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I rewatched the movie last night and was surprised to see that the class of children seem to be completely unaware of the Battle Royale (BR). The movie makes clear that this isn’t the first BR, and the very first scene shows it’s an event heavily covered by journalists. So shouldn’t all the children know about it already? Several of the children end up asking questions about the BR that they should already know the answer to. I suppose ultimately it’s just a short cut to get out exposition, but is there an in-universe reason? submitted by /u/circleofcine [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

in 2022, it was announced that blumhouse was going to be producing a followup to sam raimi's darkman. whether or not the film would be a sequel or a reboot was not revealed. it merely said that the film was in development. liam neeson even said that he was willing to participate if it were to happen. that announcement was made in april of 2022. in the two years that have passed since that announcement, we have not gotten any updates about the progress of the movie or if it's even still in development? what happened? submitted by /u/herequeerandgreat [visit reddit] [comments ..read more